Crutchfield Extends the Convenience of Bill Me Later to Its Customers.Sixty Percent of Bill Me Later Users are New Customers CLEVELAND, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. and TIMONIUM, Md. -- CardinalCommerce[R] and Bill Me Later, Inc. today announced that award-winning consumer electronics retailer Crutchfield Corporation has deployed the Bill Me Later[R] payment option. Bill Me Later offers Crutchfield customers a fast, simple and secure payment method when placing phone orders and shopping online at Crutchfield.com. Since it rolled out Bill Me Later in its call center and on its web site, approximately 40 percent of Crutchfield's Bill Me Later sales come through the Bill Me Later Network and nearly 60 percent of those Bill Me Later users are new customers for the retailer. Crutchfield was able to get Bill Me Later implemented and online quickly by using Bill Me Later QuickPath(SM), an easy to deploy version of the service available exclusively to CardinalCommerce customers. CardinalCommerce's Cardinal Centinel[TM] platform gives retailers fast access to a suite of easy-to-integrate payment options, including Bill Me Later. Crutchfield is also leveraging Bill Me Later's deferred billing options, as well as integrated marketing programs to extend special offers and promotions to its customers to improve customer loyalty and increase sales. "Working with Cardinal Commerce we integrated Bill Me Later onto our existing payments platform," said Deborah McPhillips, Director of Financial and Operational Analysis at Crutchfield Corporation. "Customer service is a cornerstone of our business and we are constantly looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new ways to enhance the customer experience. Bill Me Later has extended our award-winning customer service to the payments process and our Bill Me Later sales exceeded our expectations right from the start." Bill Me Later, Inc. enables retailers to simplify the payment experience to capture lost sales, increase customer loyalty and maximize profits. Through a single implementation of its Bill Me Later product suite, merchants gain access to a set of technology solutions including Bill Me Later, deferred billing, private label credit card programs, Bill Me Later Business and integrated marketing programs. "The Cardinal Centinel platform makes it almost effortless ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef fort·less·ly adv. for
retailers to extend their payments processing capabilities as their
businesses grow," said Matt McDowell, Vice President of Merchant
Services Merchant services is the name given in the United States to a broad category of financial services intended for use by businesses. In its most specific use, it usually refers to the service that enables a business to accept a transaction payment by use of the customer's credit or at CardinalCommerce. "Since we began offering Bill Me
Later QuickPath earlier this year, we have seen a positive response from
our customers."
"Leading multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple merchants like Crutchfield have discovered that payment options can serve as a valuable marketing tool for acquiring customers, increasing sales and driving customer loyalty," said Vince Talbert, Vice President of Marketing at Bill Me Later, Inc. "Our partnership with CardinalCommerce makes it even easier for retailers to take advantage of the benefits of Bill Me Later through a streamlined integration process." About Crutchfield Corporation Crutchfield Corporation, which celebrates its 33rd anniversary in 2007, is the nation's first integrated marketer (catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , call center, and Internet) of consumer electronics products. Since its introduction in 1974, the Crutchfield catalog has been a respected authority on car and home entertainment products, winning multiple awards for quality, design, and usefulness. Crutchfield's Sales, Customer Service and Technical Advisors are noted for their high integrity, product expertise, and technical support. They are available by phone, e-mail, and live online chat. Crutchfield.com offers a convenient, full-service shopping destination to buyers of car and home audio/video products. Crutchfield was the first vendor-authorized audio/video retailer on the Internet and has been recognized for call center operation customer satisfaction excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Certified See certification. Call Center Program(SM). It is also one of only two retailers to have won BizRate's coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Circle of Excellence" award eight times. For more information, visit www.crutchfield.com. About Bill Me Later, Inc. Bill Me Later, Inc. is a technology company helping to connect leading merchants with high value customers by improving the purchase experience. Bill Me Later, Inc.'s payment and marketing technology solutions help establish and maintain trusted relationships between hundreds of top tier retailers and high value customers at the point-of-sale. The solutions are the first new payment methods since credit cards to be so broadly available within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information, visit www.billmelater.com. About CardinalCommerce CardinalCommerce Corporation is a leading provider of payment brands for banks, merchants, processors and financial service providers. CardinalCommerce enables Verified by Visa Verified by Visa is a system used by Visa as an added layer of security for online credit and debit cards transactions. A similar system is used by MasterCard under the name SecureCode (which is completely separate from verified by Visa, although it uses the same protocol). , MasterCard SecureCode, PayPal, SECURE-eBill, Bill Me Later, Google Checkout Google Checkout is an online payment processing service provided by Google aimed at simplifying the process of paying for online purchases. Users store their credit or debit card and shipping information in their Google Account, so that they can purchase at participating stores at , Green Dot MoneyPak and NetCash, with Western Union and NACHA NACHA National Automated Clearing House Association NACHA National Agency Clearing House Association Secure Vault vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes. Nature of Vaults A vault is generally composed of separate units of material, such as bricks, tiles, or blocks of stone, so shaped or cut that when assembled they form a coming soon. Cardinal's proprietary and easily deployable technology provides consumers, merchants, credit/debit card issuers, and processors the ability to conduct authenticated au·then·ti·cate tr.v. au·then·ti·cat·ed, au·then·ti·cat·ing, au·then·ti·cates To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine: a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar. Internet, wireless and mobile transactions safely and securely. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with facilities in the United States, Europe and Africa, CardinalCommerce services a global customer base. For more information visit www.CardinalCommerce.com. |
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