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Selling Power Names Heartland Payment Systems Best Service Company to Sell For
Marks Second Consecutive Year Heartland Receives Distinction
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PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the second consecutive year, Heartland Payment Systems® (NYSE: HPY) has been named the top service company to sell for in the United States by Selling Power® magazine. Heartland, one of the nation’s largest payments processors, competed against companies including FedEx, IKON, Aramark and Google for this distinction.
“Earning this award two years in a row is a great tribute to our entire organization,” said Sanford Brown, chief sales officer at Heartland. “This is a testament to the efforts put forth by our incredible sales force, sales leaders, account management channel, service center and all the employees who support the outstanding Heartland sales engine. We are extremely proud of our team.”
Heartland's entrepreneurial business and compensation model uses proven rewards to incentivize its sales force, including weekly signing bonuses and long-term portfolio ownership with residual income. Combined with its talented team of professionals, this model has enabled Heartland to grow from 25 employees to 3,100, and from $0.4 billion to $80 billion of annualized Visa®/MasterCard® volume since its founding in 1997.
"Being #1 affirms that Heartland offers the best direct sales opportunity in America,” said Brown. “Despite hard economic times and growing unemployment rates, individuals can take control of their own livelihoods with rewarding, professional careers based on hard work and integrity. Heartland provides the opportunity and infrastructure for them to thrive."
Selling Power’s “50 Best Companies to Sell For” list, in its ninth year, ranks the top 25 best service and the top 25 best manufacturing companies to sell for. Companies are evaluated on three key categories: compensation, training and career mobility. This year's list ― featured in the 2009 November/December issue of the magazine ― represents a wide variety of sub-industries including software/systems, food/beverage, household, health, construction, information/communications, hospitality, transportation, and financial services. Heartland also made Selling Power’s “500 Largest Sales Forces In America” list, ranking 83rd in the service sector (October 2009). This was a significant increase from its ranking of 98 the previous year.
“I am delighted to congratulate Heartland,” commented Gerhard Gschwandtner, Selling Power's founder and publisher. “Heartland is only the second company to receive the #1 designation two years in a row. This is truly a company that makes a concerted effort to create a world-class sales organization determined to help its customers win.”
For more information about Heartland and available career opportunities, please visit HeartlandPaymentSystems.com
About Heartland Payment Systems
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (NYSE: HPY), the 5th largest payments processor in the United States, delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll, check management and payments solutions to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide. Heartland is the founding supporter of The Merchant Bill of Rights, a public advocacy initiative that educates merchants about fair credit and debit card processing practices. For more information, please visit HeartlandPaymentSystems.com, MerchantBillOfRights.com, CostOfABurger.com and E3secure.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature, which represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to many factors. Information concerning these factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to, the Company's annual report on Form 10-K, or Form 10-Q as applicable. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Contact:
Vault Communications
Leanne Scott Brown, 610-455-2742
LBrown@VaultCommunications.com
or
Heartland Payment Systems
Nancy Gross, 888-798-3131 x2202
Nancy.Gross@e-hps.com
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