Let's Talk Loyalty Paula Thomas

Today’s episode of Let's Talk Loyalty is perhaps our most exciting announcement to date in terms of our content plans.
Alex Saul is today's guest, an industry leader with a loyalty career that spans more than twenty-five years in various countries across Latin America, leading some of the biggest programs on the continent.
Listen to hear our BIG news, which is truly both a podcast and loyalty industry innovation, that brings together the best of Alex’s loyalty expertise, market insights and native language - content for loyalty industry professionals who speak Spanish!
Please do listen to find out more (in English) about Alex's new monthly episodes as a guest host on Let's Talk Loyalty.
This episode is hosted by Paula Thomas. 

Show notes:
1) Alex Saul

This week's episode of the "Wiser Loyalty" podcast series explores an advisory-led course from the Loyalty Academy™ curriculum, Key Success Factors in Loyalty Marketing (course #112). Our hosts today are Aaron Dauphinee and Bill Hanifin from the Loyalty Academy faculty.  
In this episode, Aaron and Bill provide a topline re-cap of conversations they had while both on assignment the week prior in Dubai, UAE and the USA, respectively. A common set of themes arose while they were across continents related to the challenges CEOs and executive teams face. They draw linkages between how Loyalty (big L) and/or loyalty (little l) can help.  
In the Wiser Loyalty series, Bill and Aaron draw a theme each month based on the courses required to earn the Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional™ (CLMP™) designation which is nearing on 1,000 individuals across 53 countries worldwide. 
Show Notes:
1) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aaron Dauphinee⁠⁠⁠⁠
2) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bill Hanifin⁠⁠⁠⁠
3)  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Wise Marketer 

Today’s episode is available both in audio as “Let’s Talk Loyalty” and on video on www.Loyalty TV. 
We’re back today in Australia with a brand and business that was founded way back in 1903.
The Royal Automobile Club Victoria offers a variety of products and services for its 2 million members, led by roadside assistance as well as other services such emergency home assistance, travel discounts and benefits, insurance and finance. 
To learn how they drive member engagement and retention for this iconic brand, we are joined today by Hayden Hearse, their Marketing Manager responsible for Member Benefits and Loyalty for the Royal Automobile Club Victoria. Hayden, who is also a 2024 ALA Loyalty Awards judge, contributed his expertise to this year's panel.
Please enjoy our conversation.

Show notes:
1) Hayden Hearse
2) Royal Automobile Club Victoria
3) RAIZ invest
4) Watch the full video interview at www.loyalty.tv

Today’s Let’s Talk Loyalty podcast talks to three deeply experienced professionals about the whitepaper – Understanding Loyalty in Europe 2.0. I talk to Charlie Hills,, Chief Strategy Officer and Abigayle Blanshard, Senior Strategist, both from MandoConnect. They are accompanied by Nick Fishbourne, Group Account Director of YouGov. 
The whitepaper covers 24 European countries and proves that Europe is not a homogenous loyalty market
Three key highlights are that loyalty is playing an important role in today’s cost of living crisis, customers are begging brands to build emotional connections and finally that there is a distinct rise in gamification within loyalty technology across European loyalty programmes.
Show Notes:
1) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Abigayle Blanshard
2) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Charlie Hills
3)  Nick Fishbourne
4)  MandoConnect
5) Understanding Loyalty in Europe 2.0
6) YouGov

In this week’s episode of the “Wiser Loyalty” podcast series ⁠⁠Bill Hanifin⁠ and Aaron Dauphinee offer up their perspective on one last construct that is taken from the Loyalty Academy’s Key Success Factors in Loyalty Marketing (course #112) curriculum.
Technological innovations and consumer adoption rates are on the rise, which is creating a new consumer expectation for consistency across their experiences and interactions irrespective of whether digitally-enabled or person-to-person. Successful loyalty programs have seen brands master providing consumers with choice across channels of interaction but now that mastery also includes consistency in quality, flexibility, and outcomes to create moments that matter.
In the Wiser Loyalty series, Bill and Aaron draw a theme each month based on the courses required to earn the Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional™ (CLMP™) designation and this is now the third month of this global loyalty education series.
Show Notes:
1) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aaron Dauphinee⁠⁠⁠⁠
2) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bill Hanifin⁠⁠⁠⁠
3)  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Wise Marketer 

Today’s episode is available both in audio as “Let’s Talk Loyalty” and on video on www.Loyalty TV.
Our guest today, Ulf Gunnar Switalski, is a loyalty expert in Germany.
Ulf is the author of two books on how to use the loyalty programs from a consumer perspective, content which he also shares on his blog - Upgrade Guru.de
Three years ago, Ulf founded “The Bonus Awards” focused on recognizing excellence in the loyalty industry in Germany, then he expanded these awards to recognize loyalty leaders in Belgium and Netherlands.
Listen to hear insights, learnings and who the main winners were in these emerging loyalty awards for Europe.

Show notes
1) Ulf Gunnar Switalski
2) Upgrade Guru.de
3) The Bonus Awards
4) Press release Gallup Engagement Index 2022
5) Gallup Engagement Index Germany 2023: More than 7.3 million employees have internally resigned
6) Watch the full interview at www.Lotyalty.TV