May 09, 2013
Marketers aiming to capture customers' loyalty need to refocus on experiences, not just points, a new report says.
May 01, 2013
Hard Rock Café turns its loyalty program up to 11 with a global relaunch.
April 01, 2013
The barbecue chain shares the secret sauce in its tasty loyalty strategy.
April 01, 2013
Businesses hungry for growth often target competitors' loyalist customers. It's time for marketers to turn up the heat on their loyalty efforts.
April 01, 2013
SurePayroll has developed several marketing and customer care programs designed to enhance the customer experience, and by extension, customer loyalty.
April 01, 2013
The 2013 Essential Guide to Loyalty Marketing—everything you need to know about loyalty marketing, all in one spot. Read on for insight.
March 28, 2013
The data gained from loyalty programs is invaluable for direct marketing planning.
February 27, 2013
Mobile provides a convenient alternative to the standard customer loyalty model
January 01, 2013
This month's challenge revolves around loyalty and the dangers of social media. How would you tackle the problem?
December 17, 2012
Rakuten Loyalty CEO Michael Jaconi talks about the way in which disruptive technologies can affect loyalty programs today.
December 04, 2012
Turning up the heat on a luke-warm customer experience
December 01, 2012
Customer loyalty has become ever more tenuous. Marketers need to rethink their approach to building and sustaining loyalty—and data is how they'll amp up their results.
December 01, 2012
Jeff Diskin, SVP of global customer marketing at Hilton Worldwide, must keep 34 million HHonors members happy and returning for repeat stays.
October 01, 2012
Loyalty is about transforming from generic earn-and-burn "transactional" models to interactive, personalized, and differentiated "emotional" ones.
September 18, 2012
The drugstore chain is outpacing its goals for sign-ups to its new loyalty program, Balance Rewards.
September 17, 2012
Balance Rewards launches at 7,900 stores this week, making it the most widely available loyalty program at drugstore chains.
June 01, 2012
A visit to Delta.com is well worth the trip.
May 01, 2012
Numerous restaurant chains have launched or expanded their loyalty programs in recent months to drill deeper into customer data.
April 01, 2012
MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment on the Vegas strip are in the business of getting you to have fun, let loose and spend.
Southwest Airlines rapid rewards members will now have the option earn points toward flights by signing up for services on freecreditscore.com, an Experian company, said Angie Russell, manager of partnership marketing at Southwest.
February 01, 2012
Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters use diverse direct marketing approaches to sell similarly priced apparel to teenagers and young adults.
January 19, 2012
Email marketing company Constant Contact has acquired Boston-based mobile applications provider CardStar, Gail Goodman, CEO of Constant Contact said Jan. 18.
December 01, 2011
Once Chris Gabaldon, chief sales and marketing officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. starts talking about his brand, it's hard for him to stop. He gets on a roll, effusing about how the company has navigated the recession, or its recent brand repositioning, or the launch of its loyalty program, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards. Gabaldon's enthusiasm is, as they say, contagious.
November 17, 2011
Southwest Airlines launched a shopping initiative that enables loyalty program members to earn points by making purchases with more than 700 retailers, said Katie McDonald, communications manager at Southwest Airlines. The "Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping" program was built in collaboration with marketing technology company Cartera Commerce.
November 01, 2011
As the holiday movie season gears up, so do the marketing programs of theater operators AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment Group — marketing strategies that have come to rely upon online sales of tickets and partnerships with online ticket vendors.
November 01, 2011
Hospitality and travel company Carlson relaunched its Goldpoints Plus hotel loyalty program on March 31. The revamped Club Carlson loyalty program featured free in-room Wi-Fi, no blackout dates, rollover nights and complimentary room upgrades, among other benefits.
November 01, 2011
Competition among loyalty programs is more intense than ever, but are consumers cooling to them?
September 29, 2011
Dunkin' Donuts and digital agency Studiocom launched a Facebook contest in celebration of National Coffee Day, Dan Saia, vice president of consumer engagement at Dunkin' Brands said in an email. The campaign will be promoted through targeted emails to DD Perks Rewards loyalty program members and on Twitter.
Daily deals company Groupon debuted a loyalty program on Sept. 28 that enables merchants to deliver follow-up offers to consumers who previously purchased a Groupon from the merchant.
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What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
