The American Express OPEN program, to assist small businesses, is offering automatic discounts of 5% on Yahoo! Search Marketing and Yahoo! Small Business services.OPEN Savings are designed to give small business owners automatic savings virtually every time they use an American Express® Small Business Card to make purchases at any OPEN Savings partner.
Raymond Joabar, Senior Vice President and General Manager of OPEN from American Express, noted, ”Online marketing has proven to be effective for small businesses, and 55% of entrepreneurs use a company Web site as a marketing tool. The addition of Yahoo! Search Marketing and Yahoo! Small Business to our OPEN Savings program provides business owners with an outstanding value on marketing tools that are vital to the success of their business.”
Through this partnership, business owners can use their Small Business Card to automatically reduce their costs of doing business with Yahoo! Search Marketing and Yahoo! Small Business services. Small business Cardmembers will receive a 5% discount on Yahoo! Search Marketing’s online advertising and promotion services in addition to Yahoo! Small Business’s comprehensive, easy to use services, including web site hosting, e-commerce, business e-mail, and domain name registration.
OPEN Savings has delivered more than $200 million in savings to American Express Small Business Cardmembers since 2004. OPEN Savings eliminates the need for offer codes, coupons or program enrollment and provides automatic savings from well-known brands. Savings can also be combined with other marketplace offers or volume discount pricing that businesses may already be receiving from program partners.
Todd Daum, Vice President of Marketing for Yahoo!’s Online Channel Division remarked, ”Yahoo! is pleased to work with OPEN from American Express to offer savings on our award-winning web site hosting, e-commerce and search marketing solutions, which enable small businesses to quickly get online, sell online, and market online. Yahoo! is also committed to expanding our partnership with American Express as we explore opportunities to help connect our respective companies with customers online.”
OPEN Savings is a benefit embedded within all American Express Small Business Cards. American Express Business Cardmembers simply need to use their small business credit or charge card for purchases with any OPEN Savings partner to take advantage of discounts. The savings will automatically appear on the Cardmember’s monthly statement and can be tracked when accessing an account at OPEN.com. OPEN Savings discounts are calculated on the full transaction amount, including any taxes and surcharges. Terms and conditions apply.
Partners and discounts include: Travel and Dining — Delta®: 3% off flights (plus 2% with co-branded Business Cards) — JetBlue: 3% off flights (plus 2% with co-branded Business Cards) — eSkyGuide: 20% off digital flight timetables — Hyatt Hotels and Resorts: 3% off hotel stays — Hertz: 5% off car rentals — Courtyard by Marriott: 5% off hotel stays — Fairfield Inn by Marriott: 5% off hotel stays — SpringHill Suites by Marriott: 5% off hotel stays — Wingate by Wyndham: 5% off hotel stays — Ruby Tuesday: 5% off dining Supplies and Services — Yahoo! Search Marketing: 5% off internet marketing — Yahoo! Small Business: 5% off internet business tools — FedEx: 5% off express and ground shipping — FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers: 5% off business services — 1-800-FLOWERS.COM: 5% off flowers and gifts — American Express Incentive Services: 5% off prepaid cards — Symantec: 10% off security software Business Building Tools — BizFilings: 20% off incorporation services — Ceridian: 20% off payroll services — Constant Contact: 5% off e-mail marketing services — ExpensAble: 25% off expense management software — Logoworks by HP: 15% off logo and graphic design.
