CONSTANT CONTACT® NAMED AS FINALIST IN 2004 STEVIE™ AWARDS

The Stevies will be presented on October 22 in New York City

Waltham, MA. - October 04, 2004

Constant Contact, the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing(TM) service for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and associations, was named a finalist today in the Best Overall Company of the Year - Service Businesses category in The 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs.

The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs, www.stevieawards.com/women, is a new national awards competition recognizing the accomplishments of women small business owners in the United States. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American Business Awards, hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (September 22, 2002).

More than 600 nominations from small companies in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in 18 categories, including Best Entrepreneur, Best Young Entrepreneur, Best New Product and Mentor of the Year. Constant Contact was named as a finalist in the category for Best Overall Company of the Year - Service Businesses.

Constant Contact's customer centric approach has resulted in momentum on every front. During the past 18 months, Constant Contact's customer growth increased by 177%. Over 20,000 paying customers worldwide now use the service to send permission-based newsletters, promotions and announcements to their customers, members and visitors. Constant Contact was recently rated the most popular email marketing tool for small businesses in an independent survey by Web Marketing Today, and the company is now actively hiring for new positions across the organization.

"We owe our success to our unfailing commitment to small business and our ability to consistently deliver the solutions that meet their needs including ease-of use, affordability, customer education and much more," said Gail Goodman, CEO. "Small businesses recognize that email marketing is a critical function, and they choose Constant Contact."

"The Finalists for the first-ever Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs comprise the most dynamic women in business today. These entrepreneurs have accomplished innovative and extraordinary things while building their business," said Dennis Alter, chairman and CEO of Advanta. "We congratulate all of them on their achievement."

"We are very pleased to be a Stevie Awards finalist selected from so many other deserving small business," said Gail.

The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs are governed by a board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors that features many leading women entrepreneurs and figures in American business, including Carrie Fitzmaurice, publisher for Entrepreneur Media Inc.; Dr. Lisa Krinsky, chairman & president for SFBC International; and Dr. Betty Spence, president of The National Association for Female Executives.

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs and the full list of Finalists are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.

About Constant Contact
Constant Contact®, is the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing(TM) service for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and associations. Constant Contact is a Web-based email marketing solution that enables small organizations to easily create and send professional HTML email newsletters, promotions, announcements and more with no technical expertise required. Designed and priced for SMBs, Constant Contact is affordable, easy-to-use and includes a free 60-day trial. The service is marketed through over 800 Resellers and more than 100 Marquee channel partners including American Express OPEN, Website Pros, Register.com, FTD, AOL, Interland, IBM, Intuit, Network Solutions and Overture. Constant Contact is a founding member of the Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC), a group formed to fight spam while protecting the delivery of legitimate email. Constant Contact is a Deloitte & Touche New England Fast 50 company, funded by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Longworth Venture Partners and Hudson Ventures. For more information, please call 781-472-8100.

About the Stevie Awards
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com/women.

Please direct all press inquiries to:

Dhakir Warren Constant Contact 339-222-5722 dwarren@constantcontact.com