Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2015

Have you ever struggled with how you can listen better to your customers? Amy agreed to an impromptu interview at the TripIt Lounge to share some ideas about feedback and customer input for my podcast which I co-host with Adam Toporek , Crack The Customer Code. If you travel a bit, as I do, this app can be a lifesaver.

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Beyond Philosophy

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hotel giant Hilton recently dropped the H from its rewards program , replacing the linguistically puzzling Hilton HHonors with an easier to pronounce version, Hilton Honors. The new rewards program will be the first in the industry to allow members to combine points and money for a hotel visit. I like these changes.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 13, 2022

If, for example, you’re a member of Nordstrom’s loyalty program, Nordy Club, you’re among a group of customers who are likely to spend three to five times more than non-members, and are consequently driving two-thirds of Nordstrom’s sales. Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members.

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CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For centuries, merchants have been offering special tokens that repeat customers could redeem for goods. Today, stamps, vouchers and coupons have mostly been replaced by apps and digital methods of tracking customer engagement. Ultimately, companies want to develop loyalty programmes that drive revenues and retain loyal customers.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Hotel chains, worried about competition from Airbnb , are rolling out these and other special experiences for their best rewards customers. Customers bid points for the privilege of participating in these elite, one-of-a-kind experiences. It’s all part of the company’s plan to deepen its relationship with loyal customers.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Customer service is a broad term that covers a large number of tasks. As you tailor your CV to meet the needs of the customer service job you want, you should focus not only on the support skills you have to offer, but how they directly relate to the industry you want to work in. The following tips can help you do just that.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Recent research on consumer neuroscience explains the impact of consumer’s emotions on the effectiveness of advertising or customer interaction. It explains in detail how deeply the advertisement content or different modes of customer connections influence the emotional response of the consumer and their decision making.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 15, 2024

Many people assume that operating a loyalty program necessarily implies issuing your own loyalty points or miles. The optimal points to offer mostly depends on the frequency of engagement your brand has with target customers. This actually is not true. Points and miles are a dominant and popular form of loyalty value.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Loyal customers choose to buy a particular company’s services and products consistently. Building customer loyalty is quite essential for companies, regardless of their sizes. Also, loyal customers can become your company’s ambassadors because they spread the good word about your firm to their friends and relatives.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Loyalty partnerships with complementary brands are the best way to create additional value, for customers and for your business. Depending on the maturity of your loyalty program, you may already have some program partners, or be a partner in somebody else’s program. The value can be immediate.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

With fuel cards, businesses can track fuel usage, set spending limits, and generate custom reports to better manage and control their fleet’s fuel expenses. The BP Business Solutions Fuel Card provides customers access to over 7,000 BP and Amoco petrol locations across the US.

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Transportation Rewards Programs Report Financial 52

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. The program is actually called, ‘ Voxi Drop ’.

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Inbenta

JUNE 30, 2021

Chatbot examples in the travel & leisure industry. Chatbots are one of the hottest current trends in customer service. Chatbot examples in the travel & leisure industry. As one of the major Airlines in South America and Brazil, Gol Airlines was struggling to keep up with responses for all customer support requests.

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NobelBiz

MAY 6, 2022

They define corporate culture, drive performance and deal with customers. This article will explain why employee recognition is based on creating a culture of recognition, and whether you can use reward and incentive strategies for contact centers. If you think about it, employees are the most important asset of your company.

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Oracle

APRIL 8, 2021

Welcome to Experience TV, a LIVE show on social channels about the economic revolution we’re living through, the Experience Economy, where brands compete on the quality of their customer experiences. Nominations are due April 16 – don’t miss your chance to be recognized for your great customer experience efforts during 2020.

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

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Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

That is, until, a couple of months later when checking my hotels.com account, I get a message stating that my 6-night hotel stay in Baltimore had been removed from my Rewards Account and that I would not get credit for that stay. The primary reason I use hotels.com is for the rewards. I travel a lot. I travel a lot.

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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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Service Untitled

APRIL 14, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Their rewards program provides 2 points for every dollar spent at Nordstrom’s and provides for 1 point when I use the card elsewhere. The downside of the Platinum card centers around the travel and concierge services.

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Optimove

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The Subscription Model is a business in which a customer pays a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. This model is an excellent opportunity to earn regular and predictable revenue while strengthening relationships with customers and building brand loyalty. How Do You Define VIPs ?

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Qualtrics

APRIL 22, 2020

Find out how Conjoint/MaxDiff can help you use real-time feedback to develop the products and services your customers need both now, and as you emerge from the other side of the coronavirus crisis. People are changing the way they shop, how they can travel, where they eat, how they work, and how they stay in contact with loved ones.

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Hospitality Retail Rewards Programs Analysis 29

Currency Alliance

JULY 24, 2018

But with so much riding on travel for your customer – the cost of bookings, the early-morning starts, the importance or the fun of their trip – it’s a sector primed like no other to stoke their rage when things go wrong. Travel-Sick. “I Customer Disservice! “On Weary traveller. “I It seems so simple.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 20, 2022

From apparel brands to food delivery platforms, almost all B2C businesses offer loyalty programs; and a majority of them are a huge hit. But, implementing these programs in Business-to-Business (B2B) environments can be a little different. The major difference is because of the businesses’ approach to the customers. .

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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.”.

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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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SuiteCX

JANUARY 19, 2015

10 Key Insights from 15 Years of Customer Journey Mapping Case Studies January, 2015. Your investment in CX must link directly to key business results • Have a clear story line that arDculates the criDcal business results to how the new/improved processes, capabiliDes and customer centricity will deliver your business enhanced performance.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

There is a growing divide in customer experience delivered by brands whose digital transformations are progressing well, and those being left behind. Since customers are losing patience with brands that don’t recognize them as people, or enable consistent, multi-channel engagement, this priority remains over-arching in 2020.

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Kitewheel

MARCH 25, 2019

What changes has your business made this year to improve the experience customers have with your brand? Last year, we saw incredible growth in Customer Experience (CX) investments and for good reason. Most businesses struggle to connect all of the relevant data on their customer experience. Identify customer pain points.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

If 74% of consumers choose a store based on their loyalty program, then why do few loyalty programs have more than 25% of their customers participating? Customers are interested in earning a meaningful amount of value, but the value they receive does not meet minimum expectations – so people quit. The answer is simple.

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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]. offering your best hope of earning profitable customer loyalty. The origins of V1.0.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 19, 2019

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. Looking beyond transactional rewards. Mastering customer data (finally). This was my second year on the judging panel at the Loyalty Magazine Awards.

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Retently

MARCH 18, 2019

Does your company retain its customers or take them for granted? Customer retention is one of the most important aspects of growing your company, yet it’s one that many companies overlook, focusing more on acquiring new customers. After all, brands with high customer retention are usually companies with high NPS score.

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SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Acquiring new customers is harder than ever. Customers are not really looking at the next shiny thing because each entrant into the market showcases themselves like it. Getting feedback directly from your customers has a lot of benefits associated with it. Touchpoints that provide a less-than-ideal experience for your customer.

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Sales Survey How To Omni-Channel 59

Currency Alliance

MARCH 21, 2019

Customer-side, the greater control and flexibility around data, enabled by microservices, is experienced as more rapid deployment of features, accurate personalization, greater relevancy, and an improved perception of the brand. Redemption Catalog.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

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. Loyalty programs are essentially a value exchange.

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