This episode focuses on Poundland Perks … the new loyalty programme from Poundland. With Emma Collins, the Head of Digital Loyalty & Engagement for Poundland. 

Today we will be learning about Emma’s favourite loyalty programmes, how Poundland Perks is delivering for customers and the business and all about their plans for the future.

 Hosted by Charlie Hills.

 Show Notes:

1) Emma Collins

2) Poundland Perks

3) Poundland

4) European Loyalty Whitepaper

5) Mando- Connect

6) YouGov

7) Return on Courage : A Business Playbook for Courageous Change

This interview with Neetan Chopra from IndiGo is highly insightful from learning about a relatively young airline, a very young loyalty programme and a global market place not to be ignored.  

IndiGo operates out of India, which is the world’s 5th biggest economy.

The airline carried over 100m passengers in 2024 and has growth plans for its carrier and frequent flyer programme, BluChip, which launched 5 months ago.

Hosted by Amanda Cromhout

Show notes:

1) Neetan Chopra

2) IndiGo

3) BluChip

4) Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Book)

5) Accelerated Digital Transformation: How Established Organizations Can Gain Competitive Advantage in the Digital Age (Book)

Han Bailey has worked with some of the largest brands and loyalty programs in Australia and the US, including The Star Entertainment Group, David Jones, NewsCorp, Qantas, Global Red, Brierley & Partners, and Coca-Cola.

Now consulting for a range of businesses and mentoring emerging loyalty talent, Han brings a commercial perspective to loyalty and a deep understanding of building programs from the ground up.

Today’s conversation explores her journey—from an unexpected start in loyalty to developing and delivering some of the industry's most well-known programs.

Hosted by Carly Neubauer

Show Notes:

1) Han Bailey

2) Carly Neubauer

3)The Gift: A Survivor’s Journey to Freedom by Edith Eger 

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This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.

Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com 

This episode focuses on Voyage Loyalty … a fascinating loyalty programme for V.Group. It creates a more engaging and valuable employment experience for seafarers, bringing them respect for their hard work and dedication.

With Bridget Blaise-Shamai, Senior Commercial Officer, and Rory Mackenzie, the Loyalty Program Manager, for Voyage Loyalty.

Today we will be learning about their favourite loyalty programmes, how Voyage Loyalty is delivering for seafarers, the brand and the business and all about their plans for the future.

 Hosted by Charlie Hills

 Show Notes :

1) Bridget Blaise-Shamai

2) Rory Mackenzie

3) Voyage Loyalty

4) V.Group

5) European Loyalty Whitepaper

6) Mando- Connect

7) YouGov

8) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

9) If- Rudyard Kipling

10) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.

Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

The Wiser Loyalty podcast series is created in partnership between Let’s Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer™.

Throughout 2024, Wise Marketer Group's (WMG) CEO, Bill Hanifin, and CMO, Aaron Dauphinee, shared their insights on loyalty constructs drawn from the Loyalty Academy's™ Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional™ (CLMP™) curriculum.

In 2025 we are shifting from an academic focus to seek out insights from practitioners of the trade, such as our CLMPs, and those leading from the C-Suite. Twice a month, we will bring you an interview with a C-level executive or CLMP who has transformed strategy into practical application to generate strong business results from customer loyalty.

This week's episode has Aaron speaking with one of our industry's well known loyalty leaders when it comes to loyalty finance and loyalty strategy, Evert de Boer.  Evert is the Managing Partner at On Point Loyalty, a global advisory firm exclusively niche to loyalty finance and strategy, as well as he is the CEO at Fidivo, which has built the first off-the-shelf loyalty program financial tool analysis. 

He shares an executive style summary of his second published book "Loyalty Programs and the Currency Effect" and then flies into his perspective on loyalty in the travel sector, particularly given his expertise in aviation.

Hosted by Aaron Dauphinee

Show Notes:

1)  Evert de Boer

2) On Point Loyalty

3) Fidivo

4) Loyalty Programs and the Currency Effect: A Comprehensive Guide to Realizing the Power of Points - By Evert de Boer &  Xiao Yao Chin

5) A Perfect Spy: A Novel

6) Connemara: A Novel 

7)  German Summer Book (but only available in Dutch)

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This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.

Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.

Today’s topic is super fun and something we’ve never done before on the show.

We discovered some research that one of our loyal listeners compiled which listed the membership figures of some of the world’s largest loyalty programs.

That listener and now our guest today is Laurent Guinand PhD, who created the list we’re discussing today entitled “The Largest Global Loyalty Programs”.

Laurent is the Founder & CEO Founder & CEO of Aramis Advisors LLC based in the United States and today he shares which loyalty programmes came out on top in his research.

I hope you enjoy our conversation and if you’d like a copy of the slides discussed in the episode, please do email the show.

Show notes:

1) Laurent Guinand PhD

2) Aramis Advisors LLC

3) The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It (Book)

This episode of Let's Talk Loyalty & Loyalty TV is in Spanish.

En el episodio de Let’s Talk Loyalty en Español está con nosotros Katia Cortes, líder del programa de lealtad Santander Unique Rewards. El programa sirve a las tarjetas Premium del banco con una propuesta de valor basada en experiencias y momentos especiales que buscansorprender a los usuarios.

Gracias a esta nueva propuesta, el banco estáobservando resultados muy alentadores en relación a la utilización del programa, un incremento en el uso de la tarjeta y una mayor facturación a nivel tarjetahabiente, sobre todo cuando hay una redención de puntos.

Cenas especiales, viajes, acceso a los mejores eventos preparados especialmente y otras experiencias es lo que ahora ofrece Santander Unique Rewards.

Hosted by Alex Saul

Show Notes

1) Katia Cortes

2)Santander

3) Santander Unique Rewards

4)“El poder del Cábala”. Author: Yehuda Berg

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This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.

Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com

Kate O' Brien has been the General Manager of Loyalty at Air New Zealand for the past five years. 

Kate leads and holds responsibility for the Loyalty business including strategy development and execution, partner relationships and negotiations, airline loyalty tiers and benefits, data and analytics and P&L ownership.

Hosted by Carly Neubauer

Show notes:

1) Kate O' Brien

2) Air New Zealand

3) Air Points

4) Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. - Brené Brown

The Wiser Loyalty podcast series is a joint production of Let’s Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer. Twice a month, WMG CEO Bill Hanifin and CMO Aaron Dauphinee bring you an interview with an executive who has transformed strategy into practical application to generate business results.

Our guest today is Ashley Deibert, Chief Marketing Officer, Marigold. Ashley leads marketing at Marigold and oversees global go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and expanding the company’s presence across North America, Latin America, EMEA, APAC, and Japan. Ashley is recognized for her ability to overhaul marketing infrastructures, define go-to-market strategies, and scale multi-million-dollar growth globally.

We cover lots of ground in this conversation, while digging into a new report from Marigold, The 2025 Consumer Trends Index (CTI). The report examines what makes today’s consumers tick and offers insights across multiple dimensions of cross-channel marketing and explores how brands can create relevant marketing experiences that turn customers from fickle to faithful.

Hosted by Bill Hanifin

Show Notes:

1) Ashley Deibert

2) Marigold

3) The 2025 Consumer Trends Index (CTI).

4) The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael D

Customer advocacy and emotional loyalty are driven by value-based alignment rather than product, service and price points. Explore a new take on customer loyalty from the latest whitepaper from Yuping Liu-Thompkins, Professor of Marketing at Old Dominion University and Director of Loyalty Science Lab.

 Her latest whitepaper: The Politics of Brand Loyalty unpacks US consumer views on values alignment and how ideological views impact brand decisions.

Hosted by Amanda Cromhout

Show Notes:

1) Yuping Liu-Thompkins

2) Old Dominion University

3) Loyalty Science Lab.

4) The Politics of Brand Loyalty

5) Marketplace Dignity Transforming How We Engage with Customers Across Their Journey (Book)

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This episode is sponsored by Phaedon.

Visit their website to learn more about how they're powering the world's most beloved loyalty programs at www.wearephaedon.com