80% of Consumers are Actively Looking for Rebates

LEWISVILLE, Texas, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parago, a global engagement management company and the US' largest rebate provider, today unveiled its third annual consumer research study. One highlight of the 2012 research: consumer preference for rebates  versus instant discounts is growing. The survey shows that while economic recovery may be on its way by the numbers, consumer sentiments around spending are still timid.

According to the study, bargain hunting is still a priority among shoppers and rebates are highly popular with consumers. In fact, today 95 percent of consumers are interested in products that come with rebates and 80 percent of consumers actively seek out rebates.

"With our third annual study of consumer shopping behavior, we have seen sustained  sensitivity to price and willingness to hunt for bargains. Price perception is king, and consumers are indifferent to how that price point is achieved, whether through rebate, coupon, club or sale," said Juli Spottiswood, Parago President & CEO. "However, because consumers understand that rebates offer deeper discounts than other sales,  there is a strong interest in the promotions and shoppers are actively looking for rebates before and during the shopping experience. As such, marketers are able to leverage rebates to drive lower price perception while gaining high value customer information during the redemption process."

The rebate research was conducted independently through online delivery and surveyed more than 1,000 consumers. Key findings include:

• Consumers' preference for higher value rebates versus instant discounts grew
• 80 percent of consumers look for rebates
• Because rebates are only offered for a specific period of time, they make 54 percent of shoppers feel like they caught an exclusive sale
• 57 percent of consumers feel that rebates are easy to redeem nowadays

Today, marketers are looking at the (nearly ubiquitous) value-seeking consumer differently. Rebates and other redemption programs give consumers value, and in turn marketers are able to gain reciprocal value from their customers by gaining valuable data, opt-in and email capture  in ways that coupons, clearance and sales cannot. Building a CRM strategy around a rebate campaign has become a successful way for marketers to deliver on price perception, but drive incremental value from that value-seeking consumer. This approach can also be a gateway to a long-term engagement strategy.

Parago provides consumer incentive and customer acquisition rewards to one out of every two US households, for several Fortune 500 companies and for some of the largest brands in America.

About Parago

Parago is a leading provider of end-to-end engagement management programs for consumers, sales channels and employees, which deploy technology to drive better results. Parago provides services to many of the top companies around the globe. Parago has distinguished itself in the rewards-based incentives field for more than ten years by consistent reinvention of legacy approaches, introducing 27 industry firsts and receiving three patents. Parago issues more than $2 billion dollars in rewards every year, and offers the most all-inclusive approach to turn-key consumer, channel and employee management worldwide. For more information visit www.parago.com, the Parago blog or Twitter.

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