4 Rewards Trends that will Transform your Promotions in 2017

Technologies, behaviors, and demographics are changing rapidly, and brands can have a tough time keeping up with the evolution of the rewards landscape. In order to offer consumers the best rewards programs, we present the 4 Rewards Trends that will Transform Your Promotions in 2017, for brands wanting to incentivize and reward consumers.

1. REWARDS ARE INCREASINGLY MOBILE IN NATURE

• 68% of US adults own smartphones, up 35% from 2011
• In 2017, total number of smartphone users in the US will reach 223 million
• In 2019, US mobile data consumption per consumer each month will be 12 GB, 532% increase from 2014
• 75% of shoppers admitted to using their mobile device while in-store
• The total number of app downloads last year exceeded 75 billion
• How Consumers Engage With Digital Rewards:
  • Millennials watched 233 minutes of digital video per month on average, last year
  • Mobile gaming revenue was over $3 billion last year
  • E-book sales will reach nearly $9 billion by 2018
  • 750 million transactions take place on the App and iTunes Store each week

2. THE RISE OF THE SHARING ECONOMY

• What is the “Sharing Economy”? According to Forbes, it is “an economic model in which individuals are able to borrow or rent assets owned by someone else”.
• In 2012, the sharing economy was worth $3.5 billion. This exploded to $115 billion in 2016, a +3,000% increase
• During the first quarter of 2016, 143 million Americans visited a leading space-sharing site
• Four of the biggest sharing economy companies include: Uber, Airbnb, WeWork, TaskRabbit

3. ACCOUNT-SPECIFIC REWARDS DOMINATE

• 4 reasons why retailers demand account-specic rewards
  • They drive consumers back to the store
  • They are contextually relevant
  • They are easy to integrate into programs
  • They get more data on consumers

• Examples of account specic-awards you can use in your marketing: Media & Content, Store Gift Cards, Private Label Brand Merchandise, Retail Loyalty Points

4. DECLINE OF MAIL-IN REBATES

• A well featured, high value rebate can increase sales during a given period by as much as 500%
• 57% of American shoppers want to redeem rebates on their smartphones
• The number of checks written in the US declined 10% every year from 2009 to 2012
• It is estimated that over $500 million in rebates go unfulfilled each year
• In 2014 fewer than 50% of consumers tended to mail in their rebates
• 40% of mail-in rebates aren’t redeemed by customers or are filed incorrectly and denied

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