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Pay with points: unlocking loyalty program value

Currency Alliance

It also implies that the customer can do this quite easily and freely, across a large proportion of a brand’s inventory, in its primary commerce channels. Pay with points is trending upward in loyalty marketing for three main reasons.

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McKinsey Thinks Bland, Generic Loyalty Programs Are Killing Business – And They May Be Right!

Beyond Philosophy

And, what is the impact of loyalty programs on enterprise profitability? Overall, companies with loyalty programs have grown at about the same rate as companies without them; but there is variance in performance value among industries. Key among these are: Integrate Loyalty Into the Full Experience. Use the Data.

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How to Enhance the Guest Experience: Trends and Best Practices

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Guest experience refers to the overall impression and satisfaction that a guest has during their interactions with a hospitality brand or establishment, such as hotels, restaurants, resorts, and attractions. Today’s consumers expect seamless and convenient interactions across multiple channels. What is Guest Experience?

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Loyalty: On the Cusp of Major R(E)volution

Currency Alliance

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. The world has moved on.

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Free your mind: Voice of Customer

OpinionLab

A guest blog post by Bill Bruno, CEO of Stratigent , a market leader in multi-channel analytics. A/B or Multi-Variate testing (MVT) segmentation. As I mentioned earlier, you have a unique opportunity to respond right away to the feedback someone is leaving you on your digital channel. We live in a multi-channel world.

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Innovators break the mould, at the 2020 Loyalty Magazine Awards

Currency Alliance

While travel and retail brands have made a lot of progress in the last 24 months, the bulk of innovation has come from other consumer sectors – including media businesses, entertainment, and telecoms providers, which in recent years appeared to regard loyalty as a lost cause. Hybrid points programs. Great service in unexpected places.

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Characteristics of a Winning Loyalty Program in 2025

Currency Alliance

Apart from adapting to mobile apps and ditching plastic cards, the typical loyalty programs in 2020 still operate pretty much the same as they did at the turn of the century. And there are many, many more of these lookalike programs. Why hasn’t loyalty? Why should investing in loyalty be different? Multi-serviced.