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Client Services
Proven Relationships. Powerful Results.
Our client services team will be a key point of contact, working closely with you to manage the day-to-day responsibilities of your loyalty and customer retention program. Our high-touch approach ensures that you receive dedicated resources and expertise related to all aspects of your program – from executing the communications plan, content management and overseeing creative to managing ongoing relationships with strategic program partners, and resolving customer service, operations, and fulfillment issues if and when they arise. As an extension of your team, we also identify areas of opportunity and make recommendations for growth. The end result is a formidable approach to customer loyalty.Loyalty Operations
Implementation Made Easy
Implementing a loyalty program is a key differentiator for Kobie. We utilize a PMP methodology to ensure the operational success of your loyalty program from day one. You’ll work with our dedicated operations team who execute flawlessly at each step in the implementation process- discovery, planning, design, building, testing, deployment and implementation. After your program has been on-boarded, we’ll collaborate with external partners and internal teams – Client Services, IT Development, IT Operations, Quality Assurance, Reporting, Marketing Services, and Finance – to prioritize your projects and provide the highest level of operational support.
Creative Services
Award Winning Creative Services. Where your Loyalty Vision becomes Reality.
On behalf of our clients, we consistently deliver distinctive, high-performing creative services for a wide variety of projects, in both print and interactive media. In fact, our internal department is often recognized for excellence in creative competitions, for a variety of initiatives, including:- Web site design
- Print campaigns
- Welcome/new member communications
- Marketing campaigns
Our approach provides a seamless linkage between analytics, communications planning, and creative execution. At each step we are focused on delivering you results-driven communications. Our strategic services team lays the foundation for an effective, engaging loyalty program through a rigorous process of establishing financial goals and objectives, recommending strategies to achieve those goals, putting in place the means to measure the impact of strategic initiatives, using analytics and reporting to understand member behavior and drive future marketing initiatives. Working hand-in-hand with the client services team and strategic services team, we maximize the return on marketing expense through highly effective and motivating campaigns.
In a nutshell, we deliver:- Annual marketing communications budget and plan
- Detailed cost/channel/media recommendations as the foundation for the annual plan
- Marketing campaigns to stimulate member participation in the program
We’ll work with you to develop marketing campaigns with whatever degree of hands-on involvement you need. Your participation in the planning process can range from providing overall direction and approval at the beginning and end of the planning cycle, to participating in all aspects of campaign development and implementation. The collaboration between strategic services, creative services and your account team ensures that each individual campaign as well as the overall marketing communications budget is optimized to drive member behavior in support of the program’s financial objectives.
Partnerships
The Right Partnerships Make All The Difference
We cultivate relationships and negotiate rewards and benefits that will become a point of differentiation for your loyalty rewards program. Engage Members, Create a Revenue Stream and Reduce Program Expenses.We’ll work with your team to build a customized partner rewards strategy that will appeal to your customer base and meet your financial parameters.
Rewards & Fulfillment
The Final Step in our End-to-End Loyalty Approach
Rewards and fulfillment are a key step in the loyalty and brand experience process. We offer a turnkey rewards and fulfillment solution based on the needs of your business, targeting program members and program value proposition. Using our extensive and growing partnership network, we source the appropriate mix of appealing rewards for your members in the form of:- Gift cards: hundreds of national brands or regional or local rewards
- Merchandise: over 4,000 SKUs
- White glove service: on big ticket items such as TVs
- Exclusive experiential rewards that add sizzle to the program
We also offer a variety of travel options ranging from full service travel portal for point redemption or purchase, to gift cards and statement credit.
By working with Kobie on your loyalty program, you alleviate the need to purchase, store, and keep inventory of gift cards and rewards. We oversee real-time inventory levels and proactively replenish rewards, in alignment with requirements and approval process. In addition, we continually track redemption and marketplace trends to update and maintain appealing rewards that drive appropriate member behaviors. Members can redeem at the point of sale, by calling one of our call center agents, online or via their mobile phone.
Call Center
24/7/365 We’re Here to serve Your Loyal Customers
Our call center teams, all of which are based in the United States, are trained to provide the level of service your customers are accustomed to receiving. When a member calls our call center, he will speak with a knowledgeable agent who is well-versed in all aspects of your loyalty program. Depending on your call center needs, we can create training manuals with detailed processes regarding escalation and workflow for call center operations.All call center agents are trained in-person by members of our staff. We also conduct weekly calibration and quality assurance meetings such as call monitoring, to ensure only the highest level of service. In addition, we offer trainer courses and are ready to train agents when/if your loyalty program changes.
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XKobie Kudos
2012 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
Summit International Creative Awards:
Bronze Award for Kobie Self-Promotion Stationery/Identity
8th Annual International Davey Awards:
Silver Award of Distinction
Kobie Marketing Website www.Kobie.com18th Annual Communicator Awards:
Gold Award of Excellence
Verizon Business Link Rewards Holiday StatementSilver Award of Distinction for Bank of America loyalty campaign
Silver Award of Distinction for Kobie business cards
BUSINESS AWARDS
Kobie Marketing Earns Top Honors in 2012 Annual Web Marketing Awards
Kobie Marketing Honored In 2012 Inc. 500|5000 List for Third Consecutive Year
2011 Awards
BUSINESS AWARDS
Kobie Marketing Ranks Recognized on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 86%
Inc. 500|5000 ranks Kobie at 250 in the Advertising and Marketing indistry - and number 38 in the Tampa Bay area
Kobie ranked number 178 on the Gulf Coast 500 List
Tampa Bay Business Journal Fast 50 ranks Kobie as the 32nd fastest growing company - in the Tampa Bay area
CREATIVE AWARDS
The Summit Awards for Creative Excellence - Bronze Award for Verizon Perks "Gift Box" E-mail campaign
The Communicator Awards for Excellence in Communications - Silver Award for Marketing Effectiveness, FairPoint Auto Enroll Mailer
The Communicator Awards - Gold Award for Online Advertising & Marketing, Verizon Perks Gift Box
DMA ECHO Award Finalist - Verizon Business Link Rewards Web Site
DMA Echo Award Finalist - FairPoint Communications Business Rewards Statement Newsletter
International Davey Award Gold – Verizon Perks Gift Box Promo
International Davey Award Silver – Marketing Effectiveness - FairPoint Auto Enroll Mailer
2010 Awards
BUSINESS AWARDS
Kobie Ranked #281 on Inc. 5000
Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S
Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in the U.S
Top 500 Privately-Held Businesses in the U.S
Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S
Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in the U.S
Top 100 Privately-Held Businesses in the U.S
CREATIVE AWARDS
International Davey Award Silver – Verizon Business Link Rewards Website Rebranding
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Platinum – Verizon Business Link Rewards Website Rebranding
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Silver – Verizon Business Link Rewards 2009 Auto Enrollment
Communicator Award - Perks Advantage Web Site
Communicator Award - Verizon Business Link Rewards Web Site
2009 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
International Davey Award Gold – Verizon Reward Time Newsletter - Direct Mail Business to Business
International Davey Award Silver – Bank of America Perks Advantage Web Site
International Davey Award Silver – Bank of America Perks Advantage Web Site Home Page
International Davey Award Silver – FairPoint Statement Newsletter - Direct Mail Business to Business
International Davey Award Silver – Business Link Rewards Statement Newsletter Direct Mail Business to Business
International Davey Award Silver – Business Link Rewards Statement Newsletter
International Davey Award Silver – Bank of America Twice as Nice Postcard Direct Mail Consumer
International Davey Award Silver – Bank of America Special Bonus Postcard Direct Mail Consumer
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Finalist – Bank of America Perks Advantage Web Site
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Finalist – Verizon Business Link Rewards Postcard
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Finalist – FairPoint Communications Business Rewards Statement
2008 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
DMA ECHO Award Finalist – Verizon Direct Mail, Our Business is Rewarding You
DMA ECHO Award Finalist – Verizon Direct Mail, Free Admission
2007 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Finalist – Verizon Direct Mail, Our Business is Rewarding You
2006 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award Bronze – Galactic Rewards Web Site
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Silver ADDY – Illustration Campaign for Kobie Marketing Renovation Illustrations
2004 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Silver ADDY – Superhero Self Promotion
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Silver ADDY – Melitta Sales Promotion Newsletter
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Fourth District Silver ADDY Regional Level – Melitta Sales Promotion Newsletter
John Caples International Award Finalist – Superhero Self Promotion
DMA ECHO Award Finalist – Superhero Self Promotion
2003 Awards
CREATIVE AWARDS
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation Silver Addy, Sales Kits – Kobie Marketing kit









