CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Research from consulting agencies and brands proves that mobile apps increase conversion rates and average purchase receipts, help maintain relationships with customers, motivate them to make new purchases and advise friends and family. So new customers will come to you without any advertising costs from your side. Convenience.

Ecommerce 52

Ecommerce Sales e-support Guidelines 52

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. On evidence at last night’s awards, these walls are crumbling.

Loyalty 49

Loyalty Loyalty Programs Gamification Airlines 49

Currency Alliance

JANUARY 22, 2020

Every CEO waxes lyrical about the importance of loyalty. Every CFO knows a loyal customer is many times more profitable than others. And yet, many loyalty programs are run like barnacles on the side of a business: battling for budget, rather than being nurtured as the core way to engage customers via every channel and touchpoint.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Brands Loyalty Programs Rewards Programs 40

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]. Bribing customers is easy and, as with most easy initiatives, not very profitable. Actually, they do. Extra what? in 2017[vii].

Banking 40

Banking Loyalty Consumers Loyalty Programs 40

CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In 2016, the questions of ownership and business impact of customer experience management are still open. Learn more from the CRM consulting perspective. They say executive buy-in makes for an easier road to the happy customer, thanks to allocated budgets and all-round support with resources. Who should own customer experience?

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Government Chief Customer Officer Customer Journeys 40

Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. I think the scope of what customers were looking to change back then was much different. It’s all about the customer.

Innovation 42

Innovation Omni-Channel Average Handle Time Contact Center 42

Talkdesk

JULY 31, 2017

This interview is with Mike Milburn, Chief Customer Officer of Service Cloud at Salesforce. This conversation originally appeared in Opentalk magazine. You meet with customers all the time. I think the scope of what customers were looking to change back then was much different. It’s all about the customer.

Innovation 40

Innovation Omni-Channel Average Handle Time Contact Center 40

CSM Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Achieving a 360-degree customer view involves integrating various data sources and technologies to create a comprehensive profile of each customer. Here are some key technologies and practices that can help achieve a 360-degree customer view: 1.

Technology 52

Technology e-support Loyalty Programs Social Media 52

Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

There was a mix of good and bad, for loyalty in 2019. Much of the bad has derived from a lack of belief or understanding from CEOs, who constrain budgets, and prop up short-term earnings with value that ought to flow to customers. The widespread devaluation of loyalty currencies during the past few years brings this into sharp focus.

Loyalty 64

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Travel 64

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

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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The “Marriott More” program allows its members to earn and redeem points on everyday retail purchases[iii]. Coalition programs are gaining steam because, managed, correctly, they solve the biggest problem in loyalty marketing: engaging your long- and mid-tail customers, rather than just 20-25% of the most frequent.

Loyalty 36

Loyalty Consumers Brands Airlines 36