Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. Enormous budget airline brands and luxury hotel chains alike are seeing increased competition. But even these leading travel brands can do better. Furthermore, travel businesses need to better understand and react in real-time to the needs of their customers.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Fast Company) Providing exceptional customer service is a tried and tested way for brands to stand out and succeed. Are Hotel Loyalty and Rewards Programs Enough to Keep Customers Loyal to the Brand? This particular learning opportunity is in the form of an article that discusses hotel loyalty and rewards programs.

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2021 Article Customer Service Hospitality 72

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ultimately, companies want to develop loyalty programmes that drive revenues and retain loyal customers. Ongoing user experience testing is critical for companies that want to make sure their loyalty programmes stand out. Do your customers value the rewards the scheme provides? There are several considerations here.

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Loyalty Banking Airlines Travel 59

SmartKarrot

APRIL 20, 2022

From apparel brands to food delivery platforms, almost all B2C businesses offer loyalty programs; and a majority of them are a huge hit. But, implementing these programs in Business-to-Business (B2B) environments can be a little different. Let’s start with understanding what the B2B loyalty program is and how it works.

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Loyalty Programs B2B Loyalty Rewards Programs 11

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. Many of the entrants to this years’ Loyalty Magazine Awards were as adept with data and technology as marketers in many other disciplines. What really stood out is which brands were pulling off these feats.

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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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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Studies show that Airbnb’s market share is growing, especially among travelers aged 40 and under. But will I stay at Marriott every time I travel so I can save up enough points to bid on this package? But true loyalty can’t be bought with rewards perks. Hotel loyalty is a more complex subject than you might imagine.

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Hotels Travel Rewards Programs Loyalty 127

Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2017

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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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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Qualtrics

APRIL 22, 2020

People are changing the way they shop, how they can travel, where they eat, how they work, and how they stay in contact with loved ones. Across every industry, how you respond to the crisis and these seismic shifts in behavior will have a lasting impact on how your brand comes out the other side.

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Currency Alliance

JULY 24, 2018

But with so much riding on travel for your customer – the cost of bookings, the early-morning starts, the importance or the fun of their trip – it’s a sector primed like no other to stoke their rage when things go wrong. Travel-Sick. “I Weary traveller. “I Getting a passenger from A to B. It seems so simple.

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Travel Airlines Customer Experience Hotels 40

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

We believe these trends will occupy most brands’ efforts 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). Customer data: maximize ROI.

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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.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The overarching loyalty trend of 2020 will continue to be brands getting to grips with digital transformation. If that sounds like loyalty is late to the party, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 2020, however, seems likely to be the year in which stars align for a more profitable, productive and open future for loyalty.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. 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. A few – such as Tarte, a US cosmetics brand – are way ahead of the game.

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Magazine Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs 49

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The following quote baffles my mind: According to IRI Worldwide, 74% of consumers globally choose a store based on its effective loyalty programme.[i]. If 74% of consumers choose a store based on their loyalty program, then why do few loyalty programs have more than 25% of their customers participating?

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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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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.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Multi-Channel 52

Currency Alliance

MARCH 21, 2019

The typical incumbent loyalty technology platform comprises five core modules: CRM/Analytics Platform. Loyalty Rules Engine. TechCrunch reports that brands such as Airbnb, Disney, and Twitter have seen a 75% reduction in development lead times by migrating to microservices[i]. Campaign Management. Points Bank.

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Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

Well, by far the most effective way to measure customer satisfaction and loyalty is via the Net Promoter Score. After all, brands with high customer retention are usually companies with high NPS score. Apparently, approximately 91% of Tesla owners said “they would buy again” from this brand. High Customer Retention and Growth.

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