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PerkSpot Relieves Merchant Solicitation During Major Holidays

bstraub — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:47:45 +0000

For human resource managers and administrators, major holidays can be incredibly busy. Along with the normal day-to-day business that must be conducted during these times, both local and national merchants are eager to advertise and expose their product specials and discounts to employees during these times. This influx of requests can add to an already heavy workload, and this is where PerkSpot can help. PerkSpot can relieve this burden while customizing an employee discount program for employees. Allowing PerkSpot to manage the employee discount program can allow an organization to take full advantage of any and all company discounts that are offered to your employees. PerkSpot will manage these merchant relationships, keep the program and service up-to-date, and handle customer service inquiries. And, in the end, the organization wins by providing their employees with an extra perk!

PerkSpot Supports Human Resources and Corporate Outings with Summertime Discounts

bstraub — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:00:09 +0000

Summer is officially here around the country, and as employees start to plan their vacations and children are out of school, PerkSpot has procured some great ideas and discounts to help plan some family fun. These summertime discounts are just one example of the many discounts and voluntary benefits that PerkSpot can bring to an employee discount program. In fact, PerkSpot works with human resources departments to create programs from scratch or enhance and customize existing programs. Perks and voluntary benefits that PerkSpot can bring to your company have been and will continue to be an easy and cost-effective tool for human resources departments to successfully manage their human capital. And, you can use the discounts when you plan your corporate or department outings! Here’s a sampling of our summertime discounts:

Tickets are available for all of the Walt Disney World® Resort Theme Parks which include Disney’s Magic Kingdom® Theme Park, Epcot® Park, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, as well as the Disney Water Parks, Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island, Cirque Du Soleil® and much more!

With theme parks across the country, you’re always just a hop, skip, and turbo drop from the endless thrills of Six Flags.

Save $15 off tickets to watch your favorite Major League Baseball teams play!

Save $15 off tickets to watch your favorite NFL teams play!

Once again … PerkSpot is hiring

chris — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:23:12 +0000

PerkSpot is excited to announce we are hiring a Senior C# Web Developer. The Web Developer will play an important role in developing the technology to support the company’s employee discount programs. Candidates must have 3 or more years of experience designing and developing web based applications. Experience with Visual Studio, ASP.NET, C#, and SQL are also required. Please submit resumes to hr [at] perkspot [dot] com.

PerkSpot Offers Pet Insurance as Part of Voluntary Benefits Packages

bstraub — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:39:16 +0000

When it comes to employee discounts, deals and voluntary benefits, PerkSpot caters to the whole family. Pet insurance is an increasingly popular and affordable voluntary benefit that can keep your furry friends healthy and happy. A study by The Freedonia Group, Inc. estimates that U.S. spending on veterinary care, laboratory testing and pet insurance will increase 7.1% a year to $28.9 billion in 2011. At the retail level alone, pet owners in the U.S. are expected to spend over $10 billion on pet health products.

PerkSpot offers discounted policies with VPI Pet Insurance as part of its employee discount programs and voluntary benefits packages. As the nation’s oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance, VPI offers coverage for diagnostic tests, treatments, office visits, lab fees, prescriptions, hospitalization, x-rays and surgical procedures. You can visit any licensed veterinarian, even when you are away from home. Whether you own a dog, cat, reptile or other exotic animal, insurance is the best way to provide your pet with a longer, healthier lifespan.

PerkSpot Gives HR Benefits Options in Today’s Economy

bstraub — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:01:21 +0000

America’s current economic downturn is causing many employees to reevaluate their spending habits. Employees are looking to their voluntary benefit options to help save income on necessary purchases. According to a recent article from Voluntary.com about voluntary benefits, Bob Reiff, Senior Vice President for The Hartford’s Group Benefits Division states that: “We are predicting enrollment events to double from last year to this year. But it could be even greater, since we’ve already seen enrollment activities jump 51% from first quarter 2007 to the first quarter of 2008.”

PerkSpot helps corporations meet employee demand for voluntary benefit packages and enrollment education. PerkSpot creates voluntary programs that bring employees savings on necessary services like home and auto insurance, pet insurance and legal services. PerkSpot’s comprehensive voluntary programs easily fit into employer benefits communication materials and benefit enrollment events. This meets the demand and gives employees the opportunity to take advantage of their savings opportunities immediately.

PerkSpot’s Employee Discount Program Provides Excellent Customer Service

bstraub — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:38:29 +0000

As a corporate perk or extra benefit to your employees, the last thing an employee discount program should be is frustrating. In fact, this benefit should be easy to find, easy to use and full of savings opportunities. PerkSpot strives to optimize all of these areas for its clients without losing sight of how customer service can either make or break an employee’s experience with the discount program.

PerkSpot goes above and beyond typical customer service responsibilities by actually following up with its users on a variety of issues. This means either calling or sending an email to the employee to confirm the issue’s resolution or to continue resolving the existing issue. Past examples have included: confirming the delivery of various products, ensuring certain discounts are applied, confirming users are able to access PerkSpot from a variety of different locations and computers, etc.

PerkSpot’s customer service line is open during normal business hours, and representatives are constantly monitored to ensure quality. Furthermore, every email to PerkSpot receives a non-automated response within 24 hours, and receiving responses with 1-2 hours is the norm.

PerkSpot’s Voluntary Benefits Help Employees in Today’s Economy

bstraub — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:35:13 +0000

In today’s economy, it is increasingly important for human resource professionals to help employees achieve financial stability through benefit options. Voluntary benefits like group home and auto insurance and legal insurance are important perks that can help ease employee financial burden. According to the 2007 MetLife Study of Employee Benefit Trends:

The value of voluntary benefits to employees — flexibility, convenient payment through payroll deduction, quality vendors, and better group rates — may offset any potential concerns they may have about paying most or all of the costs.

PerkSpot helps human resource departments meet the financial needs of their employees. PerkSpot creates a customized discount program for each client that includes group home and auto insurance, pet insurance, and legal insurance. PerkSpot obtains even deeper discounts on these services when the employee uses the payroll deduction option. Giving employees various perks and new options for voluntary benefits can help them achieve financial success.

PerkSpot Values Local Merchants

bstraub — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:49:55 +0000

Does your current employee discount program include local merchant discounts? Examples include the local florist, barber, dry cleaner, pet sitter, etc. Most employee discount programs have several national merchant discounts that are typically redeemable online. However, a strong offering of local perks in your community can be just as valuable as the national merchant discounts as they give employees a local option, a discount they can redeem in-store, and a chance to support the local community. PerkSpot takes suggestions from employees and human resource professionals on local discounts they would like to see and seeks to build robust local merchant offerings that are truly exclusive to PerkSpot and the corporation. This focus on the local community is what employees can expect from PerkSpot.

PerkSpot Helps Optimize Communication of Employee Benefits

bstraub — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:14:29 +0000

Effectively educating employees about their benefit options allows employees to receive the most value. Each employee seeks information about their benefits in different ways. That is why it is important to create a benefit communication plan that is simple and personal but also caters to all employees. Different education methods include the traditional “Big Envelope” of printed materials, education seminars, intranet postings and informational emails.

PerkSpot helps employers complement their benefit communication plan with an effective online resource. Did you know that 51% of employers offer a benefits website where employees can access information and/or enroll in benefits programs? (1) PerkSpot customizes online employee discount programs to easily integrate into the employer’s benefits website. This helps HR professionals expand benefit communications from the traditional printed materials to include online methods that can be easily accessed all year long.

1. -The 2007 MetLife Study of Employee Benefit Trends

A Robust Voluntary Benefits Program

bstraub — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:40:06 +0000

As an employee discount program provider, PerkSpot seeks to offer human resource professionals a wide array of discounts on popular goods and services in addition to traditional voluntary benefits like group home and auto insurance. As a voluntary benefit, employees are not obligated to participate, and PerkSpot can provide them with access to attractive rates despite what has traditionally been available in the past. Is this a benefit you are currently offering to your employees?

PerkSpot can help hr professionals think through the voluntary benefits that could be available to your employees. From our experience, this is a corporate perk that is increasingly important to offer employees in order to stay competitive with today’s benefits offerings.