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Goretsky, who now uses the Square Register on the iPad, has given suggestions to the company, such as a loyalty program or gift cards.
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Eileen Hanson, a vice president with Hilton Hotels, said members of a loyalty program also get extra perks, such as larger rooms or free Wi-Fi.
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If you are offering a loyalty program at your coffee shop, should you offer 10% off each cup, or tell them that after buying nine cups they get one free?
According to the report, 7 Days has grown its bookings an average of 140% every year since 2006, monitors customer satisfaction, offers a loyalty program like US and European chains, and does the social networking thing. 7 Days uses its customer base and online booking platform to cross-sell airline tickets and car rental serives, so it benefits from a one-stop shopping convenience.
What could work in the long term, though, is a kind of a sophisticated loyalty program that rewards customers for showing up at a particular time, for spending a certain amount of time checking out the merchandise, or for bringing along friends.
Square eventually launched a more traditional loyalty program like a punch card in which customers could, say, buy ten and get one free.
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The company has also developed a strong loyalty program called IKEA family.
Target is offering a new credit card loyalty program that offers a 5% discount on almost anything that Target sells, replacing an existing program in which shoppers earn points toward discounts.
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The acquiring firm had a contractual relationship with American Airlines, a competitor of United with a completely separate loyalty program.
We knew we wanted a sophisticated but affordable loyalty program across all of our locations, but we wanted a solution that could also function as a gift card.
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LevelUp already had a loyalty-based deals program that launched in March.
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Hammerson, with a 97.7% occupancy in its centers, says it helps retailers drive shoppers into its centers through marketing, such as a "digital loyalty" program, which delivers targeted promotions to consumers via mobile devices according to their shopping behavior.
For the loyalty program, Goretsky suggested a pre-paid loyalty card, which locks customers in to coming back to merchants they have paid for.
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U.S. Cellular has the highest call quality and network satisfaction of any national carrier, along with a valuable rewards program that recognizes loyalty.
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The Shop Your Way rewards program is a growing loyalty club that offers members discounts and rewards, and now the ability to ship nearly 65 million products free to Kmart stores, said Armstrong-Fowler.
Of course, for a merchant to be part of this loyalty program it has to accept American Express.
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Loyalty program enrollees can download a mobile app that lets them see different offers depending on where they are moving in each store.
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Sears recently invested in a Big Data program to improve customer loyalty and regain some of the ground the company has lost to Amazon.
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U.S. Cellular business customers and consumers who purchase this device also receive benefits no other carrier offers, including a valuable rewards program that recognizes customer loyalty.
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In a February interview, Ryan Records, a vice president of payments and cards at Starbucks, highlighted rising amounts of money being loaded on the Starbucks Card, a holiday-season spike in new loyalty program members and strong mobile app downloads as reason to see the unit as being increasingly relevant to Starbucks.
To make the experience even more attractive, the company is combining its loyalty program and also issuing promotions with a 15% off on its entire merchandise shopped via Google Wallet.
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Revenues were also hurt by a shift of marketing resources into our Club O loyalty program and away from coupons and other site-wide promotions, which were less effective in generating revenues during the second and third quarter of 2011.
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At the same time, the company reworked its customer loyalty program, overhauled its website and introduced a digital book store.
The 235-room Hotel Solamar is part of the popular Kimpton chain, offering free wi-fi to members of its InTouch loyalty program (sign up at check in if you are not a member), a complimentary wine hour each evening to mingle with hotel staff and guests, and of course, the requisite rooftop Solamar Terrace, with a heated swimming pool and bar.
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