Getting ready for IMA Summit - Selling and marketing in the new economy
The GCP staff is excited for all the insights, collaboration and networking to be had at the upcoming 12th annual IMA Executive Summit 2011, August 7-9. The theme: Learn, Connect, Benchmark and Deb Merkin, Ed Shulkin, Melina Balboni and Diane Freeland will be on-hand at the event.
The Growing Mobile Market for Gift Cards in 2024
The use of mobile phones for utilizing gift cards and making payments has surged in recent years, reflecting a significant shift in consumer behavior. According to recent statistics, 58% of active mobile phone users are now interested in using their devices to redeem gift cards and pay for goods and services. This increase highlights the growing integration of mobile technology in everyday transactions.
Prepaid Congress Debrief: E-Certs
GiftCard Partners attended the 2nd annual Prepaid Congress this week, so over the coming week or so we will be posting information from the Congress. E-certifications, are an emerging closed loop gift card technology within the incentive industry that allow retailers to instantly deliver incentives to their customers through either cell phone technology, or online. According to the Mercator Group 33% of retailers in the U.S. currently offer e-certification incentives. E-certifications can save incentive companies fulfillment charges, and provide instant gratification to the customers receiving the incentives. E-certifications are opening up new markets for retailers who are able to participate because e-certifications are opening up new avenues to contact customers and deliver marketing messages. Some studies even suggest that e-certs are more effective at delivering memorable long lasting marketing messages than physical gift cards.
What's in Store at the Prepaid Card Congress?
The
2nd Annual Prepaid Card Congress, taking place on February 15-17 in Las Vegas, brings you cutting edge methods for utilizing gift cards in your incentives and loyalty programs. The conference will include 2 top associations, 16 leading brands, 7 regulatory experts, 5 groundbreaking technologies, 4 industry watchdogs, and the leader in market research.
GiftCard Partner's COO Deborah Merkin will be leading a panel discussion about mobile gift card technologies; GiftCard Partners is CVS's B2B gift card program provider.
Get all the details on the speakers, the sessions, and how to register. Check back here after the conference; we'll upload presentations & information from the conference.
CVS Gift Card eNewsletter
Who's Leading the Pack in Digital Gift Cards? The Answer May Surprise You CVS Caremark ranks high in the best of the best as the in-store to web spend shift accelerates. A leading research company along with CashStar analyzed the various digital gift card offerings of
the Internet Retailer Top 100 online. The findings will surprise you!
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How do Small Businesses Feel About the Healthcare Overhaul? One third of small business owners NOT currently offering healthcare benefits say they will be more inclined to start offering those benefits this year. The tax credits now available to small businesses offering healthcare to their employees is making a significant impact on how small business view their benefits packages and how they will offer them in the future.
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HR Speak: What will You Gain from a Health & Wellness Incentive Program?
Are they Worth it? Employees of small businesses across the country are receiving rewards for healthy behavior both in and out of the office. With the implementation of wellness programs in offices across the country, healthcare costs are decreasing for employers, and some of the saved money gets distributed to employees for healthy behavior. Learn more about how your business could save money & how to make your employees healthier.
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Implement the Latest in eGift Cards from CVS Gift Cards have been taken to a new level of convenience with CashStar’s Mobile Gift Card App. Using the CashStar app allows eGift Card recipients to redeem their gift cards directly from their phones in retail locations, including CVS! The app creates a bar code with the value of the gift card allowing the cashier at the location to simply scan the bar code to apply the gift card. To learn more about this secure, innovative and convenient technology,
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