
Let's Talk Loyalty
“Let’s Talk Loyalty” is an industry podcast for loyalty marketing professionals.
If you work in loyalty marketing, join us every week to learn the latest ideas and marketing insights from loyalty specialists around the world.
Check out our website on: http://www.letstalkloyalty.com/
Latest episodes

Jan 9, 2025 • 44min
#633: A disruptive mindset creates 60% market share and 92% loyalty member penetration for retail banking in South Africa – Capitec Live Better Rewards
This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.Capitec Live Better Rewards is 3.5 years old in a banking environment which is only 24 years old. However, age is meaningless as Capitec holds a 60% market share in South Africa’s retail banking industry, with 24 million clients. 22m of these clients are part of its rewards programme, called Live Better. It has already been re-launched, which epitomises Capitec’s disruptive mindset to create customer centricity throughout all it does.Kelly Goldsworthy is Head of Live Better Rewards with an engineering background and a laser focus on continuous improvement for the Live Better programme and its members. Kelly shares the journey to date and the fascinating statistics of its current engagement activities by different channels, encouraging all of us to re-think the norm and disrupt for the ultimate end game of greater customer centricity.Show Notes:- 1) Capitec Live Better Rewards2) Kelly Goldsworthy3) Live Better Rewards4) Blue Ocean Strategy (Book)5) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't (Book)

Jan 7, 2025 • 60min
#632: Behind the Scenes of Australia’s Favourite Loyalty Program… Plus a Special Edition
Phil Hawkins, a loyalty veteran with over 30 years experience in the loyalty industry and a well known leading loyalty personality in Australia. Expertise in coalition programs, working extensively with Flybuys in Australia over several stints, from its inception in 1993. With leading roles at National Australia Bank, Coles and Myer, Phil has loyalty experience including program design, all aspects of program operation, and specific experience in email and digital communication These days, Phil is a keen loyalty observer, commentator, writer and occasionally creating mischief on LinkedIn.Hosted by Carly Neubauer Show Notes:1) Phil Hawkins2) The Loyalty Leap3)Omnichannel Retail 4) Flybuys

Jan 2, 2025 • 31min
#631: Let's Talk Loyalty and Loyalty TV in 2025 - NEWS and Updates
This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.As 2025 kicks off, Paula Thomas and Pooja Venugopal today look back at some of the highlights for the show in 2024 and announce some exciting changes for 2025. Show Notes:1)Let's Talk Loyalty2)www.Loyalty.TV.3) Paula Thomas4) Pooja Venugopal 5) The 4-Hour work week6) Predictably Irrational

Dec 19, 2024 • 39min
#630: SAS Group in Scandinavia - Global Alliance Strategy and an Award-Winning Campaign
This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.Today’s interview features the SAS Group, the Swedish airline holding company originally formed in 1946 after the merger of the three Scandinavian flag carriers serving Sweden, Denmark and Norway.It is now Scandinavia's leading airline, offering the most departures to, from and within Scandinavia.Like many airlines, the SAS Group has made significant changes to its corporate structure over the years and particularly this year to its global alliance strategy.SAS was one of the original founding members of the Star Alliance in 1997 which it left on 31 August 2024 and it then joined Skyteam the very next day on September 1st 2024! It's an incredible story.Joining us today to share some insights on their loyalty program and some recent award-winning loyalty-led campaigns is Olivia Wasniewski, who is the Head of the EuroBonus Program operated by SAS.Show notes:1) Olivia Wasniewski2) SAS Group3) SAS EuroBonus4) Watch the full video interview for free

Dec 18, 2024 • 47min
#629: Driving Loyalty Forward: Inside Arnold Clark Rewards with Emily Walker and Hema Kukadia
This episode focuses on Arnold Clark Rewards… the new loyalty programme from Arnold Clark. With Emily Walker, the Head of Media & Brand Marketing for Arnold Clark. And Hema Kukadia, a Partnerships Account Director at Mando-Connect. Today we will be learning about their favourite loyalty programmes, how Arnold Clark Rewards is delivering for customers and the business and all about their plans for the future.Hosted by Charlie HillsShow Notes :1.Emily Walker2.Hema Kukadia 3. Arnold Clark Rewards4.European Loyalty Whitepaper5.Mando-Connect6.YouGov

Dec 17, 2024 • 33min
#628: The Wiser Loyalty Series - 2024 Review and Exciting News for 2025
After an amazing first year of "The Wiser Loyalty Series", Founder and CEO of Let's Talk Loyalty and Loyalty TV, Paula Thomas, today hosts an episode with the brains behind the series.Today's epsiode explains how the partnership between Let's Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer group is evolving even further. Paula's guests are Bill Hanifin and Aaron Dauphinee,, CEO and Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer respectively for The Wise Marketer Group.Together they review the podcast series they created for Let's Talk Loyalty listeners in 2024, and the changes and further enhancements planned for 2025.Show notes:1) Bill Hanifin2) Aaron Dauphinee3) The Loyalty Academy™4) The Wise Marketer5) Paula Thomas

Dec 12, 2024 • 52min
#627: Loyalty As an Inspiring and Energising Lever for Digital Transformation in MOL Group
This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.Today we’re back with our friends in the MOL Group, an integrated, international oil and gas company, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.MOL Group is active in over 30 countries, with a workforce of 26,000 people, and a market capitalisation in excess of $6.5 BN USD.Our guest is István Mag, Head of the Digital Lab for MOL Group, and he joins us today to update us on how the MOL Group has transformed itself in recent years from a traditional fuel retailer to a digital eco-system, led by loyalty.Listen to hear this incredibly impressive story of how this loyalty-led digital transformation is driving business growth while also inspiring and energising employees across the eight countries the program operates in across central Europe. Show notes:1) István Mag2) MOL Group3) MOL Move4) Watch The Full Video Interview for free at www.CapillaryTech.com

Dec 11, 2024 • 44min
#626: Serviclub, el programa de lealtad de YPF en Argentina (Spanish Episode)
This episode of Let's Talk Loyalty is in Spanish. En el episodio de hoy, nos adentramos en el fascinante mundo de Serviclub, el programa de lealtad que ha cautivado a millones en Argentina. Con más de 25 años de experiencia, Serviclub ha redefinido la fidelización de clientes, ofreciendo una propuesta de valor única que combina beneficios exclusivos, experiencias personalizadas y un sólido programa de acumulación de puntos. Acompáñenos junto a Gastón de Benedetto a descubrir cómo Serviclub ha logrado construir una comunidad de clientes leales y mantenerse a la vanguardia en un mercado en constante evolución.Hosted by Alex Saul Show Notes:- 1) Gastón de Benedetto2) Serviclub

Dec 10, 2024 • 20min
#625: The Choice is Yours to Give Loyalty
The Wiser Loyalty Podcast Series is a production of Let’s Talk Loyalty and The Wise Marketer. In each episode, executive faculty members from the Loyalty Academy™, Bill Hanifin, and Aaron Dauphinee,, join you to dig in deep to topics based on courses in the Loyalty Academy’s Certified Loyalty Marketing Professional™ program.This month’s topic is based on Loyalty Academy course #212 Introduction to Sustainability in Loyalty. In this second of a two-part discussion, our industry SME’s will unpack how brands have evolved in their approach to charitable giving related to loyalty programs and where this part of our industry is headed. So, the discussion today is centered on the Sustainability course, but it also relates to Course #108 covering Rewards Strategy, which we covered earlier in the year.Show notes:1) Bill Hanifin2) Aaron Dauphinee3) The Loyalty Academy™4) The Wise Marketer

Dec 5, 2024 • 47min
#624: Dell's Global Strategy Lead Shares Insights on the Evolution of Loyalty
This episode is available in audio format on our Let's Talk Loyalty podcast and in video format on www.Loyalty.TV.Today’s interview is a long overdue episode with Dell Technologies which was last on the show back in the summer of 2020. Dell is of course a world-famous technology brand, with over $88BN of revenue in their most recent financial year. They are ranked in 48th place in the Fortune 500 list and sell to more than 98% of Fortune 500 companies. Mitch Kennedy is the Global Strategy Lead for Loyalty in Dell across their Consumer, Gaming and Retail businesses and he joins us today to share his thoughts on loyalty as it continues to evolve so dramatically! Show notes:1) Mitch Kennedy2) Dell Technologies3) Dell Rewards4) Watch the full video interview for free on www.CapillaryTechnologies.com