This is why loyalty programs that give away free miles, points, or credits are often so successful. According to statistics from Access Development, …
Quite a few popular brands have suffered PR misfortunes in the past, prolonged in part by a lack of social media expertise. By failing to respond in real time, many companies have learnt the hard way, that bad news can travel fast, especially on channels that they may have a token presence on. Things may be changing though, Social media analytics and measurement solution provider Simply Measured released a study, which shows steadily increasing demand for customer service interaction on Twitter.
It's a sad day for anyone who's ever known the joy of carefully hoarding frequent flyer miles. United Airlines announced that beginning March 1, 2015, members of the company's MileagePlus program will earn award miles based on the price of their ticket, rather than how far they are traveling.