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Cooking Up a Successful Customer Retention Strategy for Restaurants

Customer retention is critical for boosting profits and building a successful brand. According to the Harvard Business Review, acquiring a new customer is anywhere from five to 25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. With competition coming from all corners, customer…

11 Nov '19

Sam Langrock Customer Data Management Loyalty Management Restaurants

3 Ways Hotels Can Maximize Direct Bookings

Most of the large hotel chains are listed through online travel agents (OTAs) like Bookings.com, Expedia, etc.,which provide a great source of business. However, there are some downsides to this channel. Besides cutting into room revenue, OTAs can also make it more difficult…

05 Nov '19

Lindsay Bloom Hotels Loyalty Management

Enhancing the Guest Experience from Check-In to Check-Out

This isn’t a new topic in the hospitality world. Rather, it’s a big focus. You might even remember a piece by our CMO, Patrick Reynolds from just a few months ago about Simple Ways Hotels Can Improve the Customer Experience and Maximize Profitability. …

28 Oct '19

Micaela Kelly Customer Data Management Hotels

Branded Credit Cards + Loyalty: A Winning Combination

We’ve written before about how traditional loyalty programs that only focus on slashing prices or coupons are not a fit an effective way to build customer loyalty. And what is a loyalty program if you’re not slashing prices, right? (Wrong, actually.) Many big…

11 Oct '19

Lindsay Bloom Loyalty Management Retail

Celebrating Customer Experience Day

October 1st marked the 3rd annual Customer Experience Day, which was created by the CXPA, a global non-profit organization for the customer experience profession. Yesterday celebrated the professionals and companies that make great customer experiences happen and at SessionM, we pride ourselves in…

02 Oct '19

Lindsay Bloom Customer Data Management

How to Set Up Your Loyalty Program for Success

Creating a successful loyalty program is difficult to do. You are competing not only with competitors in your space, but also for attention against every other program your customers belong to. According to Forrester, about 90% of online adults belong to at least…

01 Oct '19

Sam Langrock Loyalty Management

7 Reasons to Intern at SessionM

Today marks the first day of fall! This means that the season of sunscreen, ice cream, and unforgiving UV rays (plus equally unforgiving sunburns) is sadly over, and if you're a college student, so is internship season. It's crazy to think just a…

23 Sep '19

XiaoXiao Meng Get to Know Us

How Big Box Retailers Can Build Brand Loyalty

Let’s start with the basics, what is a “Big Box Retailer”? A Big Box Retailer is a store that occupies a large amount of physical space and offers a variety of products to its customers. Big Box Retailers are meant to be a…

19 Sep '19

Katherine Dolphin Retail

Three Ways to Keep Up with Your Fast Casual Customers

If there’s a common thread in the restaurant industry, it’s the topic: how do we keep our customers consistently coming back for more? Customers today want everything to be fast, convenient, delicious, trustworthy, personalized, valuable.. Hmm is that all? Facing these customer expectations…

11 Sep '19

Micaela Kelly POS Offer Management Restaurants

What to Expect: Your Journey at SessionM

I signed my offer letter to join SessionM as a Talent Acquisition Specialist last November. It’s easy to say the past nine months have been a time of growth, learning, and continued support from leaders. SessionM fits the true essence of a globally…

03 Sep '19

Leah Murphy Get to Know Us

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