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"Venngo has always offered discounts on a broad
range of products of services and flexible ways to
take advantage of the offers," says Tom De Iulis, SVP
of product and strategy at Venngo. "In servicing
a country as large and diverse as Canada, we
have always had a strong roster of brand partners
that provide their services online and are able to
deliver nationwide."
De Iulis says that online shopping was a strong
component of the program well before the pandemic.
As with so many other trends, the COVID-19 pandemic
largely served to accelerate a focus on online shopping
and expanded to online ordering for curbside pickup
or takeout. He says the company's focus is to deliver
relevant, valuable offers within Venngo programs.
During the pandemic, Venngo has been able to bring on
new brand partners to WorkPerks that help employees
save on essentials, comforts and joys.
"We also love our brick-and-mortar partners," says
De Iulis. "As those businesses needed to transition,
we reached out to support them in any way we could
as they began to offer take-out, curbside options and
eventually started to reopen. We know our clients have
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their favourites and we wanted to make sure they knew
if they were available."
With a large factory workforce that is far less tech-
savvy than ABC's salaried office employees, says Xing,
she wants to redouble her efforts in driving uptake
of Venngo perks from staff and their families. It's her
role to bring all of ABC's employees to use the app. She
expects that, with the new push, more of the factory
workers will take advantage of the savings offered by
Venngo WorkPerks.
Xing is confident in Venngo during these difficult
times because the WorkPerks company has worked out
for her before. Despite the unprecedented nature of our
current moment, she's confident that a perks program
can keep her team engaged and motivated for whatever
lies ahead.
"Something smaller, like a perk program, will be
valued by employees," says Xing. "They see that as a
differentiator, because every organization provides a
salary and benefits. But this is a something that reminds
employees every day, every time they get a discount
when they go shopping, that their company provides
them with such a good saving opportunity."
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Tom De Iulis is SVP of product and strategy at Venngo
Business area: Plastic auto parts
manufacturing
Employees: More than 6,400 globally
Global sales: US$1.53 billion
Head office: Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Production centres: Canada, U.S., Mexico,
Brazil, Spain, Poland
Sales offices: Germany, China, Japan, Korea
Top customer: General Motors
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