CUSTOMER LIFETIME VALUE: MARKETING MODELS AND APPLICATIONS Paul D. Berger Nada I. Nasr ABSTRACT Customer lifetime value has been a mainstay concept in direct response marketing for many years‚ and has been increasingly considered in the field of general marketing. However‚ the vast majority of literature on the topic (a) has been dedicated to extolling its use as a decisionmaking criterion; (b) has presented isolated numerical examples of its calculation/determination; and (c) has considered
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Customer Lifetime Value (SMALL BOOK 167-177) * Customer lifetime value (CLV)‚ is the net present value of the cash flows attributed to the relationship with a customer. * The use of customer lifetime value as a marketing metric tends to place greater emphasis on customer service and long-term customer satisfaction‚ rather than on maximizing short-term sales. * Two approaches to CLV: * Disaggregate (“spreadsheet”)– Complex and cumbersome‚ but allows you to build in any assumptions
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to foster customer retention and loyalty increasing cross-property usage. The number of multi-property guest stays should be increased to 10% from the 5% rate experienced during the last year. MARKETING SITUATION Problem situation: Rosewood brand was muted‚ not very well known but it was not clear what is the best corporate branding strategy without destroying the value of each individually branded hotel and loosing a customer. A new branding strategy proposing an increased customer profitability
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Recommendation for Rosewood to improve CLV The fundamental Idea behind Customer Lifetime Value is to maximize profits per customer. While Rosewood does have loyal customers‚ these customers are limited to the one unique destination Rosewood hotel as they do not identify with Rosewood brand. Whereas the Rosewood strategy for individualistic properties based on the local area‚ local history and local staff has been successful in bringing in customers‚ it has failed in retaining customers. This can be related
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RoseWood Hotels & Resorts RoseWood Hotels & Resorts: Branding to increase customer profitability and lifetime value. Rosewood Hotels& Resorts(Rosewood) ‚ a private hotel management company started in 1979‚ that built a global reputation with iconic luxury hotels such as The Mansion and The Carlyle‚ became well known for its ability to enhance a property’s value by creating unique‚ one-of-a-kind properties with a small ultra-luxury residential style. But amidst this‚ the brand ROSEWOOD
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Political Environment 3 c) SWOT analysis for Rosewood 5 III. PROBLEMS FOUND IN SITUATION ANALYSIS 6 IV. STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES 9 a) Corporate Branding 9 b) Individual Branding 11 c) Selective Corporate Branding 12 PROPOSED BRANDING STRATEGY - SELECTIVE CORPORATE BRANDING STRATEGY 13 SUMMARY 15 APPENDICES 16 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Rosewood Hotels & Resorts (Rosewood)‚ known for managing distinctive luxury hotels is considering a new brand strategy. Rosewood’s
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Why is Rosewood considering a new brand strategy? What is the key issue that prompted them to rethink their brand strategy? Rosewood is considering a new brand strategy‚ because the individual branding strategy is not responding their objectives any more. Rosewood’s new president and CEO‚ John Scott is considering a new strategy to boost the company’s growth. The management team thinks that it is the right time to establish Rosewood as a corporate brand. A known corporate brand name will encourage
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economies and markets is challenge for all market participants. In order to fulfill needs of their customers companies are putting efforts in implementation of customer relationship management concept. Different studies have shown that not all customers are desirable from profitable point of view. Therefore‚ many concepts have been developed for classifying desirable customers‚ among which is Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Problem of applying CLV occurs in turbulent economic environments which suffer from
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Facts of the Case Rosewood Hotels and Resorts is a private luxury hotel management company established in 1979‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. The first hotel managed by the company was The Mansion on Turtle Creek‚ opened in 1980. As of 2003 the Rosewood had 12 hotels worldwide‚ with a total capacity of 1‚513 rooms‚ with a nightly rate varying between $120 -$9‚000. Rosewood competed with luxury corporate branded hotels such as Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons but unlike them‚ Rosewood operated unique
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Case Study of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Background: Established in 1979‚ Rosewood Hotels & Resorts‚ a privately held company‚ became known for its ability to enhance a property’s value by creating unique‚ one-of-a-kind properties that differentiated from other chain-like luxury competitors. In early 2004‚ to boost the company’s growth‚ Rosewood considered to implement a new branding strategy to establish Rosewood as a true brand with a global reputation for iconic luxury hotels. Problem Definition:
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