Currency Alliance

APRIL 13, 2017

If successfull, he may do what no other loyalty platform can do – create a loyalty program that works not only for your top 15 percent of customers, but also for the other 85 percent. In this interview, Ehredt expands his vision for how digital currencies have the potential to transform customer loyalty.

Marketing 40

Marketing Loyalty Programs Loyalty Transportation 40

Up Your Service

MAY 3, 2017

Our previous blog post demonstrated the power of customer voice in an unsolicited book review from a technology industry guru. Read on… Customer loyalty is a powerful marketing force that travel and hospitality businesses are always chasing. The rise of white-glove customer service. By David Harrington.

Hospitality 74

Hospitality Travel Industry Brands 74

InMoment XI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

There is something to be said about how vital it is to leverage market research to understand your non-buyers so you can convert them into customers. But focusing on how to improve customer retention is just as important, if not more. That is why your customer retention efforts are so important. What Is Customer Retention?

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Customer Retention How To Customer Journeys Telecommunications 260

Currency Alliance

MARCH 20, 2020

There are really only four ways to create value for all stakeholders in a loyalty program: maintain low operating costs, and funnel the savings into rewards. add complementary partners in every spending category so the program and the currency are more useful and interesting. Not every loyalty program seems to appreciate this.

Loyalty Programs 52

Loyalty Programs Loyalty Hotels Travel 52

C Space

JULY 21, 2020

eBay reported strong results in its more recent quarter thanks to a boost from Covid-spooked consumers shopping online, but the classified business suffered because the pandemic forced the shuttering of thousands of car dealerships. Digital growth is also responsible for accelerating the company’s loyalty program, Brandt noted.

Brands 52

Brands Transportation Sales Innovation 52

Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. You meet with customers all the time. I think the scope of what customers were looking to change back then was much different. Now we are seeing chief customer care officers and CEOs, chief excellence officers. Absolutely.

Innovation 42

Innovation Omni-Channel Average Handle Time Contact Center 42

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. This year, a continuing key theme in loyalty will be the ability to drive even greater customer value at lower direct cost.

Loyalty 59

Loyalty Trends Data Marketing 59

Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. You meet with customers all the time. I think the scope of what customers were looking to change back then was much different. Now we are seeing chief customer care officers and CEOs, chief excellence officers. Absolutely.

Innovation 40

Innovation Omni-Channel Average Handle Time Contact Center 40

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. Enter: loyalty marketing.

Loyalty 56

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Airlines 56

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.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

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. Powerful consumer brands, meanwhile, are building their own coalitions. The “Marriott More” program allows its members to earn and redeem points on everyday retail purchases[iii]. The origins of V1.0.

Loyalty 36

Loyalty Consumers Brands Airlines 36

C Space

MAY 20, 2020

Facebook is also working to integrate loyalty programs. The appetite for fresh entertainment during lockdown when content from traditional channels has been exhausted, along with increased demand for TV content at all times of the day, is contributing to consumers re-evaluating SVOD services,” the report’s authors conclude.

Brands 52

Brands Airlines Travel Transportation 52

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. Some stars are sticks.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Hotels 40

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. Each trend supports aspects of the broader business imperative: to be present when and where customers choose to engage. Accelerating customer-centricity.

Loyalty 52

Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Travel 52

Thematic

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In this blog, we’ll discuss how to u nderstand your Voice of Customer (VOC) insights and why this is important. What are your customers actually telling you and how do you analyze this information to get to meaningful insights? A new take on Voice of Customer: driven by insights. What is Voice of Customer (VOC)?

Voice of Customer 101

Voice of Customer Net Promoter Score Effort Score ROI 101