358 Ch. 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages to incremental profits of a loyal customer?

Profit from decreased advertising.

In the worksheet for calculating customer lifetime value, sources of annual revenues include all EXCEPT _____________.

Account management

Steps to building a foundation of loyalty include all EXCEPT _____________.

delivering customer satisfaction

The wheel of loyalty is composed of which of the following three main components?

Build a foundation for loyalty; create loyalty bonds; reduce churn drivers

Firms should not assume that the "right customers" are always the ___________.

high spenders

Which of the following is NOT one of the four customer tiers discussed by Zeithaml, Rust, and Lemon?

Bronze

Which of the following are the three main zones of the satisfaction-loyalty relationship?

Defection; indifference; affection

Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies for developing loyalty bonds with customers?

Lag-based bonds

Which of the following is NOT one of the key strategies used to reduce customer defections?

Eliminate nuisance customers.

The key questions to ask when defining a firm's customer relationship strategy include all EXCEPT _____________.

How will top management feel about our strategy?

Defection describes customers who stop buying from a company and transfer their brand affinity to another supplier.

False

In the B2B context, the smaller firms as a group have a lot of bargaining power.

False

Customers remain loyal to a firm because they experience relational benefits.

True

Most people can think of dozens of service firms they truly like and where they are committed to going back to.

False

Special treatment benefits include being known by name by the service provider.

False

Good relationships start with a good fit between customer needs and company capabilities.

True

Successful customer relationships cannot be built if a firm is selective about the segments they target.

False

Many service firms put too much emphasis on value without enough consideration of the number of customers they will serve.

False

The lead customer tier tends to generate moderate revenue, but only a small amount o business.

False

The two ends of the customer satisfaction/loyalty relationship are terrorist and apostle.

True

Vanguard's success is measured by which of the following?

Low redemption rates

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of ING Direct's no-frills strategy?

Increased contact with the bank

Common CRM applications include all of the following EXCEPT _____________.

Finance automation

Which of the following is NOT an example of common CRM applications?

Market reinvestment

Common failures in CRM implementation include all of the following EXCEPT _____________.

employee enthusiasm about CRM

DHL's less powerful accounts generate significantly lower profitability than their major accounts.

False

Vanguard Group is very careful about acquiring the right type of customers.

True

ING Direct could be called the fast-food model of consumer banking because it is about as no-frills as it gets.

True

Customer satisfaction (based on the ACSI) is highly related to the stock price of individual firms.

True

Part of British Airways' strategy is that customers can earn BA points and air miles on other airlines.

True