Episode 37

#37: A Compelling Concept - Return on Loyalty

Published on: 28th May, 2020

Statisticians are familiar with the concept of “self-selection” but it’s rarely discussed, understood or accounted for when determining your “return on loyalty”.

Simply because your most loyal customers have joined your programme, does not mean your programme improved or caused them to become more loyalty. In today’s fascinating discussion around the challenge of “self-selection”, my two guests who co-founded the "customer science" firm Ellipsis, discuss how they isolate, measure and define the levers within a loyalty program to understand what’s working, what’s not and why! 

Listen for a masterclass on the concept of “return on loyalty”, NPS and how to separate correlation from causation using data insights.


Show Notes:

1) Tim Tyler – Managing Partner at Ellipsis & Company

2) Adam Schaffer -  Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Ellipsis & Company

3) Return on Loyalty - https://www.returnonloyalty.com.au/

4) Whitepaper – Return on Loyalty https://www.ellipsisandco.com/perspectives/measuring-return-on-loyalty 

5) Whitepaper - Your Loyalty Strategy Depends on Your Program Age  

6) https://www.ellipsisandco.com/

7) The Mismanagement of Customer Loyalty – Harvard Business Review article

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Let's Talk Loyalty
“Let’s Talk Loyalty” is an industry podcast for loyalty marketing professionals.

If you work in loyalty marketing, join us every week to learn the latest ideas and marketing insights from loyalty specialists around the world.

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Paula Thomas

Paula Thomas is the Founder and CEO of Let’s Talk Loyalty and Loyalty TV

Paula Thomas is an award-winning podcaster who founded the “Let’s Talk Loyalty” podcast and business in 2019, and Loyalty TV in 2023.

She has over twenty-five years blue-chip marketing experience, including almost a decade leading consumer loyalty programmes in multiple sectors including telecommunications, the energy sector, banking and airline loyalty programmes.

She is from Ireland and lives in Dubai.

Paula is a former judge for the “International Loyalty Awards”, and the author of the book “Driving Loyalty in Convenience Retail”.

She holds an Executive MBA from Smurfit Business College, one of Ireland’s top universities, and is a “Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional”.