5. Company Background
• Founded in 1977 by
Dave and Florence
Blumenthal
• Has a 5 Properties
1 Palm Springs Resort
4 CaboDaySpas
6. Cabo San Viejo History
Dave and Florence Blumenthal founded Cabo
San Viejo in 1977 in Palm Springs, California
Create a place where smokers, overweight
people & others could feel better and learn
how to live healthier lives
In 1982, leading magazine journalist wrote a
piece on Cabo San Viejo, billing it as the
nation’s “prime total vacation/fitness resort”
and bookings took off
7. Company Overview
• Located in Palm Spring
California, 150 acres in the
foothills of the San Bernardino
Mountains
• Facilities had expanded to include
an air-conditioned, 100,000
square-foot spa complex, 4,200
square foot golf performance
area, and 13,000 square foot
Aquatic Centre
• Accommodate a maximum
of 288 guest
8. Company Overview
Operating high-end
destination health resorts and
branded day spas
Have two product line: Cabo
San Viejo and CaboDaySpas
Primary value proposition is
the concept of wellness
10. Marketing Approach
Handle pricing and promotions
Little cross marketing with Cabo Day Spas
Never made a financial commitment to large-scale
promotions
From Brochure, leaving it to public relations on Radio,
TV and print media
6 persons marketing department
6 regional sales managers
12 reservation specialist
2 public relation officers
Marketing and Sales Approach
Sales Approach
Packages to high-end travel agencies in US and Canada
In Summer, reduce rates by 35% and get different client
base
Organized receptions in major cities
11. Problems and Challenges in
Marketing and Sales
Not to educate consumers
Lack of direct marketing
approach
Didn’t purchase and use
customer list
Misconceptions about Cabo
San Viejo
12.
13. The Clientele
• Cabo San Viejo customers
were largely affluent,
middle-age, and female
• 62% of return visitors
returned again within five to
six years
• Repeat guest comprised
between 50% and 60% of all
guest nights
• 32% of new guests returned
to the resort within five to six
years
• Cabo San Viejo receives
about 3500 new guest each
year
14. Customer meet
reservation specialist
Reservation specialist consist:
All female reservation staff
Were highly knowledgeable
Having undergone an intensive training program
Booking a Visit
Reservation
specialist help
customers plan
their vacation
Reservation
specialist get
thank you card
than anyone
15. The Typical Visit
Average visit lasted days
Average additional service: 165.36/day
Taking advantage of multiple services
(spa, health and healing, fitness classes, etc)
Average guest spending : 455.97/day
16. Rising Expectation
Staff members were hired and trained to
offer the very best in personal service.
Employee to guest Ratio
Surprise
Intangible Rewards
20. Accomodation $455.97
Additional Services $165.36 +
$621.33
Average visit (days) 7 x
Avarege Spending in each visit $4,349.31
2004 guests = 8.698
Newcomers : 3.631
Repeat : 5.067
Marketing cost : $2.76 million
Advertising : $1.32 million
Guest newsletter : $150.000
Direct mail : $198.000
Internet marketing : $120.000
Acquisition cost :
$2.76 million/8698
= $317
Acquisition cost /
Individual revenue:
$317.31 / $4349.31
= 7.30%
Financial Analysis
21. Should Cabo San Viejo implement a rewards program?
Who should qualify? How should “points” be
accumulated?
What should the rewards look like?
Should rewards only apply to Cabo San Viejo should
they be redeemable at other places? If then latter,
then what types of partners?
A Loyalty Program?
22. How to Proceed
Contra Opinion :
Some managers opposed to a loyalty program
because of operational concern
Computer system was not reliable to support such
a program
History poor management
Computer system outdated
Customer records inaccurate or incomplete
23. CONTRA
• The client expect the best and
very demanding, its better for
us to do nothing than to
implement something that
we really can’t deliver
• Everybody must get treated
equally, whether first time or
repeat customer
• Cabo san Viejo better focus
on improving customer
relationship management
practices in other areas
• Reward program will
eliminate the feeling of
surprise
24. PRO
• Loyalty program will forces
company about building
customer equity in a
systematic way
• Loyalty program forces you
to clean up your database
• Loyalty program forces you
to get the details right
• As a catalyst for creating a
set of systems so that you
are 100% certain and that
you are treating your
customers as well as you
can possibly treat them
27. Demography
All ages
Male and female
Job : less than high school, high school, collage, worker,
housewife
income level : above $100.000
Geography
urban and rural people
USA
World wide
Psychograph and Behavior :
people want to rest and relaxation
people who like to take vacation 5 times per year
People who like spa treatments and pamper
people who seek health experience
people want to lead a healthier life
traveler/ backpacker
value oriented
sensitive price
Demography
Above 30 years old
Male and female
Worker, housewife
$150k ++
Geography
Urban people
California
Psychograph and Behavior
People who like to take healthy
vacation and want to rest and
have relaxation
29. SWOT Analysis
Strength:
First and Leading band
Wide offerings
Flexibility
Excellent staff
Excellent facilities
Weakness:
Inaccurate and incomplete
customer database
Little cross and direct
marketing
Limited capacity
Didn’t have a financial
commitment to large-scale
consumer promotions
Uneducated consumers
Opportunities:
Increase customer loyalty
demand will increase with
increase in health awareness
untapped market segments
diversification and expansion
Threats:
Stiff competition
Increasing consumer expectation
New entry players
There are many competitor with
competitive price
30. 7P Analysis
Product: Health and Relaxation Resort
Price: From $778,8/night
Place: Palm Spring, California
Promotion:
Advertising, Guest newsletter, Direct mail, Internet marketing
People: Full ranged of wellness services
Process: Customer interact with reservation specialist
Physical Evidence: Beautifully landscaped ground
32. Should Cabo San Viejo implement a rewards program?
Loyalty
LikehoodtoRenew/Repurchase
Definitely
will
Probably
will
Probably
Will Not
Definitely
Will Not
Very
Dissatisfied Very SatisfiedSatisfaction
Mercenaries
Loyalist
Defectors
Hostages
33. Because most of visitors are repeat
guests and they think that reward for
them is important
Benefits :
To understand the customer-firm relationship
Maintain consumer loyalty
We recommend Cabo San Viejo build customer data
base and launch member card program to build
customer relationship and maintain customer
loyalty.
34. Why should a Member Card?
Why Should We Use Database?
Benefits :
• To know customer’s data
• To record customer wants
• To decide which customer should
receive a particular offer
• To know promotion given
• To avoid serious customer mistakes
Key Concepts :
• Customer database
• Database marketing
• Mailing list
To differentiate customer’s level
To create sense of belonging from customers
To motivate customers on buying products
35. Who should qualify? How should “points” be
accumulated?
Platinum
Gold
Iron
Lead
Good relationship
customers
Poor Relationship
Customers
Most profitable
Unprofitable
Customer Pyramid
36. Leveling member card based on
consumer value
Lead Basic
Gold
Platinum
Titanium
Iron
Gold
Platinum
38. Points
Every $100 spent equals to 20 points
POINTS Card Type
< 1000 Basic
1000 – 3000 Gold
3000 – 5000 Platinum
> 5000 Titanium
One member card consist only one name.
Only the card’s owner available to use the card.
First comer automatically get Basic Member Card
39. What should the rewards look like?
Basic
Gold
Free biking
Golf discount
Summer Camp discount
Birthday card
Birthday gifts
Candid photos
Flower and welcome drink
41. Rewards for facilities at Cabo San Viejo given at low occupancy time
Put the Reservation Specialist’s name on birthday cards, promotion, or other
delivered gifts
Reservation required for claiming the reward, so Cabo San Viejo could prepared
well before the customer come
The reward doesn’t have to be given at the same year, but depend on customer’s
time availability
Terms and Conditions
42. Should rewards only apply to Cabo San Viejo, or
should they be redeemable at other places? If then
latter, then what types of partners?
WHY?
It also has reward that could
be redeemable at CaboDaySpa
As a synergy between Cabo San Viejo
corporation to maximize their profits
43. RECOMMENDATION FOR
MARKETING AND SALES PROBLEMS
Not to educate
consumers
Misconceptions about
Cabo San Viejo
Insert Cabo San Viejo
in television program
to inform about the
TRUE benefit and
value.
Like : “Wisata to Cabo”
Lack of direct marketing approach
Didn’t purchase and use customer list
(No customer database)
Create
Consumer
Database
44. RECOMMENDATION FOR
MARKETING AND SALES PROBLEMS
Build relationship with travel agents
Direct marketing to East Coast region
More collaboration with CaboDaySpas
30% of new comers come as a result of direct
referrals by travel agents
Increase the potential market
Increase potential new comers from CaboDaySpas
location
Notas del editor
Yes, because a reward program is kind of customer loyalty that important driver to profitability firms.
Benefits : - To understand the customer-firm relationship
- Maintain consumer loyalty
Bagi consumer menjadi beberapa bagian level
- Untuk potensial consumer : reward berupa potongan harga
- Untuk level tengsh : Based on dollar yang dikeluarkan, setiap sekian dollar akan diberikan x point. $100 = 1 point
- Untuk level atas : based on dollar juga
Gold, platinum, Titanium
Level 1 : potongan harga di fasilitas spa di tanggal tertentu, birthday gives
level 2 : merchandise and give when they go home, birthday gives
level atas : gratis di lokasi palm spring lainnya, gives berupa product kesukaan, birthday gives
4. yes, redeem at palm springs and other dayspas location
- Untuk potensial consumer : reward berupa potongan harga
- Untuk level tengsh : Based on dollar yang dikeluarkan, setiap sekian dollar akan diberikan x point. $100 = 1 point
- Untuk level atas : based on dollar juga
Gold, platinum, Titanium
Level 1 : potongan harga di fasilitas spa di tanggal tertentu, birthday gives
level 2 : merchandise and give when they go home, birthday gives
level atas : gratis di lokasi palm spring lainnya, gives berupa product kesukaan, birthday gives