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CheckPoints Application Taps Robert Longo as SVP of Sales

Venice, CA (PRWEB) January 26, 2011

CheckPoints LLC today announces that Robert Longo will join the growing startup as Senior Vice President of Sales. The CheckPoints mobile shopping app, available on both iPhone and Android phones, has been downloaded over 500k times since it launched in October 2010, with over 600k in-store product scans.

Longo will lead the CheckPoints’ effort to educate brands about the app. CheckPoints drives shoppers to pick up and interact with products in over a million stores in the US. Each time a consumer interacts with a product, they can receive relevant coupons, recipes, or games to build brand and increase likelihood to purchase. Current partners include Belkin, Seventh Generation, Tyson Foods, Kmart and others.

“Longo’s impressive track record of delivering top line results in CPG marketing makes him an ideal leader for our growing team,” said Mark DiPaola, CEO and co-founder of CheckPoints. “And as more and more brands look to mobile to build out their marketing strategies, we’re confident Bob’s expertise will lead them to leverage CheckPoints’ platform to reach consumers at the point of purchase.”

Longo previously served as SVP for the Marketing Corporation of America’s NCC coupon division, where his team grew coupon media sales 50% in one year, before being acquired by Valassis Communications. Longo then spent ten years at Valassis, where he led the Western Division, growing sales from $ 60 million to $ 126 million, and saw the company execute a successful IPO.

Longo has previously managed a portfolio of key brands at Procter & Gamble, Carnation Company (now Nestlé), and John Blair Marketing, Inc.

“CheckPoints is changing the way people shop. Enabled with the CheckPoints App, consumers can earn meaningful rewards during their everyday shopping and have fun doing so. Their growth has been incredible, and I’m excited to join the team and contribute to CheckPoints’ success,” said Longo.

Free to download and use, CheckPoints lets shoppers earn points by “checking in” to over a million U.S. retail locations and scanning barcodes on featured products from major brands. Points are instantly redeemable for real-world prizes like gift cards, gadgets, and airline miles.

About CheckPoints

Founded in 2010, CheckPoints is a mobile app for iPhone and Android that instantly rewards shoppers for checking in and checking out products at any store in which they are sold. Shoppers collect points and unlock interactive content as they scan featured items – no purchase necessary. Points can be redeemed directly from the phone for rewards like gift cards, airline miles, and gadgets. CheckPoints is The App That Pays You Back™.

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