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Loyalty Product Emirates Group

Emirates Skywards Tier Advancement initiative.

We created a specific campaign to drive members close to the next tier to make the jump.

RoleLoyalty Marketing & CRM Lead
01 · The brief

Incentivising the incremental.

Thousands of Emirates Skywards members were less than two flights away from advancing to the next tier, and most weren't aware of that fact. Our job was to make them aware and give them a reason to book.

The insight

Loyalty members crave status and the benefits that come with it. Across the Blue, Silver and Gold tiers there were thousands of members who were very close to attaining the next tier and with it, a higher status. Their propensity to book to gain this upgrade was already high. We simply needed to make it clear to them just how close they were.

02 · How it worked

Structured and personalised communications.

Data driven

Single customer view

We could see just how close thousands of members were to the higher tier.

Personalised

Tier gap, in Miles

Every email was tailored to tell a member exactly how many Miles would have them reach the next tier.

Relevant

Routes they actually fly

We gave example flights based on their travel activity to show how easy the jump would be.

Timely

Updated after every flight

If they needed two and took one, we contacted them later to update exactly where they needed to fly.

Emirates Business Class Lounge — the higher-tier benefits the campaign helped members reach

The campaign spoke directly to members already within reach of the next tier — and the benefits that came with it.

03 · Impact

A repeatable, commercial result.

Upgraded

Over 1,500 members

Upgraded to the next tier of the Emirates Skywards programme.

Incremental revenue

Over USD 2 million

Of incremental revenue gained through the additional flights booked to reach tier.

Template

A consistent initiative

Once rolled out and proven, this approach was regularised to help members achieve the next tier.