
Loyalty Wired
Loyalty industry podcasts tailored for marketing professionals. Stay ahead with the latest news and best practices from around the globe, designed to empower, inform and inspire. Brought to you by Loyalty Wired.
Latest episodes

May 12, 2025 • 39min
Newscast 22 - Loyalty Exit Strategies
Our prestigious Loyalty Roundtable enshrines loyalty program exit strategy best practices. Plus, a Porter Airlnes interview and the next segment in our Loyalty Works series.

May 5, 2025 • 44min
Podcast 76 - Fintec Loyalty - The next Big Thing?
In this podcast we explore whether fintech loyalty is the next major frontier — and how it could reshape the future of loyalty programs worldwide. With special guests Vegar Wikhammer Heir, of Vipps Mobile Pay in Norway, Duncan Smith, of Zeal in London and Terry McMullen, of New World Loyalty in Australia.

Apr 27, 2025 • 37min
Newscast 21 - The Great Retail Acceleration
In this special report, Rick Ferguson searches for the intersection of retail technology and customer loyalty. With reports from London, Montreal, New York, and Toronto.

Apr 13, 2025 • 38min
Newscast 20 - Has Southwest Airlines lost the plot?
The impact of Southwest's recent changes to customer loyalty, the demise of Canada's Hudson's Bay Co, and the future of Ulta Beauty Rewards.

Apr 6, 2025 • 34min
Podcast 75 - Measuring Performance Across Markets
Measuring loyalty is tough—especially across global markets. So how do the best brands do it?
In this podcast, Pavel Los and Radek Hrachovec break down the strategies used by leading brands like Shell to measure success and compare loyalty program performance across regions.

Mar 23, 2025 • 35min
Newscast 19 - The Airline Status Wars
Has British Airways opened a Pandora’s box, or will the airline emerge largely unscathed from the status war they started?

Mar 9, 2025 • 33min
Newscast 18 - The Currency Effect
Loyalty currency has become a massive parallel economy and big business for global brands. How can your company get in on the action? By exploiting the Currency Effect.

Mar 3, 2025 • 35min
Podcast 74 - Making BIG program changes
In our latest podcast, David Canty, Pavel Loss, and Iain Pringle dive into the strategies, challenges, and best practices for managing major program transformations. With expertise from JetBlue, IAG Airlines, Shell, IHG, and Starwood Hotels, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone navigating loyalty program evolution this year.

Feb 23, 2025 • 33min
Newscast 17 - The Perfect D@mn Loyalty Company
Is Costco the platonic ideal of a customer-centric business model? Join us as we explore the joys of the world's third-largest retailer.

Feb 9, 2025 • 31min
Newscast 16 - The Airline Episode
In which we look at airline loyalty program devaluations from the airline's perspective and ask why airlines are historically such poor communicators.