Joe Rawlinson

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Promo giveaways are a tried-and-tested strategy for boosting customer loyalty. Whether it’s to build brand recognition or foster deeper connections with clients, promotional products are versatile tools that help your business stay top-of-mind. Clients can use them in their daily routines, whether at the office, gym or while traveling.

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QuestionPro Audience

MAY 18, 2018

But as a generation that is on the cusp of surpassing baby boomers as the nation’s largest living adult generation , it’s important for brands to take notice of the trends they’re setting as consumers. Younger business travelers are on the rise, with the frequent travelers now more likely to be under the age of 45.

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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 reason is that customers just can’t spend enough with most individual brands to ever get to interesting rewards.

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QuestionPro Audience

DECEMBER 1, 2016

How Millennials are Travelling. Millennials are constantly expressing their interests on social media channels, and travel is not excluded from the trending topics identified by “hashtag goals.” This desire to travel is not only represented by the stream of photos on their Instagram feeds, but also in their approach to life.

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Travel Social Media Groups Trends 150

AWS Machine Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Amazon Personalize is excited to announce the new Next Best Action ( aws-next-best-action ) recipe to help you determine the best actions to suggest to your individual users that will enable you to increase brand loyalty and conversion. The following table is an example of a brand showing the same set of actions to all users.

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InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Out of nowhere, citizens were flocking in droves to distant lands, as travel by plane, sea, and car surged. The coming year is no exception, as consumers across the globe plan to make travel a priority, despite ongoing economic uncertainty. What’s more, they expect brands to adapt to as their needs and expectations inevitably evolve.

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Hotels Guest Experience Travel Chatbots 195

InMoment XI

JANUARY 17, 2024

With today’s travelers raising their expectations while being exposed to a seemingly unlimited number of hospitality solutions, it is critical that operators deliver experiences that reflect the lives of their customers. A memorable and positive guest experience drives customer satisfaction and fosters customer loyalty.

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Guest Experience Trends Hospitality Customer Journeys 195

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 2, 2024

Sonia Montella asked for a detailed explanation of customer loyalty and why we need it. I have a few things from a psychological perspective that make up loyalty. I always look at loyalty by thinking of who I am loyal to in my life. I would also include my loyalty to my Luton Town Football Club sports team.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Cost Savings and Sustainability Impact Visual intelligence reduces the need for technician dispatches, trimming operational costs while also lowering carbon emissions associated with travel. Customer Retention and Environmental Responsibility Improved first-call resolution rates of up to 30% lead to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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Interactions

MAY 20, 2021

With travel restrictions decreasing and consumers feeling more comfortable leaving their homes, this summer will see a rebound in traffic after a year-long hibernation. According to new research by Zapwater Communications , 65% of Americans are looking forward to traveling again, both internationally and domestically.

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Currency Alliance

JULY 16, 2024

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. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) starting to impact how brands operate, the ability to optimize ROI and value for members can be optimized at scale.

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ROI Loyalty Loyalty Programs Hotels 40

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. First up: the travel & hospitality sector. are now ripe for inclusion in loyalty coalitions.

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Loyalty Programs Travel Loyalty Airlines 40

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We’ll examine the intricate dance between data-driven insights and human touch, revealing how this combination can foster deeper customer loyalty and drive long-term business success. These tools enable brands to segment their customer base, analyze behavior patterns, and predict future needs with remarkable accuracy.

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Loyalty Customer Experience CRM e-support 52

NetBase

APRIL 14, 2020

People are talking about travel – and it’s not all about boycotts or travel bans, which of course makes for salacious news in and of itself. People Love to Travel. It seems the travel industry is in the news constantly these days, as consumers dispute everything from airline fees to cruise ship nightmares.

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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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Loyalty Marketing Airlines Loyalty Programs 52

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. And it’s not a single metric.

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Loyalty Net Promoter Score Airlines Hotels 98

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Loyalty schemes have been around a lot longer than you think, going back even further than the frequent flyer programmes that took off in the late 1970s. Hamish Sherlock of Applause , explains how to build a next-generation loyalty scheme. Sometimes creativity and partnerships with other brands can help create an enticing incentive.

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Loyalty How To Banking Airlines 59

CX Journey

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Coming up with a brand identity isn’t an easy task. Ideally, a strong brand identity will mesh both your needs and those of your customer. 77 percent of B2B marketers say that proper branding plays a big role in company growth. Ideally, a strong brand identity will mesh both your needs and those of your customer.

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Brands How To Social Media Advertising 238

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. By David Harrington. The rise of white-glove customer service.

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Hospitality Travel Industry Brands 74

InMoment XI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The workshop gathered professionals from diverse sectors such as retail, travel, services, grocery, and healthcare. The customers – what they take away from all their encounters with your brand, the signals they are looking for, and what they expect? Download the full summary of our XI Forum Europe 2023 here

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Healthcare Culture Travel ROI 447

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. Within his role, Eric now owns the VoC programs, CX and brand activation team, and the Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve been traveling a lot in the month of March. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a business traveler (who happens to be a woman) on the road. But I enjoyed some little touches and thought I’d praise those companies who thought about the experiences enough to make my travels a little more enjoyable.

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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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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Airlines Travel 59

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2020

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. Loyalty programs must evolve to keep customers engaged.

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Loyalty Marketing Loyalty Programs Banking 98

ijgolding

MARCH 24, 2015

As I quite literally travel the world talking, listening and working with individuals and organisations who have an interest in Customer Experience, I am regularly asked who the world’s ‘best’ Customer Experience brands are. ‘Who is good at CX?’ ’ is a pretty typical question.

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Brands Customer Experience Travel Customer Retention 156

ECXO

JUNE 11, 2023

It’s the foundation for building brand loyalty, adoption and providing customers with an unforgettable, consistent experience. In this article, we want to walk you through 22 essential steps that will help you design an experience that sets your brand apart. How do customers experience your brand – across touchpoints?

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B2B B2C Touchpoint Customer Journeys 383

Currency Alliance

JUNE 1, 2020

The long break in spending habits due to Covid-19 will cause customers to re-evaluate their relationship with brands. This isn’t just a casual observation, but a sign of a widespread consumer trend which every loyalty marketer should be thinking about. People in Barcelona are buying a lot more ice-cream lately.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Recognizing loyalty program members at the Point of Sale (POS) has been challenging for over 30 years. Large brands with their own loyalty program typically invest heavily to integrate the loyalty platform into one or more POSs, but for smaller and medium-sized companies, this is often out of reach in terms of cost and technical complexity.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Retail Banking 59

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

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. When conducting a recent touchpoint inventory workshop, the client was surprised when I pressed for what their brand promise really was. A great experience, but for whom?

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Brands Hotels Consulting Loyalty Programs 259

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. Brands no longer need to be held hostage by legacy rules engines.

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Loyalty Loyalty Programs Social Media ROI 52

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. Conversely, organizations cannot afford to get CX wrong, as dissatisfaction can result in diminishing brand value, lost revenue, and customer churn. But there’s more. Don’t overlook the data!

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Self Service Customer Service Loyalty Programs Travel 85

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But those brands pursuing each of the trends predicted for 2020 probably suffered less as the course of this year evolved. Today, the best experience we receive from any brand becomes our expectation of every brand. Loyalty marketing has always existed as a primary method for building direct relationships with your customers.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Until a few years ago, brands would have reacted to an uncertain economy by cutting services that deliver customer value. Some brands will do this in 2023, but actually, the loyalty & marketing industries have learned from recent experience that this costs you money in the long run.

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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. What really stood out is which brands were pulling off these feats.

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Loyalty Innovation Travel Loyalty Programs 52

ShepHyken

AUGUST 4, 2024

Fuller (Retail Dive) Retailers differentiate their brands from the competition through product assortment, price and quality. Bean, who was one of the brands known for their “no questions asked” policy. Brands are now investing heavily in loyalty programmes to keep customers coming back. And not only my own!)

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Customer Service Airlines Policies Advertising 82

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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Loyalty Customer Engagement Engagement Airlines 59

Kayako

AUGUST 12, 2022

eMarketer estimates that by 2024 almost 20% of total retail sales will be via eCommerce, and that estimate does not include travel and event ticketing or restaurant food delivery. The challenge for brands is ensuring that customer relationship management doesn’t suffer as online spending becomes the norm. Salesforce ).

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