Most consumers don''t trust companies as much as they used to. So how has Bryan Pearson convinced 99.99 percent of his ten million customers in LoyaltyOne''s AIR MILES Rewards Program to willingly share their personal information?

Pearson shows readers how to build the unwavering consumer loyalty needed for long-term relationships and how to do so without infringing on the privacy of their consumers.

The Loyalty Leap arrives at a crucial time, illuminating the best practices for responsibly selecting, collecting, and employing customer data-the raw material of today''s marketing industry. Supplemented with compelling corporate stories and the results from an extensive 2011 consumer survey, it provides a snapshot of consumer attitudes about privacy and the use of personal information for marketing and business purposes.

Bryan Pearson is the president and CEO of LoyaltyOne Inc. He leads all of the enterprises organized by Alliance Data under the LoyaltyOne umbrella: LoyaltyOne Consulting, the AIR MILES Reward Program, COLLOQUY, Direct Antidote, and Precima.