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The New Visa Black Card To Compete With The AmEx Centurion Card
The Visa Black Card comes with an Exclusive Rewards Program. Apply Now!
A while back, we wrote about the Centurion card, better known as the American Express Black Card, the criteria you need to meet to get one, and some of the competing cards that have popped up to try to get in on that same market niche.
The Visa Black Card – a new ultra-high end card
There are a few of these “ultra-high end” cards out there, most of them issued by various banks or lending groups. Now Barclays Bank has tossed it’s hat into the ring with the Visa Black Card. Check out this website for some information about it.
Visa already has a high end card called Visa Infinite, which is issued by Visa, but the Visa Black card is handled by Barclays directly. Read more about the market for these cards:
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December 4, 2008 6 Comments
The Centurion: American Express Black Card and The Battle For The Big Spenders
Ever since the 1980s, there’s been a rumor that American Express has a special card for the elite members of society. Supposedly the ultra-rich use it to get into the secret floor at Macy’s or the unadvertised underground restaurants of New York. It was cool to think there’s a whole lifestyle that you could gain access to if only you had a special card. Unfortunately, it didn’t actually exist until 1999. That’s when American Express decided to capitalize on the urban legend and make it a reality.
Since then, the Black Card (real name: The Centurion Card) has worked its way into popular culture. Rappers rap about it, writers incorporate it into books and magazines, it’s mentioned on TV shows. It’s the mark of wealth. But how hard is it to get one?
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October 14, 2008 3 Comments
Knowing Nod to 1970s and 80s Geeks
I know, I know, I have featured the work of American Express a lot lately, but I have been in a retro-computing mood lately so I thought I would share this fabulous find for any fellow geeks out there!
March 20, 2008 1 Comment
When Ads are Better Than the Shows
Sometimes an advertisement comes along that just makes me think …
“Why aren’t the shows this good?”
I know some of you will be looking quisically at your screens right now wondering what I was on as I wrote this. Keep with me folks! [Read more →]
March 12, 2008 1 Comment