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Apply online for an American Express® gold card.
With the American Express® Rewards Gold Card, you'll be a part of the Membership Rewards OptionsSM program, which automatically turns your purchases into points you can redeem for your choice of shopping, entertainment, and travel rewards -- you'll even earn double points at the places you shop every day, including supermarkets and gas stations.
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According to the American Express website, the recession will not stop some consumers from reducing their spending this holiday season. Their survey reveals that about 10% of consumers will open their wallets and spend more on holiday gifts and 43% plan to spend the same as last year. Consumers aren't gloomy about the holiday season as about 41% of the general population say they are "joyful". Personal needs items was a top reason from those consumers who expect to spend more in the next 30 days. According to Pamela Codispoti, the American Express senior vice president and general manager, Cardmembers intend to spend on loved ones and plan to give more gift cards instead of cash. They plan to will use the Internet for more holiday shopping and those hard to find gifts. American Express Leadership Academy
American Express began its Nonprofit Leadership Academy which is a program to develop the next generation of leaders in the nonprofit sector. Its training program is for a week and has a partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership. Participants experience leadership training through the Academy. They learn about their own strengths and weaknesses as managers and learn skills for leadership.
They have sessions with American Express executives and listen to discussions about relationships between technology, demographics, and social changes. The program offers training to be effective in the 21st century. It was started in 2008 to meet the need of leadership in the nonprofit sector. The twenty-four participants are chosen based upon a competitive application process. Participants in this session have been paired with alumni from the April 2009 class who act as mentors, answer questions, and provide guidance about how to get the most out of the Academy experience. American Express Shopping Promotions
American Express has information on their website that they will be more generous with the holiday reward points promotions for cardmembers. This will be for a limited time with rewards as much as 3 times or 6 times greater in some promotions. If you missed the promotions for Black Friday, there may still be some promotions for shopping online at Amazon. Visit their website for details about all their promotions and reward points. American Express
American Express and Dunkin' Donuts® have
joined to together so card holders can sign up Auto-Recharge, an automatic reloading feature on the Dunkin' Donuts
Card. Cardmembers could receive a 20 percent bonus on each Auto-Recharge transaction of $25 or
more and for each $25 Auto-Recharge, American Express will load an extra $5 onto the Dunkin' Donuts Card.
American Express Cardmembers can take advantage of this through March 31, 2010.
Cardmembers can enjoy coffee, muffins and donuts on American Express for a
limited time. Dunkin' Donuts Cards are available at participating restaurants and online at
DunkinDonuts. Cardmembers who sign up for this can also get additional perks in-store and online
with offers and product news specific to their local market. American
Express American
Express is planning some audio webcast of its investor conference call on January 21,
2010 and its financial community meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 and will provide an overview of the company's business strategy.
This Live audio of both will be accessible to the public by visiting
ir.americanexpress.com. Materials will be posted on the Web site before each event, and audio replays will be available on the Web site following each event.
For this and more information, visit their website. One
of their popular credit cards is the Starwood
Preferred Guest® Credit Card, cardholders can earn Starpoints at
participating Starwood hotels and resorts. These can be redeemed for free Night
Awards at over 940 Starwood Hotels and Resorts and for flights on over 30
airlines with no blackout dates. Also, there is No annual fee for the first year
the cardholder can get some Starpoints®. American
Express Cards
American Express OPEN®
and the Lowe's Companies, Inc. have launched a credit card for business owners. The Lowe's Business Rewards Card from
American Express is a
business credit card that allows business owners to earn points on card purchases. This is
a rewards program offered to Lowe's small business credit customers. This can
help small business owners who pay their charge cards in full and help them manage their spending
while providing credit they can use to run their companies. The new card provides a tiered structure for earning rewards points.
There are one point rewards, double rewards, and triple reward points depending
on types of purchases and where the purchase was made. Lowe's wants to provide a
good customer experience and the card could offer convenience and rewards for business owners
who need it. The Lowe's Business Rewards Card was presented at the International Builders
Show and will be available at Lowe's retail locations March 2010. To learn more
about this card, visit the American Express website for this information and
more details. American
Express American Express®
has Gold Card
offers, some offer rewards and points on everyday purchases that can be redeemed
for travel, shopping, dining, and entertainment. Some offers may have no pre-set
spending limits, no annual fees the first year, and other great rewards.
Cardholders may be able to get exclusive offers, travel rewards, perks to
concerts or special events, and there may be options for upgrades. There are
different offers for their cards, so it is important to check all the options to
get the gold card with the benefits that will benefit your life style. Visit
their website for all this information and more details or review these offers. American
Express March 02, 2010,
according to the American Express website, the "Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence"
named Sarah Stevens the grand prize winner of the Make Mine a Million $ Business RACE
(M3RACE). This was a year-long business growth competition for women entrepreneurs at the American Express OPEN® Women's Business Summit.
Her company, Stevens Technologies, achieved the greatest year-over-year increase in gross annual
revenue and also increased the number of employees who have health benefits, 401k packages and paid
leave. Her company also serves as a subcontractor to Federal agencies like NASA, Langley Research Center.
Stevens will also receive a year of growth-focused resources such as marketing, advertising and media opportunities as part of the grand prize. Sarah's story
is inspiring among days of economic crisis by earning revenue and creating jobs
to help with some economic recovery. Since 2005, the movement has
helped women grow their entrepreneurial ventures, and by providing women entrepreneurs
with business growth resources. Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence is
a national non profit provider of resources for women entrepreneurs who want
to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. They launched Make Mine a Million $ Business® to inspire one million women entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to a million dollars in revenue.
For this information and more visit the American
Express website. American
Express American
Express will be giving $50,000 for the relief efforts in Chile from a recent
earthquake. The money will go to the American Red Cross Chile Relief and Development Fund.
They will also be providing assistance to their affected customers and clients during this difficult period. American
Express indicates on their website that the new reforms are not affecting how
they do business, but they will be making some changes. Consumers can visit
their website to read information to learn about the changes. They also say that
they are happy to adopt changes that make it easier for their Card members to manage their credit. American
Express has a gold card that gives great rewards. For the first year there may
not be an annual fee and no interest charges if the balance is paid in full each
month. Those who apply for the gold
card may be able to get a decision in as little as sixty seconds. Visit
their website for these details and more information.
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