American Express Enhances Corporate Gifting Services to Tap Fastest-Growing Segment of Burgeoning Gift Card Market.Expands Online Corporate Gift Card Purchasing, Simplifies Gifting Programs NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. today announced enhancements to its corporate gift card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. to help corporations and small businesses increase the effectiveness of their gifting programs. The improvements simplify bulk orders of American Express Gift Cards and increase the number of American Express Gift Cards that can be purchased by one company through the American Express website. American Express' "Gifting Solutions for Business" website, www.americanexpress.com/corpalliances, provides valuable information about American Express Gift Cards, and gives companies a convenient way to buy a large number of American Express Gift Cards - as much as $15,000 or 600 cards, up from previous limits of $5,000 or 50 cards*. Companies interested in purchasing American Express Gift Cards in excess of these thresholds can do so by contacting American Express Incentive Services (AEIS AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (stock symbol) AEIS Aeronautical En-route Information Service AEIS Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica (Spanish Association of Earthquake Engineering) ). AEIS offers a range of business-to-business reward solutions including prepaid cards and American Express([R]) Gift Cheques. The Gifting Solutions for Business website also offers guidance on how corporate clients can best use American Express Gift Cards and other prepaid products as holiday gifts, end-of-year employee rewards, business gifts, sales incentives Noun 1. sales incentive - remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal bonus, incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output , service and safety awards, special prizes, and for consumer promotions. Corporate clients can purchase special occasion American Express Gift Cards through the website, and custom American Express Rewards Cards and other prepaid cards are available through AEIS. "Our corporate and small business customers tell us that convenience is an important factor when making bulk gift card purchases, and we know corporate buyers want to make these purchases online," said Alpesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , American Express Travelers Cheques and Prepaid Services. "Whether to reward employees or promote products and services, companies are increasingly offering gift cards because of their popularity among recipients, flexible redemption options, and ease of administration." The overall market for gift cards is projected to grow to nearly $88 billion in 2008, with the fastest growth occurring in corporate purchases of gift cards for employees and customers, and in "open" gift cards -- like the American Express Gift Card that can be redeemed at multiple merchants, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Mercator Advisory Group, an independent research and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal firm exclusively focused on the payments industry. Corporate purchases will rise 72% from 2005 to 2008, growing from $9 billion to $15.5 billion. Open gift card sales are expected to almost quadruple quad·ru·ple adj. 1. Consisting of four parts or members. 2. Four times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. 3. Music Having four beats to the measure. n. from 2005 to 2008, growing from $1.3 billion to $5 billion, according to Mercator. American Express Gift Cards are accepted at millions of U.S. retailers and merchants that welcome the American Express Card**, and corporations and small businesses can purchase them at tens of thousands of locations, including banks, shopping centers shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into , supermarket and drug store chains, American Express Travel Service offices, and online. Other benefits of American Express Gift Cards include funds that never expire, and the ability to replace funds if the card is lost or stolen. For more information, visit http://www.americanexpress.com/gift. To encourage corporations and small businesses to use the "Gifting Solutions for Business" website, American Express is offering a promotional purchase price of $2.95 per card through December 3, 2006, to online customers using the promotional code 98AB3O3X at the time of purchase. Standard shipping charges apply. About American Express American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850. American Express is a leader in consumer prepaid products. In addition to the 115-year old American Express Travelers Cheque - the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae brand welcomed worldwide - the Company issues other prepaid products including the Travelers Cheque Card cheque card Noun Brit a plastic card issued by a bank guaranteeing payment of a customer's cheques cheque card n (BRIT) → tarjeta de identificación bancaria , Cheques for Two, Gift Cards, Gift Cheques, and a range of corporate incentive prepaid products through American Express Incentive Services. About AEIS AEIS, headquartered in Fenton, Mo., provides business-to-business reward solutions including prepaid cards, American Express[R] Gift Cheques and a Web-based reward management tool. Its products address a broad array of applications such as employee reward and recognition, sales incentives and consumer promotions while helping clients drive consumer and employee behaviors, build loyalty and increase brand awareness. For more information, please contact Bridget Westhoff, PR Manager, at (636) 226-2039, or bridget.westhoff@aeis.com. * Subject to corporate and purchaser information required at the time of purchase. ** Terms and conditions apply to gift cards. Not for use at car rental, cruise lines
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