Eos Shares How It Turns Organic Users Into Brand Amplifiers

Senior Vice President of Marketing and Creative Carley Caldas explains how the cosmetics brand’s ‘scrappy’ social team finds creators who will connect its products to culture on social media and in person. Plus, how Eos measures success at events. In-person activations are a main marketing pillar at cosmetics brand Eos, said Carley Caldas, Senior Vice […]

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How Genius Builds Brand Campaigns Around Music Fans

Many music fans do more than watch a video or stream a song; they look up lyrics, annotate them and follow the artists behind them. For the music site Genius, that activity offers clues about what audiences care about.  “Our community likes to go deep. Our community likes to spend time knowing the music,” said […]

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Sports Fans Want Better Experiences on Game Days, Finds Alchemer Fan Experience Report

Fans say events are worth the money, but 74% still feel nickel-and-dimed; 82% want AI-powered wait-time predictions to make lines easier to navigate LOUISVILLE, COLORADO — OCTOBER 7, 2026 — Alchemer, a global leader in customer experience and feedback intelligence, today released its 2026 Fan Experience Report Card for Sports Venues and Teams, revealing that […]

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Dfinitiv Launches SmartCXP AI™ to Build, Run, and Manage Loyalty Program Apps Across ChatGPT, Claude, and Emerging AI Assistants

AI assistants are becoming another channel where members discover, travel, shop, and engage with brands. New assistants such as Meta’s Muse keep arriving, each with its own rules. Programs need one way to keep benefits and offers current, govern member actions, and see what members ask. Forrester sees a choice ahead for brands due to […]

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Being Visible in AI Isn’t the Same as Being Remembered, Skyword Survey Finds

New research reveals how AI-assisted comparisons can complicate brand differentiation and recall BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — OCTOBER 6, 2026 — AI is now part of how consumers research companies, but new data from Skyword finds that 45% of U.S. adults have had trouble choosing between two companies because AI-generated answers made them sound too similar. The […]

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Fanatics Fights Out-of-Stocks to Win Over 100 Million Fans

Fanatics has a fan base of 100 million consumers it can market to. And after all that work of getting shoppers to the right product, it better be in stock. Out-of-stocks can hinder the customer experience, and the licensed sports apparel retailer is updating its demand and supply chain software to ensure this doesn’t happen, […]

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New Healthy Baby CMO Taps Into Content Background to Grow Diaper Brand

Diapers are the workhorse product at Healthy Baby, and new Chief Marketing Officer Meredith Gieskes is focused on telling every parent why. As the brand’s name implies, Healthy Baby sells better-for-you baby products. This includes its flagship product, an Environmental Working Group-verified diaper, which is the bulk of its revenue. While Healthy Baby claims it […]

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Is Your Loyalty Program Working, or Just Checking a Box?

Is your loyalty program really working, or is it just checking a box? That’s the question Mark Friedman put to Wise Marketer Managing Editor Bill Hanifin, CLMP™, who is also CEO of Wise Marketer Group, on Episode 155 of The Marketing Playbook podcast. Bill has spent more than two decades designing loyalty programs and working […]

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Nearly Half of Younger Buyers Will Trust a Brand Less by the Time the Holidays End, Validity Research Finds

One-third of consumers say holiday email volume alone is enough to make them unsubscribe BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — Sept. 30, 2026 — Validity, the leading provider of Enterprise AI solutions for digital marketers, today released its Holiday 2026 Consumer Survey. The report finds that an entire generation of buyers will end the holiday season with less […]

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The Loyalty Newswire  October 2, 2026

The Loyalty Newswire from The Wise Marketer This edition covers: Aeroméxico, Amazon Prime, Asda, CAVA, Charley’s Cheesesteaks, Chase, Circle K, CLMP™, Fleetguard, HeyMax, IHG, Leal Hub, Lula Commerce, McDonald’s, QBF Consulting, Revolut, Travala FROM THE EDITOR Big questions about what loyalty really is this week: There’s CLMP™ momentum around the world: a new workshop lands […]

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