DALLAS, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Epsilon®, an Alliance Data® (NYSE:
ADS) company, and Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B) have
signed a new multiyear agreement for marketing technology services
that will deliver targeted communications to Shell customers. The
marketing technology solution will build long-term brand loyalty
through improved customer experience and personalized offers.
About Shell
Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a
global group of energy and petrochemical companies with operations
in more than 70 countries. In the U.S., Shell operates in 50 states
and employs more than 20,000 people. http://www.shell.com/
About Epsilon
Epsilon is a global leader in creating connections between people
and brands. An all-encompassing global marketing company, we
harness the power of rich data, groundbreaking technologies,
engaging creative and transformative ideas to get the results our
clients require. Recognized by Ad Age as the #1 World's Largest
CRM/Direct Marketing Network, #1 Largest U.S. Agency from All
Disciplines and #1 Largest U.S. Mobile Marketing Agency, Epsilon
employs over 7,000 associates in 70 offices worldwide. Epsilon is
an Alliance Data company. For more information,
visit www.epsilon.com, follow us on Twitter
@EpsilonMktg or call 1.800.309.0505.
About Alliance Data
Alliance Data® (NYSE: ADS) is a leading global provider
of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large,
consumer-based industries. The Company creates and deploys
customized solutions, enhancing the critical customer marketing
experience; the result is measurably changing consumer behavior
while driving business growth and profitability for some of today's
most recognizable brands. Alliance Data helps its clients create
and increase customer loyalty through solutions that engage
millions of customers each day across multiple touch points using
traditional, digital, mobile and emerging technologies. An S&P
500 and Fortune 500 company headquartered in Plano, Texas, Alliance Data consists of three
businesses that together employ more than 16,000 associates at
approximately 100 locations worldwide.
Alliance Data's Card Services business is a leading provider of
marketing-driven branded credit card programs. Epsilon®
is a leading provider of multichannel, data-driven technologies and
marketing services, and also includes Conversant®, a
leader in personalized digital marketing. LoyaltyOne®
owns and operates the AIR MILES® Reward Program,
Canada's premier coalition loyalty
program, and Netherlands-based
BrandLoyalty, a global provider of tailor-made loyalty programs for
grocers.
Follow Alliance Data on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,
factors set forth in the Risk Factors section in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year, which may be
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Contacts:
Investors/Analysts
Tiffany
Louder
Alliance Data
214-494-3048
Tiffany.Louder@alliancedata.com
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Whiddon
Alliance Data
214-494-3811
Shelley.Whiddon@alliancedata.com
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