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8 Essential Loyalty Points Program Mechanics That Drive Repeat Purchase

June 4, 2026

Points programs have evolved well past the “earn 1 point per dollar” punchcard era. Loyalty points program mechanics in 2026...

May 31, 2026

Referral marketing news moved fast this week: an AI-powered search visibility tool launched for affiliates, Amazon quietly slashed its Associates...

May 30, 2026

Restaurants live on table turns and review counts, and both are driven primarily by word-of-mouth. A structured restaurant referral marketing...

May 28, 2026

Attribution is the single biggest blind spot in most referral programs. Server-side referral tracking combined with disciplined UTM hygiene is...

May 23, 2026

Every e-commerce founder eventually hits the same wall: paid acquisition costs are climbing, attribution is breaking, and the marketing channels...

May 21, 2026

Mobile apps live and die by their viral coefficient. In-app referral patterns done right can push your K-factor above 1.0...

May 17, 2026

Referral marketing news May 2026 finishes the third week with major platform updates, fresh consolidation moves, and the first measurable...

May 16, 2026

Macro influencer deals are getting harder to justify. Six-figure flat fees, opaque audience quality, and conversion rates that rarely beat...

May 14, 2026

The bigger your referral program gets, the more attractive it becomes to bad actors. Referral fraud prevention isn’t a paranoid...

May 10, 2026

Referral marketing news May 2026 keeps the momentum from the Rakuten + impact.com alliance rolling, with three more partner-economy deals...