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  • United Online Acquires MyPoints.com

    United Online Inc., an Internet services provider, has purchased MyPoints Inc. from UAL Corp., the parent company of United Air Lines.

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  • Loose Cannon: In Praise of Wretched Excess

    The rich are not like you and me: They have more loyalty program points.

    The rich are going to need them, if they are participating in Neiman Marcus’s InCircle scheme (http://www.incircle.com): It requires 5,000 points, at a dollar a point, to earn the bottom level of prizes, with the uppermost tier of gifts requiring 5 million of ‘em.

    That’s 5 million points, mostly amassed in a 12-month period. Mercifully, that doesn’t necessarily represent 5 million dollars. Neiman Marcus offers several double-point days, much like one’s local supermarket.

  • Dodgers Take a Swing at Reward Program

    The Los Angeles Dodgers are offering fans a reward program that gives them the opportunity to earn points for shopping both in and out of Dodger Stadium.

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  • Value Tops Customers Loyalty Preference

    Product discounts far outweigh reward points when it comes to loyalty cards and grocery shopping, a recent study found.

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  • Verizon Wireless Partners with Famous S&H Green Stamps

    Up to the 1970s, The Sperry and Hutchinson Co. Inc. (S&H) printed the popular “green stamps,” which shoppers received when they bought items and later redeemed for toasters and water pitchers.

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  • Airlines Loyalty Programs’ Mark Silver Anniversary Via Sweeps

    Two major airline carriers are celebrating 25 years in the loyalty business with two separate sweepstakes that give away new Saturn roadsters and millions of frequent flyer miles.

  • Clipping Slows

    U.S. marketers spent $7.23 billion on couponing in 2005, up a slight 0.4% from 2004, per PROMO estimates based on industry statistics. That includes distribution,

  • Higher Gear

    Earlier this year, some 1,500 media advertising execs gathered at the AAAA conference to discuss how to stem the outgoing tide. The day the conference

  • Snail Mail Leaves Its Shell

    Direct mail is often looked at as the ol’ fuddy duddy, the tri-fold sweeps offer that ends up in the trash without a second glance. And while the tactic

  • The New Frontier

    SMS, MMS, SEOit’s an interactive alphabet soup that can spell big business and loyalty for brands. In fact, 49.9% of marketers allotted up to 15% of their