Plink Bolsters Executive Team

Plink, an online-to-offline loyalty program has apppointed Marc Marin as chief marketing officer. This summer Plink closed a $3 million Series A round of funding from Grotech Ventures.

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Plink, an online-to-offline loyalty program that rewards members for dining and shopping at their favorite national restaurants and offline stores, today announced Marc Marin as chief marketing officer.

Plink recently closed a $3 million Series A round of funding from Grotech Ventures (www.grotech.com) to accelerate member acquisition marketing and growth of the company’s sales, marketing and technology teams, as well as development of Plink’s platform for offline advertisers.

“Marc brings more than 15 years of successful online marketing experience and a very specific expertise in efficiently driving customer acquisition,” said Peter Vogel, co-founder and CEO of Plink. “Under his leadership and vision, I’m confident that Plink is positioned for continued success.”

Marc Marin, Chief Marketing Officer

Marin re-joins Vogel and several other members of the Plink team involved in Memolink.com, an online rewards program where he spent 10 years as CIO and co-founder.

Most recently, Marin was co-founder of PurePlay, an online poker site, where he served on the management team and the company’s board of directors since 2004. PurePlay has raised more than $18 million in venture capital funding from Bay Partners and Ron Conway, among other prominent Silicon Valley investors.

“Loyalty programs provide tremendous value for both advertisers and consumers alike,” said Marin. “The Plink online-to-offline loyalty program takes this concept to unchartered waters, which is tremendously exciting from a business perspective. Just as importantly, it is also extremely compelling to consumers, most of whom still spend a vast majority of their dollars offline.”

Marin holds a BS in Economics and an MBA in Operations Management from Binghamton University.

Plink has several job openings on its online-to-offline loyalty program team.

About Plink
Plink is an online-to-offline loyalty program that rewards members for dining and shopping at their favorite national restaurants and offline stores. Plink members create an account at Plink.com, then safely and securely link the credit or debit card of their choice, and begin earning rewards that can be used on Facebook or at Amazon.com, The Gap, Home Depot, iTunes, Nike and Target. Members can earn Plink rewards at Arby’s®, Burger King®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Quiznos®, Red Robin® and Taco Bell®, among others. Plink’s loyalty platform connects social media and online marketing efforts to offline sales.