Currency Alliance

JUNE 1, 2020

This isn’t just a casual observation, but a sign of a widespread consumer trend which every loyalty marketer should be thinking about. Of course, after decades of increasingly easy and affordable travel, no consumer’s ambitions will stop with an ice-cream cone. One year ago, there might have been 2 people in 50.

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Oracle

APRIL 8, 2021

Episode 9 explored the role of loyalty marketing programs with my special guest, Clay Walton-House, Managing Director, Integrated Loyalty Solutions at PK. The Markie Awards program recognizes excellence in marketing, sales, service, and commerce. Loyalty programs are more popular than ever.

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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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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This article on the loyalty rules engine is probably the second-most important article I will ever write on loyalty marketing*. It is the most powerful, yet under appreciated module (or tool) in a loyalty marketing stack of software. This brings significant advantages.

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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

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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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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Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

This is one of the many questions that Eric Smuda , VP of Customer Experience & Loyalty of Hertz car rental service had to ask when he joined the company to transform customer and employee experience. He also built an NPS program at Avis Budget Group when he was the VP of Customer Insights & Experience.

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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. Brilliantly, Voxi has spun this very feature into a loyalty driver.

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Think Customers

MARCH 18, 2015

The retail landscape is crowded with loyalty programs giving consumers a plethora of points, discounts, and rewards-based memberships to choose from. Customer Loyalty homepage' There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog. 1to1Media.com/weblog.

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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.

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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! How Can You Build Human Loyalty to Beat the Competition?

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QuestionPro Audience

JANUARY 3, 2017

One of the busiest travel times of the year has just passed. Millions of families across the country traveled during the holidays to be reunited with their loved ones. With more than 100 million Americans having traveled this holiday season, many of you are still recovering. Select your respondents.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This often means creating special loyalty programs , elite experiences, and special perks to maintain the top 1% of customers. Airlines have recently taken to creating secret, invitation-only loyalty programs for their most valued customers. How do you gauge customer value? But how do they define “most valued?

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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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Currency Alliance

APRIL 23, 2019

Chuck Ehredt sat down with Steve Hoban, who recently returned to the UK after spending 11 years working for Pick n Pay in South Africa, to discuss brand collaboration in loyalty schemes. In such a context, the extra value that a loyalty program can deliver to customers was probably meaningful to many people.

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SurveySensum

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Company A, decided to run a substantial marketing campaign, investing hundreds of dollars in hopes of acquiring new customers. In contrast, Company B chose to focus on retaining its existing customer base by introducing loyalty programs. Now, you might be wondering why this matters. How to Calculate Customer Retention Rate?

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Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

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. Turning loyalty members into evangelists.

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Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. There is huge market pressure to make great deals. 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. This makes sense in some capacity.

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SurveySensum

JANUARY 18, 2024

Imagine this: you’re a business owner eagerly waiting for your latest marketing campaign to take off. Effective marketing is all about reaching your audience where they are and engaging them with timely, relevant messages. This is where SMS automation comes in as a powerful tool to enhance your marketing efforts.

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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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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. Reward Investments In Customer Loyalty. Customer journeys are often represented in the same way.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 2, 2022

The global loyalty program market stood at approximately $181 Billion in the year 2019. The market is fast-growing, and it is expected to reach $195 Billion by the end of 2022. There is an increase in the number of organizations allocating their marketing spending on loyalty programs.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

In 2000, UK consumer bank Halifax launched a fairly successful marketing slogan: the people that give you extra [iv]. 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. Merchants across retail, travel, utilities, healthcare, etc.

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Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Mark Weinstein is the Senior Vice President of Customer Engagement, Loyalty and Partnerships for Hilton Worldwide. Mark leads Hilton’s customer strategy as SVP and global head of loyalty & partnerships. He creates innovative programs, products and partnerships that drive engagement, grow share of wallet and accelerate performance.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

The hotel market is becoming more competitive, with a larger share of wallet being spent on a greater variety of services. And while some of the market diversification comes from the likes of Airbnb, some of it comes from hotel brands themselves, filling more varied market gaps with more interesting services and experiences.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 24, 2020

Currency Alliance is offering fee-free exchanges of loyalty currencies, between travel and non-travel brands, for the next six months. Travel brands are suffering from Covid-19 more than most, with the grounding of aircraft, and very low occupancy for those hotels which have not yet closed.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2017

However, what isn’t being discussed so much is what GDPR means for customer loyalty. And a customer signing up to a loyalty program is one of the most common ways for them to hand over their data to the merchant. But is GDPR all bad news for merchants and travel suppliers? What GDPR means for customer loyalty.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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 Metaverse technology has conquered domains like gaming and entertainment, travel and tourism, events and conferencing, real estate, healthcare, content creation, and more.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

This is such an amazing example of experiential marketing. 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. 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Are Hotel Loyalty and Rewards Programs Enough to Keep Customers Loyal to the Brand? Hospitality Net) The best demonstration of brand loyalty in hospitality and travel, in general, is the share of repeat business. by Max Starkov. We can learn so much from the hospitality industry.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Studies show that Airbnb’s market share is growing, especially among travelers aged 40 and under. Loyalty Points Don’t Lead to True Loyalty. Loyalty Points Don’t Lead to True Loyalty. But will I stay at Marriott every time I travel so I can save up enough points to bid on this package? Outrageous!

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ENGAGE.cx

MARCH 2, 2017

Part 1 – Traditional Loyalty is at a Cross-roads. Click to download The New Loyalty 3 part series. As consumers, we don’t have to look much farther than our own smart phone to realize that even the newest loyalty programs don’t really work. Using myself as the example, I have 3 loyalty apps on my phone.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 7, 2015

Never mind that they are sending emails about merging loyalty programs and becoming one airline. We missed the connection. “ @AmericanAir : What’s your worst #travel mistake? 360Connext serves mid-market companies and larger by helping them evaluate their true customer experience. We again, did as we were told.

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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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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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Kitewheel

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

There are two core ways that theme parks have gotten smarter about queue management that the travel industry can learn from. This tip is one that some travel brands have already implemented. Include one or two skip-the-queue passes when new customers sign up for your loyalty program and download your app.

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