e8ight Marketing & Technology Signs Multi-Year Agreement with AIR MILES Small Business Loyalty

TORONTO - Nov. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- e8ight Marketing and Technology, a provider of products and services to help businesses build and manage their online presence is pleased to announce that they have signed a multi-year agreement with The AIR MILES Reward Program . As a result, AIR MILES customers will be able to redeem Air Miles rewards towards a variety of products and services catered to helping build, grow, and manage their business needs. One of our key product offers will be our social management platform for small businesses providing social media data aggregation.

"We are pleased to be part of the AIR MILES family as a strategic partner and provider of key resources that are important for small and medium sized businesses," Curtis Khan, President of e8ight stated.  "The AIR MILES Small Business loyalty program is an excellent forum for businesses to gain access to products and services catered to their specific business needs."

Small businesses account for more than 98 per cent of all companies. Of the total economy, small businesses in the private sector account for about 30 per cent of GDP, while medium-sized and large firms account for 9 and 36 per cent of GDP respectively. The public sector accounts for the remaining 25 per cent. On average, Canadian small businesses create a little over 100,000 jobs each year.

"A significant and growing sector in Canada, small- and medium-sized businesses create opportunities for innovative business-to-business partnerships such as this multi-year agreement, which increases opportunities for redemption of reward miles," said Bryan Pearson, President of LoyaltyOne, owner and operator of the AIR MILES Reward Program, and publisher of COLLOQUY. "With small business being a growth category, we continue to explore opportunities to expand the small business products and services base, increase reward miles issuance, and further engage existing small business owners to get more value out of the program by giving them the opportunity to reward themselves, their businesses and their employees."

e8ight joins a strategic set of companies that specifically cater their products and services towards the AIR MILES Small Business program including Samsung, Marketing Magazine, and Moneris Solutions Corp. among others.

About e8ight Marketing and Technology.

e8ight is a social media analytics and data aggregation company that provides  management & engagement platforms for businesses. e8ight’s innovative platforms and products are used to centralize and consolidate multiple social medias and online data allowing businesses to manage their perceptions through easy-to-use dashboards and reports. e8ight’s revolutionary intelligence engine helps drive better business decisions.

Media contact:

Kristen Assaad

Kristen@e8ight.com

1.888.883.1011

About AIR MILES Reward Program

Founded in 1992, the AIR MILES Reward Program is Canada's premier coalition loyalty program with more than 10 million active Collector accounts, representing approximately two-thirds of all Canadian households. The AIR MILES Reward Program allows Collectors to earn reward miles simply by doing their everyday shopping at more than 240 leading brand-name Sponsors, representing thousands of retail and service locations across Canada and leading global brands online. The AIR MILES Reward Program also allows Collectors to indulge in more than 1,200 leisure, entertainment, merchandise and travel rewards and a range of accredited, environmentally-friendly lifestyle rewards. With AIR MILES Cash, Collectors can also have the flexibility to instantly redeem their AIR MILES reward miles in-store and online towards many every day purchases from participating gas, grocery, drug store, and home improvement Sponsors.

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