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Introducing Qardio: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Mon, 12/29/2014 - 15:32 - Drew Schweinfurth

We don’t want to get your heart racing too fast, but Walgreens is very happy to announce the latest integration of our Balance Rewards API with Qardio!

Qardio allows for a smarter and more powerful way to monitor your heart health. Their clinically validated smart blood pressure monitor, QardioArm, is available in a variety of glorious colors and works wirelessly with your iOS or Android device. The free Qardio App stores all your blood pressure readings, helps you set measurement reminders, encourages you to keep your blood pressure in check and share your progress with others.

“We are very excited to work with Walgreens Balance Rewards to encourage users to become more actively involved in their health and wellness,” said Rosario Iannella, CTO of Qardio. “Qardio’s mission has always been to empower people to take more active role in their health monitoring and prevention by designing modern, exciting devices that people actually want to use. Walgreens Balance Rewards builds on this by further engaging and incentivizing the user to become an active participant in their heart health.”

Start checking and monitoring your blood pressure by checking out our integration with Qardio today!

Introducing Sqord: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Sun, 12/28/2014 - 11:28 - Drew Schweinfurth

Walgreens is happy to announce a new integration with the Balance Rewards API and the Sqord application on their website.

The Sqord Booster device can be worn on any child or adults wrist and grabs the step activity throughout the day and syncs to the Sqord application. The Sqord website then allows parents or group leaders to view all the daily healthy choices made by everyone in the family / group and then syncs to the Balance Rewards API to potentially reward points.

"At Sqord, we want to be able to provide our kids fun ways to engage in active play while also finding unique ways to add value for our parents. This made integrating with the Walgreens Balance Rewards program a no-brainer for us. Walgreens represents a brand that is recognizable to kids and parents alike and the Balance Rewards program has been hugely successful." said Coleman Greene, CEO of Sqord. He continued with, “The integration went incredibly well for us with easy-to-access tools and resources and a development team that was responsive to our needs for getting the project completed in a timeframe that worked for our team."

Get your whole family making healthier choices today, check out Sqord on their website sqord.com.

Introducing Omron Wellness: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Sat, 12/27/2014 - 11:32 - Drew Schweinfurth

Remember our previous post where we talked about Omron Fitness, well they have done it again!

Walgreens is proud to announce a new Balance Rewards API integration with Omron Wellness. Omron Wellness (omronwellness.com) is a web based solution to help get you managing blood pressure. It is comprised of three main parts. You take your reading, sync with app, and then your data is automatically sent and stored in your own personal account that resides in the protection of the Omron Wellness cloud.

We are pleased to have Omron users making even more healthy choices every day by their multitude of application connections to the Walgreens Balance Rewards API.

Start managing your blood pressure today, check out omronwellness.com today!

Say Hi to iGreet: A New QuickPrints Cards Integration

Mon, 12/22/2014 - 11:48 - Drew Schweinfurth

Walgreens is proud to introduce iGreet for iPhone as our latest QuickPrints API integration. iGreet is an app that enables you to send greeting cards in a unique and brand new way. It brings static greeting cards come to life by using augmented reality technology. With iGreet, you can send emotional experiences to your loved ones easily and happily by simply tapping a few buttons.

The iGreet (http://igreet.co) app is comprised of two main functions ‘order’ and ‘scan’. To order an iGreet card, you can simply choose the one you like from the buying list, order-print-pick up from Walgreens and enjoy the experience. To view an iGreet card, you just need to hold your card well, press the scan button and scan the front image, then watch and smile.

According to iGreet Founder & CEO, Vicho Dimitrov, "Walgreens is the largest drugstore chain in the United States, operating more than 8200 drugstores across the country. This is something an app developer can not recreate but certainly love to leverage. Being able to integrate with such a platform is definitely a great innovative digital experience and a win-win solution for both iGreet and Walgreens. Besides, QuickPrints is available for all platforms and it is super easy to integrate. It is the best solution for our distribution."

Don't delay, download iGreet for iPhone and print a unique greeting card for this holiday season today!

December 2014

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Introducing Qardio: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Introducing Sqord: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Introducing Omron Wellness: A new Balance Rewards API Integration

Say Hi to iGreet: A New QuickPrints Cards Integration