Archive for the Research Insight Category


    1 Point Per Dollar or 100 Points Per Dollar?

    November 30th, 2011

    When designing a loyalty program, have you ever wondered whether you should give customers 1 point for each dollar they spend and require 100 points for a free reward, or if it’s better to grant 10 points per dollar and require 1000 points for the reward? On the surface, these two setups require the exact [...]


    Loyalty According to Tweeple

    August 19th, 2010

    A while ago, I created a search column in Tweetdeck to see what people have to say about loyalty on Twitter. To my surprise, once the column was created, tweets just started flying in. There has been rarely a day when I do not see at least a few hundred public tweets containing the word [...]


    Quitting Behavior is Social Too

    July 14th, 2010

    When we talk about social networking or contagion effect, we are usually referring to getting good words out about us so that we can engender good will and gain additional customers. In other words, we often focus on positive behavior in the context of social networks. But just as positive behavior can be fostered through [...]