Loyalty Marketing is about rewarding behavior to influence behavior. Contrary to what most people – and that includes marketers – think, rewards do not (should not) only be points or discounts. Rewards often can be status (and most often is called gamification in that case), privileges or service. These three overlap. Providing content is an important part of that, because…
Last week, just like Altimeter did, Accenture published their report about new technology trends for 2016. As always, it's well worth a read for any marketer, even if it would be just to check if last years plans don't require an update. Predictable disruption This year, I found a phrase that I really like: "predictable disruption". Accenture uses it to…
Only with US data at the moment, Google recently announced a potentially important tool for Retailers. It’s called ‘Shopping Insights’ (what else?) and it could well be an important step for retailers to become more data driven. Here’s what it means to you: The Context of Shopping Insights As a retailer, you are facing serious challenges. Not only should you…