Talk:Deluxe Corporation

message: I totally dispute "deadlyassassin"s tagging of this as spam and/or non notable-none of it is advertising for the company, and it is one of the largest check companies, so where's the notability issue? If this editor has a problem, put it up for a legitimate AfD, not this sweep-under-the-rug nonsense. Chris (クリス) (talk) 08:19, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: All you need to do is to cite references that show why this entry is notable. [] --DeadlyAssassin (talk) 08:35, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Citations are not needed to avoid deletion, as one can see from the deletion discussion and the more or less universal consensus to keep this article.  Wikidemo (talk) 05:57, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: hangon tagging

message: is making promotional edits to the article, removing references from reliable sources like Forbes and substituting PR materials.  Reverted all edits from that source to last good version.
Some of the edits aren't bad, but we need to go through them one by one. --John Nagle (talk) 16:02, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: User:DeluxeCorp has been blocked as a WP:SPAMNAME. – ukexpat (talk) 18:41, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Promotional edits by [[User:DeluxeCorp]] 

message: From: http://www.scriptlance.com/projects/1258595448.shtml
I have a few paragraphs that I would like to have posted to an existing Wikipedia article. My paragraphs include references, which should be added to the Wikipedia entry as well.
I will provide you my paragraphs as a Word document. 
DOCUMENT FOLLOWS - see also HOSTOPIA below
Deluxe Corporation
Summary:
Deluxe Corp, one of the nation’s largest check printing companies (1), provides various personalized products and services to small businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.  Some of the services available from Deluxe Corp are design services, website services, print marketing, promotional products, and fraud protection services. (2) 
Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX) is based in Shoreview, Minnesota and has 33 facilities in the U.S. and 3 locations in Canada to conduct its printing and fulfillment, call center, and administrative functions. (3)
History:  
In 1915, W.R. Hotchkiss started the Deluxe Check Printers in Saint Paul, MN.  In 1952, the Deluxe Corporation Foundation was created to contribute to charitable organizations. (4) The company was privately held until 1965. (5) In 1988 the company incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation.  In 1994, Deluxe Corporation acquired T/Maker, an early personal computer software company. (6) In 2004, Deluxe Corp acquired New England Business Services Inc (NEBS). In August 2008, the Company acquired Hostopia.com, Inc., a provider of Web services. As of December 31, 2008, the Company acquired the assets of PartnerUp, Inc., Logo Design Mojo, Inc., and Yoffi Digital Press. (7) In the course of more than 90 years, Deluxe Corp has expanded to become a $1.5 billion dollar company that offers various services and products to financial institutions, small businesses, and consumers. (8)
Lines of business:  
Deluxe Corp and its subsidiary brands are organized into three business units: Small Business Services, Financial Services, and Direct Checks. 
The Small Business Services sector offers business checks, printed forms, promotional products, marketing materials, and related services and products to small business customers. It also produces computer forms compatible with accounting software packages, as well as stationery, letterhead, envelopes, retail packaging, and a wide variety of business cards. This segment offers its services and products to small businesses and home offices through direct response marketing, financial institution referrals, independent distributors, the Internet, and sales representatives. 
The Financial Services sector sells personal and business checks; check-related products and services; customer loyalty, retention, and fraud monitoring and protection services; and stored value gift cards to banks and other financial institutions. It also provides enhanced services, such as customized reporting, file management, and expedited account conversion support. 
The Direct Checks sector sells personal and business checks and related products and services directly to consumers through direct response marketing and the Internet. This segment sells its products under the Checks Unlimited, Designer Checks, and Checks.com brand names. (9)
Officers & Directors:
Koldenhoven, Lynn - Vice President, Sales and Marketing Direct-to-Consumer 
Peterson, Terry  - Investor Relations, Chief Accounting Officer 
Godich, Peter - Vice President, Fulfillment
Radewald, Laura - Vice President, Brand, Experience and Media Relations
Scarfone, Anthony - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary 
McRoberts, Malcolm - Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer 
Loosbrock, Julie - Senior Vice President, Human Resources 
Morefield, Thomas - Senior Vice President, Financial Services Segment Leader Nachtsheim, Stephen - Non-Executive Chairman of the Board 
McKissack, Cheryl - Director 
Haggerty, Charles - Director
Redgrave, Martyn - Director 
O'Dwyer, Mary - Director
Harris, Isaiah - Director 
Baldwin, Ronald - Director 
McGrath, Donald - Director 
Metviner, Neil - Director
Greene, Richard - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President 
Schram, Lee - Chief Executive Officer, Director (10)
See Also:
Hostopia
 
References:
1.Quick Take: Deluxe Corp (DLX);  Steve Alexander,  January 22, 2009;  www.istockanalyst.com
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2973710
2.Profile for DLX;  www.MPR.org
http://finance.mpr.org/mpr/?Page=PROFILE&Ticker=DLX
3. Deluxe Corporation Company Snapshot;  www.CorporateInformation.com
http://www.corporateinformation.com/Company-Snapshot.aspx?cusip=248019101 
4. “Deluxe Corporation Foundation Donates Funding to SCORE to Boost Small Business and Job Creation;”  www.SCORE.org
http://www.score.org/deluxe_foundation_donation.html
5. Lewis B. Cullman (2004). Can't Take It With You. John Wiley and Sons.
6. “T/Maker acquired. (bought by Deluxe Corporation)”   MacWorld; Sept. 1, 1994
7. Deluxe Corporation;  www.NYTimes.com 
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/business/companies/deluxe-corporation/index.html
8. Deluxe Corp. (DLX): Key Statistics; Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=DLX
9. DLX Details;  www.Businessweek.com
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ric=DLX
10. Officers and Directors for Deluxe Corporation;  www.Reuters.com         http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=DLX&WTmodLOC=C4-Officers-5
External Links:
Company website
http://www.deluxe.com/  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.89.129.237 (talk) 03:27, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ADVERTISING : PLEASE DELETE! 

message: We now have two competing sources that say Deluxe is either the largest or second largest check printer. I'm inclined to believe Reuters India, since it's more recent, and the other ref just says the merger has been approved, not that it already happened. For now I changed the wording and will try to track this down. Rees11 (talk) 17:29, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second largest? 

message: No mention made yet of Deluxe acquiring Custom Direct in 2010. Custom Direct has 7 brands of checks that are marketed to consumers (Check Gallery, Styles Checks, Artistic Checks, Life Checks, Check Crafters, Message Checks, and Identity Check Printers). 
source:
http://directmag.com/mail/news/deluxe-check-custom-direct-0413/
68.222.155.179 (talk) 21:21, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deluxe acquired Custom Direct in 2010 

message: The Deluxe Corporation logo has changed and I would like to update it here. I can't figure out how to change it and am hoping someone can help direct me. Thank you.Deluxe Corporation (talk) 14:15, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Files for upload. A volunteer will upload the new logo for you if it meets the required criteria. Altamel (talk) 04:38, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit requested on November 3 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hi, I am Jeremy from the public relations firm Cookerly on behalf of our client Deluxe Corporation. I’m here to seek updates to this article, which is quite dated at this point. In an effort to keep everything above board, I am proposing my changes here on the article Talk page for others to review and publish on my behalf if the content meets the appropriate content policies. For my first request, I prepared an updated infobox with Deluxe's new CFO, Scott Bomar, updated financials, and number of employees from 2020. Can editors update the infobox if these changes are appropriate? Please note that I disabled the logo on the Talk page. Thank you. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 17:31, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: These changes have been made. JayJayWhat did I do? 02:42, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you for implementing this request. I am also posting another request to update the article below if you are interested. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 19:48, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

text: DatraxMada (talk) 19:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request infobox updates 

message: Hi, this is Jeremy from the public relations firm Cookerly on behalf of our client Deluxe Corporation. I’m here with another request for this article. History is fairly short for a 106-year-old company. Specifically, it is missing material from the 1980s to the present about the impact of digital payment systems on Deluxe and the company's growth. Some of this is alluded to with the Company acquisitions table, but the table itself is unsourced or poorly sourced in places; I attempted to contextualize the key acquisitions by incorporating them in paragraph form.
Among my updates are:
#Adding detail on early history (the business was founded after securing a $300 loan)
#Contextualizing Deluxe's expansion from a check printing company to include its other business service operations
#Correcting the year the Deluxe Corporation Foundation was founded to 1954
#Fleshing out the gap between 1988 and 2008
#Adding a paragraph on the impact of digital payment systems on Deluxe's business, and how Deluxe shifted its focus as a result
#Including acquisitions in paragraph form for context and improved sourcing
#Including a short paragraph on Deluxe's TV show Small Business Revolution
#Including moves by current CEO Barry McCarthy to reorganize Deluxe
#Including the grant of stock to all companies
#Including Deluxe's FinTech and Customer Innovation Center
#Adding Deluxe's largest acquisition (the $960 million acquisition of First American Payment Systems in April 2021)
:History
:Deluxe Corporation was founded as Deluxe Check Printers in 1915 by W.R. Hotchkiss in Saint Paul, Minnesota, after Hotchkiss secured a $300 loan. Hotchkiss was the creator of some important, speed-enhancing inventions, which included the Hotchkiss Imprinting Press (patented in 1925), a two-way perforator, and the Hotchkiss Lithograph Press (patented in 1928). He also created the first personal flat-pocket checkbook and holder. For most of its early history, Deluxe operated largely as a check printing company. Its other business service operations would come later as the advent of digital payment systems impacted Deluxe's core business. 
:In 1954, the Deluxe Corporation Foundation was created to contribute to charitable organizations. The company was privately held until 1965, during which time it began using magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) check printing technology. By the 1980s, the company was facing reduced demand for its products and increasing competition. In 1988, the company incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation.Businessweek.com URL last accessed November 22, 2009. In the early 1990s the company expanded into customer service for businesses. 
:As use of digital payment systems gained popularity, Deluxe's core business was impacted significantly. In the mid-1990s, the company announced an expansion of its transaction processing and software businesses. Deluxe began selling business forms and supplies, promotional products and offered other business services, such as payroll. In 1999, Deluxe employed 15,400 people and operated 13 check-printing plants. In 2004, Deluxe employed 9,300 with eight plants. Deluxe acquired small business services provider New England Business Service in 2004. Deluxe shifted its focus from printing products to primarily business services in 2008. It launched an employee background-screening service called HireRight and expanded its service offerings through acquisitions. This included the 2008 purchases of Hostopia (web hosting), Logo Mojo (logo design), and PartnerUp (market intelligence), and the 2009 acquisition of search engine marketer MerchEngines.
:From 2010 onward, Deluxe expanded its offerings to include web hosting, marketing services, promotional items, payroll management tools, and other services by acquiring more than 50 companies, including online printing service PsPrint and web-based marketing firm OrangeSoda, email marketing company VerticalResponse (2014), transaction processing company Wausau Financial Services (2014), and logo designer LogoMix (2018),, among others. It also began offering echecks. 
:Deluxe launched a small business reality TV show called Small Business Revolution in 2016 to help small businesses rebuild Main Streets across the U.S. with mentoring and donations of $500,000 each season. The show is distributed on Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. Co-hosts have included Baron Davis, Robert Herjavec, Ty Pennington and Amanda Brinkman. In 2021, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Series.
:Due to Deluxe's growth via acquisitions, Deluxe operated as a "company of companies". In 2018 when Barry McCarthy became CEO, one of his stated main initiatives was to create a Transformation Leadership Office to remove the company's silos and enable employees to sell products more efficiently, and to clarify Deluxe's offerings with customers. 
:Deluxe granted at least $750 in company stock to all of its employees in April 2019 to give all employees a stake in ownership. Also in 2019, Deluxe secured three of the largest deals in its history, including contracts with Synchrony Financial.
:In 2020, McCarthy created a new management team, including the company's first-ever chief revenue officer, and instituted a new organizational structure.
:In 2020, Deluxe partnered with Salesforce to create one database of Deluxe customers across all its businesses. The move was aimed at streamlining Deluxe's sales processes. In September, Deluxe announced it would open its FinTech and Customer Innovation Center in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in 2021, focusing on payment and cloud services business. The hub bolsters Deluxe's financial technology, payment, and cloud services.
:Deluxe acquired First American Payment Systems, a payment processing company, for $960 million in April 2021. The deal was Deluxe's largest to-date, and was aimed at growing Deluxe's digital payments business. First American provides tools for merchants to process in-store and online payments. Barron's reported that First American Payment Systems generated $300 million in revenue and the acquisition was expected to double annual revenue of Deluxe's payments business.
Can editors update the article if these changes are appropriate? Thank you. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 15:46, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done:  Too bloated. Quetstar (talk) 21:18, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Similar to my last request, can you provide specific feedback about what makes it too bloated? I would like to revise my draft and come back with a version that is more suited for Wikipedia. I appreciate your guidance. Thank you. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 14:37, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: @JeremyJuhasz This request needs to be more concise. In its current state, it would take forever to review. Quetstar (talk) 22:25, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History request

message: Hi, this is Jeremy from the public relations firm Cookerly on behalf of our client Deluxe Corporation. Continuing my effort to seek updates to History, I am here with a new request. previously asked that I make my suggested edits to History more concise, which is why I am seeking smaller requests in bits.  graciously edited the first part very recently.
With this request, I ask editors to replace the third paragraph of History and the acquisition table with two
paragraphs I provide below. The goal here is to better summarize the impact of the changing business landscape on Deluxe's operations, add context as to how the company's acquisitions played a role in Deluxe's expanded business offerings, and improve sourcing. As I did last time, I highlighted my proposed changes yellow.
: Deluxe shifted its focus from printing products to primarily business services in 2008. It launched an employee background-screening service called HireRight and expanded its service offerings through acquisitions. This included the 2008 purchases of Hostopia (web hosting), Logo Mojo (logo design), and PartnerUp (market intelligence)
: online printing service PsPrint and web-based marketing firm OrangeSoda, 
Can editors update the article if these changes are
appropriate? Thank you. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 14:58, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  I've implemented most of it. Didn't wholly remove the table, but instead deleted the rows that were mentioned in-line or otherwise unsourced. PK650 (talk) 23:51, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  History request part II 

message: Hi, this is Jeremy from the public relations firm Cookerly on behalf of our client Deluxe Corporation. This is my third and last request to update History. I have been requesting updates in smaller chunks to make it easier for reviewers. With this request, I focus on 2016-to the present. I ask editors to add the following paragraphs of new content to close out the History section. 
Among my updates are:
#Including a short paragraph on Deluxe's TV show Small Business Revolution
#Including moves by current CEO Barry McCarthy to reorganize Deluxe
#Including the grant of stock to all companies
#Including Deluxe's FinTech and Customer Innovation Center
#Adding Deluxe's largest acquisition (the $960 million acquisition of First American Payment Systems in April 2021)
This is all new content, but I highlighted it yellow to accentuate that it's new.
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Can editors update the article if these changes are appropriate? 
: Would you be so kind to review this request if able? 
Thank you! JeremyJuhasz (talk) 15:56, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi. I'll have a look soon, unless it's reviewed by someone else before me. PK650 (talk) 23:12, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

text: Thank you very much! JeremyJuhasz (talk) 15:34, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Hello. Are you able to review this edit request soon, as indicated on Dec. 26? Thanks again! JeremyJuhasz (talk) 15:04, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Partly done:  Thank you for your patience. What wasn't included was deemed promotional. PK650 (talk) 07:18, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Thank you!! Much appreciated. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 19:22, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  History request part III 

message: Hi, this is Jeremy from the public relations firm Cookerly on
behalf of our client Deluxe Corporation. Now that the article
has been updated throughout, I propose edits to the
introduction of this article.
My updates to intro are:
#Update the description of Deluxe Corporation and its business divisions
#Add detail on Deluxe's size and location 
#Update info on its facilities
My changes are highlighted yellow.
:Deluxe Corporation is an American  has facilities in the U.S., Canada,  to conduct its printing and fulfillment, call center, , and administrative functions.Deluxe Corporation Company Snapshot URL last accessed November 21, 2009.
Can editors update the article if these changes are appropriate? 
: Thank you for your recent updates to prior requests. If you have an opportunity to look at this one as well, it would be greatly appreciated. JeremyJuhasz (talk) 13:30, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly done:  Done, with edits. PK650 (talk) 23:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Thank you very much! JeremyJuhasz (talk) 13:12, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction request 

message: The above back-and-forth on COI-sourced edits only apply to this company. What about the reading public, and their interest in knowing about what other options exist?
While DeLuxe's prices per box of checks compares to the price from Walmart Checks, the latter includes more checks per box: 150 Walmart vs. 125 DeLuxe. A third option for getting blank checks is via one's bank, which applies a markup.
A variation on the one's bank idea is, for whose who can tolerate a color-less check, is just that: white paper with black ink. It may not look like what people expect on a check, but it is an option, and may not even require a markup! Nuts240 (talk) 02:07, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Walmart Checks