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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. If you travel a bit, as I do, this app can be a lifesaver. and the not so good. Think about it.

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Building a Better Loyalty Program (and the Reward for Getting It Right)

BlueOcean

Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members. In fact, 56% of customers are more likely to buy from a brand if they belong to their loyalty program. But McKinsey reports that approximately two-thirds of programs are not succeeding in delivering real value.

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

Up Your Service

This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. Read on… Customer loyalty is a powerful marketing force that travel and hospitality businesses are always chasing. Good or bad, social media massively amplifies the word-of-mouth effect.

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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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Are You Delighting Customers on an Emotional Level?

CSM Magazine

The study also reveals that the customers having positive emotions for certain brands are more likely to be loyal. Such reward programs and incentives profoundly influence a customer’s view of your business emotionally and they continue buying from you. For happy customers, keep rewarding them from time to time.

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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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Do We Need a VIP Model When Everyone Pays The Same?

Optimove

This model is an excellent opportunity to earn regular and predictable revenue while strengthening relationships with customers and building brand loyalty. These can be divided into two major categories; Content-based subscription – services that offer exposure to content such as TV programs, music streaming, online magazines, etc.