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Hotel chain grows its reward program

February 2nd, 2012

A popular U.S. hotel chain recently announced plans to cement a partnership that will enhance its customer loyalty program offerings moving forward.
Voila Hotel Rewards, the world’s leading loyalty program that unites more than 250 four- and five-star independent hotels and luxury brands for an innovative take on the reward program.
The reward and loyalty program announced [...]

Aberdeen Group releases report on sales performance management

January 31st, 2012

The Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hankes Company that provides fact-based research and market intelligence delivering demonstrable results, recently announced the publication of new research reports, including “Sales Performance Management 2012: How the Best-in-Class Optimize the Front Line to Grow the Bottom Line” by Peter Ostrow.
The report shows that 83 percent of the sales representatives in best-in-class, [...]

Swipely bringing its rewards program to Boston area

January 25th, 2012

Swipely, a rewards program provider for local merchants and consumers, recently announced plans to expand to the Boston area and help more than 150 local retailers turn credit card transactions into meaningful customer interaction.
The free loyalty and rewards program for that businesses that make up the nation’s Main Streets, Swipely will offer its new merchant [...]

Health system implements non-smoking stipulation for job applicants

January 23rd, 2012

Companies across the country and even the world are no strangers to offering employee incentive programs hinged on completing assigned medical and other health-related tasks for rewards, but one company with health clinics across the country is making smoking a deal breaker when it comes to hiring prospective job candidates.
Geisinger Health System recently announced that [...]

Virginia fuel company introduces new loyalty program

January 19th, 2012

Tiger Fuel Company recently announced plans to introduce the “Return and Earn” customer loyalty program that will aim to provide incentives for new customers to come back and create brand loyalty among existing customers.
Locally owned and operated in Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1982, Tiger Fuel Company’s innovative take on the customer reward program has led to [...]

Travel-related loyalty program becomes first of its kind

January 17th, 2012

Loyalty Play Holdings, an innovator of customer reward programs that developed the world’s first loyalty-based game entertainment and ecommerce platform, recently announced the launch of a new website that is expected to become the world’s first loyalty points-based online casual skill game.
PlayWithPoints.com will benefit members of Scandinavian Airlines’ EuroBonus program, AirBaltic’s BalticMiles program, Etihad’s Etihad [...]

Study finds link between employee attitudes and customer loyalty

January 11th, 2012

A new study of employee attitudes and their impact on customer loyalty and the overall bottom line of business implies there is a connection between how a company’s employees act and the actions of customers.
According to HR.BLR.com, the study, conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri, found that U.S. consumers are strongly influenced by [...]

New report examines employee rewards and incentives

January 9th, 2012

A new report on employee reward and recognition programs reveals the importance of using tangible, or non-monetary, incentives to increase a company’s overall morale and productivity, as well as foster high employee retention rates.
A global business improvement company released the “Keeping up with the Joneses” article, which discusses the Hedonic Treadmill theory and its relation [...]