Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Escalating competition across sectors – not a purported “death of loyalty” – is making loyalty harder earned. As a result, major loyalty trends for 2019 will see a wave of innovation as established brands trial new ways to retain share of mind. Loyalty program management’ was reported as CMO’s lowest priority, with 4.8%

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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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Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This thinking assumed post-COVID business conditions would be favorable and also hinged on the notion the industry itself was heading in the right direction before COVID. as we beat our own industry record for unit development, opening an incredible 4,560 gross new units.” Chick-fil-A is perhaps one of the most admired QSR franchises.

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Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This thinking assumed post-COVID business conditions would be favorable and also hinged on the notion the industry itself was heading in the right direction before COVID. as we beat our own industry record for unit development, opening an incredible 4,560 gross new units.” Chick-fil-A is perhaps one of the most admired QSR franchises.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. Really, for those relatively few brands achieving impressive levels of customer engagement, it’s breath-taking how fast the industry has progressed in such a short time. 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 21, 2019

Making the same progress in loyalty has been much more difficult. The typical incumbent loyalty technology platform comprises five core modules: CRM/Analytics Platform. Loyalty Rules Engine. This analogy must also be true of software companies that deliver loyalty program management systems. CRM/Analytics.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Nobody in loyalty could have missed The Times’ headline in October, about the Committee for Climate Change (CCC) proposal to start taxing frequent flyer programs (FFPs), or even to shut them down, under the assumption that they increase flying. Brands reward more touchpoints to grow emotional loyalty.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The following quote baffles my mind: According to IRI Worldwide, 74% of consumers globally choose a store based on its effective loyalty programme.[i]. If 74% of consumers choose a store based on their loyalty program, then why do few loyalty programs have more than 25% of their customers participating?

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Currency Alliance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Even though Plenti failed[i], Amex’s effort showed belief in the coalition model by one of the biggest names in reward programs. The “Marriott More” program allows its members to earn and redeem points on everyday retail purchases[iii]. Sparse claims that the model is dead are severely misinformed. You could ask them.

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