The Gift Certificate Company Signs Agreement with eBay to be Preferred Provider of National Retailer Gift Certificates
Contact: Lou Pozzuoli
801-887-7000, Ext. 123
E-mail: lpozzuoli@nbo.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2001:
Salt Lake City, July 6, 2001 – NBO, Inc. marketing under the name, The Gift Certificate Company (TGCC), located in Salt Lake City, Utah has signed an agreement with eBay, The World’s Online MarketplaceTM to be a preferred provider of national retailer gift certificates, offering buyers with one of the largest selections available in one location.
TGCC is currently working with national retailers including, but not limited to; Red Lobster, Olive Garden, BLOCKBUSTER, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Media Play, Borders, and more.
“We are excited to provide participating national retailers exposure to eBay’s community of 30 million registered users,” said Keith A. Guevara, Chairman/CEO of NBO, Inc. “From a marketing standpoint, targeted exposure to qualified buyers is expensive to obtain, but TGCC is now able to offer this to the retailers, free of charge.”
The Gift Certificate Company has been in the gift certificate business for more than three years. Even though its main emphasis continues to be in mall gift certificates, TGCC is always evaluating opportunities to expand into unique vertical markets to offer gift certificates in an auction-style environment.
About eBay
eBay ( www.ebay.com ) is the world’s online trading community. Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. On any given day, there are millions of items listed on the site across thousands of categories. eBay enables trade on a local, national and international basis with local sites in 60 markets in the United States and country-specific sites in the Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. With the acquisition of Half.com in July 2000, eBay’s community now benefits from a marketplace combining traditional auction-style trading and Half.com’s set-price trading.
About NBO/The Gift Certificate Company
NBO, Inc. was organized for the purpose of developing, marketing, owning and operating gift certificate distribution and management programs offering its customers customized solutions. The Gift Certificate Company (TGCC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of NBO, Inc. With its primary focus on the gift certificate/card industry, TGCC is constantly researching and developing technology, distribution, security, and other facets of an ever-growing industry. For more information, visit www.thegiftcertificatecompany.com.
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