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Constant Contact Surpasses 100,000 Customer Mark; Announces Record Year of Growth.


100,000 (th) customer awarded free email account email account email ncompte m (e-)mail  for life

Constant Contact celebrates milestone by launching new user interface and email creation tool

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Constant Contact([R]) (www.constantcontact.com), the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits, today announced it has surpassed the 100,000 customer milestone as well as achieved record-breaking growth in 2006. With its strong 2006 results, Constant Contact further expanded its industry leadership position and market share.

2006 highlights include:

* Total revenue reached a record $27.5 million - an 88 percent increase year over year

* 2006 total customer count grew 85 percent year over year

* Employee count grew 70 percent year over year - Constant Contact now employs more than 230 people

"We're thrilled thrill  
v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills

v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.

2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture.
 to announce that we recently added our 100,000th customer. This milestone, along with our record revenue in 2006, demonstrates how email marketing helps all types of small businesses, associations, and nonprofits succeed," said Gail Goodman Goodman was a polite term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare Goodwife.

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, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Constant Contact. "As part of our continued commitment to support the growth of small businesses and organizations, we have also added product enhancements that dramatically improve our customers' user experience and their ability to effectively connect with their own customers and members."

100,000 (th) customer awarded free email account for life

To honor its 100,000th customer, Constant Contact awarded Rooney Landscaping, Inc., a landscaping company based in Rolling Meadows Rolling Meadows, city (1990 pop. 22,591), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1955. There is research and development and the manufacture of office supplies and electronic components. , IL, a free email marketing account for life. Rooney Landscaping will also receive a free custom template (1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the  to help them promote their newly launched year-round landscaping services.

Constant Contact launches new user interface and email wizard

The next evolution of Constant Contact's award-winning email marketing product helps small businesses and organizations communicate with their customers and members faster and easier. With a revamped, Ajax-based user interface and email creation environment, Constant Contact improves the user experience and reduces the time and effort needed for email creation. The new email wizard also helps small businesses and organizations reach out to their audiences with more personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
, relevant communications - while the updated navigation and look-and-feel make finding the tools they need to succeed more intuitive and organized.

Constant Contact's improved email wizard and interface help users:

-- Create, edit, and preview emails on one screen

The new WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page.  HTML HTML
 in full HyperText Markup Language

Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web.
 interface enables users to instantly edit and add text, multiple images, links, and sections all on one screen.

-- Personalize per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 any section or image

With their contact list integrated within the email creation tool, users can now insert personalized contact data (company name, state, etc.) in any section with one click.

-- Move, edit, and restore sections with one click

Flexible one-screen editing features new "drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. " functionality, helping users effortlessly ef·fort·less  
adj.
Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy.



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 move articles where they want. In addition, new one-click "undo To restore the last editing operation that has taken place. For example, if a segment of text has been deleted or changed, performing an undo will restore the original text. Programs may have several levels of undo, including being able to reconstruct the original data for all edits " & "redo To reverse an undo operation. See undo. " makes it quick and easy to edit, delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete.

1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible.
, or restore sections.

-- Access and update HTML code with ease

Advanced users can now simultaneously view a campaign while updating the HTML code with "code view."

2006 marks banner year for company growth

In addition to significant revenue and customer growth, 2006 included many noteworthy developments across the company, including:

ConnectUp! (sm) - Launched in September 2006, ConnectUp!, Constant Contact's user community, brings together thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs who help each other solve real business problems, as well as share and gain insights on marketing and other topics of interest. To date, more than 8,000 members have joined ConnectUp!.

Partner Programs - In 2006, the Constant Contact Franchise Program grew more than 400 percent. More than 5,000 franchisees now have access to Constant Contact's email marketing tools to help them reach customers and grow their businesses. In addition, the Constant Contact Business Partner Program included more than 2,500 partners in 2006, a 143 percent year-over-year growth.

Cares4Kids - The Constant Contact Cares4Kids Program has now helped more than 150 organizations build awareness of their missions. This program allows Constant Contact customers to donate a free email marketing account to nonprofits that help children through social and educational programs.

Awards - Constant Contact garnered several key business and industry awards in 2006. Recognitions included: The Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country (number 166), Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (number 71), Small Business Technology Magazine 's Product of the Year finalist; and Boston Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts (number 15).

About Constant Contact, Inc.

Launched in 1998 and headquartered in Waltham, Mass., Constant Contact, Inc. is the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. With more than 100,000 customers today, Constant Contact helps small businesses and organizations succeed in building lasting customer relationships through professional email communications. To learn more, please visit www.constantcontact.com or call (781) 472-8100.

Constant Contact, the Constant Contact Logo, SafeUnsubscribe ( [R] ) , ConnectUp! ( sm) , and SafeSubscribe (sm) are trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
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