CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Metaverse technology is increasingly becoming a way of getting things done for most businesses. The growing adaptation of the technology has seen its global market value clock $83 billion in 2023, a figure that is projected to increase to $936.6 What is Metaverse Technology and How Has it Benefited Businesses? billion in 2030.

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Technology Tourism Travel 2030 59

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

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? Winning loyalty programs in 2025. Customer singular.

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Loyalty Programs 2025 Loyalty Multi-Channel 52

Currency Alliance

MAY 20, 2024

Back in 2017, when interchange fees were slashed by the European Union, most banks’ response was to simply to give up on their loyalty program; this was lazy and a huge strategic mistake. Every bank needs a loyalty strategy – even if they don’t have a points-based loyalty program.

Banking 52

Banking Loyalty Loyalty Programs Travel 52

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A recent article on PhocusWire helpfully outlined a range of security vulnerabilities common to loyalty programs. Some of them were matters of procedure and staff training – which are clearly important – but many were technological vulnerabilities which can be avoided by using modern tools and systems.

Travel 52

Travel Loyalty Loyalty Programs Banking 52

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If a new CEO replaced you tomorrow, and had no previous connection to the current loyalty program, what changes do you think she would make? We hear loyalty leaders state all the time that they have embraced ‘best practices’. That’s right, loyalty programs should be a profit center.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Touchpoint ROI 52

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.

Loyalty Programs 52

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Multi-Channel 52

Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 1, 2015

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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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Airlines Hotels 84

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2017

But getting real value from loyalty programs has become harder and harder. In part this is because the biggest travel loyalty programs are getting watered down and due to the tremendous proliferation of other incompatible loyalty programs. The typical consumer is now a member of lots of programs.

Loyalty Programs 40

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Social Media Consumers 40

Bold360

APRIL 27, 2017

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. Inspiring Real Loyalty, No Cards in Sight. engender loyalty! engender loyalty!

Tourism 56

Tourism Travel Customer Service E-support 56

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. Loyalty personalization has been subsumed into a wider conversation about data actionability.

2024 59

2024 Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs 59

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2022

To help businesses on this path, we have decided to share our experience in building an API-centric loyalty platform over the years. We explain how the technology differs from legacy solutions, and how an API-first approach solves the specific business challenges and enables the marketing goals that it was built to achieve. .

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Technology Loyalty Programs Multi-Channel 52

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

But getting real value from loyalty programs has become harder and harder. In part this is because the biggest travel loyalty programs are getting watered down and due to the tremendous proliferation of other incompatible loyalty programs. The typical consumer is now a member of lots of programs.

Loyalty Programs 40

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Social Media Consumers 40

Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

Our previous blog post demonstrated the power of customer voice in an unsolicited book review from a technology industry guru. This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. Turning loyalty members into evangelists.

Hospitality 74

Hospitality Travel Brands Airlines 74

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As consumers grow more empowered, with more control and choice than they’ve ever had before, their loyalty to a brand and preference for concentrating their purchasing power becomes even more crucial to merchants. A more useful loyalty program for the customer is one that offers them a loyalty currency that they desire.

Loyalty Programs 40

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Retail Consumers 40

Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. But even these leading travel brands can do better. Things are improving for the travel industry, but the biggest multipliers of customer satisfaction seem largely to be left behind. Personalize Based On Past Behavior to Drive Loyalty.

Travel 40

Travel Hospitality Customer Journey Airlines 40

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’.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Marketing Airlines Loyalty Programs 52

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The right technology can help you choreograph a delightful first impression. Offering a wide spectrum of choices on a technology platform equipped with the ability to serve up personalized recommendations can keep your customers consuming content on your service much longer. Look at the travel industry.

Engagement 81

Engagement Entertainment Loyalty Programs Travel 81

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. Hybrid points programs. Great service in unexpected places.

Magazine 52

Magazine Loyalty Innovation 2020 52

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This presentation is about driving customer engagement, and how the loyalty industry is transforming in order to engage with the mid-tail and long-tail customer. Loyalty programs must evolve to keep customers engaged. Every business needs a loyalty strategy, but not every business needs a loyalty points program.

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Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 98

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Recognizing loyalty program members at the Point of Sale (POS) has been challenging for over 30 years. The result is that it can be difficult for a retailer to deliver a smooth customer experience when identifying their own loyalty program members, or customers in partner loyalty programs, at the POS.

Loyalty 59

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Retail Banking 59

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

During 2023, brands will make it easier for more customers to realize value from loyalty program participation. This will help them engage many more customers – particularly in the mid-to-long tail: previously not seen as a valuable target for loyalty marketing, but now recognized as a leading source of incremental revenue.

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2023 Loyalty Innovation Loyalty Programs 52

Currency Alliance

JUNE 1, 2020

Of course, after decades of increasingly easy and affordable travel, no consumer’s ambitions will stop with an ice-cream cone. Loyalty marketing is a mix of science and art, but in its most basic form, loyalty programs are a value exchange. to keep entertained and occupied.”[ii]. It is making people more deliberate.

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Loyalty Consumers Marketing Loyalty Programs 72

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 13, 2015

We put the many prospects in the top, they travel willingly and orderly through the funnel, and POP! But customer experience travels on, past the prospecting and sales phase and well into the relationship with the customer. Processes break all the time – both due to technology and people. But are they, really?

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Customer Journey Customer Journey Mapping Social Media Travel 259

Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

Within his role, Eric now owns the VoC programs, CX and brand activation team, and the Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program. In the first 6 months of his role, Eric focused on the following: Fixing the measurement program in order to capture the VoC in the right way with the right level of understanding.

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Employee Experience Culture Loyalty Travel 221

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

2021 will be another year in the long-term journey to become customer-centric, balance the economics of loyalty programs to deliver more value to customers, and ensure the right systems are in place to reduce dependencies on the IT department or vendors. Rebalancing loyalty program economics.

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2021 Loyalty Loyalty Programs Travel 52

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.

Loyalty 59

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

One Millimeter Mindset

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Decisions about the structure of the customer loyalty program, and its perceived relevance and value to each customer. Also, decisions about systems, software, quality, and the loyalty Apps each customer uses when doing business with that organization. Each with their own, branded customer loyalty program.

Loyalty Programs 67

Loyalty Programs Leadership Loyalty Travel 67

Currency Alliance

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s time for hotel operators to re-evaluate how well their ace in the hole – their loyalty program – is enabling every function of their business to deliver more value. Here are three predictions of how loyalty programs must evolve in hospitality. Yet like many hotels, most hotel loyalty programs are homogenous.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Loyalty Hotels Loyalty Programs 52

CSM Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

Your customers travel through such touchpoints that result in them buying. They then travel along more touchpoints as they’re nurtured for repeat purchases and, later on, brand loyalty. Also, friendly customer service plays an important role here, but so does the technology you employ. Customer loyalty programs.

Touchpoint 69

Touchpoint Customer Journey Loyalty Programs Social Media 69

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But there remain some fundamental things that loyalty programs need to achieve to weather the looming storm that open banking, mobile payments, aggregation models, and other marketplace dynamics will bring. More customers will want to earn more loyalty currencies – which is potentially fantastic for all brands.

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Loyalty 2020 Loyalty Programs Travel 64

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It is the most powerful, yet under appreciated module (or tool) in a loyalty marketing stack of software. The loyalty rules engine is the module that enables the types of promotions that are familiar from every major loyalty program. This would not require much of a rules engine – since your program has no variation.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media ROI 52

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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. Next, we explain how to increase the perceived value of your loyalty currency, so that your loyalty program is more effective, and the ROI increases.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 52

Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Today, I’m replaying one of our most popular episodes from 2018 about the employee experience and building customer loyalty at Hertz with Eric Smuda , VP of Customer Experience and Loyalty. Hire and Staff for the Intersection of High-touch and High-tech.

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Employee Experience Loyalty Programs Chief Customer Officer Loyalty 143

Currency Alliance

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Points Bank in a loyalty program is the module of software that keeps track of all transactions related to issuing, redeeming, or exchanging points among loyalty program members, partners and other stakeholders. It’s also worth mentioning that points banks can be used in non-points based loyalty programs.

Banking 52

Banking Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines 52

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

The rapid evolution of the supply chain has allowed a few exciting technology companies to grow fast in recent years, unencumbered by irritants such as competitors, defined standards, and complex legacy priorities and business practices. Building such habits is precisely what loyalty programs do. . This phase won’t last.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 56

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Having benchmarked and talked to hundreds of loyalty programs in the past few months, what we think program leaders ought to be doing during the next 3-6 months is preparing a plan to realign their loyalty program design with the broader business strategy and core value propositions. Customer data: maximize ROI.

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Loyalty 2019 Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

What is strange today, is that most brands have evolved their public-facing ecommerce platforms into dynamic, content-rich, and personalized shopping experiences, while their loyalty program redemption catalog may not have changed in ten years, leaving it looking static with minimal appeal. Management. It often has a great CX and UI.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Touchpoint Hotels 52