#points programs

Finish off this week, where you’ve heard at least four different people say, “It’s June already?!” with the news (and news you may have missed) that’s going to impact your customers in the coming weeks and months. 

In this week’s customer engagement recap:

Apple unveils iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite

American Express issues alert after Anonymous dumps cardholder data

Sprint Reportedly Offers $32…

Enterprise Rent-a-Car's Plus program is finally a points-accruing program!!

I am a HUGE fan of Enterprise. Up until now, the fact that they didn't have a points program was the only downside of being a loyal Enterprise customer in my book. Before it was just a card you got in the mail that let you cut the line, so this is really an excellent (and long over-due) improvement. 

Why do I love Enterprise? Lots of reasons:

They're almost always the cheapest (but they often don't show up on Expedia/Travelocity/etc. searches, so you actually have to go search on Enterprise.com); 

On top of the low rates, you can always get great coupons through Entertainment book; 

90% of the time they'll give you a free upgrade without you even asking for one (we one time went from an Chevy Aveo to a Volvo S40!!). And then if you tell them you didn't want to spend that much on gas (bigger car), they'll often also cut you a break on your tank level; 

When I was not yet of standard car renting age, they always had the lowest under-25 fees (e.g., $5 in Vegas compared to $20-25 with the other companies); 

FANTASTIC customer service. Everywhere I've ever rented. Period. There's absolutely no contest.