Facebook-Based Loyalty Program to be Tested by Major Chains

Taco Bell, Dunkin’ Donuts, Quiznos, and Red Robin want to see if consumers’ love of social gaming can be converted into commerce at their stores nationwide.
They’ve penned deals with Plink, a loyalty marketing start-up that’s set to announce its quick-serve brand test partners on Thursday. It’s pretty simple: the more Plink users spend at the restaurants, the more Facebook Credits they’ll earn to play games like FarmVille, CityVille, and The Sims.

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Mobile app replaces loyalty cards via QR codes

It’s a testament to the sheer number of loyalty cards out there that we’ve seen the emergence of sites such as Perkler to help consumers manage them all. Now, bringing such efforts into the mobile world, there’s Perx, a smartphone app from Singapore-based Maiplay Pte. that’s designed to replace all the cards in a consumer’s wallet with a single, easy way to get loyalty rewards.

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