Entries Tagged ‘MasterCard’:
filed in Brand, Loyalty Futures, Thought Leadership on Aug.05, 2011
Cycling commentators like to quip that the individual time trial is a “race of truth”. In other words there’s no place to hide as the man and machine face off against the clock.
The winner of the most recent edition of the Tour de France was decided on the final day in such a race, as [...]
Tags: Barnes and Noble, Borders, brand building, brand saturation, Customer Engagement, Dave Scott, Dunkin Donuts, HITS, Ironman, Loyalty Marketing, loyalty strategy, MasterCard, Nieman Marcus, Nike, Publix, Race of Truth, Tim Hortons, Tour de France, UnderArmour, Value proposition, Visa, Wegmans
filed in Banking & Cards, Thought Leadership on Nov.09, 2009
I recently shared a story in the Toronto Globe & Mail about how Canadian parents would rather talk with their children about sex, drugs or alcohol than money.
Sometimes when I talk with stakeholders responsible for loyalty program operations, I get the feeling that the question draining their complexion is not far from that mark. “Who [...]
Tags: American Express, breakage, Buffalo Bills, Credit Card Act of 2009, credit card rewards, Hugh McColl, Leon Lett, Loyalty programs, MasterCard, merchant funded rewards, NCNB, North Carolina National Bank, participating merchants, Rewards programs, Visa
filed in Coalition Loyalty, Loyalty Futures, Thought Leadership on Nov.04, 2009
In the beginning, there was Air Miles. Actually, according to history, it was three men in a room that started Air Miles.
According to Air Miles corporate history, Keith Mills wasn’t one of those three guys, but somehow later it was Sir Keith Mills that sowed the seeds of the Air Miles brand and business model [...]
Tags: Aeroplan, Air Miles, Carlson Marketing, Colloquy, Dotz, Keith Mills, Loyalty Marketing, LoyaltyOne, Maritz, MasterCard, Nectar, Peppers & Rogers
filed in Coalition Loyalty, Loyalty Futures, Thought Leadership on Nov.04, 2009
In the beginning, there was Air Miles. Actually, according to history, it was three men in a room that started Air Miles.
According to Air Miles corporate history, Keith Mills wasn’t one of those three guys, but somehow later it was Sir Keith Mills that sowed the seeds of the Air Miles brand and business model [...]
Tags: Aeroplan, Air Miles, Carlson Marketing, Colloquy, Dotz, Keith Mills, Loyalty Marketing, LoyaltyOne, Maritz, MasterCard, Nectar, Peppers & Rogers
filed in Banking & Cards, Millennial Marketing, Thought Leadership on Apr.06, 2008
There are some things that people just can’t live without these days. The mobile phone tops the list and, depending on your age and demographic, is closely followed by the Blackberry, iPod, Instant Messaging service, or Xbox 360.
Fortunately for bankers, the 7.16 square inches of plastic known as a credit or debit card is high [...]
Tags: Card marketing, Generation Y, MasterCard, McKinsey, merchant funded rewards, Millennials, relationship banking, Tower Group, Visa