Posted by Kendra Lusty on Dec 20, 2021 9:20:15 AM

There are 525,600 minutes in a year, and as the popular Broadway song asks: “how do you measure a year?” As we at Access look back on 2021, perhaps we’d measure it in dollars saved by members, or even better, dollars earned as cash back from travel bookings (there were a lot of those). Or, maybe we should count the num...

Posted by Kendra Lusty on Nov 26, 2021 10:00:00 AM

Rewards are psychologically powerful tools for influencing behavior. People offer rewards to encourage strangers to help search for their lost items or pets. Grade schoolers will study extra hard on their spelling tests to earn a bonus recess. And my stubborn 8-year-old would probably still be in diapers if it weren’t ...

Posted by Kendra Lusty on Nov 17, 2021 9:09:11 AM

If you’re interested in adding some membership perks to liven up your benefits package, then congratulations! Many businesses have used perks to deepen their connection with members, increasing engagement and, therefore, customer retention. For a refresher course on the power of offering membership perks, check out the...

Posted by Gary Toyn on Oct 31, 2021 9:01:00 AM

You get seemingly a bazillion of them a day. Some of you probably just immediately toss them into the trash, while others carefully pore through each one, looking for useful bits of information. Either way, we all have to contend with them. Of course we’re talking about emails. Whether it’s a critical action item from ...

Posted by Kendra Lusty on Oct 15, 2021 9:00:00 AM

Open enrollment season is also known as hug-a-harried-HR-professional season. Okay, I just made that up, but the fact remains that open enrollment is a busy and stressful time of year for those in Human Resources. Every year, the stakes grow higher as businesses fight to keep the best and brightest working for them. We...

Posted by Kendra Lusty on Oct 6, 2021 9:14:29 AM

Thank goodness for the excellent folks working in the front lines of customer service. You take angry calls and solve problems until the customer is satisfied. You smile at panicked travelers and calm their worries. You talk confused customers through all their questions. You are the glue that binds a customer to their...