"The MasterCard Easy Savings Program saves enrolled MasterCard small-business cardholders money on the qualifying purchases they make, while helping financial institutions that issue small-business cards acquire new customers, generate revenue and build loyalty," said Bruno Perreault, senior vice president of small business services for MasterCard Worldwide.
"MasterCard data shows that from 2007 to 2008, small-business cardholders participating in the MasterCard Easy Savings Program increased the overall spend on their MasterCard Business cards by an average of 33%, indicating that MasterCard is becoming their preferred way to pay," he said.
In addition, the MasterCard Easy Savings Program may have benefits for merchants, helping them generate additional revenue and attract new customers. MasterCard data shows small-business cardholders enrolled in the MasterCard Easy Savings Program increased their spend by more than 60% at MasterCard Easy Savings Program merchants from 2007 to 2008, and nearly 70% of MasterCard Easy Savings cardholders were new customers for MasterCard Easy Savings program merchants.
MasterCard small-business cardholders enrolled in the MasterCard Easy Savings Program can now get a 5% rebate for shipping services purchased online at the Postal Service website. While there, they can plan a shipment, order supplies, print shipping labels, order free expedited shipping boxes or envelopes, request package pickups, look up zip codes and more. This offer includes savings on Express Mail and Priority Mail shipped in the United States or internationally.
The MasterCard Easy Savings rebate is in addition to the Postal Service's online shipping discounts of 4.7% on Priority Mail, 5% on Priority Mail International, 5% on Express Mail and 8% on Express Mail International. MasterCard Easy Savings enrollees' rebates will appear automatically on their statements for purchases made at usps.com.
"The U.S. Postal Service is committed to helping our business customers save time and money when they need to ship items crucial to their businesses," said Gary Reblin, expedited shipping vice president for the U.S. Postal Service. "MasterCard helps small-business owners manage their funds, and the Postal Service helps them manage their shipping."
MasterCard small-business cardholders can also get a 5% rebate on all items purchased (except online purchases and Dunkin Donuts Card purchases) with an enrolled MasterCard small-business card at the nearly 6,500 Dunkin' Donuts locations across the United States.
In addition to savings from the U.S. Postal Service and Dunkin' Donuts, the MasterCard Easy Savings Program provides MasterCard small-business cardholders with automatic savings through rebates, applied to their statements, at business-relevant merchants across fuel and maintenance, business services, travel and entertainment and printing and shipping. Automatic, ongoing savings are available from merchants including Fuelman, Tires Plus and Firestone, Avis, Budget, DHL, Microsoft adCenter and Microsoft CRM Online Pro, Monster, Administaff Inc., HRTools.com, Midwest Airlines, Maggiano's Little Italy, McCormick & Schmick's, Mimeo.com, SurePayroll, Web.com and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
For small businesses with an eligible MasterCard small business card from nearly 50 participating business card issuers, enrollment in the program is free at www.easysavings.com. After enrollment, small businesses can see and track their savings either on their cardholder statements or on the MasterCard Easy Savings website. A full listing of participating merchants and offers can be found at www.easysavings.com. Cardholders must be enrolled at time of purchase. Rebates are available for qualifying eligible purchases. Participating merchants and offers are subject to change.
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