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Travel and Hospitality: What’s Next?

Editor’s Note: With cases on the rise again in the US, the Ansira Strategy team continues their work to stay on top of the trends and rapidly changing consumer sentiment to help clients navigate through recovery and beyond. As COVID-19 has swept across the globe, the travel and tourism industry has been one of the […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

Why A Customer-Centric Design Approach is Critical For Brand Success

Now more than ever, we as consumers, have a front-row seat to how certain brands are making strides to prioritize their customers first to reflect empathy and support in a time of uncertainty. And, to provide innovative new ways to connect, solve problems, and improve the overall customer experience.   Why does this matter? Because it’s critical for brands to differentiate, win, and retain customers as they prioritize the value provided […]

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Restaurants: The Lasting Power of Technology + Human Engagement to Drive Growth

According to a recent National Restaurant Association, Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey – May 2020: “73 percent of restaurant operators said they expect their sales volume in six months will be lower than it was during the same period in the previous year. Only 17 percent of operators think their sales in six months will be […]

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CX + Loyalty Strategy

5 Loyalty Program Challenges — and How to Overcome Them

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in November, 2018, and has been updated for comprehensiveness and relevancy pertaining to the importance of customer experience in today’s loyalty program landscape.  – On average, a consumer belongs to 14.8 loyalty programs but is active in only about six or seven, according to The Loyalty Report 2019. Although gaining and retaining […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

10 Must-Have Channel Partner Marketing Technology Features

Channel partners are a brand’s most important advocate. When they are empowered, it means more sales for you, the brand. But do your partners have the tools and intelligence they need to create the best possible customer experiences? Now more than ever, brands have to pay as much attention to their partners as they do their customers if they […]

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Strategy

Thinking Ahead: Building your Communication Playbook

We are living in a time of uncertainty, as both marketers and consumers, which has a bright side. There is so much opportunity to do right by customers and partners.   As parts of the country open back up, albeit in limited capacities and with varying public policies, we lean into the concept of playbooks to […]

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CX + Loyalty Local Marketing Activation Performance Marketing

Thinking Ahead: Planning for Recovery

We, at Ansira, have spent the last few weeks helping our clients through tough transitions in their business. From developing new e-Commerce strategies and innovative campaigns, to rapidly updating email triggers and deploying cross-channel loyalty promotions, to helping pivot their national media spend to amplify local messages and creating compelling content focused on awareness and engagement. While we are still firmly in the middle of #5, “Restricted […]

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Channel Partner Marketing CX + Loyalty Local Marketing Activation

Taking Care of Your Customers and Partners in the Wake of COVID-19

For brands with a distributed sales model, the projected shift in consumer purchasing patterns, especially, at a local level, will be significant in the coming weeks to months. Today’s sensitive landscape calls for an equally sensitive approach to the way brands interact with customers and how they provide experiences. However, now is the time to […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

Give Your Partners the Power to Own the Local Customer Experience

Editor’s note: Ansira Chief Client Officer Andy Arnold sat down with Facebook U.S. Global Solutions Vice President Michelle Morris recently for a chat at the annual Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Masters of Marketing conference in Orlando, Florida. They discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by brands that rely on partners for local sales. This […]

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Performance Marketing Strategy

Get the Best Results From Your Web Analytics Platform With the 3 P’s

You can use the snazziest, feature-rich web analytics tool on the planet, but if the data behind the scenes isn’t accurate, your reporting results won’t be beneficial to the business. To ensure your data delivers the ultimate business value, revisit three basic principles essential to the strength of your web analytics framework: planning, partnership, and […]