West Monroe

JULY 24, 2017

CRMs enable businesses to track and measure each and every interaction, whether in person or online. Typically, though, CRM data provides only a partial profile of an individual – transactional data or website visits, for instance. With the institution of loyalty reward programs, the collection of purchase/transaction data took off.

Data 51

Data Marketing CRM Advertising 51

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

Banking 40

Banking Loyalty Consumers Loyalty Programs 40

Currency Alliance

JANUARY 22, 2020

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. Rewards programs have not, historically, earned consistent loyalty across all customer segments. References. [i] ii] [link].

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Brands Loyalty Programs Rewards Programs 40

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. Segmentation.

Loyalty 45

Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Hotels 45

Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

DSW, a shoe retailer, built a new loyalty platform on Google Cloud Services, allowing the retailer to ‘tailor rewards and offers with a high level of detail, engaging customers as individuals to build emotional loyalty’. A DSW manager, speaking on the software upgrade, reported…. ii] Loyalty Magazine, June 2019 edition.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Hotels 40

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]. Flybuys is also fairly generous with rewards. Everybody wins. You could ask them.

Loyalty 36

Loyalty Consumers Brands Airlines 36