Loyalty Archives - SATOV Consultants

Apr 11

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Reports Death Retail Exaggerated

SATOV Presents: Reports of the Death of Retail Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

By SATOV Consultants | Customer experience, Events, General news, Loyalty and retention, Mark Satov, Media, Product and pricing, Retail

Mark Satov, Founding Partner, SATOV Consultants is joined by Bryan Pearson, President, LoyaltyOne. They dispel myths about the current retail environment, identify great retailers from all around the world, and...

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Oct 08

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Uber

When is breaking the law okay? Mark’s take on Uber

By SATOV Consultants | Mark Satov, Market and consumer insights

Mark's personal take on the situation with UBER and how governments should respond Mark Satov Partner, SATOV Consultants I respect the rule of law. Perhaps more so now that I...

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May 05

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Customer Issues

AMEX knows how to resolve customer issues: a traveller’s tale

By SATOV Consultants | Loyalty and retention, Mark Satov

We have all heard about the guy who went to the Nordstorm store to return a set of tires and was allowed to do so even though he bought it at a different store in the same location. That is one of the most over-hyped and least instructive customer service stories I have ever heard…But I do think that companies can turn customer frustration into loyalty if they train and empower their employees. Here is a recent experience of mine and some quick lessons for customer service providers:

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Apr 20

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Grocery hasn’t embraced tech yet, at least not successfully

By SATOV Consultants | Customer experience, Mark Satov

If you were in business school with me in the 90’s you would have believed (many did) that PeaPod and others like it were going to revolutionize the grocery experience. Then with the explosion of e-commerce and the millennials, it was going to happen any day…..I thought I would share some views on another attempt at modernizing grocery – the self checkout.

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Testimonials

“SATOV developed a growth strategy in the retail services industry for one of our portfolio companies. SATOV’s strategic thinking was top notch, and it was coupled with practical and actionable recommendations that enabled us and the company to see a clear path to growth.”
− Joe Shlesinger
Managing Director, Callisto Capital
(Former Managing Director, Bain Canada) −

“We have hired SATOV on more than one occasion to perform due diligence for us. They do a great job at getting up to speed on opportunities and giving us sound and objective viewpoints with which to make investment decisions.”
− Pete Samson, Managing Partner Ironbridge Equity Partners −

“The coming together of the Heart and Stroke foundations across the provinces into a single national entity was an important yet complex turning point for our organization. Mark did masterful job at staging the right discussions and then bringing various groups together to help us move through decisions in a way that was systematic and comfortable for a wide range of decision makers.”
− Irfhan A. Rawji, Former Chairman of the Board Heart and Stroke Foundation −

“I hired SATOV to assist us in quickly addressing some fundamental strategic decisions. We formed a joint team of SATOV and Telus employees and together ran a very efficient process to deliver against tight deadlines. My team and I had a great sense of ownership and confidence in the recommendations we made, which ultimately improved profitability. Thanks for the help!”
− Stephane Dubreuil, SVP, Strategy and Consumer Marketing TELUS Communications Company −

“The SATOV team helped us with some complex operational & organizational issues that required co-ordination and input across a wide variety of groups. In a relatively short period of time, we had developed recommendations that are expected to significantly improve our effectiveness with substantial buy in from the parties involved.”
− Ross Petersmeyer, Vice-President of Strategy Great-West Life Assurance −

“Thank you for SATOV’s strategic help, advice and partnership along the way. We couldn’t have accomplished the turnaround without you.”
− Brett Marchand President and CEO, Cossette Communication CEO, Vision 7 International −

“Even as an intern, I could define my own experience and it carried into my work now as a consultant. I did meaningful work and was meeting with clients from Day 1. To get that level of exposure to executives, to be in the room during the decision-making process and see how they think, to even get to give input, is a unique learning experience.”
− Sam Roston, SATOV alumni −

“I thought SATOV was the best place I could have worked at in my first role after school. It’s hard to match the breadth of experience across industries and business problems, and the range of amazing people I’ve met along the way in all sorts of businesses and in all roles. Just be prepared to work hard before you sign. Call me if you have any doubts.”
− Kuba Soltysiak, SATOV alumni −