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Hamilton, Bermuda — VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that it will act as a marquee sponsor for Babson College’s John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition, which takes place on April 16, 2009. The college is well known for its business and entrepreneurship programs, and VistaPrint is happy to support its talented students that have the ambition to start out on their own.
Along with the sponsorship, VistaPrint will provide the students competing in the contest with small business startup kit, which includes matching business cards, postcards, brochures, Website and letterhead. A VistaPrint representative will be in attendance for the April 16 competition and serve on the panel of judges selecting the contest’s winner. Contestants are judged on their business plan’s content as well as a live presentation to the panel.
“Entrepreneurs have been turning to VistaPrint for nearly a decade to produce high-quality marketing materials that give them the look and feel of a large business,” said Chief Marketing Officer of VistaPrint North America, Trynka Shineman. “Sponsoring the John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition is a great opportunity for us to help the next generation of local entrepreneurs start off on the right foot. We hope that all of the competitors go on to great things and succeed in the small businesses they are proposing.”
VistaPrint has acted as a trusted partner to countless small businesses over the years, providing tremendous value on everything from business cards andpostcards to Websites. As entrepreneurs and their needs have continued to grow, so have the company’s products and services; over the years, VistaPrint has expanded its product line from just business cards, to an entire suite of printed and electronic marketing materials.
The competition is in its 25th year. It annually awards $5,000 to the Babson undergraduate or team that develops the best business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. Since the inception of the event, 62 percent of the contest’s finalists have started a business following graduation. In addition, 35 percent of all contest participants have started a business after graduation. For more information on the John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition, please visit http://is.gd/lX51.
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as business cards, postcards, and brochures; promotional items including mouse pads and T-shirts; and marketing services such as industry marketing, Websites, design and postcard mailing. VistaPrint also offers a number of helpful videos and articles on marketing their small business in their virtual Learning Center.
About the John H. Muller Jr. Undergraduate Business Plan Competition
The John H. Muller Jr. Business Plan Prize Competition awards $5,000 to the Babson undergraduate individual or team that develops the best business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. The Muller Prize was established in 1997 through the generosity of former Babson President William F. Glavin and Mrs. Glavin. It honors the entrepreneurial accomplishments of John H. Muller Jr. P'79, H'96, founder and former chairman of General Housewares Corporation and chairman of the Babson College Board of Trustees from 1989 to 1997.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq: VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All
other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
VISTAPRINT TO SPONSOR BOSTON AREA BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Small Business Starter Kits Offer Entrepreneurs Professional Appearance
Thursday, March 19, 2009
RING IN SPRING WITH VISTAPRINT
VistaPrint has a Solution for All Your Party Planning Needs
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, is now offering a full line of spring themed invitations to help maximize the joy of any spring event. The first day of spring is March 20, a signal that the winter chills will soon yield to warmer days. The new season has a number of events that are worth celebrating with family and friends - including the start of baseball season, Cinco de Mayo, and Easter. With these days coming up on the calendar, VistaPrint has fully-customizable invitations to fit any celebration’s theme. They are also an incredible value, starting at just $7.99 for 10.
Instead of just sending an email or hoping that people hear about a party through word of mouth, sending a unique and creative invitation can ensure guests attend. People will remember your party and look forward to going. An invitation is the first point of contact for guests, so it’s important to make it count. VistaPrint offers a number of unique spring themed templates that can help get the invitation design process started simply and easily.
“Our customers are always looking for ways to make their invitations stand out from the standard in-store options, but also want convenience and high-quality products,” said Melissa Crowe, vice president of marketing services at VistaPrint. “For under $10 our customers can design a set of unique invites with options like photos and text to truly make the card their own. No matter what type of party is being planned, our invitations are sure to get everyone excited for it.”
VistaPrint’s spring invitation lines are perfect for parties and events including the home opener of the local baseball team, Little League pizza parties, Earth Day tree planting events or a family Easter egg hunt. These high quality invitations are available in three sizes and can be ordered with matching custom envelopes. Customers looking to order invitations can simply log onto www.vistaprint.com/springinvitations. Any set of invitations can be designed in minutes from the convenience of home and delivered in as little as three business days.
In addition to invitations, VistaPrint offers its everyday customers products that can help them plan a successful party or even showcase themselves. Products include printed products like personal business cards, return address labels and save the date magnets; party favors including pens, hats and T-shirts; photo products such as calendars, posters and holiday cards; and personal Websites. Customers looking for deals can also follow and interact with VistaPrint on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
VISTAPRINT ADDS MOUSE PADS TO PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT LINE
Versatile Product Adds Another Dimension for Small Businesses and Everyday
Customers
Customers
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that it has expanded its promotional product line with the addition of customizable mouse pads. Joining an already robust line of promotional products that includes pens, hats, T-shirts, keychains, and sticky notes, these mouse pads are a perfect way for small businesses to promote their products and services and stay on top of mind with existing customers.
VistaPrint has consistently brought unique, customizable, and easy to design promotional products to market over the past year plus. As the popularity of these products has expanded, so has the demand for other products that can have a similar impact. Because VistaPrint is leveraging proprietary, cutting edge technology to mass produce these products, adding another like mouse pads in a rapid time frame was possible. Like many of the company’s existing promotional products, both small business and everyday customers can design and order them in quantities as low as one and have them in as little as three business days.
“Our customers have really embraced the promotional products that we have brought online in the past, and another that made sense to offer them was mouse pads,” said John-Henry Forster, product marketing associate at VistaPrint. “It’s another product that lends itself to the creativity and unique designs that our customers come up with, and it’s something that virtually everyone uses daily. While it can be very effective for small businesses - like pens, T-shirts, and hats can be - it’s also something a mom can make for herself with pictures of kids, pets, and family.”
VistaPrint’s mouse pads have a cloth top and come with a rubber backing so it
won’t slide on a desk. They measure a standard 9.25 inches by 7.75 inches. Customers can choose from over 300 designs, or upload their own photos and designs. With text, there’s room for a prominent company name, message and web or physical address or phone number. Prices start at just $7.99 for one mouse pad. Ordering is simple. Customers can log on to www.vistaprint.com, select mouse pads under the promotional products menu and start the design process from scratch. The mouse pads are available on all 19 of VistaPrint’s global Websites which include: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, European Union, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as business cards, postcards, brochures, invitations, and gift certificates; promotional apparel including hats and T-shirts; and marketing services such as copywriting, Websites, design and postcard mailing.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
VISTAPRINT LAUNCHES LIVE, INTERACTIVE CHATS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Discussion with VistaPrint Small Business Expert to Focus on Tips for
Successful Postcard Marketing; Live Chat Series Will Continue Through Apri
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that the company will launch a series of live chat sessions that will continue through April. Aimed at small businesses looking to gain knowledge on topics like marketing and design, this chat series will enable direct one-on-one access to VistaPrint’s own internal seasoned experts.
VistaPrint’s first live chat will focus specifically on how to effectively manage and execute a postcard marketing campaign. Mindy Sanderson, VistaPrint’s small business marketing specialist, will host the live chat on Friday, March 13 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Participation in the live chat is free, and will be hosted onVistaPrint’s small business blog, www.vistaprintsmallbiz.com.
“Small businesses are always looking to learn from others, and oftentimes need guidance in areas like marketing, which can be challenging,” said Sanderson. “These new chats are going to give them the opportunity to ask questions and get answers in real time. Customers can also see the answers to questions they might not have thought of from other business owners. Just like our small business blog, instructive webinars, and expert articles, we’re working to get our customers the knowledge they need in the format that works best for them.”
Sanderson is one of the driving forces behind VistaPrint’s popular Webinar series that is hosted on www.vistaprint.com. Her family also owns a well established restaurant in Natick, Mass. She has been involved in the businesses marketing initiatives - including strategic planning, promotions, customer retention, online marketing and graphic design – for many years and will share her expertise during the chat.
The moderated chat will last for 30 minutes and users are encouraged to login early and to ask as many questions as they would like. Mindy will answer as many questions as the time allows. After the conclusion of the chat, a complete transcript will be posted on the VistaPrint small business blog for those who could not make it and would like a re-cap of the session.
To pre-register for the chat and receive a reminder email prior to the event, please visit www.vistaprintsmallbiz.com and click on the live chat tab, or visit
www.vistaprint.com/learningcenter and click on the Webinars tab.
Upcoming chat topics include how to engage in search marketing and what elements of design you should consider with printed materials. More information will be released in the near future.
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as business cards, postcards, rubber stamps, and checks; promotional apparel including hats and T-shirts; and marketing services such as copywriting, Websites, free logo design and postcard mailing.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
VISTAPRINT EMPLOYEES WORK TO HELP CHARITIES
Employees Show Spirit of Giving During Holiday Season
Hamilton, Bermuda — February 26, 2009 —
As they do each year, VistaPrint employees take it upon themselves to do what they can to support local charities in a number of different ways. For example, employees in the company’s Lexington location put together a holiday charity raffle, with employees donating various prizes and gifts, including a tooth whitening system, orchestra tickets and an hour-long salsa lesson. The proceeds from the raffle generated nearly $9,000 for the Greater Boston Food Bank, which distributes approximately 30 million pounds of food and grocery products annually to more than 600 hunger-relief agencies in a dedicated partnership to end hunger in eastern Massachusetts.
“As a company, VistaPrint has been working with charitable organizations to help them raise money and visibility for years, but charity work is also something that our employees take upon themselves and do very well,” said Austin Cooke, VistaPrint’s vice president of Human Resources. “This year was no different, and certainly the results speak for themselves with regard to our holiday efforts. Our employees certainly put their best foot forward and touched a lot of lives this season.”
At other global locations, employees made a difference in their community as well. In the company’s Barcelona office, employees also held a raffle to help raise money for the Arrels Fundacio, which works to help the homeless in Barcelona. At the company’s production facility in Windsor, employees worked to get donations of coats and toys for the Toys for Tots Foundation, as well as Coats for Kids. They also held an internal fund raiser which helped generate money for the Downtown Mission homeless shelter in Windsor.
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as business cards, postcards, brochures, mailing labels and rubber stamps; promotional items including keychains and T-shirts; and marketing services such as copywriting, Websites, design and postcard mailing. VistaPrint also offers a number of helpful videos and articles on marketing their small business in their virtual Learning Center.
About VistaPrint
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
VISTAPRINT EXPANDS, ENHANCES SMALL BUSINESS LEARNING CENTER
Company’s Small Business Focused Portal Offers Even More
Videos, Webinars, Expert Advice and an Interactive Blog
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that it has expanded its popular Learning Center portal, located at
www.vistaprint.com/learningcenter. The portal - which has become a must visit domain for small businesses looking for insight and knowledge in regards to marketing their business - has added even more videos, articles, Webinars, and a newly launched small business blog.
All of these resources are designed to give small business customers the knowledge and now-how they need to better market themselves, especially in a down economy. Now more than ever, small businesses must focus on very targeted and successful marketing campaigns that will continue to drive revenue and see them through difficult times. VistaPrint’s resident experts on marketing and small business issues aim to help in many different ways, but always with the
end goal of helping a company’s bottom line.
“Because we have so much internal expertise with regard to small business marketing and the issues they are facing each day, we wanted to give our customers a place they could go to tap into that knowledge,” said Mindy Sanderson, VistaPrint’s small business marketing expert. “As the Learning Center has become more popular, we have increased the number of resources and content for its users. There are now dozens of Webinars and videos to look through
anytime, and the small business blog is a place where users can interact and share their thoughts on small business issues.”
Upcoming Webinars include tips and tricks on building an effective Website, how to recession proof your business, and how to write compelling copy. Participants can either take part live, where they have an opportunity to ask questions, or they can view the video anytime immediately following the live feed. The small business blog is currently talking about how to create the perfectbusiness card, how to market effectively during a recession, and how to jump effectively into search marketing. Anyone can comment on the posts and add their own success stories for the betterment of the audience.
All of the content is produced by VistaPrint’s own talented marketing staff to
help the small business customers they care so much about. To get to
VistaPrint’s Learning Center, just log on to www.vistaprint.com/learningcenter.
VistaPrint offers small businesses peace of mind by providing everything they need to market their business. Products include high-quality and low-cost printed products such as
magnets, postcards, brochures,return labels, and pre-inked stamps; promotional items including keychains, and t shirts; and marketing services such as copywriting, Websites, design and postcard mailing.
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All
other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
VISTAPRINT JOINS SOCIAL REVOLUTION
Company Encourages Customers to Quickly and Easily Follow
Company News, Provide Feedback and Receive Special Product Discounts
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that the company has expanded its Web presence and is now available on many social media networks and channels including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. On top of being able to receive great deals, customers can gain valuable information, while also keeping up with the latest VistaPrint news using popular social networking sites.
These unique pages also give customers the ability to interact with one another, and the company to give thoughts on what works, what doesn’t, and what they would like to see in the future. As the company continues to evolve by offering not just printed products but online solutions as well, VistaPrint hopes its customers will offer up stories on how they use its products and services to do everything from market a business to throw a great party.
“VistaPrint has a very strong presence in the traditional online space as an e-commerce company,” said Chief Marketing Officer for VistaPrint North America, Trynka Shineman. “However, as the Internet evolves and new trends emerge, we need to tap into the vast knowledge of our customer base to help them fulfill their goals and needs. We look forward to hearing more from our customers in the coming months.”
By visiting the small business marketing blog (www.vistaprintsmallbiz.com), customers can interact with members of VistaPrint’s marketing team and receive tips and advice on best marketing practices. In addition, customers looking for a deal can receive great daily offers from VistaPrint via RSS reader (http://simplefeed.vistaprint.com/p/subscribe), or by following the updates on the VistaPrint Deals Twitter page (www.twitter.com/vistaprintdeals). For those looking for the latest company news, simply follow VistaPrint on Twitter (www.twitter.com/vistaprint) or sign up for the company’s press release RSS feed (http://tinyurl.com/dyatlq). VistaPrint fans can check out the company page on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/cgycqh), where they can trade stories and design tips with other users, receive special weekly discounts and also upload videos showing how they utilize VistaPrint
products.
VistaPrint’s Social Pages:
*VistaPrint Small Business Blog
*VistaPrint on Twitter
*VistaPrint Deals on Twitter
*VistaPrint on YouTube
*VistaPrint
on Facebook
*VistaPrint Deal of the
Day RSS Feed
*VistaPrint Press Releases
About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the small business marketing company having served over 17 million customers worldwide. VistaPrint offers small businesses everything they need to market their business with brand identity and promotional products, marketing services and electronic marketing solutions. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,600 people and operates 19 localized Websites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of marketing products and services are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint’s products are satisfaction guaranteed.
VistaPrint and the VistaPrint logo are registered trademarks of VistaPrint. All other brand and product names appearing on this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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