Educational Sub-Committee Participant Application:
Committee Chairs: Travel Tags, Powerhouse Brands Consulting
Initial Survey Requirement (Below): Gift Card Industry Experience (Any)
Participant Requirement: Gift Card Network Membership (Any Level)

DESCRIPTION:
We are creating a curriculum and an in-person, webinar, and on-demand delivery mechanism, starting with Gift Card 101. We are looking for individuals with industry knowledge and experience to give their advice and opinions on various topics that will be compiled into an easy-to-understand curriculum for new industry members.

Strategic Goals:
Survey the gift card industry to identify the major "must know" items (See below for survey)
Host Gift Card Network member meetings to collect advice and benchmark best practices
Create Gift Card 101 Curriculum outlining the basic aspects of a gift card program
Create delivery mechanisms for in-person, webinar, and on-demand delivery

If you are interested in being a participant or receiving information from this committee, please fill in the information and take the survey below. Participants must be Gift Card Network members.

Let us know any questions at info@thegiftcardnetwork.com

Connect. Collaborate. Contribute.

- The Gift Card Network Team

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* 1. Name, Email & Company

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* 2. What level of participation would you prefer in the Educational SubCommittee?

INITIAL SURVEY: BUILDING GIFT CARD 101 (This Survey Open to Members and Non-members)

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* 3. What category does your company represent?

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* 4. When you entered the gift card industry, what is the most important piece of advice you could have gotten to help your success?

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* 5. What is the most important thing that EVERYONE in the gift card industry MUST know?

We need to identify the categories of items that need covered within Gift Card 101.

Please list TOPICS that we should cover in our discussions to gather advice from our members. Please keep answers brief. (i.e. in the in-store section, you might put "Merchandising", or "Employee Training")
Our list is intended to be comprehensive- answer the questions you feel strongly about. Topics will be combined and we will build a list from the ideas represented for additional discussion.

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* 6. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding PLANNING and IMPLEMENTING a program

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* 7. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding CHOOSING A PROCESSOR

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* 8. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding INTERNAL STRUCTURE and RELATIONSHIPS

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* 9. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding overall gift card DESIGNS AND MARKETING MESSAGES

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* 10. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding IN STORE sales channels

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* 11. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding ONLINE sales channels

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* 12. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding B2B sales channels

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* 13. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding THIRD PARTY sales channels

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* 14. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS with other gift card companies

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* 15. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding PACKAGING

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* 16. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding CARD PRODUCTION

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* 17. Top Three Topics that should be covered regarding DIGITAL OR MOBILE CARD OFFERINGS

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* 18. Topics or categories not covered above.

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* 19. General Comments or Questions YOU have that we should cover.

Thank you! We look forward to getting your advice and compiling it together into a comprehensive Gift Card 101 Resource.
Send any questions to info@thegiftcardnetwork.com.

-Matt Davies
Gift Card Network Director
503-317-4925

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