Opening of the Consumer Loyalty Group Owned, Costa Rican Call Center
GOLETA, Calif., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commerce Planet, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CPNE), owned Consumer Loyalty Group, Inc. (CLG) and Datascension, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSEN) executed an agreement that will enable CLG to open their own state of the art call center scheduled to launch November 27, 2006. The call center will be utilized to support CLG customer service and sales efforts at dramatically lowered costs in comparison to their U.S. based counterparts. An additional benefit to the cost savings is the highly developed and well educated Costa Rican labor pool that CLG will have access to in support of their campaigns. The combination of cost savings and elevated labor resources will allow CLG to launch higher end sales and support initiatives that generate increased revenue and profits.
Through a cost plus partnership with Datascension, CLG will enjoy the existing benefits of Datascension's business experience and well developed infrastructure. CLG will realize significant savings by leveraging Datascension's already well established facilities, technologies and business relationships.
Commerce Planet President Charlie Gugliuzza stated, '[A]fter researching and working with several multi-national offshore based centers I have never seen such an impressive, technologically advanced and well run call floor. The equipment utilized in the facility is of the highest quality allowing for maximized efficiencies and results. The management team is well versed within their industry. Datascension's working rapport with the Costa Rican people is highly impressive. The employees truly enjoy and value their positions within the organization and this is illustrated by their performance results.'
Datascension President and CEO Scott Kincer remarked, '[T]his is truly a win, win partnership for both our Companies. We are able to implement a new revenue model, while simultaneously gaining operational cost savings through a synergistic relationship that leverages the use of our existing infrastructure. This partnership should generate increased revenues and profits for both Companies. We are excited about the magnified growth potential this opportunity presents. This scalable model allows for almost unlimited growth supported by the entrepreneurial spirit and hard work ethic of the Costa Rican people.'
Datascension and Commerce Planet have a long standing business relationship. Datascension currently operates one of the largest call centers in Costa Rica and is one of the Country's largest employers. They possess years of call center operational experience and have long standing ties with Costa Rica and their government agencies. Their existing facility is located in the Mall of San Pedro, next to the Ciudad Universitaria where they are able to attract well educated, English fluent applicants.
About Commerce Planet, Inc.
Commerce Planet, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CPNE) is a publicly traded, internet based media company. The Company offers online media products, lead generation services and marketing tools to its client partners. Commerce Planet offers an internet turnkey media solution through its network of wholly owned subsidiaries, Consumer Loyalty Group, Inc., Legacy Media Inc., OS Imaging, Inc and Interaccurate, Inc.
Each subsidiary specializes in a specific niche of the online media industry. Their combined services are designed to address all the needs of their client partners including: membership loyalty programs; direct response consumer marketing; affiliate list management; email deployment, live chat software based services, direct phone sales & customer service and printing & fulfillment services.
To find out more about Commerce Planet, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CPNE), visit our website at www.commerceplanet.com. The Company's public financial information and filings can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
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About Datascension Inc.
Datascension International, a premier data solutions company with operations in California, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, embodies a unique expertise in the collection, storage, processing and interpretation of marketing data. Employing hundreds of bilingual professionals, the company is rapidly becoming one of the largest Spanish-speaking call centers. The company's commitment to customer service, quality and on-time project management has fostered its world-class reputation among major market research firms and corporate market research departments.
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