The Access Loyalty Blog

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Members Demand Relevance from Customer Loyalty Programs

maritzloyaltyreportOur colleagues over at Maritz Loyalty Marketing recently unveiled the results their second annual Loyalty Report. The report stems from surveys of 6,000 consumers, with program-level feedback on over 30 national programs across six industry sectors, including Retail Loyalty, Grocery Loyalty, Credit Card Loyalty, Co-Brand Loyalty, Travel, and Hospitality.”

Based on their findings, the future is bright for customer loyalty programs. The report notes that the average consumer is a member of 7.4 loyalty programs, but is only active in less than two-thirds of them. 71% are interested in adding more loyalty program memberships, but more than half of the respondents admitted halting participation in at least one program in the past year. [Read more...]

Sharing Our Expertise on the Allstate Blog

Access Development and Allstate have worked together for a number of years, particularly with Allstate Motor Club. Which is why we’re excited to announce that we’re now contributing content to the Allstate Blog. Our goal is to share some of our expertise on loyalty, incentives, customer engagement, mobile coupons, social media and more, particularly for their small business readers.

The Allstate Blog

Our first post was published today, a basic introduction to the mobile wallet for small businesses and where that budding industry stands today. Check it out, and if you feel compelled, please share your thoughts and opinions. Check out the rest of the blog while you’re there. It features loads of useful content, from home preparedness to auto care and the history of street signs.

As always, we appreciate your readership here (and there as well!)

50 Ways Companies Use Access (21-30)

After a break, and several new products, we’re continuing to list out some of the various services Access provides for clients. The goal is to show that we’re not just coupons and rewards – we’re a full service engagement firm that serves millions of members through thousands of groups, in any way we can. To see previous installments, check out 1-10 and 11-20

TriQuest Fundraising

21. Youth Fundraising – Not many are aware one of the largest youth/school fundraising companies in the nation falls under the same umbrella as Access. TriQuest Fundraising works with hundreds of schools, sports teams, youth groups, associations and more throughout the US. Its new mobile coupon fundraisers are catching on quickly, as a consumer-friendly alternative to the thick coupon books of yesterday.

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