This month our host and our sponsor are one in the same, and we are delighted to have The Marketing Store supporting our event this month! We also have a second sponsor this month, Braintree! These events would not be possible without our hosts and sponsors, so we would like to take a second to thank them for providing a space AND breakfast and introduce these two great companies to all of you.
The Marketing Store is one of the largest privately-held brand activation agencies in the world. One might ask, what does brand activation mean? Well, from Happy Meal toys to MyCokeRewards, to global promotions like McDonald’s World Cup (McDonald’s GOL!), The Marketing Store specializes in consumer promotions (#1 in sweepstakes and games according to PROMO magazine in 2012), mobile and online activations, rewards programs and major brand sponsorship activations. Their clients include Coca-Cola, Nissan, McDonald’s, Discover, and L’Oreal. We are so excited to be having our event at the headquarters right here in downtown Chicago. The Marketing Store also has offices across the globe in 12 countries and is part of The HAVI Group.
Braintree is a full-stack payments platform that makes it easy to accept payments in your app or website. Their service replaces the traditional model of sourcing a payment gateway and merchant account from different providers. From one touch payments to mobile SDKs and foreign currency acceptance, they provide everything you need to start accepting payments today. Tons of different companies small and large use Braintree to process and accept payments. Fun fact: Braintree was founded right here in Chicago!
If you would like to learn more about The Marketing Store hop on over to http://www.themarketingstore.com or follow them on Twitter @marketingstore. If you would like to learn more about Braintree take a look here https://www.braintreepayments.com. If you were not able to register please feel free to put your name on the Waitlist and keep your fingers crossed… you won’t want to miss this one! We hope to see you on Friday!
