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P LA YER S' C LU B S , P A R T I:

A VA LU E P R O P O SITIO N
SUDHIR KALÉ , PH . D .
GAMEPLAN CONSULTANTS
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PLAYERS ’ CLUB EVOLUTION
Evolved from ideas such as grocery

stores discount cards and airline


industry’s frequent flyer programs.
Basic model of slot club

implemented in early 1980s.


Prior to online tracking systems,
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WHAT IS A PLAYERS’ CLUB?
Variant of a loyalty program.

A viable loyalty program provides the

ability to profitably change consumer


behavior and do so at the expense of
other options.

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ASSUMPTIONS : ASIAN MARKETS
Tables dominated.

Culturally “different.”

New to “frequent shopper”

initiatives.
Distrustful of parting with financial

5 information.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Primary prerequisite is online tracking

system.
Sometimes difficult to multiply wagers

by correct house advantage dues to


system limitations.

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Coordination across various divisions
DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESS

Culture Technology Executive Skills

Success of Player’s Club

Competition Trust Visitation Patterns

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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Outline Program Objectives
Take Corrective Action

Develop Budget
Evaluate Success/Failure
Determine Program Eligibility

Select Program Rewards Develop/Manage Data Warehouse and Data M

Consider Partnerships
Develop and Maintain Program Database
Build Appropriate Organization

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Revenues

Profits

Customer Loyalty

Customer Information

 Number of Members

Reduce Member Attrition


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BUDGET
Initial and ongoing promotional

expenses (including member


communication)
IT hardware and hardware servicing

costs
Database creation and maintenance
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TYPES OF REWARDS

Cash Back Coin-In Discounts

T-Win

Points Direct Mail Offers

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BUILDING THE ORGANIZATION
Cross-functional team consisting of

personnel with experience in IS,


marketing, accounting,
operations, and call centers .
Activities such as developing and

12 maintaining member database,


THE DATABASE
Harrah’s uses its loyalty program

to build customer profiles based


on frequency of visit, preferred
games, interests, and gaming
ability.

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Customers tracked through
DATA MINING
Harrah’s database has real-time

capabilities so that a customer on


a losing streak could receive a
message on the card-reader
display that she has been

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rewarded a $20 credit to offset
EVALUATING SUCCESS / FAILURE
In determining cost effectiveness,

a proper time horizon needs to be


selected.
Performance of any loyalty group

needs to be compared with an

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WHAT ARE WE REWARDING?

Past Spending

Customer Lifetime Value

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WIN - WIN SITUATION?
Casino Player
Loyalty Consolation

Player Recognition

Information Status

Targeting Convenience

Guidelines Sense of
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KEYS TO SUCCESS
Relevant Actionable Data

Accurate Data

Forward Looking Program

Effective Offer Tracking Process

Player Trust
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Solid Cost/Benefit Understanding
TYPICAL PLAYER DATA

Name: Business Phone:

SSN: Anniversary:

Spouse’s Name: Interests

Address:

Home Phone:

E-Mail:
How can management meaningfully differentiate the best
players from others with only names and addresses?
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FORWARD - LOOKING PROGRAM
Aim to differentiate from

competitors
True as opposed to spurious

loyalty
Maximizes share-of-wallet

20 Provides direction for


THE CASE OF HARRAH ’ S

Report/ Pred
Analyze ict

WINnet

Customer Segmen
Activity t
Treatm
ent

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HARRAH ’ S

Decision Science Capabilities


Brand

Total Rewards

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R EC O M M EN D A TIO N S

Crucial to precisely understand

whether/why players’ club is needed


(Could alternative approaches work
better?)
Staff need training on responding to

frequent objections raised by


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