Air Canada to part ways with Aimia

MONTREAL — Data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company Aimia Inc. on Wednesyda reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and commented on the status of discussions with Air Canada. This quarterly earnings release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the MD&A which can be …

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Goodyear announces Air Miles contest winner

EDMONTON–Dieter Lucius from Edmonton, Alberta, has won 50,000 AIR MILES Rewards Miles from Goodyear Canada Inc., an AIR MILES Sponsor for over 25 years, and is the only tire manufacturer to offer AIR MILES Reward Miles on tires and related mechanical services. The contest was open to all Canadian AIR MILES Collectors …

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Harness the hyper-rewards of loyalty programs

Used properly, loyalty reward programs offer a chance to create a dynamic, customized marketing campaign down to the level of the individual and create a more effective message that offers the individual consumer exactly what they prefer at the moment they need or want it. Market segmentation that divides customers …

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Mobile payments, ordering and loyalty: The perfect combination

Everywhere you go, people have their heads buried in their phones, either checking Facebook, scrolling through Instagram, glancing at email, sending texts or even catching Pokémon. Businesses cannot ignore this phenomenon if they want to keep pace with consumer behavior and expectations. Let’s be clear: It’s not just communication and …

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Know your customer—Holiday edition

It’s a brand new world for retail—online sales, mobile payments—but not in Canada. We’ve lagged in adopting online commerce, though we’ve ramped up lately and should hit $34 billion by 2018. As for mobile payments, 90% of Canadians won’t use them. This is particularly evident during the holiday season. According …

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Loyalty programs: Three trends to target in 2017

The combination of marketing and customer loyalty is not a new collaboration but it is the strategy behind it that has been evolving dramatically in the past few years and that drive is going to continue through 2017. Momentum will continue to build in the loyalty program space and, therefore, …

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The price of loyalty

Consumers can put a price tag on their data; What does this mean for marketers? In a nutshell, it means they have high expectations for value and customer experience from the companies with whom they share their data. In fact, 62% of Canadians expect better experiences with companies who hold …

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RewardStream announces Referral Marketing integration and Innovators Program for Shopify

Innovators Program to provide early access to RewardStream’s Referral Marketing app for Shopify stores in the U.S. and Canada VANCOUVER, B.C. — RewardStream Solutions Inc., (“RewardStream”) a leading provider of referral marketing software for telecommunications, financial services and e-commerce companies, has announced the launch of the Innovator’s Program for Shopify e-commerce …

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London Drugs to reward members of new LDExtras Loyalty Program with $50,000 worth of dream experiences

RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — London Drugs has launched LDExtras, a new loyalty program delivering personalized rewards and experiences to London Drugs customers. As part of the launch, the Canadian retailer is now giving new members a taste of the LDExtras experiential rewards by surprising five lucky winners with their choice of …

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Aimia partners with SuperValu, Ireland’s leading grocery retailer, to relaunch Real Rewards Program

LONDON — Aimia Inc., the data-driven marketing and loyalty analytics company, has signed a multi-year contract with Musgrave, owner of SuperValu, Ireland’s leading grocery retailer, to revamp its Real Rewards Program, underpinned by the Aimia Loyalty Platform. Aimia has provided strategic support to SuperValu to help launch Ireland’s first partner program …

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