ShepHyken

AUGUST 30, 2019

As a matter of fact, 97 percent of consumers say customer service is a big factor when it comes to brand loyalty. In fact, the same source showed that 89% of consumers switched to another business after experiencing poor customer service. Create Loyalty Programs with Enticing Rewards. Conclusion.

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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. Consumers are becoming a lot more deliberate in their pursuit of pleasure – but also a lot more deliberate in other spending categories. One year ago, there might have been 2 people in 50.

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ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Efforts to retain customers, help you formulate effective loyalty programs that your customers enjoy being a part of. Let’s take a look at customer loyalty statistics and observe the various ways that help a business improve and boost customer loyalty. Benefits of Improving Customer Loyalty.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 20, 2020

There are really only four ways to create value for all stakeholders in a loyalty program: maintain low operating costs, and funnel the savings into rewards. add complementary partners in every spending category so the program and the currency are more useful and interesting. Not every loyalty program seems to appreciate this.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 21, 2017

Airline cards. Most consumers belong to many customer loyalty programs, but are not active in a lot of them. So they lose interest in participating, and most of those loyalty cards end up in a drawer rather than the wallet. Fragmentation of customer loyalty programs doesn’t benefit merchants much, either.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Airline cards. Most consumers belong to many customer loyalty programs, but are not active in a lot of them. So they lose interest in participating, and most of those loyalty cards end up in a drawer rather than the wallet. Fragmentation of customer loyalty programs doesn’t benefit merchants much, either.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2024

In short, the computer systems from United, American, Delta, and other major airlines went down, stranding and/or delaying travelers for days. My Comment: A good loyalty program helps drive repeat business and, according to the author of the article, is a good strategy for referrals and recommendations. But there’s more.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

About three years ago, I was flying from Barcelona to New York on United Airlines. 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.

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C3Centricity

AUGUST 26, 2019

Smart cookie-blocking technology led by Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) and Firefox’s Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) now block third-party cookies by default, and even Google’s Chrome will soon get controls that let consumers block cookies.” CEX #CRM #CustomerService #CustomerSatisfaction Click To Tweet.

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Currency Alliance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In this new content series, we show what a world-beating loyalty program would look like in four different sectors, and discuss the brands currently showing the potential to build that ‘world-beating’ program. and changing consumer behavior is impacting the legacy loyalty model, and setting the stage for new leaders to emerge.

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ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

And, a well-designed loyalty program can act as a profitable investment and reduce the likelihood of customers going to your competitors. Take the example of Victoria’s Secret loyalty program PINK Nation. Social engagement: HP Planet Partners Rewards B2B loyalty program goes beyond just rewards for an organization.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2024

How 5 Brands Use Relationship Marketing to Create Loyal Customers by Industry Dive (Industry Dive) Nearly 70% of consumers will pay more for brands that they love. Personalization, consistency, fun, trust, and a loyalty program are what helps these brands create customer loyalty. Let’s learn from some of the best.

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ShepHyken

MAY 29, 2023

Top Takeaways: Loyalty programs are used in different industries to attract new customers and retain existing ones. Loyalty programs have now evolved to include enhancing the customer experience. In the recent Achieving Customer Amazement study , 69% of customers say loyalty programs are important to them.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 10, 2021

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. It’s full of many customers lured in by loyalty programs. Keep them coming back with compelling content.

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Pointillist

JUNE 15, 2018

Build Effective Loyalty Programs. Customer loyalty programs are proven to have a powerful impact on customer retention. As per recent research by the International Institute for Analytics (illustration below), customer retention is the top priority and objective of most customer loyalty programs.

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Customer Guru

MAY 8, 2018

Pawar is a Business Practice leader with over 23 years of industry experience of working with various Fortune 500 customers in their Customer Experience, Digital Marketing, CRM, Loyalty Programs, Business Intelligence and Analytics transformation engagements. What was the problem it was trying to address?

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Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

For airlines, hotels, resorts and other companies in the travel and hospitality industry, this presents new challenges in terms of managing their reputation. Personalization and memorization deal with the fact that airlines or hotel brands should already know something about who I am and what I like.”.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Consumers thought about cars and mass transit, while manufacturers of transportation assets thought about market share. We discovered 6 years ago that during the customer’s trip, the most value we could provide after selling the airline ticket was to show alternative mobility options in the traveler’s destination.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 18, 2017

This year we’ve seen examples of brands offering increased liquidity in their loyalty programs – typically in the form of allowing their members to redeem beyond their own store. Brands will also find that enabling greater customer freedom will also help proactively manage program liabilities in a profitable way.

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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

JUNE 11, 2019

Many consumers now ‘multibank’[iii], keeping their traditional provider on-hand for the same reasons they always did, but branching out in search of enhanced value. In 2000, UK consumer bank Halifax launched a fairly successful marketing slogan: the people that give you extra [iv]. Actually, they do. Extra what?

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ShepHyken

MARCH 31, 2018

The 1979 study by the Technical Assistance Research Program , commissioned by the White House Office of Consumer Affairs, found that a complaining customer might tell 8-12 people about a negative experience they had with a business. So, I went on Twitter and direct messaged American Airlines that I was going to miss the flight.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 5, 2019

Loyalty Coalitions are Morphing into Marketplaces. What’s the Role of Points in Modern Loyalty Marketing? How to Earn Loyalty Through Payments. Are We Ready for Blockchain Loyalty Programs? Loyalty Brands Perform Better in Coalitions. How Can Customer Experience Drive Loyalty? Click here to read more.

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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.

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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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Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

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. A disloyal generation?

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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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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.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

Independent of individual program achievements, the most important development across the industry has not been in individual technological triumphs, but a hastening structural shift in how brands understand and approach the purpose of their loyalty programs. This effort is a marked improvement. Kudos to them.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It has been my opinion for the past 10 years that creating a network of partners to support almost every type of loyalty program is the key to long-term success and creating value for all stakeholders. The purpose of this article is to discuss what mix of partners might be best for achieving these goals in your loyalty program.

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Currency Alliance

JULY 16, 2024

‘Dynamic pricing’ is normally discussed in terms of the pricing of inventory – such as the cash price for a given hotel room, airline seat, or commodities, etc. But this concept should also apply to the redemption value of loyalty points and miles. The redemption value of a loyalty currency is fixed by most brands.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Plus, the rewards points should be available to consumers in a timely manner. To keep loyalty schemes performing well, companies need to regularly collect data and member feedback on the types of rewards they offer, whether rewards accrue quickly enough, and how customers feel about those offerings. How easy is it for them to join?

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ProProfs Chat

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In fact, 47% of consumers end up switching to a different brand due to bad customer service. Such sign ups or even product purchases later result in a high percentage of consumer defection. 72% of consumers consider it poor customer service if they had to explain their problem to multiple people. Weak Strategies to Close a Deal.

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Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Enormous budget airline brands and luxury hotel chains alike are seeing increased competition. Top-rated airlines like JetBlue have managed to combine reasonable prices with quality service and experience. Power reported higher consumer satisfaction than ever – largely due to increased seat sizes and cheaper fares.

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SurveySensum

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A report by SurveySensum revealed preferences of 1000 consumers across 25 categories and 300+ brands in Indonesia. SurveySensum report showed that Malls and Smartphones have become adept at delivering superior customer experience, while Airlines and Big Restaurant Chains have yet to live up to evolving customer expectations.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Our top 10 picks (click to skip through) are: Smarter budgeting: loyalty points receiving less funding in favor of complementary actions. Greater investment to meet consumers’ insatiable appetite for experiences. Loyalty marketing breaking ground in new sectors. Firstly, loyalty tech isn’t as expensive as it used to be.

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LoyaltyPlus

MAY 18, 2020

LoyaltyPlus believes one of the main aspects to emerge from this global health crisis is that loyalty programs will evolve to match a very different trading environment. The loyalty programme must drive immediate benefit to the consumer, it has to be relevant and add obvious and real value to the end customer.

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