Pinto, Diego CostaRita, Paulo Miguel Rasquinho FerreiraLadeira, António Rui Mendes2023-02-162023-01-25http://hdl.handle.net/10362/149307Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Statistics and Information Management, specialization in Marketing Research and CRMTelecommunications companies have enabled societies to prosper socially and economically and be more interconnected. With the decreasing data storage and processing cost, businesses are now trying to extract actionable information from the available data. This is to improve and optimise their resource allocation and planning. Although topics of segmentation and loyalty programs are of central importance in the Telecommunications industry, research about alternative ways to increase the loyalty program is limited. This study aims to provide an overview of the Loyalty Program for SoHo and SME Markets, using data mining methods to identify, classify, and predict customers' purchases. For these segments, companies were assessed with data from 347 834 clients. TPOT SKM Confusion Matrix and several methods of correlation were used. To identify if the loyalty program was accurate and valuable for clients and to determine the current state of the art. Results indicate that loyalty programs are valuable to clients and have been widely adopted. However, the most significant feature could be used to improve brand loyalty. Findings suggest that some sectors and channel sales need to be revised. Hence, more efforts should be focused on truly valuable companies/sectors. Loyalty programs are not equally suitable for all companies. Data mining technologies can be beneficial to support Vodafone in designing a more efficient and valuable loyalty program with tailored strategies and rewards.engTelecommunicationsLoyaltyAutomated Machine LearningBusiness to BusinessSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthSDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructureSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesSDG 12 - Responsible production and consumptionSDG 13 - Climate actionSDG 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutionsSDG 17 - Partnerships for the goalsmaster thesis203229916