#SmallBizSpotlight Featured Member: GiftSender

Submitted by Ashley Cox on Mon, 2013-09-02 08:00 | 1 Comments

There is more happiness in giving. I think it is safe to say that is a time proven truth. We however live in the 21st century when people check their mobile phone up to 150 times a day! The team at GiftSender has been motivated by these two facts and thus produced an ingenious

way to remind, show, and remember your loved ones and friends how much you care.

What a better way to give a gift card, then from your mobile device straight to another one. It only takes seconds. No more searching through racks at a store, to then have to send it to the address of a friend. Now, you can do it all from your own phone, and send it to any other smartphone instantly. How many times have you left to go shopping and realized at the register you forgot the gift card at home!? Ugh. With this practical app, the recpient will have the gift card with them always. You even can let them choose their own gift by sending them GiftSender Bucks. The virtual money allows your loved one to choo se which gift card means the most to him. Some brands available are Barnes and Noble, Athleta, Lowes, and Fandango. The end result: a smile on both faces!

GiftSender all started in Irvine, California and continues to grow to with the app now in English and Spanish. The app is available for smart phones including the Andriod and Iphone. This week we sat down with Barbara Alvarez, GiftSender's PR and Marketing Director, to learn more about their innovative story.

What inspired you to get started?
We also believe that there is happiness in giving and receiving. We enjoy receiving gift cards from friends and family as much as we like gifting them. So what better and innovative way to send and receive gift cards instantly via your mobile phone.

What was your background? Was it in what you are doing now?
We at GiftSender are group of very creative persons. We have a passion for designing and building disruptive technologies, software, mobile apps and products.

What challange have you had to face that led to a big growth for your company?

Learning to manage people and issues that arise on a daily basis. Sometimes by the hour. Facing each challenge by seeing it as an opportunity to excel.

GiftSender-gift cards for Android and iPhone

What do you have going on in your business right now that you're excited about?
1.The launching of GiftSender 2.0 version with new added features.

2.Making the app also available in Spanish to advertise to the Hispanic market.

3.The launching of a powerful marketing platform for brands to send special promotions, discounts, and gifts directly to our mobile app users.

Where would you love to see your business in 5 years?
For GiftSender to be a household brand in mobile gifting and a worldwide application to buy, send and receive instant digital gift cards to anyone in the world.

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