Search Results For: loyalty
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Social
Nescafé’s Path from Soft Launch to Walmart to Facebook
It was 2008 when Nescafé launched the coffee system, Dolce Gusto, amid a competitive category of already established single-serve coffee makers. After monitoring early sales in specialty retail stores sales looked good and a full roll out took place. With all marketing and selling systems in place, it was time to open a Facebook page.
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Engagement
New Research on Manufacturer and Retailer Rebate Programs
Rebate programs are a large part of the marketing mix for both retailers and manufacturers. A new study has found that 50% of retailers and almost half (48%) of manufacturers use the programs as part of their customer loyalty and promotions mix.
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The Week in Review
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Engagement
One Rotten QR Code Can Spoil the Whole Bunch
It was February when rapper Lupe Fiasco twittered his large base of followers that something big would happen in New York’s Union Square on a certain day. About 2,000 fans gathered, most expecting to see Fiasco perform, but were instead greeted with a …
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Data Driven ROI
Quick Response Codes Bring Diners Back To Fire + Ice
Some businesses can survive with a once-a-year customer visit pattern. Swimwear vendors and Christmas tree sellers come to mind.
Restaurants have a harder go of it.
“We were considered a destination restaurant,” says Rafael Barbosa, marketing manager for Fire + Ice, a small chain of grilled-at-your-table eateries. “Bachelorette parties, birthdays. We weren’t considered a restaurant you would go to every week, or twice a week.”
As it happened, even as little as twice a month would have been an improvement.
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Acquisition
Missions, Leader Boards, News Feeds Style “Rio” Sweeps Site
Universal Studios “Make Your Way to Rio” sweepstakes site has been gamified, or populated with popular concepts taken directly from the world of gaming and applied to site features.
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Data Driven ROI
Marketers Ponder The Future of Credit and Debit Card Rewards
Now that the economy is seeing the other side of the recent recession, financial institutions are starting to wonder about the future of credit and debit card reward programs.
Several factors are converging to prompt this question. Customers remain stressed economically, while government regulations—including those on fees credit card companies charge retailers—are increasing. With the mortgage and foreclosure crisis still in full swing and consumers cutting up credit cards in favor of cash, banks are struggling to negotiate success as they rebuild their reputations and relationships with customers.
Because banks are under pressure, cutting the costs of reward programs is top of mind. Some of them treat loyalty efforts as costly burdens simply required to play in the space.
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Engagement
Hilton HHonors $25 Million Rebranding: Q&A
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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Email
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