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Are Loyalty Cards Dead?

Beyond Philosophy

If you’re like me, you have loyalty cards for three different supermarkets, a half dozen airlines, several hotels, a dozen or so assorted retailers and the local frozen yogurt shop. No of course not, and that’s the problem with calling these pieces of plastic “loyalty cards.” As I’ll discuss later, most consumers are a lot like me.

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Would Consumers (Really) Spend More For Better Service?

Beyond Philosophy

Sometimes it is differentiating, and offers consumers definite benefits – such as practiced by companies like Zappos, Wegmans, Ritz Carlton, Rackspace, Southwest Airlines, Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Baptist Health Care, and Zane’s Cycles – and sometimes it is just one of multiple factors which contribute to customer loyalty or disloyalty behavior.

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CX leaders: Don’t let empowered consumers pass you by

OpinionLab

Empowering your consumers is the key to improved customer experience. I’ll always remember a session at an Advertising Research Foundation conference in 2008 delivered to an audience of consumer research professionals in New York City. Empowered consumers need to believe they have a share, she reasoned.

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Winning the Game: Why Global Professional Development in Customer Experience and Employee Engagement Are Key

CX University

A positive customer experience can lead to customer loyalty, repeat business, and positive word-of-mouth advertising, while a negative experience can have the opposite effect. A positive customer experience is critical for businesses to succeed, and studies have shown that it can lead to higher revenue and customer loyalty.

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QR Code Marketing for Mobile First Brands 

Optimove

As a result, most of us are no strangers to scanning QR codes to pay for goods at the till, grab in-store discounts, reap loyalty rewards, and see what’s on the menu (52% of the one million+ restaurants in the United States use QR code menus). Coca-Cola set a prime example back in 2012 when consumers were relatively new to QR scanning.

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Beyond the Hotel: Earning Guest Loyalty with Hospitality Tech

Currency Alliance

By owning this more complete customer journey, the hotel has the opportunity to deliver better experiences and to earn greater guest loyalty. Mobile check-in can also be deployed to upsell room selection, to offer customized key collection, or can be integrated with a loyalty program to confirm benefits such as lounge-access or free Wi-Fi.

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Cautionary tale—BNPL disrupts with faster, smarter, more personalized payment solutions

Maru Group

At Maru, we use our unique software platform to measure and analyze how consumers feel, behave, and think to help clients better understand their customers and deliver better outcomes. As early as 2012, fintechs provided a viable alternative to traditional financial institutions for purchases ranging from home appliances to travel packages.

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