Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 11, 2015

Without fear of (much) argument, it’s a fair statement that all companies want, and try to generate and achieve, optimum loyalty from their customer base. Customer loyalty programs are especially popular among retailers. The company has long claimed that a loyalty program isn’t needed because their prices are so low.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Personalization, consistency, fun, trust, and a loyalty program are what helps these brands create customer loyalty. The author uses three rockstar brands, Amazon, Southwest Airlines, and L’Oréal, to help us understand customer-centricity. Anything less than meeting those higher expectations results in reduced loyalty.

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ProProfs Chat

MAY 31, 2019

Loyalty goes a long way in defining and building relationships between people. How to Cultivate Customer Loyalty. How to Cultivate Customer Loyalty. The primary purpose of a customer loyalty program is to leverage the current customers into promoting the brand and retaining new customers. Reward Customer Loyalty.

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Currency Alliance

AUGUST 15, 2024

This is precisely what loyalty programs were originally designed for, as marketing platforms purpose-built for measuring and incentivizing customer engagement, including when the customer is not shopping with your brand. Personalization comprises four key strategic initiatives.

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SurveyGizmo

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Loyalty and retention are not the same, but they are definitely related. Loyalty is personal and emotional, while retention is a financial measure, is what Ryan Tamminga, VP of Customer Success at Alchemer, and Vanessa Bagnato, Director of Enterprise Solutions at Alchemer, explained recently in a webinar.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

About three years ago, I was flying from Barcelona to New York on United Airlines. That type of simple recognition goes a great way in building loyalty with customers. 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.

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value. This actually is not true.

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SurveySensum

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s competitive marketplace, building strong customer loyalty has become a game-changer for retailers. And by delivering personalized customer loyalty programs, retailers can deliver a great customer experience in retail. Points-Based Loyalty Programs Starbucks has a points-based loyalty program.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Guide To Loyalty Programs For Small Businesses by Allen Kopelman (Forbes) Loyalty is a key driver for any enterprise that depends on repeat business. Restaurants, retail stores, salons and a wide range of businesses leverage loyalty programs to keep customers coming back and transform occasional customers into frequent shoppers.

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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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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, when they showed me the repeat business stats, what I saw wasn’t loyalty; it was inertia. The problem lies in the assumption that ALL repeat business is motivated by loyalty. Let’s begin by defining customer loyalty and inertia. Take a moment to consider to whom in your life you feel loyalty.

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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. Create Loyalty Programs with Enticing Rewards. Another excellent way to sustain customer lifetime value is to create a loyalty program. How do you get them to stay loyal to your business? Conclusion.

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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.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 21, 2017

You get to the front of the queue in your local store and the assistant asks for your loyalty card. 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.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

You get to the front of the queue in your local store and the assistant asks for your loyalty card. 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.

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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. Loyalty marketing is a mix of science and art, but in its most basic form, loyalty programs are a value exchange. One year ago, there might have been 2 people in 50.

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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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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 7, 2015

We booked our flight through US Airways , but all our flights were operated by American Airlines. It should be noted it was booked this way through the airline, meaning we weren’t cobbling together two flights. The AIRLINE changed both flight times in the months between booking and leaving. Thanks, AA! No complaints.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

You’ll see how thoughtful recovery strategies can rebuild trust, exceed expectations, and even create lasting loyalty. When all three align, customers often reward the company with loyalty. However, some airlines have set benchmarks in service recovery by focusing on transparency and open communication.

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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. are now ripe for inclusion in loyalty coalitions. are now ripe for inclusion in loyalty coalitions.

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Customer Bliss

MAY 15, 2019

The day after the store opened, she went over and registered Buddy, signed up for the loyalty program, and made an appointment for his first grooming. ” Signal That You Value Customer Loyalty: A Case Study. Alaska Airlines , for example, resists industry practices that signal to customers that they’re undervalued.

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Blake Morgan

JUNE 7, 2023

Between cancellations, inflation, and the lingering impact of the pandemic, it’s been a rough year for the airline industry. The airline industry has faced a rocky road in the last few years. What sets the airlines apart is their commitment to customers and ability to deliver consistent, frictionless experiences.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2018

Loyalty programs promote perks, rewards, elite status and more, which might suggest that not all customers are equal. Now, I agree that loyal customers can receive some type of reward or discount for their loyalty. I notice the same type of behavior happens with airlines and hotels. Are all customers equal?

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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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Kitewheel

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The customer experience for airlines is made even worse by the shrinking window for customers to reach their gate, frustration at people cutting in line, or a sense that there are not enough attendants at the front desk, gate, or any other location. For an airline, long or unwieldy lines also represent a business problem.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Can awful airline customer service be overridden with AI and analytics? tnooz) After the debacles that occurred within domestic air travel in 2017, it’s clear airlines need to look carefully at their customer service tactics. Why Paid Memberships Are the New Loyalty by Doug Stephens. by Scott Kendrick. by Nick Ismail.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 5, 2019

Should my brand be in a loyalty coalition? Do reward points really earn loyalty? These, and other important questions, were subject of a debate held recently at the Visa Innovation Center in London, and Convened by Annich McIntosh of Loyalty Magazine. Loyalty Coalitions are Morphing into Marketplaces.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

User-Friendly Loyalty Programs Nobody needs another loyalty card that sits gathering dust at the bottom of a wallet. A great rewards program is intuitive, easy to join, and worth the effort. People love unlocking levels, whether they’re collecting airline miles or free coffee. And that trust builds loyalty.

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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. Using AI to improve profitability of pricing and promotions.

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LoyaltyPlus

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We’re all very aware of the unique and unprecedented challenges airlines face today. Loyalty programs will play a pivotal role in getting passengers back onto your aircraft, agreed? We’ve just completed the first 100% remote deployment of our cloud-based Airline Loyalty solution.

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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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ShepHyken

AUGUST 11, 2024

The experience a company provides is often as important as its products or services when it comes to customer satisfaction and loyalty. In short, the computer systems from United, American, Delta, and other major airlines went down, stranding and/or delaying travelers for days. But there’s more. Don’t overlook the data!

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Beyond Philosophy

JUNE 9, 2015

They still approach their airline with an internal focus. Ryanair is raising its “core fees” starting next Monday (which, to be fair, is what other airlines do, too. Passenger inertia is not Customer loyalty. New Webinar: How to Design & Build an Effective Loyalty Program.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Enter: loyalty marketing. This article describes why a Loyalty Strategy will become the only long-term, sustainable point of differentiation in the mobility portal wars, because sufficient capital will find innovative growth companies and legacy players will eventually learn how to become more agile. It was a profitable discovery.

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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. This is the highest level of brand loyalty, which brings an unusual value to brand equity.

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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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