Marketing Strategy at Delta In the mid-1980s, Delta’s market researchers found that customers (particularly business customers) were strongly influenced to choose a particular airline by the airline’s frequent flyer program. Consequently, to motivate customers to choose Delta, they teamed up with American Express (an exclusive arrangement) to offer a special program: customers could receive triple miles if they would fly on Delta and purchase the tickets using the American Express card. How would you evaluate Delta’s strategy? (Good or bad?)

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In the mid-1980s, Delta’s market researchers found that customers (particularly business customers) were strongly influenced to choose a particular airline by the airline’s frequent flyer program. Consequently, to motivate customers to choose Delta, they teamed up with American Express (an exclusive arrangement) to offer a special program: customers could receive triple miles if they would fly on Delta and purchase the tickets using the American Express card.  

 

How would you evaluate Delta’s strategy? (Good or bad?) 

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