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We’ve heard it all before – but, as we enter one of the most uncertain economic periods in recent history, rewarding customers for loyalty really is now more important than ever, says Chris Baldwin of Sodexo.

5 loyalty trends for 2017

We’ve heard it all before – but, as we enter one of the most uncertain economic periods in recent history, rewarding customers for loyalty really is now more...

Price cuts are short term responses which can damage brand values, says Chris Baldwin of Sodexo. Instead, brands should build value with intelligent promotional activities.

Price vs. promotion: how to add value and keep credibility

Price cuts are short term responses which can damage brand values, says Chris Baldwin of Sodexo. Instead, brands should build value with intelligent promotional...

Supermarket loyalty is decreasing, according to the latest research: only 12% of shoppers claim loyalty to just one supermarket brand, with most (70%) shopping across two to three different stores. The number of shoppers loyal to just one supermarket has nearly halved since 2014, when it was 22%. The figures, from a new survey by Valassis Limited, the UK’s largest coupon and voucher services provider, reveal that there is even less loyalty during the festive season, particularly among female shoppers, with just 10% of women stating they would stay loyal to their main regular supermarket.

Valassis: coupons grow in popularity as store loyalty falls

Supermarket loyalty is decreasing, according to the latest research from Valassis: only 12% of shoppers claim loyalty to just one supermarket brand, with most (70%)...

The new Christmas TV ad from Anchor, featuring the ‘Hugglers’ animated brand characters ‘enjoying’ Christmas, has inspired a new on-pack promotion offering consumers the chance to win an annoying plush elephant toy. The TV ad features a baby Huggler being given the toy by granny; mum is then left to endure the resulting aural assault as her child repeatedly triggers the elephant’s trumpeting.

Anchor gives away ‘Annoying Elephants’ from TV ad

The new Christmas TV ad from Anchor, featuring the ‘Hugglers’ animated brand characters ‘enjoying’ Christmas, has inspired a new on-pack promotion offering...

Promotional and loyalty travel specialists Inspire has opened an office in Brazil following demand for travel-related sales promotions in South and Central America.

Inspire new Business Development Manager

Loyalty and promotional travel expert Inspire has recruited Geanette Howard as a Business Development Manager, taking its headcount to 110. Howard has 15 years’...

Love2shop Business Services, the corporate division of Park Group plc, has acquired brand engagement specialists Fisher Moy International Limited in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed sum. FMI will remain based in Chilton, Buckinghamshire and will initially continue to operate under the existing brand to spearhead Love2shop’s engagement services expansion and act as a local base for clients in London and the Thames Valley.

Love2shop buys FMI

Love2shop Business Services, the corporate division of Park Group plc, has acquired brand engagement specialists Fisher Moy International Limited in an all-cash deal for...

There are nearly two trillion packs manufactured around the world every year; even if we assume that only 1% of them are connected to the IoT, then we are talking about 20 billion packs in the network.

Winning with the Internet of Packs

The Internet of Things is set to become a whole lot bigger as brand owners wake up to the possibilities offered by connected packaging, explains Jonathan Jackson of...

The cards, which will be given to purchasers of the IMO S smartphone, will give consumers 2-for-1 or 50% off over 6,500 restaurants nationwide. The promotion has been created for Virgin and IMO by loyalty agency TLC Marketing.

Virgin and IMO mobile tastecard rewards

Virgin Media has partnered with new London-based smartphone brand, IMO (In My Opinion), to release two smartphones and one mobile hotspot product in the UK, and the two...

Protect your supermarket listing

Digital promotions and couponing can help FMCG brands build or maintain their share of supermarket shelf space, says Stuart Sankey of Quotient The UK retail environment,...

Tim Mason, the former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Tesco who was named as Non-Executive Chairman of marketing technology platform Eagle Eye in January 2016, has now been appointed to the role of CEO.

Tim Mason becomes Eagle Eye CEO

Tim Mason, the former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Tesco who was named as Non-Executive Chairman of marketing technology platform Eagle Eye in January 2016, has now...