Currency Alliance

MAY 31, 2018

How many innovative ideas do you have to improve your area of the business? I’d say if it’s less than about eight, you are a manager and not an innovator. But innovation – and in particular, digital disruption – is now spelling the difference between the businesses that succeed, and those that fail. Innovation as a policy.

Innovation 40

Innovation Loyalty Travel Retail 40

Currency Alliance

MAY 31, 2018

How many innovative ideas do you have to improve your area of the business? I’d say if it’s less than about eight, you are a manager and not an innovator. But innovation – and in particular, digital disruption – is now spelling the difference between the businesses that succeed, and those that fail. Innovation as a policy.

Innovation 40

Innovation Loyalty Travel Retail 40

Second to None

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

1] Amazon provides its customers with unprecedented convenience, product selection, all matched with above-average customer service and a beloved Prime loyalty program. In fact, Amazon’s 2018 online sales will account for close to 50% of all online sales spent in the United States, up close to 30% of their share from 2017.[2]

Retail 54

Retail Brands Fashion 2017 54

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

During 2023, brands will make it easier for more customers to realize value from loyalty program participation. This will help them engage many more customers – particularly in the mid-to-long tail: previously not seen as a valuable target for loyalty marketing, but now recognized as a leading source of incremental revenue.

2023 52

2023 Loyalty Innovation Loyalty Programs 52

C Space

JULY 21, 2020

PayPal processed all of eBay’s payments until 2018, when eBay started testing a small portion of its payments in-house, with processing partner Adyen. Fast-casual restaurant operator Chipotle is turning to product innovation to win over reluctant customers, investing in new food and beverage offerings. Australia and South Africa.

2020 52

2020 Brands Transportation 2002 52

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Loyalty trends, as we’ve said in our previous years’ trends articles, are interesting to think about – but they are not necessarily reflective of what your own brand should be focusing on in the next year. The article covers the various brands which have joined the Scene+ loyalty coalition.

2024 59

2024 Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs 59

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The Economist, November 2018. 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. 2018 saw a 14.2% in 2017[ii].

Loyalty 45

Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs 2018 45

TechSee

JULY 23, 2019

According to a 2018 Retail Survey by Accelerated Concepts , 81% of retailers experience downtime at least once per year. A single POS terminal can manage functions including sales transactions, returns, inventory management, data analysis, CRM and loyalty programs, driving increased adoption of these devices across a wide range of industries.

Retail 129

Retail 2018 2024 Sales 129

Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This article was written by James Lanyon, EVP, Strategy & Innovation ( james.lanyon@materialplus.io ) , and Sean Eidson, VP, Strategy & Innovation ( sean.eidson@materialplus.io ) at Material. Material works with some of the largest and most innovative restaurant brands. restaurants closed either permanently or long-term.

2022 52

2022 E-support Roadmap Download 52

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

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).

Loyalty 45

Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

ProProfs Chat

JULY 30, 2021

in the Q4 of 2018. Former CEO of McDonalds, Steve Easterbook confirms that brand perception is one factor that helped the company grow in the last quarter of 2018. Consumers consider different aspects of your brand like quality, value, website responsiveness, values, and so on to form an opinion about your brand. (a)

Brands 111

Brands Net Promoter Score Social Media E Commerce 111

Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

From the pandemic then straight into inflation, rising interest rates, and softening consumer spending, Material’s view is: The restaurant category may never normalize. Material works with some of the largest and most innovative restaurant brands. By the end of 2020 it was estimated that approximately 110,000 U.S.

2022 52

2022 Roadmap Customer Relationships Brands 52

Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

Independent of individual program achievements, the most important development across the industry has not been in individual technological triumphs, but a hastening structural shift in how brands understand and approach the purpose of their loyalty programs. ING Direct is one of those brands. Kudos to them.

Magazine 49

Magazine Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs 49

ClearAction

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, the 2017 and 2018 Forrester Customer Experience Index TM reveals no companies exceeding 72 on a 100-point scale and very little change in any industry. “Only 16% of marketers feel their organizations are extremely responsive to the consumer.” Faulty CXM Trajectory. customers, channel partners, alliances).

Customer Experience 63

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Loyalty marketing, however, has been restrained (or, arguably, sheltered) by monolithic tech, and probably a lack of interest, as other, sexier marketing innovations stole center-stage. 2020, however, seems likely to be the year in which stars align for a more profitable, productive and open future for loyalty.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty 2020 Hotels Loyalty Programs 40

Currency Alliance

APRIL 26, 2018

But while excited boardrooms spend hours brainstorming ways “to do something with blockchain”, companies risk distracting themselves from real, present opportunities to succeed with loyalty in other ways. For the consumer, this should mean more valuable rewards, and the flexibility to spend loyalty points more easily, in more places.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Loyalty Programs 2018 Technology 40

Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

million users as of 2018, and the number is expected to grow to around 60.8 Consumers love Starbucks – even more since the company implemented its rewards program. Apparently, customer loyalty was so high that Starbucks’ program ended up holding more money than some banks. Airbnb Customer Retention.

Net Promoter Score 133

Net Promoter Score NPS Customer Retention Loyalty 133

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Last December, a McKinsey report said that 2018 represented… “…a tipping point from thinking, talking about, and planning for future mobility to implementing it.…when Consumers thought about cars and mass transit, while manufacturers of transportation assets thought about market share.

Loyalty 56

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 56

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Unfortunately, the customer loyalty sector has not kept pace. Most loyalty programs still retain largely the same design as 20 years ago. The key to getting customers once again actively involved in loyalty program participation is through providing greater liquidity.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Customer Engagement Engagement Loyalty Programs 45

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

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.

Loyalty Programs 52

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Multi-Channel 52