Frequently Asked Questions
What is a PediaCard™?
A PediaCard™ is the ultimate bond between education, business and the community. It is the traditional affinity discount card taken to the nth degree, generating desperately needed funds for education, effective and efficient marketing for business, and all the benefits that this brings to the community at-large.
The PediaCard™ is a fund raising tool for educational and non-profit organizations, the ultimate affinity discount card for the consumer and the most effective and efficient marketing tool for participating merchants.
What are the PediaCard™ benefits for the consumer?
There are multiple benefits to the consumer. The first is the real value-add of the discounts from participating vendors on a local, regional and national basis. For example, if you're going to be purchasing a new or used vehicle in the next year, you can literally save hundreds or even thousands of dollars just by using your PediaCard™ at a participating PediaCard™ dealer. See what all the the participating PediaCard™ Merchants are offering by checking the PediaCard™ Discount Directory here.
The second benefit is the satisfaction that comes from supporting good causes like education and charities as well as your local merchants who are in a life and death struggle with national low-price chains, that are driving local merchants out of business at an alarming rate.
1. MONEY. The PediaCard™ Program provides educational and non-profit organizations with revenue that is both substantial and continuous.2. MONEY. No inventory, spoilage or other inefficiencies normally associated with traditional fundraising strategies such as candy sales, car washes, bake sales, etc., so the organization receives more money.
3. MONEY. Because of the real, tangible value of the PediaCard™, parents, merchants, and all other supporters of the organization are more likely to lend their support and continue that support indefinitely.
4. MONEY. Organizations can raise additional funds by signing up their local area merchants as participating PediaCard™ Merchants. All subsequent yearly renewals are automatically credited to the organization.
5. MONEY. Various programs within a school or non-profit organization can effectively customize and utilize the PediaCard™ for their individual needs by co-branding their logo or graphic on their PediaCard™ so that each program, whether band, football, choir, etc., can have their own identity.
6. MONEY. The PediaCard™ Program enables the organization to offer a select few sponsors the opportunity to place their name or logo on the front/back of that organization's PediaCard™ as a co-brand.
7. MONEY. The PediaCard™ Program enables schools to benefit from an increasing efficiency of revenue generation from the subsequent auto-renewal of the PediaCard™ by merchants, parents and all other PediaCard™ Members after the first year.
8. MONEY. Organizations can use the PediaCard™ as a season ticket for their events or membership card for their members and save the cost of printing tickets or cards.
9. MONEY.
A private label PediaCard™ has the real tangible
value to earn a place in the consumer's wallet or purse and serve
as a constant reminder of the sponsoring organization's presence
and purpose throughout the year.
What are the PediaCard™ benefits for the Merchant?
1. There is
nothing less expensive or more effective than the PediaCard™
Program for a merchant to reach their core customers. A "Preferred
Merchant" membership is only $40 per year. Compare that to newspapers,
radio, flyers, Yellow Pages, direct mail or anything else they can
use.
2. Merchants are providing support for their local Educational/Non-Profit
organizations and community.
3. All merchants receive a one-page web site that describes their
business, product or service and the discount that they are offering
to ALL PediaCard™ members, as well as a logo and
contact information for the company.
Additional benefits include two additional images to describe their
product or service, email contact and web site URL links, an interactive
map to their location, and the option to enter their site and change
discounts or offerings at their discretion and convenience throughout
the year.
4 . Preferred Merchants will have the option of creating their own
private label PediaCard™ to sell or give to their
best customers as a thank you for doing business with them. Every
time their private label customers use their card to get a discount
they will see the company information on the card and remember who
helped them save money on that transaction. It's like having a small
billboard of the merchant in their wallet or purse.
5 . There will be multiple participating schools, charities and
non-profit organizations in a merchant's area that will be signing
up PediaCard™ members that will also be seeking
out the participating merchant's business or service.
6 . All businesses with multiple locations may have a web page per
location and each location may have a separate offering for PediaCard™
members. Preferred Merchants will require an additional annual fee
per location.
7 . Coming in 2005, PediaCard™ holders will be able
to receive PediaPoints™ either from stores that
have the PediaPoints™ Scoring Boxes or from specified
web site visits. These points are used to bid on auction items provided
by participating merchants. PediaPoints™ Scoring
Boxes are proven traffic generation and targeting tools that merchants
can use to target specific locations or products at specific times.
In addition, merchants who provide auction items are receive targetable
traffic and individual exposure during the entire length of the
auction for that item.
8 . Merchants will have the opportunity to deliver marketing messages
directly to participating opt-in PediaCard™ holders
via email.
9 . Extremely low entry cost - $40
per year.
How do I find PediaCard™ Merchants?
PediaCard™
Merchants are listed on the PediaCard.com web site merchant
page.
This is continuously updated as new vendors are added. Participating PediaCard™ merchants will be given a PediaCard™ display decal to place in a prominent location at their place of business to identify them as a participating vendor.
Does the PediaCard™ have an expiration date?
Yes, the PediaCard™ is good for one year. Current members are billed for their renewal and once a card is renewed the school or non-profit organization receives their commission for the renewal.
Can the PediaCard™ be private labeled?
Yes, the PediaCard™ can be private labeled for businesses, schools, or non-profit organizations. The minimum private label order is 25 cards. Click here for an example.
What makes the PediaCard™ different from all the other programs?
Quality and real value. The PediaCard™ Program is simply a traditional affinity discount card "taken to the nth degree," that offers real tangible value to the supporters of the school or non-profit, in addition to the satisfaction of assisting a worthy cause.
Is the PediaCard™ accepted at other locations than those offered by my school or non-profit organization?
Yes. The PediaCard™ is accepted at ALL participating PediaCard™ merchants worldwide, no matter what school or sponsor originally provided the card.
Aren't you just another discount card? - What makes you think that schools need another discount card?
Because ALL schools today NEED MORE MONEY. There isn't a single school that doesn't need more funding and no matter how many discount cards or candy bars or car washes a school may have, they will always need MORE money. And the PediaCard™ would never suggest that schools stop doing any other fundraising program.
Who are you and how do I know you're reputable?
AutoPedia® - The Automotive Encyclopedia (www.autopedia.com) is a registered trademark of ISI that has been in business since 1995 and is the oldest and most respected source for automotive lemon law in the United States winning Yahoo's Internet Life's 1998 Four Star Award for the Best Lemon Law Site on the Internet as well as Galaxy's 30 Days on the Internet - Top Ten Automotive Site Award in 2000. ISI is also an IBM NetGen technology partner. For further examples of what governments, colleges, libraries, and various media sources think about Autopedia® please go here.
Bottom Line - There is never any "risk exposure" to schools or non-profits since the schools/non-profits at all times can control their revenue and vendor recruitment.
Who do I contact with any questions about the PediaCard™ Program?
The PediaCard™ program is administered by:
Information
Superbrand, Inc.
7545 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618
949-623-8425 voice
949-623-9842 fax
info@pediacard.com
