Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

Many of the entrants to this years’ Loyalty Magazine Awards were as adept with data and technology as marketers in many other disciplines. Voxi is the ‘youth brand’ of Vodafone, whose highly successful VeryMe rewards program has previously been praised by Currency Alliance. A disloyal generation? Fighting on multiple fronts.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If your rewards programme isn’t intuitive, customers will find another one that better meets their needs. We worked with a major airline to help update its loyalty scheme app and website. To begin with, when do you offer customers the opportunity to join your rewards program? Does the customer journey flow smoothly?

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. What is great about The Loyalty Magazine Awards is the willingness to share why each brand won their award or received special recognition – which allows us, as practitioners, to learn, and not just enjoy the gin fizz. Mastering customer data (finally).

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

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. Compounded in Europe by the slashing of interchange fees, banks have been left with reduced margins from which to carve out rewards value[v].

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Airlines will spend a good portion of 2020 proving that their programs are fundamental to minimizing the environmental impact as the industry grows. At the Loyalty Surgery this year, IBM’s Greg Land said that their modern martech trial at Malaysia Airlines performed extremely well, delivering a 43% improvement in ROI.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

An example of effective alignment of strategy with tactics include Australia’s Coles Supermarket chain and its flybuys reward program. This past summer, the supermarket decided to offer reward points to customers who bring their own re-usable carrier bags. demonstrating environmental responsibility.

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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]. It began as the “frequent flyer program”. And this is where the magic happened.

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