6 Steps to Successful Loyalty Programs that Win

Reward programs are nothing new. They all work under the simple premise of “more you do business with us, the more we will recognize your loyalty in the form of discounts and/or prizes.” For example, airlines give out frequent flyer miles that can be redeemed for free trips depending on how many times you have flown with that certain airline. Rewards program extend to any and all retail, from airlines to Starbucks to your local gelato store. However, did you know that in 2011, it was reported that Americans accumulated $48 billion dollars on loyalty programs. What’s worse, $16 billion of that $48 billion went unredeemed. Would you ever want to throw away a third of your money?

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Redeem Miles for MP3s at United’s MileagePlus Digital Media Store

Last week, United launched the MileagePlus Digital Media Store so that all their 70 million members could have more options to spend their miles on. Krishnan Sarananthan, managing director of Mileageplus and GSummit keynote, stated that customers were wanting to redeem their miles for something other than another flight. He touted: “Some of our members are…

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