Alida

MARCH 27, 2018

At Customers for Life, a recent Vision Critical event in Hong Kong, we immediately felt the grandeur, magnificent presence and ambience of the flagship Mandarin Oriental (MO) hotel in Central Hong Kong as soon as we stepped in. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group: Not all customers are created equal.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Many loyalty program members will now be accustomed to similar liquidity enhancements, such as exchanging your American Express Membership Rewards Points into Avios or Bonvoy. Remember, your loyalty goal is not to issue the maximum number of points, but for the maximum number of customers to see joining your program as worthwhile.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The best-known loyalty programs are made up of many partnerships – such as United Airlines and Hilton Hotels, or Emirates and Marriott. The majority of existing partnerships at big loyalty programs are brokered with one goal in mind: creating more value for the most frequent customers.

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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

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. Choice Hotels’ Smart Privilege scheme is another good example.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

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.”. [iii].

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Hotels need to get rid of tiny plastic shampoo bottles (or prove that they are better than alternatives). People are increasingly aware of ‘greenwashing’ brands, which claim environmental credibility without acting, so it’s critical that operating practices and program design are fully aligned with messaging. CEO Glenn Fogel said….

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