Second to None

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

1] Amazon provides its customers with unprecedented convenience, product selection, all matched with above-average customer service and a beloved Prime loyalty program. Unsurprisingly, the biggest slice of Amazon’s pie is online sales. Our solutions are developed on the basis of solid research and statistical science.

Retail 54

Retail Brands Fashion Voice of Customer 54

C Space

JULY 21, 2020

PayPal processed all of eBay’s payments until 2018, when eBay started testing a small portion of its payments in-house, with processing partner Adyen. Motorway.co.uk , another used car marketplace, said it had enjoyed record sales of as much as £1.6m Innovation is a hallmark,” said Chris Brandt, the company’s CMO.

Brands 52

Brands Transportation Sales Innovation 52

Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

A 2018 Collinson study reported that 66% of financial services professionals say their bank “does not understand why customers are loyal or have a strategy to strengthen customer relationships”[i]. Rewards value rose 15% in Q3 2018 alone[vi]. Card attrition rates rose to 15% in 2018 from 10.5% Actually, they do. in 2017[vii].

Banking 40

Banking Loyalty Consumers Loyalty Programs 40

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

During 2023, brands will make it easier for more customers to realize value from loyalty program participation. This will help them engage many more customers – particularly in the mid-to-long tail: previously not seen as a valuable target for loyalty marketing, but now recognized as a leading source of incremental revenue.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Trends Innovation Loyalty Programs 52

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Loyalty trends, as we’ve said in our previous years’ trends articles, are interesting to think about – but they are not necessarily reflective of what your own brand should be focusing on in the next year. The article covers the various brands which have joined the Scene+ loyalty coalition.

Loyalty 59

Loyalty Trends Data Marketing 59

TechSee

JULY 23, 2019

The point of sale (POS) is the most critical stage of the customer journey. According to a 2018 Retail Survey by Accelerated Concepts , 81% of retailers experience downtime at least once per year. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach USD 151.72 Now is NOT the time for a technical glitch. It happens to the best of ‘em.

System 129

System Retail Software Sales 129

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

“the biggest 25 food-and-beverage companies…generated 45% of sales in the category in America but drove only 3% of the total growth” [i]. The Economist, November 2018. Escalating competition across sectors – not a purported “death of loyalty” – is making loyalty harder earned. 2018 saw a 14.2% Smarter budgeting.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Rewards Programs 45

Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This article was written by James Lanyon, EVP, Strategy & Innovation ( james.lanyon@materialplus.io ) , and Sean Eidson, VP, Strategy & Innovation ( sean.eidson@materialplus.io ) at Material. Material works with some of the largest and most innovative restaurant brands. Then the pandemic hit and normal stopped.

Strategy 52

Strategy e-support Roadmap Customer relationships 52

Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In December 2018, we published what we consider will be the Top 10 Trends in loyalty marketing during 2019. Businesses, their markets, and customer behavior have evolved dramatically in the past 10 years, yet most loyalty programs have only made incremental changes (in some cases to the detriment of customers).

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

Material works with some of the largest and most innovative restaurant brands. 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. But the headline of sales growth doesn’t tell the full story.

Roadmap 52

Roadmap Customer relationships Brands e-support 52

ProProfs Chat

JULY 30, 2021

McDonalds saw an increase in sales of 5.5% in the Q4 of 2018. Former CEO of McDonalds, Steve Easterbook confirms that brand perception is one factor that helped the company grow in the last quarter of 2018. Innovation makes you stand out from the crowd and creates an unique form of brand perception.

Brands 111

Brands Net Promoter Score Social Media e-support 111

Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

Independent of individual program achievements, the most important development across the industry has not been in individual technological triumphs, but a hastening structural shift in how brands understand and approach the purpose of their loyalty programs. ING Direct is one of those brands. Kudos to them.

Loyalty 49

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Gamification Airlines 49

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Loyalty marketing, however, has been restrained (or, arguably, sheltered) by monolithic tech, and probably a lack of interest, as other, sexier marketing innovations stole center-stage. 2020, however, seems likely to be the year in which stars align for a more profitable, productive and open future for loyalty.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Hotels 40

ClearAction

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For example, the 2017 and 2018 Forrester Customer Experience Index TM reveals no companies exceeding 72 on a 100-point scale and very little change in any industry. Another example is Temkin Group’s 2018 Customer Experience Competency and Maturity Assessment. Faulty CXM Trajectory. customers, channel partners, alliances).

Customer Experience 63

Customer Experience Effort Score ROI Study 63

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.

Loyalty Programs 52

Loyalty Programs Loyalty How To Hotels 52

Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

million users as of 2018, and the number is expected to grow to around 60.8 Amazon has invested plenty of resources into making its sales, shipping, and return processes as simple and reliable as possible. Unique, Innovative Products and Offers. Airbnb Customer Retention. According to statistics , Airbnb has around 43.2

Net Promoter Score 133

Net Promoter Score Omni-Channel Company NPS 133

Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

Last December, a McKinsey report said that 2018 represented… “…a tipping point from thinking, talking about, and planning for future mobility to implementing it.…when In 3-5 years’ time, the market leaders will have emerged, so now is the moment to include loyalty mechanics to get the upper-hand.

Loyalty 56

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Airlines 56

Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Unfortunately, the customer loyalty sector has not kept pace. Most loyalty programs still retain largely the same design as 20 years ago. The key to getting customers once again actively involved in loyalty program participation is through providing greater liquidity.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Customer Engagement Engagement Loyalty Programs 45