Mr. Makhlouf, 41, is Syria's version, a man at the intersection of family privilege, clan loyalty, growing avarice and, perhaps most dangerously, the yawning disconnect between ruler and ruled that already reshaped authoritarian Syria even before the protests.
Every one of these developments was driven by the same factors - a combination of looking for every advantage possible to win games and looking for new ways to increase fan loyalty, grow audiences and make money.
This builds loyalty, grows confidence and solidifies a foundation of trust.
If we try to interact with people every month and deliver something very cool, they feel special, and we have repeat purchase rates and customer loyalty growing".
In a statement, Sequoia Capital partner and Medallia board member Douglas Leone said, "Medallia is helping the world's top brands increase loyalty, grow their businesses, and deliver unforgettable customer experiences.
As children, they felt divided loyalties, growing up with one foot in their parents' home country, the other in the United States.
There was no doubting Mackanin's sincerity — he's a Chicago guy, and managing the Cubs would be the opportunity of a lifetime for an acknowledged baseball lifer, even one torn by divided loyalties growing up on the South Side ("I rooted for both teams," he said).
(The text sounds a little too much like authorized corporate biography: "Airstreamers may express their brand loyalty in upgrades of newer models, but it's a loyalty that grows out of commitment to each other").
A soapy bookend involving picturesque shots of the Italian coast and the narration of a love letter alleviates some of the central drama's intensity (ultimately about pain and loyalty), which grows as the film progresses.
He's sharing the bill with two members of a younger rhythm-and-blues generation: Gerald Levert, who promises to keep the ladies extravagantly satisfied, and Anthony Hamilton, who sings about love, loyalty and growing up in the South.
