Pragmatic Conferencing Rewards Companies Reducing Greenhouse
Gases with the Points Loyalty Direct Program
NEW YORK, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Starting
Earth Day, Pragmatic Conferencing, a
premier supplier of conferencing solutions in North America, will be awarding customers with
Points.com, the global leader in reward currency management.
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In partnership with Points.com, companies can
earn points/miles for all of their audio conferencing calls. Using
the distance between the conference host and all participants,
Pragmatic calculates the carbon emissions saved using conferencing
services versus traveling. The carbon emissions saved are awarded
back to customers in the form of points/miles.
For consumers looking to make their business
activities more environmentally friendly, the rewards have never
been better, and as our global business market grows, so does the
need to make the switch: "Global warming is directly linked to
higher carbon levels in the earth's atmosphere. The business
community, along with its related global real estate, contributes
to 40% of the world's carbon emissions" said Geoff Moffat of Green Business Standards. Now,
with Pragmatic Conferencing, not only can companies reduce global
greenhouse gases, they are awarded for this behavior with
points.
Awarding points for reducing their carbon
footprint by conferencing is an initiative James Baskin, Chairman and CEO of Pragmatic
Conferencing, believes will make a big difference in the North
American adaptation of conferencing versus travelling,
"Sustainability is a huge part of our company culture, and we want
our customers to be rewarded for their sustainability
efforts. Pragmatic's goal is to have our customers see
the benefit of reducing their carbon footprint by using
conferencing and reward them for making changes that help the
environment".
Pragmatic Conferencing is the only company in the conferencing
industry to offer points to their customers through the Points.com
Loyalty Direct Program: "We are thrilled to partner with Pragmatic
Conferencing to make it possible for them to reward businesses and
consumers for lowering carbon emissions with this unique incentive"
said Rob MacLean, Chief Executive
Officer of Points.com.
Pragmatic Conferencing is launching the program on Earth Day- April 22,
2013 in the U.S. Earth Day is
a global initiative with more than 1 billion participants
world-wide. Earth Day 2013's focus is
"The Face of Climate Change", the faces, animals and places
affected and those stepping up to do something about it. For more
information on Earth Day, please
visit earthday.org
For more information on the program and to find out how you can
start earning points on your conference calls, visit
thinkpragmatic.com/rewards-program or contact
rewards@thinkpragmatic.com
About Pragmatic Conferencing
Pragmatic Conferencing Inc. began providing Audio, Web, Event,
Video Conferencing and Webcasting services in 2007. Over the past 5
years, Pragmatic has established partnerships with some of
North America's most prominent
organizations as well as various levels of Government, and has now
grown to become one of the largest independent conferencing vendors
in North America. Founded by CEO
James Baskin, Pragmatic has quickly
become one of the most trusted conferencing providers. For more
information, visit us at thinkpragmatic.com.
About Points.com
Points.com (TSX:PTS) (Nasdaq:PCOM) is the global leader
in reward currency management providing multiple eCommerce and
technology solutions to the world's top loyalty brands. Points.com
also manages the largest consumer rewards management platform,
allowing more than 3.5 million users to trade, track, exchange, and
redeem their loyalty points, miles, and rewards online.
Points.com's solutions enable the management and monetization of
loyalty currencies, including frequent flyer miles, hotel points,
retailer rewards and credit card points, as well as enhancing
loyalty program consumer offerings and back-end operations for more
than 40 partners worldwide. Further, Points.com's SaaS products
allow eCommerce merchants to add loyalty solutions to their online
stores and reward customers for purchases. For more information on
the Points Loyalty Direct program visit
www.pointsloyaltydirect.com.
SOURCE Pragmatic Conferencing