ShepHyken

APRIL 17, 2020

He shares different strategies businesses should implement during a world crisis in order to gain and retain customer loyalty. What do you do in the interim to gain and retain customer loyalty? The loyalty strategy worth adopting is to keep in touch and show concern for your customers. Weak purchasing power.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 13, 2017

This week we feature an article by Jess Mizerak discussing the future of brand loyalty and how to continue to be successful in the world of E-commerce. That’s what your loyalty program should do. – Shep Hyken. That’s important because customer-centricity continues to be the driving force behind sales, and true customer loyalty.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Deep Dive: How Rewards Programs Can Fuel Customer Spending by PYMNTS. The Seattle-based coffee giant’s loyalty program has 19 million active members that account for 48 percent of its annual revenue. It made me wonder about other industries. You don’t have to use all the ideas.

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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. Let’s start with understanding what the B2B loyalty program is and how it works.

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Forrester's Customer Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As 2019 winds down, I’m getting more questions about what’s going to be new and next in loyalty in the coming year. Most marketers understand that earning loyalty is bigger than rewards programs and incentives, that it’s important to treat different customers differently.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Escalating competition across sectors – not a purported “death of loyalty” – is making loyalty harder earned. As a result, major loyalty trends for 2019 will see a wave of innovation as established brands trial new ways to retain share of mind. Loyalty marketing breaking ground in new sectors. Smarter budgeting.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 16, 2020

For most of the last decade, loyalty marketing seemed to be on autopilot for many brands – but the tide is turning. Many of the entrants to this years’ Loyalty Magazine Awards were as adept with data and technology as marketers in many other disciplines. What really stood out is which brands were pulling off these feats.

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SurveySensum

JULY 26, 2023

According to the research study conducted by Harvard Business School, The Economics of E-Loyalty , increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%. These programs will help you foster a long-lasting and meaningful relationship with your customers. But why is that a big issue?

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BirdEye

JULY 5, 2023

Relationship marketing is the strategy of cultivating meaningful relationships with customers to ensure long-term satisfaction and brand loyalty. Relationship marketing focuses on growing a business by building brand loyalty, improving customer retention, and, ultimately, increasing customer referrals.

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PK

JULY 15, 2019

in The Forrester Wave : Loyalty Service Providers, Q3 2019 report. Whereas past Wave reports have focused on loyalty platform technology providers, this is the first time a Wave report focused exclusively on leading loyalty firms offering services, from visioning and strategy through design, development, and launch of new member experiences.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 17, 2022

B2B businesses need to reward their loyal clients frequently. While B2C loyalty programs are quite popular, B2B SaaS companies have to keep certain best practices in mind. Customer loyalty is the base of customer retention. What is a B2B Customer Loyalty Program? Select a bunch of relevant rewards.

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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 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. 1. Looking beyond transactional rewards.

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Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In December 2018, we published what we consider will be the Top 10 Trends in loyalty marketing during 2019. Businesses, their markets, and customer behavior have evolved dramatically in the past 10 years, yet most loyalty programs have only made incremental changes (in some cases to the detriment of customers).

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Are Hotel Loyalty and Rewards Programs Enough to Keep Customers Loyal to the Brand? Hospitality Net) The best demonstration of brand loyalty in hospitality and travel, in general, is the share of repeat business. We can learn so much from the hospitality industry. by Max Starkov.

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Currency Alliance

JUNE 11, 2019

“Extra” was a 4% interest rate which earned the average working family £100-200 a year – the kind of value you can earn from a supermarket loyalty card. Banks have been in and out of rewards programs for decades – but their focus ebbs and flows depending on the economic cycle as well as the regulatory framework.

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Alida

MARCH 27, 2018

“Customer loyalty comes from the heart, as opposed to the mind… you have an emotional bond with the customer.” With great presence, Michael spoke about the Mandarin’s relationship-driven approach to loyalty that has guided the brand for decades: an enduring passion for excellence and exceptional service.

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Currency Alliance

MARCH 21, 2019

Loyalty systems were some of the first marketing technology, dating back 35 years. Making the same progress in loyalty has been much more difficult. The typical incumbent loyalty technology platform comprises five core modules: CRM/Analytics Platform. Loyalty Rules Engine. Now, these legacy systems are showing the strain.

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Currency Alliance

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The following quote baffles my mind: According to IRI Worldwide, 74% of consumers globally choose a store based on its effective loyalty programme.[i]. 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?

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CX University

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Marketing teams use it to get to know their customers, to personalise their brand reach and encourage brand loyalty. 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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SuiteCX

JUNE 15, 2017

Investments in customer loyalty are booming. Marketing teams are spending big on rewards, partnerships, agencies, data capabilities and marketing technology. Loyalty has become table stakes in most consumer facing sectors. Having a loyalty program is becoming a cost of doing business, a hygiene factor.

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SuiteCX

JUNE 15, 2017

Investments in customer loyalty are booming. Marketing teams are spending big on rewards, partnerships, agencies, data capabilities and marketing technology. Loyalty has become table stakes in most consumer facing sectors. Having a loyalty program is becoming a cost of doing business, a hygiene factor.

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The overarching loyalty trend of 2020 will continue to be brands getting to grips with digital transformation. If that sounds like loyalty is late to the party, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. 2020, however, seems likely to be the year in which stars align for a more profitable, productive and open future for loyalty.

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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. This post makes the same point, but for the travel and hospitality – one of the most traditional “service” industries on the planet. Turning loyalty members into evangelists.

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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.

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Customer Guru

JUNE 26, 2018

Another app called ‘ My beauty bag ‘ allows customers to look at their shopping history, track rewards, and purchase products or save them for later. Loyalty programs are super-powerful marketing tools. This program has helped create raving fans for the brand! Creating loyal customers. Do let us know!

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Currency Alliance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A spike in recent news around loyalty coalitions – both good and bad – signals the dawn of a new, vastly more profitable iteration of the coalition model. Even though Plenti failed[i], Amex’s effort showed belief in the coalition model by one of the biggest names in reward programs. In summary: V1.0 In summary: V1.0

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Bold360

APRIL 27, 2017

Travel and tourism can be difficult areas for retaining customer loyalty, with websites set up exclusively to pit brands against one another on the best deals for hotels and rock-bottom prices on flights. Inspiring Real Loyalty, No Cards in Sight. engender loyalty! How Can You Build Human Loyalty to Beat the Competition?

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SurveySensum

JULY 19, 2023

This statistic emphasizes the critical role that retail customer experience plays in customer loyalty, brand advocacy, and business growth. Create Engaging Reward Programs Leverage the Power of Virtual Reality (VR) Surprise Them With Pop-up Shops Be Socially Responsible Surprise and Delight! 74% is a lot, right?

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Kitewheel

MARCH 4, 2019

Forbes reported that Airlines have never risen above the bottom 20% of industries in terms of customer satisfaction ratings, even as J.D. Things are improving for the travel industry, but the biggest multipliers of customer satisfaction seem largely to be left behind. Personalize Based On Past Behavior to Drive Loyalty.

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delighted

JUNE 1, 2022

Most importantly, a high lifetime value shows a degree of brand loyalty. Using a variety of customer loyalty and satisfaction surveys such as NPS surveys or CSAT surveys and in combination with open-ended Additional Questions is the easiest way to gather this data from your customers. Start a rewards program.

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Qualtrics

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Transactional NPS – Net Promotor Score (NPS) is an industry benchmark that measures customer loyalty. Customer effort score – Customer Effort Score (CES) is an industry benchmark that measures the amount of effort a customer exerts to get his issue resolved. – See our predesigned relational NPS project.

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Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This thinking assumed post-COVID business conditions would be favorable and also hinged on the notion the industry itself was heading in the right direction before COVID. as we beat our own industry record for unit development, opening an incredible 4,560 gross new units.” Chick-fil-A is perhaps one of the most admired QSR franchises.

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Strativity

APRIL 27, 2023

This thinking assumed post-COVID business conditions would be favorable and also hinged on the notion the industry itself was heading in the right direction before COVID. as we beat our own industry record for unit development, opening an incredible 4,560 gross new units.” Chick-fil-A is perhaps one of the most admired QSR franchises.

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SurveySparrow

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

You should put more efforts into retaining them, they could also be a part of your customer loyalty program, if you have one. Integrate loyalty programs into your surveys: Loyalty programs are a great way to not only increase your retention rate, but also to improve your sales.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Improve Your Loyalty Program. Maybe it’s time you reinvent your loyalty program so you can reward your customers more. Come up with exciting and rewarding offers that your customers can’t easily resist. Point-based rewards programs. Early access to sales and promotions.

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GetFeedback

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Customer loyalty is at its most basic definition when customers are likely to continue to do business with you. Different companies measure their customer loyalty differently, but an easy way to do it is by looking at a customer’s purchases over their lifetime. The same goes for customer loyalty and its importance.

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