6 Ways To Build An Effective Loyalty Scheme For Your High-End Brand - Skywire London
by Liz Seyi Digital marketing managerLuxury brands have traditionally used loyalty
schemes in a different way from other brands. Because high-end brands don’t
give discounts, they tend to use such schemes to offer something more
appropriate to their target audiences.
That ‘something appropriate’ could take the form of
an invitation to an exclusive event, or perhaps a tiny giveaway. However, with
world events like the pandemic having led to greater online activity and less
face-to-face interaction, what elements would we advise you to incorporate into
our own brand’s luxury loyalty strategy?
- Heighten
the exclusivity still further
One way that luxury brands can adapt is by creating
more exclusive products in strictly limited editions. You might even choose to
leverage this with a relevant celebrity to give it additional weight.
This type of marketing can enable you to cater to
those that are looking for an investment – a ‘need’ that exclusive luxury goods
can fulfil.
- Add
membership levels
Levels of membership have always been a popular
choice for high-end brands’ loyalty and VIP schemes, as people love the idea of
moving up a level to receive better deals.
You can have additional benefits or increasingly
exclusive offers the higher up the tiers people go. This type of incentive has
an excellent track record of success in the luxury sector.
- Subscription
loyalty schemes
Many more brands, of a luxury nature and otherwise,
are starting to take the route of paid loyalty arrangements. This means the
customer paying an additional fee to gain exclusive offers or services.
As this is a paid initiative, the benefits must
meet or exceed the expectation of the customer, or they will unsubscribe.
- Arrange
events
One advantage luxury brands have over companies
with a larger customer base is that they can invite people to exclusive events
that really are exclusive.
Although luxury brands have many customers, they
can still invite a number of them to an event without it being overwhelming.
They could run a short competition to narrow down the numbers further, but in
many cases, this won’t be necessary.
- Privilege
loyalty programmes
Many customers will buy more frequently from a brand
that offers a privilege loyalty scheme. They like the special deals at
exclusive venues that typically come with such schemes, and they will spend
more to help keep their involvement in the scheme active.
Such a programme might include a private room at a
club, or exclusive access to venues.
- The
element of surprise
As many high-end brands don’t have a significant
market share, they might choose to compensate by building a loyal customer
base.
If you wish to keep your customers in the loop and
maintain engagement, consider adding a little surprise here and there. It could
be a last-moment giveaway or an exclusive deal. Many luxury brands have taken
this approach in order to gain new customers and engage with their existing
ones.
Would you appreciate more direct help and advice in
your quest to build a growth-focused luxury loyalty strategy for your brand? If
so, you know who to contact; the Skywire
London team is available to
discuss how we can work closely with our brand to fuel
your success.
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