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B2B Gift Card Industry Overview

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  • 1. B2B Gift CardIndustry Overview

2. Key Facts of theB2B Gift Card Industry

  • Offer valued rewards for customersand a valuable revenue stream for merchants
  • Ideal for all: big box retailers, niche, even specialty merchants
  • Companies gain key branding and marketing opportunities, ways to gain incremental sales

3. A Very Robust Industry 2010 Channel Sales $32 Billion 4. B2B Industry Channels

  • Incentive Market Employers recognizing employees
  • Loyalty/Engagement Market Organizations rewarding customers for devotion to brand or product, etc.

5. B2B Industry Channels

  • Fundraising Local and National Organizations
  • Sales Promotion Attracting new customers,Gift with Purchase
  • Third Party Retail Gift Card Malls

6.

    • Gift cards are the most popular merchandise reward in:
      • Consumer promotions (58%)
      • Dealer incentives (49%)
      • Sales incentives (59%)
      • Non-sales employee awards (62%)

Gift Cards Are Here To Stay 7. Gift Cards Defined

  • Closed-loop:Gift Cards issued by merchants
  • Filtered:Stored value debit cards sold via B2B
  • Virtual:Electronic codes issued in bulk by merchants
  • Mobile : Virtual gift cards delivered to a mobile deviceand scanned or hand keyed

8.

  • Distribution of Electronic Gift Cards/e-certificates codes are becoming an increasingly important mix in B2B.
    • These e-Certificates represent immediate gratificationfor the recipient.
    • E-Certificatesare cost-effective (no plastic, no fulfillment costs).
  • Interest in mobile technology is growing.

Future Trends in B2B 9. Ed Shulkin 978-337-1845 [email protected] Balboni 781-341-4830 [email_address] Contact GiftCard Partners Today Deb Merkin 781-237-1742 [email_address] Diane Freeland 212-744-4176 [email_address]