#562 – What’s the most valuable loyalty currency today? No, it’s not points!

Our hosts, Bill Hanifin and Aaron Dauphinee, are back again this week with the Wiser Loyalty series podcast. These two partners of the Wise Marketer Group take on a new topic each month by tapping into one of the courses from the Loyalty Academy™ Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional™ (CLMP™) curriculum. They then provide their own perspectives and current […]

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Adults Are Spending Real Money on Toys. How Retailers Can Get in On It

Is this the next big opportunity in retail? Can Amazon, Target, and Walmart get in the game? Adults spent $1.5 billion on toys in the first quarter of 2024, making them the industry’s largest consumer group. Here are five strategic plays for rethinking the category. Adults are spending more “toy” money on themselves than on […]

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Etihad Guest extends partnership with Pointspay to launch first of its kind solution in the UAE

Dubai, UAE, 16 July 2024 – Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has extended its partnership with Pointspay in a move that will lead to the first introduction of a groundbreaking new solution to the Middle East region later this year. The new solution introduces the ability for members to earn and […]

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PacSun Adopts Census Embedded in SoundCommerce to Combine Intelligent Data Onboardingand Modeling with Universal Data Activation

PacSun’s marketing and customer teams now have the ability to fully transform, govern, and activate data through campaign automation to better engage and serve PacSun customers  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – July 16, 2024 — Census, the leading data activation and Reverse ETL platform, today announced iconic streetwear retailer PacSun is live on Census Embedded in the SoundCommerce Data […]

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Kolibri Global Energy Inc. announces Shareholder Loyalty Campaign with TiiCKER.

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA – JULY 15, 2024 – GLOBE NEWSWIRE — Kolibri Global Energy Inc. (the “Company” or “Kolibri”) (NASDAQ: KGEI; TSX: KEI), an energy company focused on acquiring and developing energy projects in oil and gas, today announced the launch of a shareholder loyalty campaign in partnership with TiiCKER, the world’s first and largest […]

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CORA Group acquires enterprise loyalty platform from Kognitiv

Interview with Simon Nicoll, Chief Growth Officer, CORA Loyalty Portfolio We reported in last week’s Newsletter that CORA Group (“CORA”), an operating portfolio of Jonas Software, a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc., announced the acquisition of Kognitiv’s Enterprise Loyalty Platform (ELP). The press release shares “This acquisition elevates CORA’s loyalty solutions to a leadership position […]

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Loyalty NewswireJuly 15, 2024

Here’s a Roundup of this week’s Loyalty and Digital Marketing News When you read the news this week, you will see how loyalty marketing can be well-positioned as an integral part of enterprise operations. Data from 7-Rewards informs a refreshment of its food and private label strategy. Paytronix reports on the impact of loyalty programs […]

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Valuedynamx Releases “2024 Research Report: The Power of Complete Satisfaction”

Valuedynamx has just released a new research report highlighting what really drives consumer loyalty program satisfaction. The announcement can be found here. As you will learn reading the report, consumers highly value their investments and interactions with a program and want to derive equal, if not greater value, from that investment.  There is a direct correlation between customer satisfaction and the […]

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The Gift of Loyalty: How to Unwrap Customer Insights with Zero-Party Data

Laura Miller, Kobie’s GM & SVP, Services, proves how gift giving is an ideal proxy for how to collect and use ZPD Loyalty programs thrive on understanding your customers’ desires. But how do you ensure you’re offering what they truly crave? Enter Zero-Party Data (ZPD), the information customers willingly share about themselves. I recently heard […]

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#560: IHG One Rewards from IHG Hotels and Resorts

This episode is available in audio format on our Let’s Talk Loyalty podcast, and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV. Today’s guest is another industry leader who joined us in our studio in Dubai. Rob Singleton is Director of Loyalty Programmes for IHG Hotels and Resorts, for India, the Middle East and Africa Region.  IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global […]

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