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A report released by The United States Congress reveals that employees who smoke cost their employers an average of $3500. PER YEAR, PER SMOKING EMPLOYEE!

The Centers For Disease Control reports that 24.7% of all adults in the U.S. are smokers!

Therefore, ONE IN EVERY FOUR OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IS COSTING YOUR COMPANY $3500. per year in AVOIDABLE losses!

For example, a company with 1000 employees will have about 247 smokers, which are costing that company $864,500. PER YEAR in AVOIDABLE LOSSES! A company with 10,000 employees is losing $8.64 Million per year due to their smoking employees! A company with 100 employees is losing $86,400. PER YEAR, etc.

That means 19.76% of all adults in the U.S., or ONE IN EVERY FIVE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, IS A SMOKER WHO WANTS TO QUIT SMOKING!

Cornerstone Marketing, Inc. is the world’s leading innovator in employee stop smoking programs featuring:

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program to receive the endorsement of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program to receive the endorsement of the CONGRESS OF CHIROPRACTIC!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program backed by a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE! We receive less than 3% returned!

The ONLY employee smoking cessation program that “PAYS” each person who quits smoking through our exclusive “REWARDS” program!

Our company has been impacting world health for more than 20 years, establishing a customer base of hundreds of thousands of businesses in dozens of countries. Countless people around the world have stopped smoking, chewing tobacco or dipping snuff with our smoking cessation programs after numerous unsuccessful attempts using other popular products and methods.

Some of our clients include State and Federal Government employees, FORTUNE 500 companies, Hollywood celebrities, doctors, hospitals, a Chapter of The AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Police Officers and Fire Fighters.

Each employee PAYS FOR THEIR OWN PROGRAM on a voluntary basis so there is virtually NO COST TO YOUR COMPANY. Thanks to our 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ONLY those employees who are successful in quitting will pay.

Our program pays for itself in the 4-6 weeks from the money your employees will save on cigarettes after quitting. It also works on smokeless tobacco such as chewing tobacco and snuff.

QUESTION: How can we offer the ONLY employee smoking cessation program of its’ kind backed by a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE?

ANSWER: During our ten years of research, we identified nine key elements that absolutely must be addressed in order to achieve total, long-term success in quitting smoking.

Our program is the ONLY smoking cessation program sold anywhere in the world that addresses all nine key elements which is why we can back our program with a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, yet receive less than 3% returned!

The reason that 98% of all smokers who try to quit smoking fail is because other smoking cessation products only address one or two of these nine key elements. As a result they have a poor success rate and offer NO GUARANTEES of any kind!

VERIZON, ranked 14^th largest company in America on the 2005 FORTUNE 500 list, tested our Quit For Life program on smoking employees in four of their offices in four different cities. We enjoyed an unprecedented 100% SUCCESS RATE in three out of four offices! The fourth office had only one employee who did not quit smoking!

If you are still not convinced, we will be happy to arrange a similar test program with a group of smoking employees that YOU select who are motivated to quit smoking and let your own test group tell you how incredible our program is! (Note: Your test group will still be required to buy their own smoking cessation program, however, those who do not quit smoking will receive a full refund).

One out of every three smokers DIES prematurely from a smoking related disease. This is not just about saving your company money, reducing absenteeism and boosting productivity…it’s about saving lives!

The UNITED STATES CONGRESS reports that employees who smoke cost their employers an average of $3500. per year per smoking employee!

Here’s Why:

LOST PRODUCTIVITY:

A.) Smokers have DOUBLE THE RATE OF ABSENTEEISM due to their weakened immune system, which is an average loss of $250. per year in productivity per smoker. In 1990, Dow Chemical Company discovered that one of their divisions was losing an extra $600,000. per year due to the increased absenteeism of sick smokers.

B.) If a smoker has children at home they are 17 times more likely to have to stay home with sick children due to second hand smoke related illnesses.

C.) Smoke breaks alone can cost $2000. per year per smoking employee in lost productivity. (They cannot be inside working and outside smoking at the same time) Research shows that smoking employees take an extra two to six unauthorized breaks above and beyond the normal breaks allowed by the company. These unauthorized breaks are often disguised as bathroom breaks.

D.) Smoking diminishes oxygen levels in the blood which can reduce mental alertness, concentration and energy levels which, when multiplied by one in every four of your employees, can greatly reduce overall productivity while increasing the rate of accidents.

E.) Due to diminished oxygen levels in the blood, smokers take longer to recover from illnesses, surgery and injuries.

F.) Smokers drink much more coffee, eat more sweets and take more breaks than nonsmokers resulting in lower productivity.

A.) A smoker who quits smoking can save employers an estimated $960. in excess illness costs each year.

B.) It costs hundreds of dollars more per year to cover a smoker on health insurance than a nonsmoker. Most health insurance companies simply pass on these higher rates to ALL employees by charging a higher group rate, however, companies with little or no smoking employees can negotiate lower group rates.

C.) Accidental injury insurance and related expenses average $45. more per year per smoking employee.

D.) Fire insurance is $10. higher per year per smoking employee because cigarettes cause one in every four structural (building) fires.

E.) Life insurance premiums are often doubled for smokers.

F.) Smokers have twice the number of hospital stays and remain in the hospital an average of twice as many days as a nonsmoker.

G.) Companies pay higher workers compensation payments and occupational health awards due to smoking employees.

H.) Smokers have higher outpatient health care costs and lower birth weight babies.

I.) Smokers drink more alcohol than nonsmokers.

J.) Worker’s Compensation- A four-year study conducted at the Xerox Corporation on thousands of long-term employees found that workers compensation costs for smoking employees averaged $2189. per employee compared to just $179. for nonsmoking employees.

Other Factors:

Death or early retirement and related costs: Death benefits, early retirement due to disability, recruitment and retraining costs resulting from death or disability related to smoking. Disability and early retirement payments can be reduced as much as 75% in a smoke-free company. Smokers are six times more likely to retire early due to disability.

Accidents, property damage and related costs: Smokers have twice the accident rate than nonsmokers due, in part, to higher levels of carbon monoxide and reduced levels of oxygen in the blood resulting in decreased attention span, concentration and mental alertness plus eye irritation and smoking hand being occupied.

Lawsuits: Nonsmoking employees have successfully sued their employers claiming their health had been impaired due to exposure to second hand smoke from smoking employees.

Computers, furniture, drapes, carpet and equipment last longer in a smoke-free workplace.

Maintenance, ventilation, air filters and cleaning costs are lower in a smoke-free workplace.

Premiums expected to increase 13% or more next year - biggest gain in a decade

Health insurance premiums are expected to surge at double-digit rates again next year, a sign that rising medical inflation isn't just a temporary blip but the beginning of a new era that will force employers and workers to make tough and costly choices.

...At Enterasys, a hardware and software company in Rochester, N.H., benefit managers are hoping to cut costs by getting workers to quit smoking, lose weight and take care of themselves.

Workers Who Smoke Have More Accidents. Smokers have twice the accident rate of nonsmokers on the job. Suggestions about the reasons for this include loss of attention, the fact that a person's hands may be busy with the activity of smoking, irritation of the eyes and coughing. Higher carbon monoxide levels caused by smoking may lower alertness and reflex speed. Smoking can also contribute to fire and explosions in occupational settings where flammable and explosive chemicals are used.

“The prospect of better health is a major reason for quitting, but there are others as well. Smoking is expensive. The economic costs of smoking are estimated to be about $3,391. per smoker per year. Do you really want to continue burning up your money with nothing to show for it except possible health problems?”

The cost of cigarettes is only a part of this $3,391. annual cost to smokers. Other expenses include additional cleaning expenses for clothes, hair, breath, car, furniture and home, higher medical and insurance costs, lost wages due to absenteeism from illness caused by smoking and burn damage to clothes, carpets, furniture and car seats. These are just a few of the many expenses that contribute to the $3391. annual cost of smoking.

Smokers lose money on the resale value of their cars and homes. Long term, they earn less and receive less in pension and Social Security benefits.

When a smoking employee quits smoking they will save $3391. per year or an average of $283. per month. That means the employee's disposable income increases by $283. per month, which can make the difference in the employee’s ability to make, ends meet and ultimately reduce employee turnover.

The average smoke break lasts 15 minutes, including the time it takes to walk to the designated smoking area, smoke the cigarette and walk back to their work station. Most smokers take a minimum of two smoke breaks per day IN ADDITION TO regular company authorized breaks. Many times, these unauthorized smoke breaks are disguised as phony bathroom breaks.

With 22 work days per month, SMOKERS WASTE 11 MAN-HOURS PER MONTH OR 132 HOURS PER YEAR! That is the equivalent of nearly an ENTIRE MONTH OF LOST PRODUCTIVITY PER YEAR THAT YOU ARE PAYING YOUR SMOKING EMPLOYEES NOT TO WORK!

Multiply that loss by one in every four employees and the cost to a company is staggering!

For example, a company with 1000 employees will have 247 smokers. 247 X 132 = 32,604 hours of lost productivity each year ÷ 40 = 825 forty hour work weeks wasted every year!

THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO PAYING AN ENTIRE YEARS’ SALARY TO AN
EXTRA 17 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WHO NEVER SHOW UP FOR WORK!

In addition to offering the ONLY stop smoking program of its kind to receive the endorsement of the American Medical Association as well as the ONLY stop smoking program of its kind backed by a 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE, we are launching the world’s first “REWARDS” program, the ONLY program that “PAYS” you to quit smoking.

We are assembling a group of well-known national sponsors who are providing lucrative “Buy One Get One Free” offers, discounts or rebates on name brand products and services with a total value of tens of thousands of dollars!

ONLY those who are successful in quitting smoking or using smokeless tobacco can qualify for the “REWARDS” program so it adds a powerful new incentive to quit smoking.

Our “REWARDS” program will be officially launched in a few months, however, EVERYONE who quits smoking or quits using smokeless tobacco with our programs from today on, will qualify retroactively for our “REWARDS” program.

The first step is to test the interest level among your employees. Click on our EMPLOYEE SURVEY page and print both pages. Have someone in your office photocopy them onto a single sheet, front and back and insert a copy into all of the employees pay envelopes in your next payroll run.

Those employees and / or their spouses, who are interested in quitting smoking or using smokeless tobacco will complete the survey and return it in within seven days to the H.R. Manager, Employee Benefits Manager, Personnel Manager, or any other person you assign to collect the surveys.

PEER PRESSURE - Divide employees into groups of three people per “team.” Each team that has a 100% success rate will be entered into a drawing. One team will be selected by a drawing. Each member of the team who wins the drawing will receive a reward from the company like a paid day off, lunch with an executive at a nice restaurant, etc. If ONE person does not quit, they disqualify their entire team. Nobody wants to be the “weakest link.”

BUDDY SYSTEM – Pair each employee with a “buddy.” The Buddies will have frequent contact while providing support and encouragement to each other. They may have a contest where the “loser” who does not quit or cheats by having a cigarette must wash the winners’ car or buy the winner dinner every week for a month, etc.

“REWARDS” PROGRAM – ONLY those who are successful in quitting are eligible to receive the “REWARDS” program worth over $30,000. in valuable offers from dozens of major national sponsors.

MOTIVATION – The audio presentation that is included in our program provides a great deal of motivation and inspiration to mentally prepare the soon-to-be EX-SMOKER with a, “Failure is NOT an option” attitude.

Many companies have found when they offer incentives and peer recognition to those who are successful in quitting, they can dramatically increase the success rate of their employee smoking cessation program.

For example, you may consider telling your employees that if they remain tobacco free for twelve months, the company will reimburse them for the cost of the program and/or give them an extra two or three days of paid vacation. (A small price to pay considering the long-term financial return to the company.)

You can also place photos of the employees who quit along with a "Congratulations" message in the company magazine, newsletter, lunchroom, bulletin board, company website, company email, etc. Peer recognition is a powerful motivator.

The best time to begin reducing overhead, increasing profits, increasing productivity and reducing absenteeism by helping your employees to quit smoking is… NOW!

To learn more about how your company can SAVE A FORTUNE WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME, contact the Professional who referred you to our website.

At Cornerstone Marketing, Inc.
Our Business Is Smokin'!

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