April 6, 2009 Ohana Teams Up with Sears to Launch Online Rebates for Energy Star Appliances Where Everybody Wins
Continuing to revolutionize promotional marketing and transform the rebate experiences for retailers, manufacturers and consumers, Ohana Companies has been selected by Sears, the leading retailer of Energy Star qualified appliances, to design and implement an online rebate program to help educate and support energy efficient appliance shoppers about the millions of dollars in rebates that are available, and to make getting those rebates easier
October 1, 2008 New England’s Shaw’s Supermarkets Renews Agreement
“Shaw’s shares our vision for bringing better practices to the rebate and reward industry that benefit consumers, manufacturers and retailers.”
July 4, 2008 ‘Money Matter’ with Chris Quinlan
The group talks with Chris Quinlan, CEO of the Ohana Companies about rebate and reward programs.
May 10, 2008 Pay before News Story
Consumers are frustrated with the traditional model of product rebates. But handled correctly the rebate process can benefit everyone involved.
April 22, 2008 Ohana Goes Green
Ohana now offers their clients the “Go Green Sweepstakes,” enabling shoppers to submit their rebates online for a chance to win hybrid cars and other eco-friendly prizes.
January 9, 2008 Ohana Devises Better Online Rebates
Back when Chris Quinlan started his company, he believed he had a revolutionary idea. Now, he feels that the revolution is really beginning.
October 19, 2007 Ohana Teams with Visa to Transform Rebates
Ohana Companies today announced an agreement with Visa, a key building block in Ohana’s effort to move the inefficient and costly mail-in rebate and fulfillment process to a new business model where “Everybody Wins.”
September 14, 2007 Rebate Industry Expert Chris Quinlan
Frustrated with the broken rebate and reward model, Quinlan launched Ohana Companies earlier this week. The company’s motto is “Everybody Wins.”
Wilmington, Delaware – February 11, 2010 – The first-ever iPhone app for processing rebates and payments has just been developed by Ohana Companies, the innovation leader in rebate and payment processing, with ValexConsulting.
The new app enables customers to submit and process their rebates online, and access Ohana’s patented RoCS® (Return of Customer Spend) platform to make their payment choice on-the-spot.
The idea came from a conversation Ohana founder and chief executive officer Chris Quinlan was having with his 11-year old daughter Molly. “We were in the car and she was downloading a game on her iPhone and asked me why Ohana didn’t have an iPhone app, and I said I didn’t know. She proceeded to tell me that she thought it was something Ohana needed to stay current.
“Consumers want more choice, convenience, security and up-to-the-minute information at their fingertips,” added Quinlan. “As with our revolutionary industry-first RoCS platform, we listened to consumers when they told us they wanted a choice with their payment vehicle.”
Ohana’s RoCS platform is a paperless rebate process that ties directly into merchants’ point of sale systems and provides valuable redemption offers to customers when they file their rebate offers.
“Now consumers are asking for an iPhone app that will allow them to access the most consumer-friendly rebate processing and payment platform in the industry, and again we listened and again, we are first to market,” Quinlan said. “This is a very exciting development for all of us at Ohana, as well as for consumers. It’s another step ahead in our vision of a world where everybody wins.”
Apple has delivered over 34 million iPhone units to consumers since late 2007. Earlier this month, Apple reported that more than three billion have been downloaded from its App Store by iPhone and iPod touch users in less than 18 months.
"As more and more users opt for small-screen browsing via smartphone proliferation, assessing one’s mobile strategy becomes much more important for maintain a competitive advantage,” said Alex Zhitomirsky, founder and principal of ValexConsulting. “We’re just providing the solutions that the consumers are looking for -- easy, accessible and usable ways to get rebates."
About ValexConsulting
ValexConsulting is a management and technology services firm specializing in business technology strategy, and enterprise application development and integration. The company’s services include business process management, customer relationship management, enterprise content management, workflow management, on-shore outsourcing, and other software solutions. ValexConsulting clients are drawn from a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals and healthcare; non-profits; financial services; information technology and professional services. Additional information is available at http://www.valexconsulting.com.
Ohana Companies has virtually eliminated the inefficient and costly mail-in rebate and fulfillment process by offering the first 100-percent online solution to redeem, validate and fulfill rebates electronically. The company’s team of innovative executives, with considerable retail, marketing, financial services and technology industry expertise, have come together to transform the broken rebate model that’s been frustrating consumers, retailers and manufacturers for decades. Ohana utilizes revolutionary, patented and patent-pending technology and processes, changing the way consumers, retailers and manufacturers participate in rebates and promotional marketing, ensuring that “Everybody Wins.”
February 11, 2010 
