2008-06-24 06:06:10 -
www.eVisibility.com - eVisibility Inc. Mia Wayne, 1-877-728-4822 mwayne@eVisibility.com eVisibility Inc., an Internet marketing agency with over 35 employees, is launching a new gas subsidy program for all its San Diego and Riverside County employees. The new program will cap the price of gas at $2.25/gallon beginning July 1, 2008. This is being done with the hope of relieving some stress
of the daily commute to work. With San Diego gas prices now hitting $4.60/gallon and rising, employees driving from South San Diego County spend an average of $369/month on fuel to make the estimated 73 mile round trip commute to work. "Just a couple years ago this same group spent around $180/month," said Danny DeMichele, Founder and CEO of eVisibility.
DeMichele says more than 30 percent of his staff travels more than 70 miles each work day. The remaining employees travel less than 18 miles to and from work. The gas subsidy program works by paying the difference between the cost of gas at the beginning of each month and a set price of $2.25/gallon. For the monthly payout, the office was broken into two groups, representing those who had a long commute versus those with shorter ones. If gas prices stay close to $4.60/gallon, the group with the longer commute will receive approximately $190 starting on July 1, while the group with the shorter commute will receive about $50. eVisibility estimates the program will cost between $45,000 and $55,000 for the first year.
"I was literally on the brink of trading in my truck for one of those hybrids," said eVisibility's Director of Search Engine Optimization, Steven Peron, who falls into the long-distance commuter category. "After Danny (DeMichele's) announcement, I happily dropped the idea altogether. I love that truck."
"Soon, we'll also incentivize those who carpool, move closer to the office or buy fuel efficient cars, but many people just don't have this option. We needed something that helps them now," said DeMichele. "I'd be a fool to believe companies closer to home aren't looking more and more attractive each time an employee fills up their tanks." Today, eVisibility enjoys a voluntary turnover rate of less than 2 percent a year and DeMichele is intent on not losing a single person to the high cost of fuel.
For more information about eVisibility, go to www.eVisibility.com/blog/say-good-bye-high-gas-prices/
About eVisibility Inc: eVisibility Inc. is a full service Internet marketing agency working with all size businesses, providing services such as search engine optimization, online reputation management, pay per click management, online media buying, social media, Web development and consulting. eVisibility is recognized as the 7th largest ad agency in San Diego and was recently nominated as one of San Diego's Best Places to Work. For the past two years, eVisibility has been listed as one of the Best Internet Marketing Companies by TopSEOS.com. The company is also a SEMPO Circle Member, Google AdWords Qualified Company, Yahoo! Ambassador, and a BBB Accredited Business. The privately held company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA. with additional operations in Los Angeles and London.
eVisibility, an Internet Marketing Agency Based in Carlsbad, Has
Price of Gas Capped at $2.25/Gallon for Southern California Staff
