Had to force myself to get through this book. I read it for work reasons. There are some really interesting stories included and I found it entertaining to look up via LinkedIn the key Tesco staff involved and other people mentioned to see what they are up to now. Most of them are now at director level which says something. I'd sum this book up as an insight into how to use loyalty data laterally to extract true value out of it. It was definitely worth reading, I'm glad I did.
Loved the numeric examples here about a great British company. My only criticism is that Ms Dunn the cofounder and CEO of Dunn Humby is not an author and only mentioned in the acknowledgements section.
This book is still my favourite CRM and Loyalty subject matter resources. The Tesco programme is still very much alive in the UK right now, and this book is still continually updated; the book's business cases and baseline metrics will be relevant to anyone tasked to design or manage a loyalty programme.
Interesting look into how a loyalty programme can revolutionise the way a grocery retailer operate. Some chapters of the book is written by different authors with different styles, but beyond that the message is still pretty clear about what actions were taken and what impact they had.
Read this for work. Useful, helped map out the journey of the loyalty scheme from conception to present day (Well, around 2004). A fair few proofreading errors.