Abenity Provides Benefit Programs for Human Resources, Discounts for Employees, Savings for Members.

Hot Topic: Why Is Employee Wellness Important?

Posted: Fri, 04 May 2012 18:11:03 +0000

If you work in human resources and know a bit about employee benefits, then you know that the hottest topic in HR right now is wellness. But why is Employee Wellness so important?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services noted these striking statistics about Americans in the workplace:

• 59% of employees do not get adequate exercise
• 50% or more have high cholesterol
• 27% have cardiovascular disease
• 26% are overweight by 20 percent or more
• 24% have high blood pressure

Karen Smith, Director of Health and Wellness Services for Rose & Kiernan, Inc. addresses the issue of wellness this way:

Employee health affects more than just medical costs. A healthy workforce is a more productive workforce. Did you know that between 70 to 90 percent of health care spending is caused by preventable, modifiable health risks such as lack of exercise and high cholesterol? Unhealthy lifestyle choices often lead to chronic diseases, costing businesses more than one trillion dollars in lost productivity alone. What all of this means is that promoting healthier behaviors can really pay off.

There are so many opportunities to help organizations improve the health & wellness of their employees, and with this in mind I’m excited to announce that the launch of Abenity’s new Employee Wellness platform is almost here. The new program will be included free for our Total Rewards and Managed Plus level clients.

Abenity’s new wellness platform brings together the resources your employees need to improve their Physical, Social, Emotional and Financial Wellness. And like all Abenity services it will be branded for your company and easy to integrate with existing wellness partner. Plus it will be connected with our perks and discount programs to offer your company a single destination for employee benefits, perks and discounts, wellness, rewards and recognition.

Abenity Wellness Platform Features include:

• Over 150 Healthy Recipes
• Over 200 Wellness Videos
• Ask Dr. Sam Question & Answer Form
• Private Abenity Wellness Store
• Monthly sweepstakes rewarding participating employees for sharing their healthy behaviors
• Over 300 Wellness Tips paired with actionable steps to move toward wellness
• Free pair of prescription eyeglasses with free upgrades on lenses and overnight shipping for every employee
• Free 30 minute Financial Wellness assessment for every employee
• Wellness Gifts, Prizes and Incentives
• Wellness Products Branded for Your Company (e.g.: Water Bottles, Pedometers, Sunscreen and more!)

Helping you improve the overall wellness of your organization is one of our main goals of the Summer of 2012. Stay tuned as Abenity prepares to launch our new Employee Wellness Program!

24/7/365 Toll Free Support for Abenity Members

Posted: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:33 +0000

We are excited to announce that Abenity is now providing 24/7/365 toll free, U.S. based phone support to our members to help with customer service issues and questions regarding their discount program.

Now when a member encounters an error within their discount program they will be presented with our toll free support number. Our support team can help resolve login issues, trouhble with an Abenity Store order, or other challenges with a member account.

As always, our email support team and automated support systems will continue to help members quickly resolve their issues. But we’re pleased to add phone support as a way to further enhance the level of customer service that we are committed to providing our clients and their members.

Best In Business Awards Event

Posted: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:00:22 +0000

Abenity was recognized this week by the Nashville Business Journal as one of the city’s Best in Business. Our participation in the event occurred as a result of nominations received by the Nashville Business Journal from our clients and a lengthy assessment of our business from an outside panel of judges.

The event was attended by Brian Roland, Abenity Co-Founder, CEO & President, Mark Roland, Co-Founder, Vice President & CIO and Matt Burns, Chief Marketing Officer.

Learn more about the Nashville Best In Business awards and how we were nominated.

Abenity Provides Every Member A Free Pair Of Eyeglasses

Posted: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:57:52 +0000

Nearly 75% of Americans believe that eyesight is the most important of the five senses, and they’re right! Nearly 80% of what we perceive through our senses comes through our eyes. Good eyesight is important and at Abenity we’re doing what we can to improve the vision of our members.

Abenity is on a mission to improve the health & wellness of our members, so we’ve partnered with Coastal Contacts, the largest provider of online eyewear, to give Abenity members a free pair of glasses. Not only does each member get a free pair of glasses (including any frame valued up to $100), but they will also receive a free upgrade to Coastal’s thin & light lens, plus a free upgrade to overnight shipping so members can receive their new glasses as soon as possible. This is truly an amazing, unparalleled offer.

Abenity is on a mission to improve the health and wellness of our members... we're providing the tools you need to keep your staff healthy.

For employers, it’s becoming increasingly important to serve the wellness needs of employees in unique and creative ways. Abenity is engaged in an ongoing initiative in 2012 to provide a comprehensive employee wellness solution that will give organizations the tools they need to keep their staff healthy. We’ll be rolling out healthy tips and videos, healthy recipes, wellness tracking tools, and plenty of health related discount offers.

But what better way to kick off this new focus than with the gift of quality eyesight? Share this new offer with your members and encourage them to get their free pair of eyeglasses www.abty.co/FreeGlasses.

Discounted Electronic Movie Tickets from Regal Movie Theaters

Posted: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:14:19 +0000

Having to wait up to a week to receive an order for movie tickets can be frustrating… especially when it’s Friday afternoon and you want to go to the movies with your family tonight!

That’s why we’ve partnered with Regal Movie Theaters and have just announced the launch of our new eTickets platform! This is a great new feature that will take wait out of ordering discounted movie tickets through Abenity. With our new eTickets offer you can purchase movie tickets through Abenity’s online store, and printable eTickets will be immediately emailed to you for use at any Regal Movie Theater location in the country!

Both Abenity members and client admins can take advantage of this new ticket buying offer, and we’ve passed all of the savings on to you. The retail price of movie theater tickets is now $10.50, but you can purchase as many tickets as you like through Abenity for just $7.50 each. A savings of nearly 30%! We hope this will be a great way to treat the family to a night out after a long week, and for human resources departments to reward their employees for a job well done.

Abenity is just one of five partners that Regal has launched their eTicketing platform with, and we’re making these tickets available at cost through our program so that all the savings go back to the consumer. -Brian Roland, Abenity CEO

If you’d like to give our new eTickets offer from Regal Movie Theaters a try, log in to your discount program and order tickets from the store today. They’ll be delivered to your inbox before you know it, and you can redeem them at any one of Regal’s 520+ locations in the country.