http://www.dmnews.com/credit-cards/topic/3179/ Articles tagged with Credit Cards from Direct Marketing News Direct Marketing News web@haymarketmedia.com no If you were the head of consumer insights at a company, would you turn in a marketing colleague for questionable compensation practices? http://www.dmnews.com/october-2012-marketing-challenge-answers/article/270055/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT If you were the head of consumer insights at a company, would you turn in a marketing colleague for questionable compensation practices? Direct Marketing News What's in our mailbox this month? Credit card applications from Target, Discover, American Express, and Sears. http://www.dmnews.com/whats-in-our-mailbox-this-month-credit-card-applications/article/256290/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:00:00 GMT What's in our mailbox this month? Credit card applications from Target, Discover, American Express, and Sears. Direct Marketing News Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada are the most active states for direct response spending, while Oregon, Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan are the least, according to payment processing company Litle & Co., which released its findings Aug. 22. http://www.dmnews.com/litle-co-finds-state-by-state-variance-in-direct-response-spending/article/255701/ Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:13:38 GMT Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada are the most active states for direct response spending, while Oregon, Indiana, Tennessee, and Michigan are the least, according to payment processing company Litle & Co., which released its findings Aug. 22. Direct Marketing News American Express has partnered with Seamless, an e-commerce provider for restaurants, to offer discounts to members of American Express' Blue Savings Program, both companies said Dec. 8. http://www.dmnews.com/american-express-offers-card-members-deals-on-seamless/article/218616/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:34:36 GMT American Express has partnered with Seamless, an e-commerce provider for restaurants, to offer discounts to members of American Express' Blue Savings Program, both companies said Dec. 8. Direct Marketing News Discover Financial Services will sponsor a holiday-themed expansion of social gaming company Zynga's "FarmVille" game. The sponsorship, which enables consumers to earn gifts by completing virtual challenges, will go live to the public on Dec. 5. http://www.dmnews.com/discover-to-sponsor-holiday-themed-zynga-game/article/217992/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:31:06 GMT Discover Financial Services will sponsor a holiday-themed expansion of social gaming company Zynga's "FarmVille" game. The sponsorship, which enables consumers to earn gifts by completing virtual challenges, will go live to the public on Dec. 5. Direct Marketing News Gamification, the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences, can affect the end of interchange fees levied on merchants by credit and debit card companies, Seth Priebatsch, chief ninja (actual title) of mobile app company SCVNGR, told attendees at Geekend, a technology-focused event that was part of the Direct Marketing Association 2011 Conference & Exhibition in Boston. http://www.dmnews.com/game-mechanics-can-cull-interchange-fees-scvngr-head-says-at-dma-2011/article/213614/ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:06:27 GMT Gamification, the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences, can affect the end of interchange fees levied on merchants by credit and debit card companies, Seth Priebatsch, chief ninja (actual title) of mobile app company SCVNGR, told attendees at Geekend, a technology-focused event that was part of the Direct Marketing Association 2011 Conference & Exhibition in Boston. Direct Marketing News Barclaycard US, the payments business of financial services company Barclays, has launched a shopping platform for more than 1,000 co-branded card programs. The platform will enable cardholders to automatically earn discounts, rewards, miles and cash back for on- and offline purchases with participating retailers. http://www.dmnews.com/barclaycard-us-launches-loyalty-shopping-program/article/209643/ Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:45:00 GMT Barclaycard US, the payments business of financial services company Barclays, has launched a shopping platform for more than 1,000 co-branded card programs. The platform will enable cardholders to automatically earn discounts, rewards, miles and cash back for on- and offline purchases with participating retailers. Direct Marketing News If I'm a Visa executive, I'm looking at the mobile carriers as though they're my university-mandated college roommate who's not really my style but brought the min-fridge: "Hey, buddy, I'll grab the beer." http://www.dmnews.com/mobile-carriers-card-companies-could-be-double-trouble-for-ad-networks/article/207778/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:40:06 GMT If I'm a Visa executive, I'm looking at the mobile carriers as though they're my university-mandated college roommate who's not really my style but brought the min-fridge: "Hey, buddy, I'll grab the beer." Direct Marketing News The amount of money spent at US merchant locations increased by 8.8% in June, compared with the prior year, according to First Data Corp.'s SpendTrend analysis for the month. The report measured credit, signature debit, PIN debit, EBT cards and checks spending. http://www.dmnews.com/june-credit-spending-increases-88-report/article/207284/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:05:35 GMT The amount of money spent at US merchant locations increased by 8.8% in June, compared with the prior year, according to First Data Corp.'s SpendTrend analysis for the month. The report measured credit, signature debit, PIN debit, EBT cards and checks spending. Direct Marketing News The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), a nonprofit financial institution serving more than 90,000 United Nations agency staffers, retirees and their families, wanted to launch a Visa "smart card" aimed at individuals who travel frequently overseas. http://www.dmnews.com/data-mining-helps-un-credit-union-sell-global-credit-cards/article/203570/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), a nonprofit financial institution serving more than 90,000 United Nations agency staffers, retirees and their families, wanted to launch a Visa "smart card" aimed at individuals who travel frequently overseas. Direct Marketing News