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Guest Post: The Future of Customer Loyalty Mimics the Past – Customer Centricity Says It All

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This week we feature an article by Jess Mizerak discussing the future of brand loyalty and how to continue to be successful in the world of E-commerce. That’s what your loyalty program should do. – Shep Hyken. That’s important because customer-centricity continues to be the driving force behind sales, and true customer loyalty.

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Reconsidering Loyalty: Top Loyalty Trends for 2019

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Escalating competition across sectors – not a purported “death of loyalty” – is making loyalty harder earned. As a result, major loyalty trends for 2019 will see a wave of innovation as established brands trial new ways to retain share of mind. Loyalty marketing breaking ground in new sectors. in 2017[ii].

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Consumer banking: money can’t buy loyalty

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“Extra” was a 4% interest rate which earned the average working family £100-200 a year – the kind of value you can earn from a supermarket loyalty card. Banks have been in and out of rewards programs for decades – but their focus ebbs and flows depending on the economic cycle as well as the regulatory framework. in 2017[vii].

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Loyalty: On the Cusp of Major R(E)volution

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Loyalty program announcements so far this year indicate a major sea change. To get customers re-engaged, brands are making it easier to participate in their loyalty programs and are offering enhanced ways to redeem – so customers can make use of even small amounts of points/miles.

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Breaking down the walls: Loyalty Magazine Awards 2019

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This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. Gamification and personalization have come on leaps and bounds in loyalty to supplement points and rewards. 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards. One brand even overcame the persistent limitations of blockchain to run a successful trial.

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Supermarkets: How to Build a Winning Loyalty Program

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One of the earliest loyalty programs came out of the grocery sector. Broadly speaking, most of the chains’ loyalty efforts have been in proprietary, albeit digitalized versions of the original S&H program: collecting in order to redeem for rewards, some digital couponing, and pushing out offers via a mobile app.

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Loyalty Strategy 2019: How to Win in the Next Decade

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In December 2018, we published what we consider will be the Top 10 Trends in loyalty marketing during 2019. Businesses, their markets, and customer behavior have evolved dramatically in the past 10 years, yet most loyalty programs have only made incremental changes (in some cases to the detriment of customers).

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