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Description: Nearly as long as there have been coffee shops and carwashes, all manner of businesses have handed out buy-10-get-one-free punch cards and hoped to reap the rewards of this simplest of loyalty marketing campaigns. But a new day is dawning.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Jan 28, 2015

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/business/smallbusiness/using-smartphones-and-apps-to-enhance-small-business-loyalty-programs.html?ref=smallbusiness&_r=0

Questions for Discussions:

  • What are the advantages of app-based loyalty programs?
  • What concerns should managers have when introducing this technology?