#672: Hadie Perkas: Connecting the Loyalty Industry Through Vision and Community – see what’s next!!!

Hadie Perkas is an inspiring entrepreneur with a career starting in recruitment, before founding The Gift Club & The European Loyalty Association. Hadie is known for her business drive, while identifying gaps in the market. The communities she builds empowers businesses to build connections lasting relationships. The latest exciting news from the ELA is the launch of the Jobs Board, […]

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DICK’S Sporting Goods to Acquire Foot Locker to Create a Global Leader in the Sports Retail Industry

Combination creates global platform within the growing sports retail industry, positioned to serve evolving needs of a broader range of consumers. Poised to drive long-term success through innovative store concepts and digital experiences Foot Locker shareholders can elect to receive either $24.00 in cash or 0.1168 shares of DICK’S Sporting Goods common stock for each […]

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#670: Pasaporte, el programa de lealtad de Despegar

Today’s episode of Let’s Talk Loyalty & Loyalty TV is in Spanish. Descubre las estrategias de lealtad que están marcando la pauta en el sector viajes online en nuestro nuevo episodio de Let’s Talk Loyalty/ Recibimos a Alex Sánchez, líder del programa Pasaporte de Despegar y con una valiosa trayectoria en Club Premier. Alex nos comparte cómo Despegar […]

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New Book Empowers Marketing Leaders to Thrive in a Complex, Unpredictable World

“Marketing in the (Great, Big, Messy) Real World: Rewire Your Marketing Organization to Navigate Anything” by Kathleen Schaub Offers a Groundbreaking Guide for Modern Marketing Leadership Walnut Creek, California — May 20, 2025 — In a world where marketing leaders are under constant pressure to deliver measurable, predictable results—despite ever-increasing complexity—Marketing in the (Great, Big, […]

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4 in 10 Gen Z College Grads Are Turning To Blue-Collar Work for Job Security

Economic pressures, rising college costs, and AI fears are shifting Gen Z’s career paths toward trade jobs GUAYNABO – ResumeBuilder.com, the premier resource for professional resume templates and career advice, has published a new survey report examining how Gen Z adults are approaching career planning. The findings reveal that many young adults, particularly men, are […]

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CRMC #TBT Interview Series: Erica Dahwan Closes Out Our #TBT Series Leading into CRMC 2025

Over the past 3 months, we’re been counting down to CRMC 2025 (https://www.thecrmc.com/) on June 4- 6th by reviving conversations that we had with experts and loyalty leaders at CRMC 2024. In our final week to close out this series, we thought we’d post on Tuesday and Thursday the inspiring message from keynote speaker, Erica Dahwan.    Erica is an author […]

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Loyalty Industry Leader David Andreadakis Joins Loyalty Juggernaut as Chief Commercial Officer

San Francisco, California – May 21, 2025 – Loyalty Juggernaut announces the appointment of loyalty industry veteran David Andreadakis as its chief commercial officer. Andreadakis will lead commercial strategy and services expansion, accelerating growth across North America and global markets.  Andreadakis brings more than 20 years of experience at the forefront of loyalty strategy, analytics, […]

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Curve Pay is the First Wallet in EEA to Compete with Apple on iOS

Curve Pay is the first to offer iPhone users a new way to pay. With better insights, zero fees, and unparalleled control, Curve is the premium digital wallet alternative to Apple Pay in the EEA London, UK – May 22, 2025 – Curve, the ultimate digital wallet, today announced the launch of Curve Pay on iOS, marking […]

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What’s Up with WhatsApp for Marketers?

The global messaging standard paints a new future for US marketers WhatsApp is the most popular global messaging app in 2025 based on monthly totals of active users. It’s also the fourth most popular social network in the world, as ranked by Statista in February 2025. The top three are Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. WhatsApp […]

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TikTok commerce, dark social, and the death of SEO: SALESmanago survey reveals what’s keeping retail marketers awake at night

Research across European e-commerce brands uncovers tech challenges presented by changing consumer expectations and behaviours  Krakow, Poland –Tuesday 20th May, 2025: Traditional SEO is on the brink, according to new research from one of Europe’s leading Customer Engagement Platforms, SALESmanago. Seventy three percent of eCommerce and retail marketers believe that traditional SEO will be obsolete by 2026 […]

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