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Seastone, the market leader in specialty gift card packages and gift card promotional programs, announced today it was ranked No. 11 among the Inc. Top 100 Consumer Products companies, and No. 180 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. With a staggering three-year growth of 1,300 percent, Inc. notes that Seastone is growing because gift cards represent a rapidly developing sector in consumer products, and demand for the personalized gift card packaging Seastone provides is rising just as quickly. ........................................
The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) today announced winners of its 2008 “Top 25 Under Five” Awards spotlighting outstanding Utah entrepreneurs from across the state... This year’s other award recipients are Control4, Skull Candy, Seastone, Mindshare Technologies, Sunrise Publishing Group, Aribex, Cymphonix, Alianza, Navigator Business Solutions, Vested Group, InsideSales.com, Procerus, OrangeSoda, Hunter Composites, Experience Dental Studio, Q90, Snapp Conner PR, Rockwell, Ad Hoc Electronics, FundingUniverse, LineaGen, Renasis, Kaufman Enterprise Solutions, Ciralight, Five Star Painting, and Rocketship. ........................................
Seastone, the leading provider of specialty gift card packages and gift card promotional programs, today announced the availability of the Walt Disney Collection of gift card packaging. Seastone will offer shoppers innovative Disney-branded gift card packages to personalize their gift card purchases, featuring popular images such as Mickey Mouse, Hannah Montana, Disney·Pixar’s Cars and Disney Princess. ........................................
Seastone, the market leader in specialty gift card packages and gift card promotional programs, today announced the results of the 2008 Gift Card Packaging Study conducted by The Marketing Workshop, and commissioned by Seastone. The survey found that almost all adults (96%) have purchased or received a gift card, and four in ten (39%) have purchased gift card packaging. In what represents a clear revenue opportunity and potential threat for retailers, 50% of respondents indicated they are purchasing gift card packaging at a different time and place than the gift card. ........................................
Seastone Gift Card Packaging Sales Increase by 250 Percent in 2007
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For years retailers have worked to overcome the stigma attached to giving gift cards to loved ones. Now through aggressive, creative marketing techniques and packaging, the little plastic cards are no longer a blemish on the holiday shopping list, according to Eric Child, president of Seastone LC, a company based in Provo, Utah that sells specialized gift card packaging. "Gift cards are are becoming very, very important to retailer's bottom line," Child says. "Gift card sales are a bigger retail category than any other category. As a retailer you don't want to ignore that." Stores like Wal-Mart, Kohl's, Circuit City and Staples carry Seastone's colorfully packaged cards. Gift Cards by Amy McCullough
Prepaid Trends, Nov 2, 2007 –
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Packaging, like technology, can distinguish gift cards from the rest of the pack. “A lot of retailers are looking to enhance packaging as a way to stand out so they don't get lost in the sea of cards,” says Eric Child, president of Seastone, a specialty gift card package manufacturer. Clothing retailer Stage Stores Inc. worked with Seastone last year to spice up its card offering with four holiday-themed designs and packaging. As a result, the apparel chain reported a double-digit increase in gift card sales, says Jennifer Grammar, gift card marketing manager, Stage Stores. “Customers want a choice of what kind of card to buy,” Grammar says. Often the deciding factor is “anything that makes the card look special. The packaging is there to enhance the gift card sales. It makes a complete gift.” Card Tricks by Amy Johannes
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PROVO, Utah, July 12, 2007 –
Seastone, the leader in specialty gift card packaging and gift card promotional programs, was honored today by the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) as one of the 25 fastest growing companies in Utah. The field of more than 200 Utah-based businesses was narrowed down to the top 25, with the ultimate winners announced at an award luncheon hosted by UVEF in Provo, Utah.
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PROVO, Utah, May 29, 2007 –
Seastone today announced an extensive license agreement with United Media for the use of Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. Terms of the agreement call for Seastone to design, manufacture and distribute innovative Peanuts branded gift card packages for a wide array of major retailers including Wal-Mart.
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PROVO, Utah, April 18, 2007 –
Seastone today announced plans to make 2007 the year of the gift card package by advancing this new product category that enhances the gift card experience for consumers. Gift cards have become the top holiday gift choice in America, and innovative gift card packaging from Seastone gives customers a way to personalize gift cards all year long.
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Two thirds, or 66 percent, of consumers surveyed plan to buy gift cards this year, making them the top gift purchase of the holiday season.
- Deloitte & Touche study
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“…in surveys of gift-card consumers, one of the biggest complaints is that the cards don’t have the look and feel of a gift. Some people feel it’s a small step removed from giving cash…you have to improve the gift-giving experience.”
- Presents of Mind: Merchandising Makes the Difference with Gift Cards, May 2006 CSP
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