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Kobie Marketing named "Top Business" by DiversityBusiness.com
Kobie Marketing recognized as top business for the second consecutive year
Kobie Marketing Receives PCI-DSS 2.0 and SSAE-16 (SOC-1) Type II
St. Petersburg, FL (December 21, 2011) – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, is pleased to announce that it successfully recertified PCI-DSS 2.0 and completed an SSAE-16 (SOC-1) Type II...
Kobie Marketing Recognized as a Top 500 Company By the Gulf Coast Business Review
September 7, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a national leader in the loyalty marketing industry, has been recognized in the Gulf Coast Business Review's 2011 Gulf Coast 500 rankings...
September 6, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, has been named by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as one of 2011's 50 fastest growing private companies in the region. The Journal's annual "Fast 50" list is the most comprehensive look at the fastest growing private companies in the region...
Kobie Marketing Ranks Recognized on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 86%
September 1, 2011 – Kobie Marketing has been selected by Inc. magazine as one of 2011's fastest growing private companies. Kobie Marketing was recognized on the 2011 Inc. 500|5000 with a three-year sales growth of 86%. The Inc.'s 500|5000 list is the most comprehensive look at the fastest growing private companies in America...
Kobie Marketing Gives Back to Pinellas County Kids
August 25, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in loyalty marketing, and Clothes To Kids (CTK), a non-profit organization that provides new and quality, used clothing to low-income, school-aged children, today announced the results of their spring campaign...
Branding Veteran Marc Glazer Joins Kobie Marketing
August 8, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, today announced the appointment of Marc Glazer to Vice President, Brand Loyalty. In his new position Mr. Glazer will direct all...
July 13, 2011 – Kobie Marketing and FreeCause announced today a partnership that will provide consumers with innovative new ways to earn rewards within loyalty programs...
Kobie Marketing and Verizon Communications Earn Two Prestigious Awards for Creative Excellence
July 13, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, was recently named a Silver Award winner in the 2011 Communicator Awards sponsored by the International Academy for the Visual Arts...
Kobie Marketing Named Silver Winner in 2011 Communicator Awards
July 6, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, was recently named a Silver Award winner in the 2011 Communicator Awards sponsored by the International Academy for the Visual Arts...
Kobie Marketing Unveils Blog, The Muse: A Loyalty Experience
June 6, 2011 – Kobie Marketing, a recognized leader in the loyalty marketing industry, unveiled a new blog today called "The Muse: A Loyalty Experience" at www.blog.kobie.com. The blog will be populated with posts from many employees within the Kobie organization, their clients and partners, and will focus on the evolving dialogue about...
Kobie Marketing selected as a "Top Business" by DiversityBusiness.com
April 13, 2011 – Kobie Marketing has been chosen by DiversityBusiness.com as one of its 2011 "Top Business" Award recipients. This award recognizes Kobie as being one of the top privately owned companies in America. Kobie Marketing is the world's leading provider of full-service loyalty marketing solutions and runs reward programs for many of the world's most respected brands...
January 24, 2011 - Today, Kobie Marketing announced its executive management team was a finalist for the 2010 Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Ultimate Management Team Awards. Kobie Marketing is the world’s leading provider of full-service loyalty marketing solutions and runs reward programs for many of the world’s most respected brands. The award recognizes the best and brightest executive management teams in the seven-county Tampa Bay area...
Kobie Marketing Receives PCI and SAS 70 Type II Certifications
January 17, 2011 - Kobie Marketing, a loyalty marketing and customer retention agency, is pleased to announce that it received both PCI and SAS 70 Type II certifications in fall 2010. Kobie Marketing is the world’s most recognized provider of full-service loyalty marketing solutions and runs credit and debit card reward programs for several large banks in the United States and Canada. The company secures data for millions of credit and debit cardholders each year...
January 3, 2011 - Loyalty marketing and technology agency, Kobie Marketing, was selected as a 2010 DMA International ECHO Award Finalist for work on the FairPoint Communications Business Rewards Statement Newsletter. The ECHO Awards, which are presented by the Direct Marketing Association, honors marketing campaigns that demonstrate outstanding creativity and deliver exceptional results...
December 27, 2010 - Loyalty marketing and technology agency, Kobie Marketing, was selected as a 2010 DMA International ECHO Award Finalist for its work with Verizon on the Verizon Business Link Rewards Program website. The ECHO Awards, which are presented by the Direct Marketing Association, honors marketing campaigns that demonstrate outstanding creativity and deliver exceptional results...
Kobie Wins Davey Award for Outstanding Marketing Campaign for Verizon
December 20, 2010 - Loyalty marketing and technology agency, Kobie Marketing, has won a Davey International Award for its role in rebranding the Verizon Business Link Rewards Website. With over 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from firms, agencies and companies worldwide that derive their strength from creative and effective marketing campaigns, rather than big budgets...
December 13, 2010 - To ensure hungry Floridians were able to enjoy a meal together this Thanksgiving, Kobie Marketing kicked-off its Holiday Meal Drive with an ambitious goal – to collect 3,000 pounds of food by the Thanksgiving Holiday...
Kobie Wins Two 2010 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Awards for Outstanding Marketing Campaigns
November 1, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced it won two 2010 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Awards for its work with Verizon on the Business Link Rewards loyalty program enrollment campaign and website which rewards Verizon’s small- and medium-sized business customers. The award honors marketing communications that change, influence, or reinforce a target audience’s knowledge, attitudes or beliefs and demonstrate exceptional marketing effectiveness...
Kobie Marketing Ranked as One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
September 13, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced it ranked on the Inc. 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Despite the tough economy, Kobie achieved a three-year growth rate of 63% and more than doubled in size to secure a spot on the list. Other top brands, including 7-Eleven, AMC Entertainment, and Toys “R” Us also made the Inc. 5000 this year...
Kobie Wins Two Communicator Awards for Outstanding Marketing Communications
July 19, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced it won two Communicator Awards of Distinction for its work on the Perks Advantage Web Site and Verizon Business Link Rewards Web Site. The Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring creative excellence for communications professionals...
Groundbreaking Research Reveals Secret to Building a Customer Centric Company
June 14, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing agency, today announced plans to release its latest research findings on Customer Experience. Detailing a plan to help retailers, banks, and telecommunication providers measure and improve the customer experience, "Implementing and Measuring a Customer Centricity Framework" offers companies a revealing look into their data management practices and provides them with a framework to build a more customer centric organization...
Kobie Marketing Continues Era of Growth with New Director of Strategic Services
March 1, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced the hiring of Patrick Venker as the company’s new Director of Strategic Services. In this role, Patrick will oversee the company’s Strategic Services division and he will provide leadership to marketing and campaign management. Patrick is joining the Kobie team during an era of unprecedented growth for the innovative loyalty marketing agency...
Kobie’s President Honored as Top Practitioner in the Loyalty Marketing Industry
February 1, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced President, Michael Hemsey, was named as one of 30 leading practitioners in the loyalty marketing industry. The Motivation Show, a leading loyalty marketing association, designated the honor. As a top practitioner, Hemsey has been asked to serve on the Motivation Show’s 2010 Conference Advisory Board...
Kobie Launches Online Mall with Discounted Gift Cards to Top Brand Retailers
January 11, 2010 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced the launch of its Gift Card Gallery (SM). Kobie’s new product features an innovative online mall that offers discounted gift cards to top brand retailers. The mall serves as a stand-alone rewards solution or as an additional benefit to an existing program. Verizon, one of Kobie’s clients, was the first to launch the Gift Card Gallery (SM) to nine million of its online customers this week...
Kobie Marketing Wins Three Summit International Awards for Marketing Effectiveness
December 17, 2009 - Kobie Marketing’s Perks Advantage web site, Verizon Business Link Rewards postcard, and FairPoint Communications Business Rewards statement each won a 2009 Summit Marketing Effectiveness Award. The award honors marketing communications that change, influence, or reinforce a target audience’s knowledge, attitudes or beliefs and demonstrate exceptional marketing effectiveness...
Kobie Marketing Wins Eight Davey Awards for Outstanding Marketing Communications for Top Brands
November 15, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency, today announced it won eight 2009 Davey International Awards for outstanding marketing communications for Verizon, Bank of America and FairPoint Communications. With over 4,000 entries from across the US and around the world, the Davey Awards honors the finest creative work from the best firms, agencies and companies worldwide that derive their strength from brilliant and effective marketing campaigns, rather than big budgets...
Kobie Marketing and Radiance Rewards Launch Joint Venture to Address National Health Care Crisis
August 7, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing and technology agency and Radiance Rewards, LLC, an active lifestyle media firm recently formed a joint venture in response to President Obama’s call to solve the National Health Care Crisis. The new venture, the Sweat Equity Network (SEN), seeks to reduce spiraling healthcare costs by rewarding people for healthy behaviors and is a proactive approach to preventive healthcare management...
Kobie Marketing Announces Strategic Partnership with Flagstar Bank
June 2, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing agency, recently partnered with Flagstar Bank to launch Flagstar Rewards. The program was launched March 2009 on Kobie’s Alchemy rewards platform and offers targeted incentives, including points pooling, flexible travel options and experiential rewards. Kobie was chosen because of its innovative technology and expertise in designing customer retention programs for Bank of America and RBC Bank, among many others...
May 11, 2009 - In today’s economy, businesses that rely on loyal patronage need a distinct competitive advantage in order to retain current customers and acquire new ones. Implementing Payment Information Valued-Added Services (PIVAS) has become a key way for loyalty program providers to understand and leverage customers’ payment information to their benefit...
Kobie Marketing Joins Loyalty 360 as Gold Member
April 28, 2009 - Loyalty 360, the Loyalty Marketer’s Association, today announced Kobie Marketing, an award-winning loyalty marketing and technology firm, has joined as a Gold Member....
Kobie Marketing Wins Verizon Supplier Excellence Award
March 16, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, an award-winning loyalty marketing agency, today announced it was selected as one of the winners of Verizon's 2008 Supplier Excellence Award...
Kobie Continues Era of Growth with Consulting Practice Leader
February 9, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing agency, today announced the hiring of Carlos Dunlap as the company’s new Practice Director of Loyalty Consulting. In this role, Carlos will oversee the company’s loyalty consulting practice and he will provide strategic leadership to new business development initiatives. Carlos is joining the Kobie team during an era of unprecedented growth for the innovative loyalty-marketing agency...
Kobie Marketing Launches Industry-Leading Loyalty Platform with RBC Rewards
January 27, 2009 - Kobie Marketing, a leading loyalty marketing agency, recently released Alchemy, its next generation loyalty technology platform. Alchemy is the latest release of Kobie’s proprietary eTRMS platform, which was first developed over a decade ago...
Kobie Marketing Becomes Finalist in DMA 2008 ECHO Awards
January 5, 2009 - Kobie Marketing’s direct mail campaign for Verizon Business Link Rewards was nominated to receive the DMA’s prestigious 2008 International ECHO Award. The award honors the world’s best direct marketing campaigns which demonstrate exceptional marketing strategies, creative efforts, and that deliver outstanding results...
