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.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

It’s the interactions customers have with employees – all employees. I do like the customer experience definition, which is every touchpoint from the first interaction until the customer is no longer doing business with you. While subscription models play a role, a crucial strategy involves identifying customer interests.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

So, with competition across nearly every category, all companies now need a loyalty strategy. Not every company needs a loyalty program with points, gift cards, or other incentives, but very few businesses can survive without a base of loyal customers that makes up 30-50% of recurring total sales.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Yet, this boom also means that online stores face stiff competition in attracting and retaining customers. Traditional marketing tools and retention tactics that might have worked a decade ago are now outdated in the eyes of the savvy digital consumer. Gamified Loyalty Programs The world loves games, and e-commerce is no exception.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Over the past two years, retailers have invested a significant amount of time and money to create exceptional digital experiences as consumers embraced a new way of interacting with their favorite brands. Digital experience is very important to this group and rates second only to price as the biggest driver of customer satisfaction.

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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.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As everyone knows in the loyalty industry, entering into new commercial agreements with partners can be a very time-consuming effort. For this reason, only very large partners end up collaborating even though the loyalty program members engage with thousands of medium or smaller potential partners on a daily basis.

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SurveySparrow

JULY 23, 2023

Final Thoughts What are Customer Experience Trends? Customer experience (CX) trends are patterns or shifts in consumer behavior and preferences that significantly impact how businesses interact with their customers. Top 10 Customer Experience Trends 1.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 9, 2021

Most loyalty marketers aren’t thinking of headless loyalty platforms yet, but they should be, because headless loyalty and headless commerce are the future of technology for consumer brands. Because customers use multiple channels at the same time when interacting with a brand. Why is this important?

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SurveySparrow

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) CRM is yet another crucial customer retention management software to consider. It not only manages customer information but also supports and enhances the customer journey at each touchpoint. The method is simple enough – read customers for their continued patronage.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Several years ago, the idea of customer engagement was much simpler. Merchants could interact with customers in-store or could send them marketing materials via post and email. Now it’s difficult to say for sure whether there’s even such a thing as a traditional touchpoint anymore.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

What is strange today, is that most brands have evolved their public-facing ecommerce platforms into dynamic, content-rich, and personalized shopping experiences, while their loyalty program redemption catalog may not have changed in ten years, leaving it looking static with minimal appeal. Motivation.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

What is strange today, is that most brands have evolved their public-facing ecommerce platforms into dynamic, content-rich, and personalized shopping experiences, while their loyalty program redemption catalog may not have changed in ten years, leaving it looking static with minimal appeal. Motivation.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It is the most powerful, yet under appreciated module (or tool) in a loyalty marketing stack of software. The loyalty rules engine is the module that enables the types of promotions that are familiar from every major loyalty program. This would not require much of a rules engine – since your program has no variation.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Customers expect flexibility and convenience from the companies they do business with because people live in a world where almost everything is accessible with a few clicks on their smartphone. Unfortunately, the customer loyalty sector has not kept pace. How do we define greater liquidity in loyalty programs?

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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]. In 2000, UK consumer bank Halifax launched a fairly successful marketing slogan: the people that give you extra [iv]. Extra what?

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Comm100

JANUARY 21, 2020

Whether you’re new to digital omnichannel or your company is already deep into digital transformation for customer service, it’s always important to check the health of your digital customer journey. So, what should you look at when planning or evaluating your customers’ digital journey? Remember: Be mobile-ready.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Within one year, over 100 bank-sponsored loyalty programs in Europe disappeared. Shutting down the loyalty programs was a huge strategic mistake by the banks. Next, we explain how to increase the perceived value of your loyalty currency, so that your loyalty program is more effective, and the ROI increases.

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SmartMessage Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Keeping customers loyal is critical for financial success and a reliable brand image. What Is Customer Loyalty and Why Is It Important? Customer loyalty means a consistent and positive emotional bond between a consumer and a particular brand, company, or product. Consistency is supercritical.

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CX University

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Finance teams do not particularly enjoy the first two to three years of most customer experience initiatives, but it is not too long before they are raving fans. Legal divisions have had to adapt their speech to be more understandable and much like the IT industry, consumer and data protection laws have completely disrupted their space.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Because each customer segment will respond differently to available loyalty incentives, tailoring the customer experience by segment across channels is essential to maximize ROI. Millions of longstanding loyalty programs are testament to the fact that loyalty marketing can be optimized for the benefit of all stakeholders.

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Retently

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Enhancing customer engagement These surveys do more than just help you understand your marketing channels; they also serve as a bridge between you and your customers. Including open-ended questions or a comment box in your survey allows your customers to voice their experience and provide valuable feedback.

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SurveySensum

JULY 27, 2023

That’s also the power of understanding customer feedback and data. According to Salesforce’s third edition of the State of the Connected Consumer Report , 64% of customers expect tailored experiences based on their preferences. The NikePlus loyalty program is a key pillar in delivering personalized experiences.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But there remain some fundamental things that loyalty programs need to achieve to weather the looming storm that open banking, mobile payments, aggregation models, and other marketplace dynamics will bring. More customers will want to earn more loyalty currencies – which is potentially fantastic for all brands.

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SurveySparrow

MARCH 29, 2023

An ecommerce customer journey includes the steps that a customer takes; starting from discovering that there is a need for a product to the final stage, where they buy from you. Each of the stages they cross is referred to as a customer touchpoint and can be used to create a delightful experience for your prospective customers.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 7, 2021

But make no mistake; failing in the medium-to-long term on these Loyalty Imperatives will put your customer relationships at risk and ultimately damage your brand. Loyalty programs are no different. Without a brand’s uniqueness, customers don’t really care where they shop.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 19, 2021

Less-technical businesspeople may only care about loyalty technology to the degree that it serves two key objectives: Delivering a consistently good brand experience across all customer touchpoints. Enhancing the value customers obtain, without increasing your costs. Managers have little time to become technology experts.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here’s a roadmap to help you get there: Gather Feedback : Gather feedback on a regular basis from your customers on different aspects of your business, but don’t limit yourself to traditional CSAT or NPS surveys. Take advantage of different types of surveys at different touchpoints of the customer journey.

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SurveySensum

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here’s a roadmap to help you get there: Gather Feedback : Gather feedback on a regular basis from your customers on different aspects of your business, but don’t limit yourself to traditional CSAT or NPS surveys. Take advantage of different types of surveys at different touchpoints of the customer journey.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It allows us to keep customers engaged when business plans fly out the window, due to marketplace calamities, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the microservices model, customer data is in one enterprise CRM that coordinates with one enterprise Campaign Management System to coordinate touchpoints.

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BirdEye

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Reach out to your customers with Birdeye Messaging In this digital-first era, customers prefer seamless interactions with businesses they love, no matter what platform they use. Birdeye Messaging ensures you’re there for your customers, engaging with them on various channels from a single inbox.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards. Really, for those relatively few brands achieving impressive levels of customer engagement, it’s breath-taking how fast the industry has progressed in such a short time. Collecting data at more touchpoints is very useful.

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Currency Alliance

MAY 9, 2019

…when the automotive and mobility industries shifted from a driver- or owner-focused value proposition to a customer-centered one; and when micromobility started to scale up.” [i]. Consumers thought about cars and mass transit, while manufacturers of transportation assets thought about market share.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2017

Loyalty program announcements so far this year indicate a major sea change. To get customers re-engaged, brands are making it easier to participate in their loyalty programs and are offering enhanced ways to redeem – so customers can make use of even small amounts of points/miles.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

While travel and retail brands have made a lot of progress in the last 24 months, the bulk of innovation has come from other consumer sectors – including media businesses, entertainment, and telecoms providers, which in recent years appeared to regard loyalty as a lost cause. Hybrid points programs. A disloyal generation?

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BirdEye

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Email marketing is a top tool for communicating directly with customers and driving them to your offers. This ensures you stay in touch at every step of the customer engagement process. Focus on video marketing Platforms like Facebook, Instagram , and YouTube all have massive audiences who love consuming video content.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Having benchmarked and talked to hundreds of loyalty programs in the past few months, what we think program leaders ought to be doing during the next 3-6 months is preparing a plan to realign their loyalty program design with the broader business strategy and core value propositions. Customer data: maximize ROI.

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