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Newsletter - July 2008
July is here and summer vacations are in full swing. We hope your summer is full of travel and exciting places. Make sure you pack your camera. And don’t forget your GiftCards.com Visa Debit gift card! You can use it anywhere Visa Debit cards are accepted around the world. It’s a lot safer than traveling with cash. If your card is lost or stolen, you can simply call us and we will immediately investigate and issue you a new card. International travel is a breeze with your prepaid Visa debit gift card. You can withdraw money from ATM machines around the world that display a Cirrus or Interlink symbol. Travel safely and let us know how your trip was! This month's newsletter features sales incentive ideas, information on our July free gas promotion, and insider news on our long-awaited OmniPrint Fulfillment Center.
Sales Incentive Ideas - Keep it Simple!
Every salesperson is motivated in a different way. Some like to win trips, a night on the town, movie tickets, and other “experiences.” Others prefer to win cold hard cash. Regardless, offering a sales incentive is imperative to increasing your company’s sales.
Top 10 ways to use an incentive to increase sales:
10. Challenge your sales team to re-cultivate old relationships and reward results.
9. Create a sense of urgency and excitement by keeping your internal contests to a short timeframe. Don’t let your contest go stale.
8. Reward other activities besides sales: cold calls, collected business cards, etc.
7. Remember Sales 101: KISS- keep it simple. Complicated goals result in confusion, which leads to a decrease in motivation.
6. Host a friendly competition between your employees. Play on their competitive spirit.
5. Don’t forget about your administrative staff! Increase company morale by designing a contest everyone is eligible to win- perfect attendance, positive attitude, etc.
4. Host a raffle and enter all employees that meet or exceed your minimum goal. This allows you to distribute multiple prizes.
3. Break your sales force up into smaller groups and reward the whole group with the same prize.
2. Hold a 1-day sales blitz with constant updates on a goals board everyone can see. It’s a great way to create excitement and get immediate results.
1. Give a GiftCard.com Visa Gift Card as an incentive (you knew THAT was coming). It’s always the right gift!
Often times sales incentives underperform due to their complexity and inability to appeal to everyone. Keep it simple and offer a GiftCards.com Visa gift card as an incentive. You can give reloadable prepaid Visa gift cards as a corporate reward that can be used anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Personalize your cards with an embossed message like, “Good Job” or “Salesperson of the Month.” You can even put your company logo on the card. We are willing to work with you in order to meet your needs and help you increase sales.
The best part is that all corporate accounts have access to our CardTrack system. You will receive a private login to manage your sales incentive program online, including full reporting features. CardTrack can be integrated if you already have an incentive management program. Order personalized incentives with the click of a button. Give the perfect business gift and let your employees choose their own reward.
OmniPrint Fulfillment Center... it's coming!!
Here at GiftCards.com, we are extremely excited for what August has to offer. Starting on August 1, 2008, we will offer in-house gift card printing with our state-of-the-art OmniPrint Fulfillment Center. We are the only gift card company that offers this technology in-house. What this means to YOU is that you have more control over the overall design of your gift cards. Say you would like to personalize a group of Visa gift cards with your picture on the front to give to your family for the holidays… now you can! In fact, you can resize and edit your picture right on our website to look exactly how you picture it. We’re taking prepaid gift cards to a whole new level.
The most exciting news is that GiftCards.com is now ready to manage merchant gift card programs. Whether you already have a gift card program in place or are new to the gift card world, we will customize a program for your needs. We do not have minimums, so you only have to order what you need. Put your company’s logo on the card or completely customize with your company colors, images, slogans, or anything else you would like printed on the card to make it your very own.
Offering a company gift certificate is good, but a personalized company gift card is more professional. It is difficult to track gift certificates, but GiftCards.com can offer a full tracking system that will help you manage every detail with ease. Take advantage of our OmniPrint Fulfillment Center and get started selling your personalized company gift cards right away. More details will be released in the next newsletter, so STAY TUNED.
Are the Gas Prices EVER Going Down?
Gas prices have reached a record high. GiftCards.com found a solution that will alleviate some of your gas woes. We’ve partnered with eBillme to offer new eBillme customers a special free gas promotion. Sign up and use eBillme to pay for your GiftCards.com purchase and you will earn a $20 gas card to be used at your choice: Chevron, Exxon, or Shell gas stations. It’s not often free gas comes your way, so take advantage and help fill your tank. This free gas card promotion will last until July 20, 2008. Travel this summer with gas in your tank and a Visa gift card in your pocket!
