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Loyalty: On the Cusp of Major R(E)volution

Currency Alliance

From the customer perspective, it amounts to a Revolution – where brands are finally giving into what has been a ‘peaceful demonstration’ gaining momentum for several years – namely that it is too difficult to accumulate much value among so many incompatible loyalty point currencies/programs – so consumers quit.

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How Important is Customer Service in Travel and Tourism?

Bold360

The Qubit Future of Travel Report 2016 shows that investing in customer satisfaction can be equally as important as competing on price points. Many businesses in the travel industry have tried out loyalty schemes and reward programs with varied success. The post How Important is Customer Service in Travel and Tourism?

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Consumer banking: money can’t buy loyalty

Currency Alliance

Bribing customers is easy and, as with most easy initiatives, not very profitable. Banks have been in and out of rewards programs for decades – but their focus ebbs and flows depending on the economic cycle as well as the regulatory framework. in 2017[vii]. For starters, it isn’t financially sustainable.

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The Implications of Big-data Marketing: Bigger Than You Think

West Monroe

Across all industries – from utilities to banking and from healthcare to education – organizations are tapping into unprecedented amounts and types of actionable “big data” to understand consumers and drive powerful engagement. With the institution of loyalty reward programs, the collection of purchase/transaction data took off.

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Reconsidering Loyalty: Top Loyalty Trends for 2019

Currency Alliance

Reward programs still have an important part to play in this effort; but they are only part of the picture. YouGov data from the UK shows that even the youth demographic – supposedly disloyal – thinks that points programs “are a good way for brands to reward customers and 59% think all brands should offer one.”.

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POV: Where Is The New Growth For Restaurants? Your 6-Step Strategy

Strativity

The Post article was on the heels of articles from Restaurant Business (2018) and The New York Times (2017)—both asserting that there may be too many restaurants. Delivery is an often-repeated rationale for deferring some or most of the customer engagement responsibility to third-party services.

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Where is the new growth for restaurants?

Strativity

The Post article was on the heels of articles from Restaurant Business (2018) and The New York Times (2017)—both asserting that there may be too many restaurants. Delivery is an often-repeated rationale for deferring some or most of the customer engagement responsibility to third-party services.

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