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The Colorado Springs Gazette Launches "24-7 Have it All Mall" -- Online Shopping, Classifieds, Advertising, and Local Deal Search Powered by HarvestINFO's Local Marketplace Enterprise(TM)
Innovative New Shopping Channel Delivers Robust Online and Local Shopping Experience for Consumers at www.gazette.com/24-7
MASON, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/17/06 -- HarvestINFO(TM), a leading provider of online
technology solutions for media publishers, and The Colorado Springs Gazette
have partnered to deliver a rich local deal search and online shopping
channel at www.gazette.com/24-7 for consumers and advertisers in the
Colorado Springs market. The Gazette's newly launched "24-7 Have It All
Mall" offers a fast and intuitive way to search online for the best local
deals using four of HarvestINFO's Local Marketplace Enterprise(TM)
solutions: Deal Storm(TM), ShopMountain(TM), Click Lizard(TM), and Exchange
Tree(TM).
Deal Storm(TM) allows consumers to search by keyword or category browse to
find relevant results from advertiser's ROP, display ads, and classified
liners. Through the same search, HarvestINFO's commission-based online
retail shopping portal, ShopMountain(TM), integrates search-relevant
product results from top online retailers enabling consumers to compare
online and local deals. Relevant results from HarvestINFO's Click
Lizard(TM) keyword-based advertising and Exchange Tree(TM) online
classifieds are likewise integrated to round out the robust shopping
experience, as well as provide "create online" advertising tools for
private parties and businesses in the Colorado Springs market.
"With Deal Storm(TM), ShopMountain(TM), Click Lizard(TM) and Exchange
Tree(TM), Gazette.com has created a robust shopping channel that allows
local consumers to easily research the best deals, locally and online,"
said Susan Kelly-Gilbert, vice president, sales and marketing, Gazette.com.
"24-7 increases exposure for our advertisers, while offering multiple
revenue opportunities for our newspaper franchise. HarvestINFO's innovative
-- and more importantly,
relevant -- technology, coupled with prompt and attentive service, made
them the stand-out solution provider for our new shopping channel."
"We are honored to have been selected by Colorado Springs to help realize
their revenue and service goals on '24-7 Have It All Mall,'" said Michael
Galamb, vice president of sales, HarvestINFO. "The intent of Local
Marketplace Enterprise(TM) and its individual products, is to provide media
partners with multiple strategies for increasing traffic, driving revenue,
and leading the local market as THE source for local information. Our
implementation on Gazette's shopping channel achieves that intent, and we
proudly look forward to tracking its success."
About HarvestINFO, Inc.
In 2006, HarvestINFO, Inc. celebrates its tenth year of providing leading
edge local search, online shopping, and online advertising technology
solutions for hundreds of media clients, representing 50 publishing groups,
worldwide. HarvestINFO delivers solutions that enable media clients to
strengthen their commitment of service to local advertisers and consumers,
and lead their local marketplace. For more information on HarvestINFO,
please visit www.harvestinfo.com.
Media Contact:
Janet Deaton, Director of Marketing
HarvestINFO, Inc.
513.701.3000 x283 Email Contact