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Tapping Into Real-Time Customer Input

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

I was thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Amy Jackson, Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Consumer Marketing for TripIt from Concur while I was at the South By Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas back in March. I am a huge fan since it has saved me more than once. and the not so good. What’s next?

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How to create loyal customers and brand evangelists in the travel and hospitality industry

Up Your Service

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.

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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. 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. This actually is not true.

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Loyalty partners: co-creating customer value

Currency Alliance

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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How Important is Customer Service in Travel and Tourism?

Bold360

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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Reconsidering Loyalty: Top Loyalty Trends for 2019

Currency Alliance

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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Loyalty Strategy 2019: How to Win in the Next Decade

Currency Alliance

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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