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Loyalty programs: should you issue your own points or miles?

Currency Alliance

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value. The golden benchmark is about $25 USD per year in loyalty value. This actually is not true.

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How to Create a Successful Customer Loyalty Program

Michelli Experience

Recently Starbucks announced a change in their highly regarded loyalty program and I heard both praise and deep criticism. Sadly, I felt very old because in 2004 the mere mention of a loyalty program at Starbucks was not well-received. 5) Make it Fun – This is about rewards and playfulness.

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How to Build Brand Loyalty by Improving the Customer Experience

ProProfs Chat

In addition, there is a superabundance of loyalty programs in the market which are ‘all talk and no action’ Instead of improving the CX, such programs are more about price discounts; it’s no wonder that customers are becoming increasingly disloyal to their brands. . Image source: Campaignmonitor.com.

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Reconsidering Loyalty: Top Loyalty Trends for 2019

Currency Alliance

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 program management’ was reported as CMO’s lowest priority, with 4.8%

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Loyalty Strategy 2019: How to Win in the Next Decade

Currency Alliance

Having benchmarked and talked to hundreds of loyalty programs in the past few months, what we think program leaders ought to be doing during the next 3-6 months is preparing a plan to realign their loyalty program design with the broader business strategy and core value propositions. Customer data: maximize ROI.

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70+ Experts Reveal the Best Customer Retention Strategies During COVID-19

SmartKarrot

To stay connected to your audience seamlessly through the synchronicity of e-mails and connect so easily anytime is amazing.”. They are hungry for that connection and that is why the video is so critical.” “It This is what’s worked for me: put up a loyalty program of some kind, where your returning customers are rewarded.

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Breaking down the walls: Loyalty Magazine Awards 2019

Currency Alliance

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.