The Building Blocks of a Best of Breed Loyalty Lifecycle Marketing Strategy

By Richard Schenker When designing a loyalty program, many brands do not afford sufficient priority and resources to building a highly impactful Loyalty Lifecycle Marketing Strategy. While in the throes of the development of a loyalty program, brands tend to be overly preoccupied with devising the mechanics of a loyalty …

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Three-quarters of Canadians feel more comfortable sharing personal data with businesses if there is transparency: Canadian Marketing Association

Research supports the CMA’s position for Parliament to adopt Bill C-27 with targeted amendments TORONTO, ON–Research from the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) reveals that three-quarters of Canadians feel more comfortable sharing their personal data with businesses for marketing purposes if there is transparency on how their data is being used …

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The top travel trends for 2024, from Aeroplan, TD

TORONTO, ON–The Toronto-Dominion Bank is celebrating a 10-year milestone as the primary credit card issuer for Aeroplan, Canada’s airline loyalty program. The first TD Aeroplan credit cards were issued in January 2014, and have provided more than 1 million Canadians with accelerated Aeroplan point-earning potential, Air Canada travel benefits and …

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Aeroplan Lands Health, Wellness Partnership with Manulife, Amidst Some Turbulence

By Richard Schenker Air Canada’s loyalty program, Aeroplan, has been rapidly building its consortium of partners over the last few years. Following Aeroplan’s mid-pandemic relaunch in November 2020, they added some notable partners such as Starbucks, Uber and the LCBO during 2021. This past November 2023, they launched a partnership …

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Manulife, Aeroplan to Give Canadians Access to Rewards in First-of-its-Kind Canadian Partnership

Manulife becomes first Group Benefits Provider in Canada to offer Aeroplan Points to members to encourage and reward activities that support better health and wellness TORONTO, ON– Manulife, one of Canada’s leading insurance providers, and Aeroplan, Canada’s premier travel loyalty program, are excited to announce a new, multi-year loyalty partnership. …

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Plusgrade, LifeMiles Partner to Deliver Enhanced Revenue Streams

LifeMiles will leverage Plusgrade’s decades of loyalty expertise and strategic data insights to deepen engagement with LifeMiles members MONTREAL, QC– Plusgrade, a leading provider of ancillary revenue solutions for the global travel industry, proudly announces a partnership with LifeMiles, Avianca´s frequent flyer and loyalty program. Avianca is the largest airline …

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Strategic Communicators Have More Influence, More Pressure to Drive Business Growth, Report Finds

CHICAGO, IL and TORONTO, ON–Cision, the global leader in consumer and media intelligence, engagement, and communication solutions, today released its 2024 Global Comms Report: Elevating & Evolving in partnership with PRWeek, highlighting the evolving role of strategic communicators as business drivers. Now in its seventh year, the annual report examines …

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Thinkific Fuels Growth of Enterprise Platform for Customer Education

Over 20 newly launched Plus features designed to help businesses leverage the power of customer education to fuel their growth and reduce customer churn VANCOUVER, BC–Thinkific Labs Inc. , a platform for creating, marketing, and selling online learning products, today announced a suite of new features to support business users …

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Wishpond Files Patent for AI Enabled Virtual Representative

Wishpond files a utility patent for the innovative technology behind the Company’s groundbreaking SalesCloser AI product that is expected to launch later this year VANCOUVER, BC–Wishpond Technologies Ltd., a provider of marketing-focused online business solutions, is pleased to announce that the Company has filed a non-provisional utility patent, entitled Virtual …

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Average Ransom Payment for Canadian Organizations Jumps to More Than $1 Million,

69 percent of business decision-makers believe that AI technologies have increased the threat level to organizations; 70 percent believe the federal government has a responsibility to do more to help businesses protect themselves against the latest threats. TORONTO , ON–Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, revealed the results of …

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