Coldwater Creek is the latest company to reward its top shoppers with a new loyalty program that goes beyond in-store discounts.

Omni Hotels is getting in on the Apple iPhone craze by launching a property-wide giveaway of the highly sought-after item as an incentive to get people into its properties

BEST WESTERN: is teaming up with Nickelodeon to offer a $50 collectible The Fairly OddParents Best Western Travel Card to members of its Gold Crown Club International loyalty program who stay six nights through Aug. 12.

This year's finalists are an elite collection of agencies doing some of the best work in promotional marketing. Campaign descriptions can be viewed at www.promomagazine.com. The winners will be announced at Promo Live, Sept. 17 - 19 at the Navy Pier in Chicago.

David House has been appointed as a member of the board of directors at J. Crew Group Inc. House will serve on the audit committee. He was previously a group vice president at American Express Co.

The latest Harry Potter flick proved to be box office magic, raking in over $330 million in the first four days of release. Not bad for something that is a "fading phenomenon" among kids aged 7 to 12, according to one consultant. Robert Passikoff of Brand Keys, however, says that sort of thinking is for…

Coldwater Creek has kicked off onecreek, a new loyalty program designed to further enhance service and reward its most valuable customers.

UAL Corp., the parent company of United Airlines, has named Robert Sahadevan managing director of its Mileage Plus program.

Let’s face it— sometimes, things just don’t work out. Even though you carefully planned and executed your loyalty program to the best of your ability, the results were disappointing. If the program isn’t achieving the financial returns you want, then why are you still running it? It’s time to get out.

Gather.com, the social site for adults, has launched its second writing competition to find new romance novelists.