EPISODE · Dec 13, 2025 · 18 MIN
🧠 CHAPTER 6: The Modern Buyer Brain: THE NEW LOYALTY: BEYOND POINTS & DISCOUNTS
from Shopify1Percent - The Best Shopify Podcast To Make Your Ecommerce Business 1% Better Every Episode · host Jay Myers
Modern Buyer Brain: Chapter 6 The reason your Shopify customers are not loyal is because you're rewarding the wrong behavior. Points and discounts were built for a world that no longer exists. Today’s buyers want emotion, recognition, surprise, and belonging. In this episode, we uncover why emotional loyalty outperforms transactional rewards, how brands like Chewy and Starbucks turn small moments into lifelong fans, and how Shopify businesses can build real advocacy without bribing customers. If you want customers who choose you proudly, not reluctantly, this is the episode to hear. 🧠 This is part of a 9-part series pulled from this full interview: https://www.shopify1percent.com/future-of-the-buyer-brain-shopify-evolution/ 🫶 Support the amazing sponsors that make this show possible 🫶 Omnisend - I personally use Omnisend for every Shopify store I manage! I’ve tried them all and Omnisend is hands down the easiest way to set up email and sms automations and campaigns, leverage segmentation to personalize them, and A/B test everything to optimize conversion. The push notifications and gamified email collection tools are just the icing on the cake 🤌 (plus most report paying about half the price of Klaviyo 🤫) 🚨Listeners (YOU) get an exclusive 30% OFF for 3 MONTHS: https://shopify1percent.com/omnisend Bold Commerce - Maximize your Shopify sales with Bold's suite of powerful apps. From AI Upselling, to powerful Subscriptions, Memberships, and VIP Pricing tools, Bold has everything you need to Maximize your Shopify revenue! Try Bold apps for free here: shopify1percent.com/bold
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The reason your Shopify customers are not loyal is because you’re rewarding the wrong behavior. Points and discounts were built for a world that no longer exists. Today’s buyers want emotion, recognition, surprise, and belonging. In this episode, we uncover why emotional loyalty outperforms transactional rewards, how brands like Chewy and Starbucks turn small moments into lifelong fans, and how Shopify businesses can build real advocacy without bribing customers. If you want customers who choose you proudly, not reluctantly, this is the episode to hear.
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