Thursday, August 12, 2010

MAKE YOUR DESIGN PASSION PROFITABLE

Vistaprint to Award Cash Prizes for Top Business Card and T-shirt Designs

Vistaprint N.V. (Nasdaq: VPRT), a leading online provider of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses and the home, today announced that it has launched the “Vistaprint Design Challenge.” This challenge is open to the entire graphic design community and will award cash payments for the high-quality business card and T-shirt designs that Vistaprint selects. Entrants who submit designs for use on Vistaprint’s websites will be paid $250 (all dollar values stated in USD) for each selected business card design and $150 for each selected T-shirt design. The selected designs will also be eligible for larger cash prizes at the conclusion of the challenge.

“There are countless creative ideas out there in the design community,” said Jennifer Hood, senior manager of content strategy at Vistaprint. “We’re excited to offer payments and prizes to designers for contributing designs to Vistaprint. We know that the more quality designs we offer, the happier our customers will be. We’re confident that the Design Challenge will provide a benefit to the design community as well.”

The design submission process is straightforward. Entrants simply design their artwork using their favorite design program, then upload their files to www.vistaprint.com/designchallenge and add customizable text fields using the Vistaprint Studio. All submissions to the Vistaprint Design Challenge will be judged by the company’s design challenge team. Entrants will receive an email notification alerting them if their design has been selected or rejected. The terms and conditions for the Vistaprint Design Challenge can be found athttp://bit.ly/bfcbMJ. All submissions must be received by October 4, 2010 for consideration.

In addition to monetary compensation, all selected submissions will also be entered into a contest with cash prizes totaling $20,000. A complete list of categories and prize values can be found at http://bit.ly/bfcbMJ.

Vistaprint offers a multitude of products and services for both micro businesses and the home. Products include printed options such as postcards, checks, and business cards; promotional apparel like hats and custom T-shirts; and marketing services such as websites and email marketing.

About Vistaprint
Vistaprint N.V. (Nasdaq:VPRT) empowers more than 9 million micro businesses and consumers annually with affordable, professional options to make an impression. With a unique business model supported by proprietary technologies, high-volume production facilities, and direct marketing expertise, Vistaprint offers a wide variety of products and services that micro businesses can use to expand their business. A global company, Vistaprint employs approximately 2,200 people, operates 22 localized websites globally and ships to more than 120 countries around the world. Vistaprint's broad range of products and services are easy to access online, 24 hours a day at www.vistaprint.com.

Vistaprint, the Vistaprint logo and Make an Impression are trademarks of Vistaprint N.V. or its subsidiaries. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

VISTAPRINT EXPANDS GLOBAL PRESENCE INTO AUSTRALIA

Company Constructs Manufacturing Plant and Establishes Business Unit for
Stronger Presence in Asia-Pacific region

Vistaprint N.V. (Nasdaq: VPRT), a leading online provider of professional marketing products and services to micro businesses, today announced the creation of the company’s Asia-Pacific business unit. This business unit consists of a manufacturing facility in Deer Park, Australia and a marketing office in Sydney, and is Vistaprint’s first physical presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

“The opening of our new marketing office and manufacturing facility in Australia delivers on our strategic vision but also shows the commitment that Vistaprint has to being a world class provider of printed and promotional products to micro businesses around the world,” said Mike Ewing, senior vice president and managing director, Vistaprint Asia-Pacific Operations. “The Asia-Pacific region is a rapidly-growing market for the company. This new business unit allows Vistaprint to improve service to its existing customer base in the region with quicker shipping times. It also offers the company the ability to tap into a talented employee market that will be important to the company’s continued growth.”

Vistaprint’s Asia-Pacific business unit will operate in a manner similar to the company’s European and North American business units and will coordinate regional manufacturing and marketing efforts. The new manufacturing facility uses all of the cutting-edge technologies and state-of-the-art processes that have made Vistaprint a leader in the online printing and promotional products space and provides dedicated manufacturing support to Vistaprint’s existing markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Previously these markets were served by the company’s European manufacturing facility in Venlo, the Netherlands. Vistaprint’s North American markets will continue to be served by its manufacturing facility in Windsor, Ontario. The Sydney office will coordinate Vistaprint’s marketing efforts for the Australian, New Zealand and Japanese regions. The company currently has established localized websites for all three markets.

Vistaprint N.V. offers a multitude of products and services micro businesses need to effectively market to and increase a customer base on a limited budget. Products include printed options such as business cards, postcards, and checks; promotional items like hats and banners; and marketing services such as websites and email marketing.

About Vistaprint
Vistaprint N.V. (Nasdaq:VPRT) empowers more than 9 million micro businesses and consumers annually with affordable, professional options to make an impression. With a unique business model supported by proprietary technologies, high-volume production facilities, and direct marketing expertise, Vistaprint offers a wide variety of products and services that micro businesses can use to expand their business. A global company, Vistaprint employs approximately 2,200 people, operates 22 localized websites globally and ships to more than 120 countries around the world. Vistaprint's broad range of products and services are easy to access online, 24 hours a day at www.vistaprint.com.

Vistaprint, the Vistaprint logo and Make an Impression are trademarks of Vistaprint N.V. or its subsidiaries. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.