TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The paper aims to highlight common mistakes organizations make when designing loyalty programs and provides the reader some questions to ponder before spending money in the pursuit of loyalty. It is based on a review of 300 journal articles.Design/methodology/approach– The paper is based on a detailed review of literature, and the author's observation in researching loyalty over the last three years.Findings– Loyalty is of many types and the biggest mistake organizations make is thinking they all need attitudinal loyalty. This is not so and organizations should look at the industry, customers and more importantly their own goals before deciding how much money to spend.Originality/value– The study prioritizes perceived value, satisfaction, behavioral loyalty and attitudinal loyalty in the context of the organizational goals and industry. It provides a simple process to relook ROI in loyalty programs. VL - 12 IS - 5 SN - 1751-5637 DO - 10.1108/17515631111166852 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17515631111166852 AU - Stephens Balakrishnan Melodena PY - 2011 Y1 - 2011/01/01 TI - Gain the most from your marketing spend on loyalty T2 - Business Strategy Series PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 219 EP - 225 Y2 - 2024/04/18 ER -