Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. I like these changes.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. The optimal points to offer mostly depends on the frequency of engagement your brand has with target customers. For some brands, issuing your own loyalty currency is certainly desirable.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Banking 52

Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

But a whole other degree of devoted customer exists: The brand evangelist, described as the kind of traveler who feels so connected to a company that they proactively share their positive experiences with others. However, smart companies see this as an opportunity to create brand evangelists. The rise of white-glove customer service.

Hospitality 74

Hospitality Travel Brands Airlines 74

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 10, 2017

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. And the very nature of loyalty is shifting: 77 percent of all consumers say they’re more willing to switch brand loyalty than they were even three years ago.

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CX Journey

JULY 13, 2017

Image courtesy of Pixabay Why is it so difficult to understand what employee engagement is all about? It's great that there's an ongoing spotlight on employee engagement because it's still at an all-time low. But let's just all say it in unison one last time: Perks and employee engagement should not be used in the same sentence.

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Engagement Rewards Programs Airlines Feedback 51

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Loyalty partnerships with complementary brands are the best way to create additional value, for customers and for your business. Depending on the maturity of your loyalty program, you may already have some program partners, or be a partner in somebody else’s program. How loyalty partners co-create value.

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Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Enormous budget airline brands and luxury hotel chains alike are seeing increased competition. Top-rated airlines like JetBlue have managed to combine reasonable prices with quality service and experience. But even these leading travel brands can do better. Contextual relevance drives customer engagement.

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Travel Hospitality Customer Journey Airlines 40

Inbenta

JUNE 30, 2021

Gol Airlines. Gol Airlines. As one of the major Airlines in South America and Brazil, Gol Airlines was struggling to keep up with responses for all customer support requests. Some of the great features: It is connected with the Airlines systems. Contents: Introduction. TravelClub. Benefit Cosmetics. TravelClub.

Insurance 105

Insurance Airlines Travel Healthcare 105

Bold360

APRIL 27, 2017

Travel and tourism can be difficult areas for retaining customer loyalty, with websites set up exclusively to pit brands against one another on the best deals for hotels and rock-bottom prices on flights. Many businesses in the travel industry have tried out loyalty schemes and reward programs with varied success.

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Tourism Travel Customer Service E-support 56

Comm100

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

If you want to build the loyalty program your customers deserve, this post will give you customer loyalty program ideas to turn everyday shoppers into loyal fans. Did you know that something as simple as giving customers a head start on your rewards program can inspire loyalty? Use the Endowed Progress Effect.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Rewards Programs Airlines 59

Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

For most of the last decade, loyalty marketing seemed to be on autopilot for many brands – but the tide is turning. What really stood out is which brands were pulling off these feats. Travel brands have featured less heavily among the winners, this year, than ever before. The program is actually called, ‘ Voxi Drop ’.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

Part of the solution is to take on some of the characteristics of a challenger bank – but that space is already crowded with lookalike competitors, and straying too far along this path may create branding problems for a venerable institution. This led many banks in Europe to close their rewards program over the past three years.

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Banking Loyalty Consumers Loyalty Programs 40

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

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. Reward programs still have an important part to play in this effort; but they are only part of the picture. Big brands mimicking strategies pioneered by upstart challengers. 2018 saw a 14.2%

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

We believe these trends will occupy most brands’ efforts during 2019. The loyalty program is not a barnacle that has been attached to the business. Therefore, we offer this fairly extensive summary of what most brands should be doing with their loyalty programs to maximize business impact this year.

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Currency Alliance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Even though Plenti failed[i], Amex’s effort showed belief in the coalition model by one of the biggest names in reward programs. Powerful consumer brands, meanwhile, are building their own coalitions. The “Marriott More” program allows its members to earn and redeem points on everyday retail purchases[iii]. Trust issues.

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Loyalty Consumers Brands Airlines 36

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The overarching loyalty trend of 2020 will continue to be brands getting to grips with digital transformation. There is a growing divide in customer experience delivered by brands whose digital transformations are progressing well, and those being left behind. Brands embrace shared environmental goals with customers.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

Really, for those relatively few brands achieving impressive levels of customer engagement, it’s breath-taking how fast the industry has progressed in such a short time. Gamification and personalization have come on leaps and bounds in loyalty to supplement points and rewards.

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Magazine Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs 49

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

To derive far greater profits from loyalty programs, brands should reappraise the way they issue loyalty rewards. It also means building more value into the loyalty program, through personalized offers and partnerships with complementary brands, that make your currency easier to earn, and more rewarding to burn.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Hotels Airlines 40

Kitewheel

MARCH 25, 2019

What changes has your business made this year to improve the experience customers have with your brand? For an airline, it may be as simple as streamlining the boarding process, a major source of stress for travellers. Instead CX has to be viewed as part of the overall journey a customer takes with your brand.

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Hotels ROI Customer Journey Retail 76

Currency Alliance

MARCH 21, 2019

TechCrunch reports that brands such as Airbnb, Disney, and Twitter have seen a 75% reduction in development lead times by migrating to microservices[i]. We estimate that almost 30% of the total cost of a loyalty program goes to cover the cost of maintaining and enhancing these systems – value that cannot be passed on to customers.

Loyalty 58

Loyalty Banking Loyalty Programs Brands 58

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

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. A winning program in the grocery sector. Sameness even extends to discounting.

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