Currency Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If a new CEO replaced you tomorrow, and had no previous connection to the current loyalty program, what changes do you think she would make? We hear loyalty leaders state all the time that they have embraced ‘best practices’. That’s right, loyalty programs should be a profit center.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 7, 2024

Deloitte Shares Loyalty Trends and Best Practices for 2024 by Alicia Esposito (Retail TouchPoints) To drive customer retention and loyalty, most brands and retailers continue to rely on purchase discounts (77%) and loyalty program points (61%), according to Retail TouchPoints research.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I heard it once, two weeks ago at a loyalty conference in London. Loyalty trends were being discussed, as well as what had been hot topics in prior years – some of which just faded away as fads. So, I’ve decided it is of little practical use to tell a huge and diverse industry what trends will play out over the next 12 months.

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SmartMessage Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Customer loyalty definition centers on the bond between a brand and its customers. Improving loyalty helps businesses increase the willingness of customers to repeatedly engage with them and continue purchases or use services over time. They do not only depend on low prices and loyalty programs with high benefits.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems CRM software is the cornerstone for managing customer information, interactions, and history. They consolidate data from various touchpoints to provide a single view of each customer. Here are some key technologies and practices that can help achieve a 360-degree customer view: 1.

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Technology e-support Loyalty Programs Social Media 52

Retently

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s an environment where shoppers feel understood and valued at every touchpoint. It includes every touchpoint a customer has with the retailer, whether it’s walking into a store, speaking to customer representative or unwrapping the product at home. What sets an exceptional retail customer experience apart?

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Currency Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In November 2019 when we published the Top Trends for 2020 , we could not have known about the Covid-19 pandemic. But those brands pursuing each of the trends predicted for 2020 probably suffered less as the course of this year evolved.

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Loyalty Trends Loyalty Programs Travel 52

NobelBiz

OCTOBER 24, 2023

. – Christian Montes, Executive Vice President of Client Operations @NobelBiz Key Components of a Customer Experience Map: Touchpoints These touchpoints are the various points of interaction between the customer and the brand. Loyalty program enrollment for customer retention. Chat support for real-time assistance.

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SmartMessage Blog

JULY 13, 2023

Customer loyalty definition centers on the bond between a brand and its customers. Improving loyalty helps businesses increase the willingness of customers to repeatedly engage with them and continue purchases or use services over time. They do not only depend on low prices and loyalty programs with high benefits.

Loyalty 40

Loyalty Management Loyalty Programs Competitive Advantage 40

SurveySensum

AUGUST 1, 2023

7 Best Practices for Building Customer Loyalty in Retail? Action driven from this data is the key to customer loyalty. But how can you manage all of this – gathering feedback, tracking, analyzing, and taking action? Here are 7 best practices that you can follow to build strong customer loyalty for your brand.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 26, 2022

I’m honored the author included my story about the Ace Hardware manager that helped an older woman pick out her Christmas tree, delivered it to her home, and then decorated it with her. A major retailer’s plans to expand, highly personalized apps, and more will give us an overall view of trends happening in retail.

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Lumoa

JANUARY 19, 2023

Different types of customers will interact with your brand in various ways, they might go back and forth between different touchpoints , and that’s why mapping can be quite the challenge. What are the key touchpoints for different personas? They have responsibilities of both people management and project management.

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BirdEye

MARCH 10, 2022

In such an environment, the businesses that win are those who deliver superior customer experiences from the very first touchpoint. What is customer experience management? Customer experience is the sum of all the experiences that your customer has across every touchpoint. What is customer experience management?

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TechSee

MAY 19, 2021

One popular customer service technology trend is to introduce Robotic Process Automation (RPA). This is a form of business process automation technology based on AI that can bring greater efficiency by allowing customer service teams to manage their back-office operations and the large volumes of repetitive and rules-based processes. .

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SurveySensum

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Indonesian Customer Experience Trends to watch for in 2020. SurveySensum’s Customer Experience Trends Report, 2020 highlights 6 key CX trends that every company in Indonesia must know to reinforce a positive customer experience strategy: 1. Loyalty programs will be the Next Game Changer.

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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 program management’ was reported as CMO’s lowest priority, with 4.8%

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BirdEye

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Manage your reviews to build social proof 7. Develop a loyalty program 10. Digital marketing for restaurants improves your bottom line significantly by using evergreen digital marketing trends like email or website compared to traditional channels. It is your guests’ first touchpoint with your restaurant.

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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. disconnects between company leadership and management. disconnects between company leadership and management.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 18, 2017

There are of course many trends taking shape, but we thought we would take a look at what we consider to be the three top loyalty trends for 2018, and the implications of these for both brands and customers. Everyone knows that trust is key in brand loyalty. Top loyalty trends for 2018: No.1

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Retently

MAY 9, 2024

Investing in customer-centric cultures, using data-driven insights for strategic decisions, creating impactful loyalty programs, and leveraging customer feedback for continuous improvement are essential strategies for successful long-term customer retention. Why is B2B Customer Retention Important? Customers are not static.

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SurveySparrow

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

These features enable you to collect and manage customer feedback. You will get real-time reporting, identifying patterns and trends, advanced filter options, and more. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) CRM is yet another crucial customer retention management software to consider. They are as follows.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

Harnessing the power of data gives casinos valuable insights into customer preferences, behaviors, and trends. Casino websites with focus on high roller players gather information through various channels including loyalty programs, online interactions, and on-site activities.

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NobelBiz

JULY 25, 2023

By harnessing the power of advanced analytics tools, contact centers can uncover valuable patterns, identify emerging trends, and tailor their services to exceed customer expectations. The processes involved offer a holistic view of customer interactions, ensuring every touchpoint is analyzed for actionable insights.

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BirdEye

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Knowing when and how to utilize text abbreviations is not just about following a trend. Manage conversations from a single inbox Harness the power of text abbreviations in your communications with Birdeye. Are text abbreviations a fleeting trend or here to stay? How to use text abbreviations in customer communication?

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SurveySensum

JULY 13, 2023

You must not launch an NPS survey here – that’s why it is imperative to know which survey to send at which touchpoint!] → “On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is ‘Very Difficult’, and 5 is ‘Very Easy’, how would you rate the ease of the payment process during your recent shopping experience with us?

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SurveySensum

JULY 13, 2023

You must not launch an NPS survey here – that’s why it is imperative to know which survey to send at which touchpoint!] → “On a scale of 1-5, where 1 is ‘Very Difficult’, and 5 is ‘Very Easy’, how would you rate the ease of the payment process during your recent shopping experience with us?

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Retail Survey Tools Customer Experience 52

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

By understanding your customers’ preferences and behavior, you can build stronger relationships and increase their loyalty to your brand. Create a Loyalty Program A loyalty program is an excellent way to increase customer engagement and drive repeat business.

Retail 52

Retail Customer Engagement Engagement Social Media 52

BirdEye

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With AI-driven solutions, you can bring efficiency across customer touchpoints, increase customer satisfaction, support self-service options, and gain valuable insights to deliver highly tailored and engaging interactions. The many benefits of this solution also include improving your customer acquisition, conversion, and delight processes.

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Alida

JANUARY 5, 2018

And although fads come and go—think unicorn hair and frappuccinos—there are some trends that will stick in the coming year and affect how businesses interact with customers. ” Brand management becomes holistic. Despite these predicted changes, disruptions and trends, for CMOs it’s still about striving to understand the customer.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

But there remain some fundamental things that loyalty programs need to achieve to weather the looming storm that open banking, mobile payments, aggregation models, and other marketplace dynamics will bring. Loyalty programs that remain fairly closed will suffer massive shifts of customers to competing channels.

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Loyalty Strategy Loyalty Programs Travel 64

Ecrion

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Viewing your business from your customers’ shoes will allow you to create the perfect touchpoints and optimize the user experience on your platform. You can achieve these goals by creating relevant, valuable content for your blog, personalizing customer touchpoints, and incentivizing users to visit your digital properties.

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inmoment

APRIL 22, 2019

As the conference went on, I noticed four trending topics in their presentations: Trend #1: The Influence of Frontline Employees. The first trend that stood out was how important frontline employees continue to be in the guest experience. Trend #2: The Importance of Engaged Employees. Trend #4: Personalizing for Success.

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Currency Alliance

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s time for hotel operators to re-evaluate how well their ace in the hole – their loyalty program – is enabling every function of their business to deliver more value. Here are three predictions of how loyalty programs must evolve in hospitality. Yet like many hotels, most hotel loyalty programs are homogenous.

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Currency Alliance

APRIL 10, 2021

If a new CEO replaced you tomorrow, and had no previous connection to the current loyalty program, what changes do you think she would make? As CEO, the time you can dedicate to your loyalty program is probably close to zero. Most loyalty programs report how many members they have. referring friends.

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LoyaltyPlus

AUGUST 22, 2018

It sounds far-fetched, but the growing trend among businesses that aim to benefit fully from next-generation technology, is to exploit the application of game mechanics and to drive up loyalty by applying popular techniques upon which gaming is based.

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Thematic

JUNE 4, 2024

One pebble is manageable. Consider touchpoints like onboarding, renewals, loyalty programs, etc., Focus on Continuous Improvement for Reducing Customer Friction Shift from reactive to proactive customer experience management to reduce customer friction points. But a whole handful? not just core transactions.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys Effort Score Multi-Channel 62

SurveySparrow

JULY 18, 2023

It encompasses all touchpoints in the customer journey, from brand awareness to post-purchase support. It includes customer support, sales consultations, and any other touchpoints where customers engage with your brand. 2 Emotional Connection Emotions play a significant role in shaping customer perceptions and loyalty.

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