With member benefits programs increasing in prevalence and popularity (where loyalty programs provide third-party offers to their members such as discount movie...
Month: August 2022
Digital wallets, payments and convergence in loyalty
Loyalty programs can introduce payments and digital wallet capabilities via app solutions which allow members to hold everything in a single place (convergence). This...
Loyalty Psychology Series: Cognitive Dissonance Theory
An area of consumer behaviour that needs particular attention is understanding ‘Why customers return products?’, especially given the costs associated with such a...
Mums and loyalty
I’m BACK from maternity leave and I’ve learned a LOT. I know so much more about myself, babies, mums, mess, mayhem and more. Over the last 9 months of caring for my...
Your Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Loyalty Use Case Toolkit
Loyalty programs are data collection machines. Across the globe, many companies are already experimenting or heavily using either machine learning or artificial...
Timezone Rewards: The arcade game giant and their “Tierway to Heaven”
Press Start to Begin Timezone is an amusement arcade chain with a focus on family fun. The company was founded in Perth, Australia in 1978 and is now additionally...
100 loyalty points sounds like a lot more than $1. Why? Loyalty psychology tells us.
Influencing consumer behaviour Loyalty programs aim to influence consumer behaviour. Therefore, understanding how consumers make decisions and the factors that...
Loyalty Psychology Series: Social Identity Theory
Psychology has demonstrated that consumers do not just feel emotional connections to preferred brands, but they adopt them as part of their identity. Tajfel (1978) [1]...
Loyalty Psychology Series: The Law of Effect & Exercise
The Law of Effect and Exercise, what is it and how does it relate to business? It sounds like a type of workout. Many may not know that there are psychological...
Receipt Scanning in Loyalty Programs
Receipt scanning is a form of loyalty technology where a member is able to take a photo of their receipt via their smartphone, which they can upload to receive some...