There’s no question about it: no one likes spam. After all, there’s a reason email inboxes have dedicated spam folders and entire companies exist solely to combat the pesky messages from cluttering up the primary inbox.
As well as these technologies work, every now and then, emails from reputable companies end up in the spam folder. Just consider how often automated messages include the instruction to check the spam folder if an email hasn’t arrived in five minutes.
New e-book: The Art of Deliverability: Getting Emails Where They Need to Go
Spam traps are a key tool in the constant battle against junk mail, but they can also ensnare even reputable companies, so being careful is a key part of email deliverability. Internet Service Providers, or ISPs, create spam traps as a means of identifying IP domains that are sending junk email at high volumes. There are two kinds of spam traps to be aware of. […]
Recently we spoke with Anne Schultheis, Digital Marketing Manager for Kahala Brands, who submitted an award-winning Pinkberry campaign that was recognized in May by Paytronix with a 2017 Loyaltees Award. The Best Early Adopter award celebrates brands that leverage a new Paytronix feature to benefit their business in 2016. Leveraging Paytronix’s new Target and Control feature, Pinkberry could measure both the ROI and the overall performance of the double-points promotion for a
new product trial—Pinkbee’s™ low-fat milk ice cream.
Anne shared some additional insight on how Kahala Brands has leveraged Paytronix for marketing campaigns, and how the loyalty platform is making an impact upon Pinkberry guest engagement. By using the new Paytronix Target and Control feature, the Pinkberry marketing team was able to measure the effectiveness of two different email headlines, then dive even deeper to determine which headline actually motivated loyalty members to visit its stores.
Paytronix: When did you first start working with Paytronix?
Anne: Pinkberry has been working with Paytronix since 2012. When Kahala Brands acquired Pinkberry in 2015, we were excited to start using more features that Paytronix offers, such as target & control, surveys, segmenting, etc.
Paytronix: Have you run any other promotions since the successful July 4 campaign? […]
Loyalty programs are all about connecting with your customers and creating a great experience for them whenever they interact with your 
brand. However, there are mistakes that brands make that can limit the success of a loyalty program and end up hindering the customer experience from the start. The biggest mistake that brands make is failing to adapt their programs to keep up with modern customer engagement trends. Those that don’t meet the needs of their customers will likely fall behind the competition.
Here are the five mistakes that could cripple your loyalty program: […]
Sending your customers rewards as birthday gifts on or around their special day can often be a major win for your brand. They can drive incremental visits and revenue, plus encourage brand loyalty. But just like with birthday gifts, some birthday rewards aren’t so great, and they can leave the recipients with a bad taste in their mouths. After all, everyone remembers a bad birthday gift.
Remember, with a birthday reward, you only have one chance all year to get it right for an individual guest! It’s important to continually try to improve your birthday program throughout the year so that you can make the most of that birthday opportunity. To help you plan your birthday program, we’re going to talk about four ways brands have gotten it wrong — and then we’ll talk about how you can do it better.
Here are four birthday reward deal-breakers: […]
