ShepHyken

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s prime time for retailers to grow an Amazon-level loyalty program by Tom Caporaso. My Comment: Here’s a great article about customer loyalty. Some loyalty programs are actually marketing programs. Some loyalty programs create emotional connections.

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Customer Service Guest Experience Loyalty Programs Hospitality 161

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 3, 2024

While these strategies can vary based on your business model or resources available to your customer experience program, these proven strategies can help any organization reduce customer churn and improve customer retention. 79% of consumers say that loyalty programs caused them to purchase from an organization more frequently.

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InMoment XI

AUGUST 1, 2024

Offer Loyalty Programs and Incentives As you continue to address and resolve customer pain points, consider building positive customer sentiment by offering a reward or loyalty program for repeat customers. The insights you gain can also inform future improvements in product or service quality.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

Within his role, Eric now owns the VoC programs, CX and brand activation team, and the Gold Plus Rewards loyalty program. In the first 6 months of his role, Eric focused on the following: Fixing the measurement program in order to capture the VoC in the right way with the right level of understanding.

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Employee Experience Culture Loyalty Travel 221

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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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. Somewhere in the middle are hospitality companies. Personalization comprises four key strategic initiatives.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Marketing Ecommerce 52

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. The golden benchmark is about $25 USD per year in loyalty value. This actually is not true.

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Oracle

MARCH 18, 2021

And for the most avid travelers engaged in airline, credit card, and hotel loyalty programs, 2020 provided extremely limited opportunities to maintain status, earn points, or redeem travel rewards. Travel loyalty reimagined. Travel loyalty programs matter to consumers, and so do their responses to the pandemic.

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Loyalty Programs Travel Loyalty Brands 62

Customer Bliss

OCTOBER 11, 2016

He creates innovative programs, products and partnerships that drive engagement, grow share of wallet and accelerate performance. Power-winning guest loyalty program. He initiated and is leading the strategic transformation of HHonors from a program for only frequent travelers to a club more relevant to all travelers.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 28, 2025

Also, hospitality culture is ingrained into the casino industry. Proactive customer engagement, personalised offers and loyalty programs make customers feel appreciated and can encourage brand trust and loyalty which can be hard to come by, especially in industries that are saturated with many companies!

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

There is hardly any online or land-based casino that doesn’t offer some kind of a loyalty program, like the iRush Rewards program or any other like this. But do those programs really work, and how? These programs not only aim to keep the dice rolling but also to decode the preferences of the diverse casino audience.

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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Travel Rewards Programs 52

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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Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Travel 52

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In contrast to a loyalty program, gifting is a cost effective way to achieve tangible and significant results. My Comment: Here is a fascinating article about loyalty and the customer experience. It turns out that loyalty programs that give you points for your business may be taking a second seat to the customer experience.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs B2B Competitive Advantage 112

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Support Teams Consistency: Identify fundamental customer needs and create customized value and benefits Formal Relationship Surveys: Create goal-oriented relationship surveys; look for churn warning signs specific to your business Leverage Loyalty Programs: Leverage your best customers to be your most outspoken advocates.

Customer Retention 195

Customer Retention How To Customer Journeys Telecommunications 195

Thematic

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Direct customer feedback can provide actionable insights that help retailers enhance loyalty programs. Hospitality and entertainment Like retail, the hospitality and entertainment sectors overwhelmingly operate in a customer-centric ecosystem.

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Voice of Customer Examples Industry Handbook 62

BirdEye

APRIL 1, 2025

Its online reviews , the most powerful and public reflection of your hospitality. Emotional loyalty, built through proactive review engagement, is often more powerful than loyalty programs or discounts. This builds guest engagement, strengthening your hospitality business and customer relationships.

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Hotels Management Guest Experience Hospitality 52

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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Hospitality Loyalty Industry Hotels 52

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. Jude Children’s Hospital, on honoring customers (in this case, donors) as assets. Her schnauzer, Buddy, could now be just minutes from care if he needed it.

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Customer Bliss

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Today, I’m replaying one of our most popular episodes from 2018 about the employee experience and building customer loyalty at Hertz with Eric Smuda , VP of Customer Experience and Loyalty.

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Employee Experience Chief Customer Officer Loyalty Programs Loyalty 143

Michelli Experience

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Cheryl also cites research on how customers want loyalty programs to reflect a brand’s gratitude: A study by Kitewheel shows three-quarters of consumers believe loyalty programs are ways for brands to show their loyalty to consumers.

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Customer Experience Loyalty Programs Loyalty Consulting 113

ShepHyken

MARCH 25, 2024

Brands Want Your Loyalty—and Will Offer More Than Points to Get It by Lauren Giella (Newsweek) Loyalty programs offer customers rewards, discounts or other perks when buying from or using the products or services of a certain brand. My Comment: Here is an excellent and robust article on loyalty programs.

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Hotels Loyalty Programs Customer Service Hospitality 82

Alida

JANUARY 5, 2018

Forrester expects that rather than plowing money into traditional ad spending, CMOs will focus their time and budgets on revitalizing CX to drive affinity and stem churn and to re-engineer loyalty programs to meet customer expectations. CX goes mobile. Not surprisingly, many CX efforts will be mobile.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The basis was the image of King Billy, symbolizing hospitality and generosity. Bonuses and loyalty programs A generous welcome package is available to new users, including cash bonuses and free spins. For active users there is a loyalty program with a progression of statuses.

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Entertainment e-support Loyalty Programs Hospitality 52

AWS Machine Learning

APRIL 1, 2025

Industry Use Cases Healthcare Validate AI-generated treatment recommendations against clinical care protocols and guidelines Verify medication dosage calculations and check for potential drug interactions Make sure patient education materials align with medical best practices Validate clinical documentation for regulatory compliance Financial Services (..)

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Mobile check-in can also be deployed to upsell room selection, to offer customized key collection, or can be integrated with a loyalty program to confirm benefits such as lounge-access or free Wi-Fi. Restive guests: understanding hospitality loyalty. Different loyalty drivers apply to different guest demographics.

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Hotels Hospitality Loyalty Travel 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. A world-beating program in travel.

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Loyalty Programs Travel Loyalty Airlines 40

CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Beyond menu personalization, AI also enhances loyalty programs and targeted promotions. As AI technology continues to evolve, its role in the hospitality sector will only grow, making it an essential investment for forward-thinking restaurant owners.

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Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Travel and hospitality companies have a difficult job. This despite the fact that 76% of customers tell us that they would be likely or extremely likely to sign up for a brand’s loyalty program if the brand tailored information and experiences based on past behavior. There is huge market pressure to make great deals.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 28, 2022

What Today’s Guests Really Want When It Comes To Hotel Loyalty Programs Might Surprise You by Ellis Connolly. Hospitality Net) Why do so many hotel loyalty programs fail? My Comment: Here’s an interesting take on loyalty programs. Looking at the first stat is intriguing.

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Loyalty Programs Customer Service Hotels Entertainment 66

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 4, 2024

A hotel chain implements a loyalty program to reward repeat customers with points that can be redeemed for discounts or other special offers. The program is likely to boost satisfaction and give existing customers an incentive to book rooms in the future.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MAY 4, 2015

The conference attracted some of the biggest names in customer centricity from all over the retail, hospitality, and financial service industries. You have loyalty programs, a no-questions-asked refund policy, customer satisfaction surveys, and perhaps even greeters. Customers in your store are given your utmost attention.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 12, 2015

In fact, they are 70% more likely to do so if they are part of a loyalty program or “VIP” customers. The ways to increase loyalty AND gain more word-of-mouth traction is to treat your customers fabulously. Plus, I told EVERYONE about it. Say thank you. Don’t assume they know you are grateful.

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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. We can learn so much from the hospitality industry. by Max Starkov.

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ShepHyken

JUNE 6, 2022

My Comment: Regardless of the industry you and your company might be in, a good customer service strategy is to have a “hospitality mentality.” Fred Auzenne- 14 Steps to Creating a Customer Loyalty Program That Works by Anna Duke. My Comment: Here’s a nice “checklist” of ideas to create a successful customer loyalty program.

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Customer Service Loyalty Programs Hotels Loyalty 69

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Top 5 Guest Loyalty Trends and Predictions to Watch for 2023 by Ellis Connolly. Hospitality Net) We are officially on the eve of a new year, already moving through the holiday season at the signature blink-and-you-might-miss-it pace that is seemingly synonymous with this time of year. Personalization is more important than ever.

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BirdEye

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Creating an authentic review-generation culture requires strategic and thoughtful approaches that don’t feel forced or transactional. Follow up meaningfully after private customer feedback before requesting public reviews. Design email sequences that prioritize guest satisfaction before mentioning reviews.

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Multi-Channel Social Media Feedback Analysis 52

Forrester's Customer Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

After more than two years of loyalty program limbo and “will they, or won’t they” debates, Marriott unveiled the name of its unified loyalty program: Bonvoy. For Marriott, the stakes […].

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Loyalty Hospitality Loyalty Programs B2C 44