Insights

Notes from the field.

Short essays on customer growth, loyalty, CRM, AI and the operating reality of experience-driven businesses.

Loyalty6 min

Why most attraction loyalty programs quietly fail.

Points work for airlines. They don't work for places people visit twice a year.

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AI5 min

Where AI actually earns its keep for operators.

A short list of use cases that survive a Monday morning ops meeting.

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CRM7 min

CRM for businesses with a four-weekend customer.

What lifecycle looks like when your guest is only on-property a handful of times.

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Commercial6 min

The post-visit economy.

What happens between visits is the real growth lever, and most operators ignore it.

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Strategy8 min

Why experience businesses break the standard growth playbook.

Perishable inventory, fixed capacity, and a product you can't reorder change everything.

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Operating reality5 min

Marketing is downstream of operations. Plan accordingly.

The strategies that work treat ops, finance and marketing as one conversation.

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