When No News Is Bad News: Why Feedback Is Critical to Customer Loyalty
Think back to the last time you had a less-than-optimal customer experience. Maybe it was an incorrect drive-thru order or an impolite employee. Did you stop what you were doing to relay your displeasure to the brand, or did you just stifle your righteous indignation and get on with your day? Now–think about the last […]
How to Build Successful Customer Relationships Through Data
How to provide top notch experiences for customers is at the front of any successful business’ mind. To create a pleasurable customer experience, marketers must first know who their customers are, what they like, how they interact with the brand, and more. Without this information, businesses are in the dark and struggle to create relationships […]
Deploy AI to Build Connections that Deliver Lasting Customer Loyalty
As brands look to improve the overall customer experience, it’s important for them to consider initiatives that foster and sustain emotional relationships with their customers. Today, customers want to interact with brands beyond just transactions. Marketers need to build emotional loyalty so customers want to stick around and become their superfans. Brands must seize the […]
Loyalty Trends in 2020 that Create an Enhanced Customer Experience
One prediction everyone appears to agree on is that eCommerce is here to stay. Physical retailers have therefore learned to contend with the doomsayers who have foretold their death a million times over. While we agree that eCommerce isn’t going anywhere, it’s important to remember that U.S. eCommerce sales were just 10 percent of total […]
Vitality Bowls: Growing from Modern Customer Experience
It’s no secret that we live in a highly digital world. Brands are targeting consumers through email, push notifications, SMS, and more. To stand out through all the distraction, brands need a true 360-degree view of their customers to build meaningful relationships. It is essential for physical retailers, who must blend an in-store experience with […]
How to Engage Customers with Personalized Holiday Campaigns During the Busy Christmas Season
The busy holiday season is upon us. People are on the go, meeting friends, dashing into stores — getting tired, getting hungry, and looking for a deal to satisfy their appetite and help them re-energize. The QSR brands that have a modern loyalty program in place are just the people who can help. To meet […]
Personalized Marketing Strategies for Retail Convenience Stores
The way to impact customer behavior today is through the delivery of timely, relevant, and even surprising offers that speak directly to the individual consumer—offers that aren’t static, but dynamic and highly personalized. Personalization has a direct correlation to incremental revenue and increased conversion rate. Instead of sending a generic $1 off promotion, consider the […]
Using Customer Data & Loyalty Marketing for ROI
Marketers have a tough job today driving business results in an environment of complexity and constant change. Working to deliver an exceptional customer experience across all channels and touchpoints has risen to the top of their list, along with the recognition that understanding customer data and analytics is the key to helping them achieve this […]
Omnichannel Marketing & Contactless Payment is Key To Increasing C-Store Sales
Today consumers can engage with their favorite brands anytime, whether they’re at the pump, making an in-store purchase, checking their email, or redeeming a coupon with their mobile app. Convenience store brands, for all intents and purposes, are omnipresent. Did you know that omnichannel shoppers have 30% higher lifetime value than those who shop using […]
Strategizing Your Customer Journey Using a Marketing Loyalty Solution to Turn Your Anonymous Customers Into Loyal Customers
Today, guests have dozens and dozens of dining options to choose from. This makes it significantly more difficult for a restaurant to entice new customers to try their food, let alone turn them into valuable regulars. Offering good food and great service is important, but it isn’t enough to drive true customer acquisition and hard-earned […]
Creating a Digital Strategy at the Pump Along With In Store Offers to Maximize Customer Engagement & ROI at Your Convenience Store
Many convenience stores are finding it challenging to keep up with, much less compete, with the Amazons of the world because they’re still playing catch-up with their technology. It’s their customer data management, specifically, that’s preventing them from delivering the seamless and personalized experience today’s consumers have come to expect, thanks to ecommerce and retail […]
Top 5 Customer Experience Trends for Convenience Stores
Your customer’s experience can make or break their relationship with your brand. Making sure their experience is the best it can be, should be a top priority for every convenience store marketer. In this blog post, we will help you understand what a winning “customer experience” means in the dynamic c-store marketplace — and how […]