In this episode, host Amber Meakin vouches for Tony Zubek, a loyalty, CRM, and branded credit card leader who can set the strategy and then actually build it. Tony and Amber worked together when he ran a retail loyalty program and she was on the partner side, so she's seen firsthand how he turns a stalled program into one customers genuinely love. They get into what real loyalty looks like, why knowing your customer beats chasing points, and how he thinks about credit cards, mobile apps, and AI.
In this episode
Why loyalty is about how a brand makes you feel, not the pointsKnowing your customer, and what it signals when a brand clearly doesn’tTurning around a stalled loyalty program: audit, diagnose, and bring loyalty closer to the brandRewarding customers for keeping their profile current, and why fresh data drives repeat businessWhy loyalty has to evolve with the customer: static companies don’t win, dynamic ones doUntangling fragmented, multi-brand programs into one that worksBuilding the MarTech stack: in-house versus vendor partners, and why constant investment mattersAI as a tool, not a replacement, and why knowing how to use it is the real skillCredit cards and loyalty: private label versus co-brand, depth versus reachMobile apps and gift card balances as real brand assetsHow to actually get customers to download the appWhat Tony is looking for next, and how to reach himConnect
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyzubek/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vouched-media-llc
Website: www.vouchedpodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambermeakin
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