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calender-icon Sep 6, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

The Awesome, Lesser-Known Benefits of Offering Discounts

There are many retail pundits who say you shouldn't market your business with discounts. They say you'll damage profitability and bring in a bunch of customers that won't come back (unless you bribe them with yet another deep offer). What a load of hooey. When used smartly and strategically, deals...

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calender-icon Aug 30, 2016 time-icon 8:30:00 AM AM

When to Use Customer Feedback, and When to Ignore It

Sometimes, it's best to just ignore what customers are saying. Is that blasphemy? We've preached "customer feedback is as precious as gold" as much as anyone....

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calender-icon Aug 23, 2016 time-icon 8:30:00 AM AM

The Key to Connecting with Customers in an Ad-Blocker World

The first popup on the internet was probably built with good intentions. "I really want people to see my message, so I'm going to float it above the page to...

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user-icon Brandon Carter
calender-icon Aug 16, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

New Resource: Access Client Case Studies

"What exactly does Access Development do? Some kind of programming?" With a name like Access Development, we get that question frequently. But most people...

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user-icon Brandon Carter
calender-icon Aug 9, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

How This Leftover Sandwich Can Improve Your Customer...

That's a ridiculous sandwich. And not the greatest photo, admittedly. That's what it looked like as leftovers about six hours after a recent team lunch. But...

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user-icon Brandon Carter
calender-icon Aug 2, 2016 time-icon 8:30:00 AM AM

Why You Should Add a Little Sizzle To Your Member Benefits

Think of a professional association or membership organization you’re a member of. Now think of the benefits you get from being a member of said organization....

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calender-icon Jul 26, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

How Time Travel is Going to Improve Your Member Engagement...

Technology is advancing rapidly. As in, “Is the Terminator a possibility?” is an actual conversation occurring in the technology world right now. Virtual...

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calender-icon Jul 19, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

The Element That Turned PokemonGo into a National Obsession...

Take a peek outside your window right now, and chances are you’ll see a small herd of wandering teenagers and Millennials, staring at their phones and...

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calender-icon Jul 12, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

Is Customer Loyalty Good for the Customer?

Last week a post on the Access Perks Blog questioned whether employee loyalty is actually good for the employee. In many companies the answer is no. In those...

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calender-icon Jul 5, 2016 time-icon 8:30:00 AM AM

Why You Should Connect with Other Member Engagement and...

Consumers are terrifying. Directly or indirectly, they control the fate of every business. Yet they’re often erratic They’re prone to love you one minute and...

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calender-icon Jun 21, 2016 time-icon 9:00:00 AM AM

The Top Benefits of Loyalty Programs (That Have Almost...

Loyalty programs don’t build loyalty. Right? Isn’t that what we’re supposed to believe, according to many popular business pundits? Let’s run with that. Let's...

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calender-icon Jun 14, 2016 time-icon 8:30:00 AM AM

10 Tactics to Create Member Loyalty in the First 30 Days

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