{"id":2745,"date":"2015-10-23T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2015-10-23T15:53:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T19:53:56","slug":"loyalty-rewards-program-is-evolving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/loyalty-rewards-program-is-evolving\/","title":{"rendered":"Loyalty Rewards Program is Evolving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Loyalty programs continue to change and evolve, with the new and more powerful technology available today, rewarding customers is becoming easier and more targeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re starting a new loyalty program or looking to maximize an existing one check this out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Communication Is Key<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consumer-facing technology is playing a big role in today\u2019s loyalty and rewards programs.\u00a0Communication with customers is one of the most important marketing tools in loyalty,\u00a0including digital coupons, direct communication and mobile payment via smartphones and\u00a0apps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep It Simple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The message to the customer should be simple, as loyalty and rewards programs may be\u00a0complex and detailed on the backend. Employees should be able to easily communicate how\u00a0the program works and it should be easy for consumers to understand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make It Mobile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mobile apps, can connect with loyal customers on the go, and utilize messaging and notifications to communicate relevant promotions. The next wave of mobile will be mobile\u00a0wallet integration, utilizing the big platforms like Google Pay and Apple Pay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personalize Offers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Loyalty and rewards programs are becoming more personal. With data and analytics can\u00a0target promotions and offers based on customer behavior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top-Down Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When launching or building a loyalty or rewards program, companies need to get everyone on\u00a0board, explain the goals of the program and what it will look like for customers. Everyone should understand the program and how it works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about Loyalty Rewards Program and Gift Card Processing you can give us a call now at 888-996-2273 or go to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/merchant-services\/gift-card-loyalty-rewards-processing.html\">https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/merchant-services\/gift-card-loyalty-rewards-processing.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loyalty programs continue to change and evolve, with the new and more powerful technology available today, rewarding customers is becoming<\/p>\n<div id=\"more-button\"><a class=\"btn btn-more excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/loyalty-rewards-program-is-evolving\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,364],"tags":[2582,392,2866,2865,46,48],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-practices-for-merchants","category-gift-loyalty-card-processing","tag-apple-pay","tag-data","tag-google-pay","tag-loyalty-rewards-programs","tag-mobile-payment","tag-mobile-wallet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2745"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2752,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2745\/revisions\/2752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}