Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

In the rush to amaze and delight, a la Zappos , organizations often overlook ways to truly provide experiences meaningful to that customer. A gentleman who travels extensively and is a top-tier member of a hotel loyalty program was telling me he just wished they’d ask him a few questions. A great experience, but for whom?

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SurveySensum

JULY 27, 2023

Customized Product Recommendations Nike takes customized in-store experiences to a whole new level by tapping into customer feedback gathered through in-store surveys and its NikePlus loyalty program. The NikePlus loyalty program is a key pillar in delivering personalized experiences.

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CloudCherry

MARCH 19, 2019

While these metrics can help CX and marketing teams tell descriptive stories about the state of the customer’s experience, they aren’t credible when it comes to making business decisions. NPS was always meant to be a proxy for true customer loyalty, because we didn’t have the means to measure it before. Don’t delay the process.

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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

“Extra” was a 4% interest rate which earned the average working family £100-200 a year – the kind of value you can earn from a supermarket loyalty card. Economic cycles aside, though, the real problem is that it attracts entirely the wrong sort of customer. Merchants across retail, travel, utilities, healthcare, etc.

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 26, 2024

So let’s deep dive into different stages of the customer journey. From the initial interaction to the post-purchase engagement, we will understand each phase, uncovering the touchpoints that shape the customer journey. Key Touchpoints : Social media ad showcasing the app’s features.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2017

For many years companies have given rewards to customers in exchange for increased share of wallet and information that enables marketing activities. But getting real value from loyalty programs has become harder and harder. The old business model might have worked when only a few very large brands had loyalty programs.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

For many years companies have given rewards to customers in exchange for increased share of wallet and information that enables marketing activities. But getting real value from loyalty programs has become harder and harder. The old business model might have worked when only a few very large brands had loyalty programs.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Then customers pay, typically a monthly or annual licensing fee, to use the software for their data and receive the customer support and software updates necessary. TripIt by Concur – This travel organizer has saved me on countless occasions. Let us know! Image credit: docbaty via Creative Commons license.

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Qualtrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Listen to how travel and hospitality organizations are reimagining the guest experience. Vaccinations give travelers hope and a sigh of relief to the entire industry but this will take time, and even still hospitality and travel businesses should be aware of the current trends that may affect them: Guests are more safety-conscious .

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

So, with competition across nearly every category, all companies now need a loyalty strategy. Not every company needs a loyalty program with points, gift cards, or other incentives, but very few businesses can survive without a base of loyal customers that makes up 30-50% of recurring total sales.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Loyalty trends, as we’ve said in our previous years’ trends articles, are interesting to think about – but they are not necessarily reflective of what your own brand should be focusing on in the next year. This year, a continuing key theme in loyalty will be the ability to drive even greater customer value at lower direct cost.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It has the potential to address a lot of business challenges, and enable many forms of elusive innovation in loyalty marketing. The biggest opportunities for loyalty programs relate to operating more efficiently to reduce cost, and improving personalization. As the saying goes, ‘garbage in, garbage out’.

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CSM Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

There are numerous ways that customers engage with your business. Each one is a chance for you to nurture their interactions towards a sale, referred to as customer touchpoints. Optimizing your customer touchpoints can lead to stronger brand loyalty, more revenue, and improved sales. Imagine this.

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InMoment XI

APRIL 3, 2024

Digital experience (also called digital customer experience or abbreviated as DX ) is an extension of traditional customer experience. But where customer experience takes every interaction into account, the digital experience focuses more specifically on those interactions that occur with digital touchpoints.

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ENGAGE.cx

OCTOBER 13, 2016

While you are checking out the property, the company website recognizes you and your preferred customer status, remembers you like a corner non-smoking room, and extends you an offer of an additional 10% off because of your long-standing loyalty. Engagement Score Defines VIPs. Engagement Score as a Performance Index.

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SurveySensum

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Is it the website’s usability, customer journey, or the brand’s overall perception? Are you aiming to boost sales, strengthen customer loyalty, or expand market reach? For example, if you want to increase your online sales, ask customers about their shopping experience on your website.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Flexibility around loyalty redemptions is crucial to creating meaningful value for every customer. Rewards that are interesting for less-frequent customers, as well as to frequent customers, motivate every customer to engage more, and increase the share of wallet that they allocate to your brand.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Flexibility around loyalty redemptions is crucial to creating meaningful value for every customer. Rewards that are interesting for less-frequent customers, as well as to frequent customers, motivate every customer to engage more, and increase the share of wallet that they allocate to your brand.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This is the blog version of our Loyalty Strategy Guide 2020. For a more engaging read, click here to Currency Alliance Loyalty Strategy Guide 2020. There was a mix of good and bad, for loyalty in 2019. The widespread devaluation of loyalty currencies during the past few years brings this into sharp focus.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This fee is commonly how financial services brands have funded their loyalty rewards for at least the past decade. Within one year, over 100 bank-sponsored loyalty programs in Europe disappeared. Shutting down the loyalty programs was a huge strategic mistake by the banks. Rationalizing loyalty ROI vs other marketing channels.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 30, 2022

As I reflected on the presentation footage, I decided I wanted to share these principles with the many loyalty professionals I’ve met building Currency Alliance over the last seven years. In recent years, brands have invested more in loyalty. but within a few years it had become South Africa’s leading loyalty program.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

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 marketing breaking ground in new sectors. Smarter budgeting.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In December 2018, we published what we consider will be the Top 10 Trends in loyalty marketing 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).

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2017

We have seen tremendous change across many industries during the past 40-50 years, and these changes can help predict the next evolution in the loyalty sector. Unfortunately, the customer loyalty sector has not kept pace. Most loyalty programs still retain largely the same design as 20 years ago.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here’s a roadmap to help you get there: Gather Feedback : Gather feedback on a regular basis from your customers on different aspects of your business, but don’t limit yourself to traditional CSAT or NPS surveys. Take advantage of different types of surveys at different touchpoints of the customer journey.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here’s a roadmap to help you get there: Gather Feedback : Gather feedback on a regular basis from your customers on different aspects of your business, but don’t limit yourself to traditional CSAT or NPS surveys. Take advantage of different types of surveys at different touchpoints of the customer journey.

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Customer Satisfaction Touchpoint Social Media Customer Centricity 52

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It allows us to keep customers engaged when business plans fly out the window, due to marketplace calamities, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Layering customer-centricity on top implies a single view of the customer – augmented with data from outside your business, and having the tools to make customer insight actionable.

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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. 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Few brands have yet appreciated that, as this blossoming mobility marketplace becomes highly competitive, strategies and tools will be needed to capture this insight, maximize customer retention, and minimize CPA – not just in their existing spheres of control, but across every channel that funnels customers to their service and keeps them engaged.

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SurveySensum

MAY 2, 2024

In today’s customer-centric business environment, feedback isn’t just a bonus—it’s the lifeblood of success. From shaping product development to empowering employees, building trust, and boosting loyalty, a well-oiled closed feedback loop is the secret weapon that elevates customer experience to new heights.

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Smith+co CX

JANUARY 30, 2018

They're more like digital portals where the customer's 'here and now' can be transformed instantly. They're our travel agent, our television, our teacher and our temptress. However, for many others, customer engagement is becoming reduced to meaningless ‘likes’ and the constant quest for feedback at every touchpoint.

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SmartKarrot

JULY 6, 2022

Although technology makes engagement simpler, it is somewhat less likely to nurture long-lasting relationships than face-to-face interactions. It’s crucial to consider your organization’s travel requirements for the workforce. Additionally, travel expenses were virtually eliminated from budgets due to the pandemic.

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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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SurveySparrow

JULY 3, 2021

Customer experience wasn’t always the trendy topic it is today. Brands typically prioritized competitive pricing and product development over the actual experience of their customers. So why is customer experience significant all of a sudden? Yet only 49% of consumers say companies provide a good customer experience.

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Kustomer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It’s becoming clear that customers are more inclined to engage with businesses through multiple touchpoints within a single purchasing journey. The best support experiences still rely on real human interaction at specific touchpoints. Why Is a Consistent Customer Experience Important? image source: superoffice.com.

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ShepHyken

APRIL 30, 2021

Dhruv Mehta is a Digital Marketing Professional at Acquire , a customer engagement platform that focuses on conversational CX. He writes about using technology to meet the evolving needs of customers and preparing for future disruptions.?. Customer is king – that’s the truth.

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