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GIFT CARDS & PROMOTIONS February 15 · 2009 - 26 Gift Cards & Promotions in Brief Contact us Through May 31, 2009, the first 500 customers who make a “double play,” by purchasing a MovinCool industrial spot air conditioner along with a genuine MovinCool accessory, will receive a $100 prepaid gift card, redeemable wherever major credit cards are accepted. MovinCool - www.movincool.com was advertised on the FreeInternet web site. The three companies’ common parent, United Online, took the results of a recent survey of 10,000 MyPoints members to heart. The survey showed the vast majority of shoppers are spending less. So the companies arranged the florist gift card promotion, designed to boost customer satisfaction and sales during this key holiday for FTD. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from the publisher. Domestic subscriptions are free; $65 foreign. Rather than ™ or ® in each occurrence, please be advised we are using names for editorial purposes only. Our Advertisers 28 Auris Technology 21 BRIC 26 CompTel 22 CTIA 16 CTST The Americas 8 Digital Vision Resources Group 18 Direct Connect 2 Discover 5 ePayNGo 11 InComm 4 iPayStation 23 Jose Scaglione 14 Lunex Group 9 NetworkIP 18 Olatel 7 Pactolus 10 Page Plus 15 Pentagon 19 Prepaid Card Expo 24 Prepaid Markets 4 Quadrant Distribution 13 The Prepaid Press Expo 27 WCGS Givex, a global gift card and loyalty transaction processor, has announced its successful certification to Premier Spa by Premier Software Solutions, a system for high street spas and beauty salons. Businesses using Premier Spa will now be able to issue Givex gift cards and accept them as alternate payment methods. Givex – www.givex.com Premier Software Solutions – www. premiersoftware.co.uk Marriott’s Courtyard brand is giving guests an extra for staying on a Friday or Saturday night. Participating Courtyard by Marriotts in the USA are gifting weekend check-ins with $20 Target gift cards good at stores and at Target.com. Courtyard has been updating lobbies and amenities to woo more cutting-edge business and leisure travelers. Offer good for stays between Feb. 5 and April 6, 2009. Stays must be booked by Feb. 23. When booking, use the promotional code YB3. Marriott – www.marriott.com Target – www.target.com Rick Rubin, formerly Director of Partner Acquisition at InComm, has joined National Gift Card as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. He will be managing some of National Gift Card’s top retail gift card partners that participate in B2B gift card incentive, loyalty, and scrip programs. National Gift Card is a provider for the B2B gift card incentive industry with over 30 years experience. National Gift Card says its customers include many Fortune 500 companies. National Gift Card - www.ngc-group.com Customer loyalty program MyPoints, florist FTD and Internet service provider FreeInternet banded together to offer a fragrant prize for Valentine’s Day: free $50 FTD gift cards. Between Feb. 4 and Feb. 8, MyPoints sent its members special e-mails announcing a promotion of the day. The first 100 members to visit the promotion web page each day won the gift cards, and could visit FTD.com to redeem their prizes. In addition to the MyPoints member e-mails, the Valentine’s Day campaign When the going gets tough, the tough still go shopping. Even with retail and finance experts predicting a slow holiday shopping season, seasonal spending is still expected to grow, albeit only slightly, this year. The big difference, experts predict, is that consumers will be much more particular about what they buy, attracted by items and deals that they find most exciting. For many, it seems, gift cards still make the list. In a 2008 survey of 3,000 shoppers, 60 percent said they plan to purchase at least one gift card this year, according to consumer research firm, the Hartman Group of Bellevue, Wash. And those who have more money to spend -- people with annual incomes of $150,000 or more -- say they will buy nearly six gift cards each, the report says. 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Payments & Processing: Prepaid Debit Card Trends Contents The Retske Report: A Courthouse Divided Regulatory Rundown Prepaid Business: 5 Minutes With Darren Dat Lu, CEO of Lunex Group Prepaid Telecom: International Mobile Top-Up Virgin Mobile USA Compliance Plan Accepted by NYSE Tata Communications Launches One IP World KIT Communications Selects PhoenixSoft Sprint Nextel Increases Payments to Virgin Mobile Motorola, Sprint and Boost Mobile Welcome iDEN Flip PhoenixSoft Announces New Program Virgin Mobile Partners with Susan G. Komen The State of Prepaid Technology: Prepaid Virtual Operators Emerge Prepaid Wireless Roundup Boost Launches ‘Monthly Unlimited’ in More Cities Cricket Selects Callidus On-Demand Solution ICC Worldwide Expands Prepaid Products IPsmarx Launches SIP Based Card Platform The Legal Line Prepaid Telecom in Brief Pinnacle Rolls Out Ingenico’s Payment Terminals TransCard Makes Staff Announcements H&R Block Bank Selects MasterCard Avangate Pays Vendors and Affiliates with Prepaid MC TIO Networks Announces Grant of Stock Options TSYS Offers Enhanced Loyalty Solution First American Payment Systems Inks Deal with RDM Hypercom Introduces HyperSafe Remote Key System i2c Expands Team iPayStation Integrates with Movistar Payments & Processing in Brief New Javelin Report on Evolving Prepaid Card Market TransCard, Socialwise Plan to Revolutionize Prepaid Congresswoman Introduces Financial Literacy Act Industry Analysis on Mobile Banking Available Gift Cards & Promotions: Seven Cost-Conscious Marketing Strategies for 2009 Ntreev USA Announces PvP Tournament hhgregg to Help Circuit City Customers NRF Releases December Industry Sales Cellfire Expands Kroger Mobile Coupon Program Petrofix.com Offers a New Fuel Solution Gift Cards & Promotions in Brief Our Advertisers Contact Us

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