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Blingo Users "Cash In" on Internet Searches with Ecount® Cards
New Search Engine Offers Prepaid Cards to Selected Winners
Conshohocken, PA, July 26, 2005 - People using the new search engine, Blingo (www.blingo.com), can now win cash, in the form of Ecount's Prepaid VisaĻ cards. Ecount (www.ecount.com), the stored value experts, today announced that Blingo has selected the Ecount Card as one of the site's promotional giveaways.
"The Ecount Cards are a perfect fit for the Blingo site. We give our winners a choice between merchandise and a prepaid card, and four out of five people choose the card over the gift," stated Frank Anderson, CEO of Blingo.com. "We prefer the cards too because it simplifies our fulfillment and leaves our customers with something tangible they can use over and over again. It helps reinforce the word-of-mouth marketing we rely on to grow our site."
Visitors to the Blingo website search for words or phrases, just like on other popular search engines, but at Blingo each search is also a chance to instantly win prizes. Throughout the day, the Blingo engine picks a winner at random and ships the prize to the lucky searcher. Blingo has given away approximately 7,000 prizes since launching its service in November, 2004.
"After testing single merchant gift certificates and checks, we chose the Ecount Card because of the powerful Visa brand coupled with the flexibility and convenience the cards offer the consumer," continued Anderson.
People can use the Ecount Card anywhere Visa debit cards are accepted.
"Many of our clients utilize Ecount programs to accelerate customer acquisition and incentivize new customers," stated Matt Gillin, CEO of Ecount. "We are thrilled that Blingo has received a great response to our program. Repeatedly, we find that consumers prefer money with flexible spending options, like the Ecount Card provides, over merchandise and more traditional incentives. In addition, we provide unique program benefits such as more than four times the brand exposure of typical rewards."
Ecount provides innovative consumer and sales incentive and compensation programs to more than 850 companies nationwide. Ecount programs are available with VisaĻ acceptance, in plastic or virtual form. All programs allow for unique brand identity and communication. Program features include online statements, customized websites, Email or text message notifications, 24/7/365 customer support and ongoing, branded customer communications.
For more information on Ecount and their stored value programs, please contact sales@ecount.com or 877-ECOUNT-1.
About Ecount
Ecount provides customized prepaid programs for corporations, agencies and individuals looking for a simple and convenient way to deliver or receive electronic payments. With products ranging from incentives to compensation to specialized rewards, Ecount offers comprehensive programs to corporations looking to influence and motivate consumers, employees and customers. Ecount's proprietary technology enables complete communication and brand extension coupled with a secure payment vehicle. More than 850 leading corporations, including more than one third of the Fortune 100, rely on Ecount's prepaid solutions to gain a strategic advantage in their market.
About Blingo
Blingo combines search (the Internet's second most popular activity) with thousands of prizes (sweepstakes and contests are the Internet's sixth most popular activity). The Blingo Website delivers both great search results and attractive prizes to build brand loyalty and repeat traffic. Learn more about Blingo or find what you're looking for at www.blingo.com.
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