Theory/Vocab Definitions
Value of a Brand
Show Me the Equity
The Customer is Always Right
Retention Tension
100
Dividing customers into groups based on shared characteristics for targeting marketing.

What is Customer Segmentation?

100
It's value is highly individualized.

What is one of the most important things to understand about a brand?

100

This type of equity reflects the total value of a brand's customer relationships.

What is Customer Equity?

100

Brands that focus on building long-term relationships embrace this approach.

What is a customer-centric approach?

100

This term refers to strategies focus on keeping customers loyal to the brand.

What is retention?

200

Tailoring marketing, products, or services to meet the individual preferences of a customer is known as this.

What is Personalization?

200

As if it were solid and monolithic.

What is how most managers speak about the value of a brand?

200

The additional value a product gains from being associated with a recognized name or logo.

What is Brand Equity?

200

This key marketing principle highlights delivering value to customers as a priority.

What is value proposition?

200

A common way to encourage customer retention by rewarding loyalty.

What are loyalty programs?

300

Total worth of a customer to a business over the entirety of their relationship.

What is Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)?

300

A dangerous action that obscures the idea that brand value is idiosyncratically assigned by the customer.

What is assigning an average value?

300

This type of equity focuses on the long-term financial benefits of nurturing customer relationships over acquiring new ones.

What is relationship equity?

300

This type of marketing strategy emphasizes understanding and fulfilling the specific needs of individual customers.

What is customer-driven strategy?

300

Retaining an existing customer is more cost-effective than acquiring a new one by a factor of this range.

What is 5-7 times?

400

Then process of identifying, collecting, and analyzing customer feedback to improve their experience is referred to as this.

What is the customer feedback loop?

400

This term describes the financial value and reputation a company gains from its brand's recognition and strength in the market.

What is competitive advantage?

400

The three components of customer equity are Value Equity, Relationship Equity, and this type of equity.

What is Brand Equity?

400

To be truly customer-centric, brands must align their objectives with these expectations.

What are customer needs or preferences?

400

Brands that excel at retention often use predictive models to anticipate this type of customer behavior.

What is a churn or deflection?
500

Points of interaction between the customer and the brand throughout the customer journey.

What are Touchpoints?

500

A strong brand can influence customers' willingness to pay more for a product, creating this type of value.

What is Price Premium?

500

This type of equity focuses on the objective value customers perceive in a product or service based on quality, price, and convenience.

What is Value Equity?

500

This philosophy shifts focus from the value of products to the value of customer relationships.

What is customer-focused brand management?

500

This concept refers to creating emotional and psychological ties to increase a customer's likelihood of staying loyal.

What is customer engagement?

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