RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS, CHURCHES REACH OUT TO CONGREGATIONS WITH EMAIL MARKETING

Email marketing helps spread the word, enriching communications and improving program participation

Waltham, MA. - September 07, 2005

Constant Contact (www.constantcontact.com), the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing® service for small and medium businesses and associations announced today that churches and religious associations are turning to Constant Contact as a cost and time-effective way to communicate regularly with members and congregations worldwide.

Comments and letters from religious organizations using Constant Contact emphasize the importance of a low-cost, efficient tool for reaching out to congregants, both local and worldwide. An alternative to traditional print bulletins and updates, Constant Contact's professional, easy-to-use templates accelerate and simplify the creation and distribution of timely, informative communications.

Week of Compassion, a religious organization which raises funds and mobilizes its congregation to provide emergency and long-term assistance to people in the aftermath of natural and human catastrophes, uses Constant Contact to email alerts to congregations all over the US. "We have tried many other services, but Constant Contact is so solid and complete that we are able to concentrate more on relief efforts than the technology," said Johnny Wray, Director. In a typical year, Indianapolis-based WOC responds to a disaster about once every two days.

"We send out a daily inspirational message to nearly 3,000 subscribers," says Dan Darling, Web Content Editor of Victory in Grace, a worldwide multi-media outreach of Quentin Road Bible Baptist Church in Lake Zurich, IL. "Constant Contact has made it easy for us to bring this message to our subscribers, who have told us how timely the emails are, and how positive the experience truly is for them." Darling points to Constant Contact's easy-to-use templates, rich list management features and pricing structure as key features for religious and other non-profit organizations.

The benefits of mail newsletters as a communications tool for religious organizations are echoed by Harold Chandler, Email Communications Coordinator for Reaching Hearts International, a Seventh-day Adventist Church organization based in Laurel, Maryland which sponsors the Reaching Your Heart radio ministry. "We use Constant Contact to send weekly communications to our church members as well as time-critical email announcements. The tools give us high-quality, professional looking email and allow people to join our mailing list easily from our website," he comments.

"Our organization uses Constant Contact for engaging our members, who are primarily a student community," says Ruvane Kurland, Executive Director of Southern Illinois University's Hillel Foundation. "The sharp pre-made layouts attract members to our events and programs, and the statistics and other features offered by Constant Contact make connecting that much easier."

Pam Roulette, Assistant to the Lead Pastor at Rock Creek Church in Derwood, Maryland, appreciates the convenience and cost savings available through targeted, permission-based email communications. "Constant Contact allows us to be in touch with our congregation at least twice weekly, without postage or trips to the post office," she says. " We also appreciate the ability to notify our congregation of Urgent Prayer Requests with one quick broadcast email."

"Religious organizations are using Constant Contact to bolster the effectiveness and immediacy of communications with existing members and subscribers, as well as managing fundraising and increasing their outreach to new communities," said Richard Turcott, chief marketing officer, Constant Contact. "Constant Contact is proud to be a leader in bringing the power of email marketing to religious associations and their congregations worldwide."

About Constant Contact
With over 35,000 customers and a recent winner of SmallBusinessComputing.com's "Excellence in Technology Award," Constant Contact® is the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing® 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 at: www.constantcontact.com. The service is marketed through over 1,500 Resellers and more than 100 marquee channel partners including American Express OPEN, AOL, Corel, FTD, IBM, Interland, Network Solutions, Register.com, Website Pros and Yahoo Search Marketing. 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 funded by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Longworth Venture Partners and Hudson Ventures. For more information, please call 781-472-8100.

Please direct all press inquiries to:

Rosalind Morville
Constant Contact
339-222-5772
rmorville@constantcontact.com

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