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Hilton has put $25 million toward rebranding its loyalty program hoping to change the perception of hotel marketing among travelers. The basic premise moves the messaging from earning and redeeming miles, to visions of breathtaking images of wondrous, magical places awaiting unforgettable experiences.

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No doubt, word-of-mouth marketing has become a key component of the marketing mix. As we know it is an ever more important interaction among consumers. For brands, listening, transparency and evaluating ROI are among six ways to keep people talking and convert consumers to brand advocates. However, as we also know, negative comments can be difficult to tamp down.

Casual apparel retailer has taken another step to re-engage customers, this time with an innovative adaptation of Web couponing that lets online shoppers negotiate for the price they’re willing to pay

American Express is taking a new swing at burnishing both its youth appeal and its loyalty with current cardmembers, and it’s choosing the location-based social platform Foursquare to do so

We all know that “listening” to conversations and comments about our brands on the social Web is very important, which is why social listening tools have become an indispensible part of marketing. But what marketers do with that information is even more important.

By anyone’s timeline, the loyalty industry has existed for at least 20 years, driving customer retention across industries as diverse as retail, hospitality

A recent study by Forrester predicts that one in five U.S. adults will do some form of banking transaction over their mobile phones by 2015, up from the 12% who currently perform some of their banking over mobile handsets. That’s good news for banks, who are always looking for ways to cut down on teller interaction and thus overhead.

On the heels of launching a pilot program with a platform that lets users win rewards for checking in to its hotels via location-based services, InterContinental Hotels Group has enhanced its Priority Club rewards program with a travel trivia game that lets registered members win extra points in daily and weekly contests. The introduction of game play into loyalty programs is a growing strategy with marketers spending more time thinking like gamers when developing or updating their programs.