Top brands around the world—like SONIC and J.Crew—have found tremendous success using exclusive offers to engage customers. This technique—known as verified, community marketing—works because it targets consumer communities whose members are united by deeply personal traits such as their job, lifestage, or affiliation.  By offering groups such as the military, students, or healthcare workers gated ...

Extending an exclusive offer to consumer community groups like teachers or the military is a proven way to acquire new customers, earn their loyalty, and increase their lifetime value. That’s why brands like ASICS and Princess Cruises see significantly higher conversion rates and ROI for these types of marketing programs compared to other campaigns. But ...

First-party data is arguably the best data most companies can get their hands on, and when that data is verified as accurate, it’s invaluable. One of the most ideal ways to collect verified, first-party data is through gated, exclusive offers. For example, you can post an exclusive student offer, require students to share their first-party ...

Exclusive offers for groups like students, teachers, and the military are a great way to acquire and retain customers. Research shows that more than two in three members of these groups said receiving an exclusive offer would make them try a new brand and be more loyal to it.  But how you verify eligibility for ...

The days of growing a business by acquiring new customers as cheaply as possible are over. True profitability will only come when you do the hard analysis to identify your best customers, serve them incredibly well, and ignore the rest. This is the path to maximize the value they bring to your company.  So says ...

In today's digital age, fraud poses a substantial threat for all brands offering high-value promotional offers. Advanced fraudulent activities on promotions, including identity scams, are becoming increasingly common. In fact, promotion fraud represented 1.2% of US retail revenue totaling $89 billion in 2021, according to a survey from Ekata, and it is currently ranked as ...

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Identity marketing is a highly effective form of personalized marketing because it engages consumer communities based on their deep-seated attributes, such as their life stage (students) or occupation (teachers). In a previous post, we explained that using a customer verification software is essential to making this new form of personalization work because it: Increases conversions. ...

Looking at marketing software today is overwhelming. There are dozens of products out there for every problem you have, and hundreds more for problems that aren’t even on your radar.  You can evaluate the impact of marketing software through many lenses, such as time saved, increases in impressions, and engagement. And while all of these ...