PerksCard Network Named NYSCEEA Employer of Year

Oct. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Contacts:
Bob Dow
President
PerksGroup
bobdow@perkscard.com
631-941-4613

Marissa Kristal
Augeo Affinity Marketing
mkristal@augeomarketing.com
651-204-5754

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PerksCard Network Named New York State Cooperative and Experiential Education Association Employer of the Year

St. Paul, MN (October, 2010) – PerksCard Network, an Augeo Affinity Marketing company and premier loyalty savings and discount network, has been awarded the New York State Cooperative and Experiential Education Association Employer of the Year (NYSCEEA).

The NYSCEEA award, given out annually, recognizes outstanding contributions and accomplishments in the field of cooperative and/or experiential education. Each year only one employer is selected. Some recent past winners include Enterprise, Big Brother/Big Sister, Pall Corporation, and McGladrey, McGladrey and Pullen.  

PerksCard is being recognized for its support of the students at Suffolk Community College. PerksCard employees have long served as advisory committee members to the College, conducting mock interviews, appearing on employer panels, participating in career and internship fairs, and partaking in formal reviews of students’ resumes during their Resume Challenge. In addition, PerksCard employs many Suffolk Community College interns and involve them in the vast array of day-to-day activities, from answering customer service calls, to responding to prospects through email, to managing direct mail campaigns, to assisting with production and aiding in the creative and graphic design of promotional materials.  Chris DiRusso, Vice President of Operations at PerksCard, says, “One of the most gratifying parts of working with the students is watching them learn so much. And we love to see the drive they have in getting prepared for graduation and finding the career paths that are right for them.”

PerksCard will receive a recognition plaque and officially be awarded the NYSCEEA Employer of the Year at the annual NYSCEEA Conference held from October 17 – 19, 2010.

About PerksCard Network:
Founded in 1988, PerksCard Network is an employee benefit savings program that human resources and benefits departments, associations and other organizations can offer to their employees and members. PerksCard cardholders are offered a one-stop shopping experience, allowing them to view and shop for products and services available exclusively to them from local merchants in their communities, as well as from many of today’s most popular national brands. Additional perks include special promotions through featured partners, an online mall that provides vast number of businesses and categories for employees and members to choose from, and a full menu of voluntary benefits, insurance, rewards, points and lifestyle discounts. PerksCard was acquired by Augeo in 2008.

For more information about PerksCard Network, visit: www.perkscard.com

About Augeo Affinity Marketing:  
Founded in 1998, Augeo is a diverse loyalty marketing company that works with clients to attract and retain their customers, members and employees through incentive and recognition programs, customized points/rewards programs, savings networks and insurance/voluntary benefits solutions.  With proven expertise in program design, technology, database design, marketing, operations and vendor acquisition/management, Augeo provides customizable and flexible programs that are tailored and managed to deliver specific results based on each client’s business objectives.  

Augeo is organized into 4 business units including 1) Augeo Incent for employee recognition and incentive programs, 2) Augeo Loyalty for Customer points and rewards programs, 3) PerksCard for discount partner networks, and 4) Augeo Benefits for insurance and voluntary benefit programs.

For more information about Augeo Affinity Marketing, visit www.augeomarketing.com