U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES PLAN MORE GENEROUS HOLIDAY SEASON FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES IN 2005

Holiday parties and bonuses on the rise, as small businesses express confidence in strong end to 2005.

Waltham, MA. - November 29, 2005

There will be more holiday cheer to go around this year, say small businesses. According to over 1,200 U.S. small businesses responding to Constant Contact's 2005 Holiday Small Business Outlook* survey, 55 percent plan to have a holiday party for their business or office this year. This marks a significant increase over last year, as only 45 percent of respondents said they held a holiday party in 2004. Constant Contact (www.constantcontact.com) is the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits.

The survey also queried small businesses about their plans for doling out holiday bonuses. With 60 percent of small businesses anticipating a strong holiday sales season, 37 percent of the respondents plan to give out bonuses this year. While this represents a minority of those surveyed, it shows an increase over last year, as 34 percent of the surveyed small businesses stated that they gave out holiday bonuses last year.

"The fact that more small businesses this year are planning to hold office parties and give holiday bonuses is a great sign for the health of the small business market," said Gail Goodman, CEO of Constant Contact. "The optimism displayed in our survey is evidence of the strong year many small businesses experienced in 2005, which has bolstered their confidence in sales prospects for the coming year."

Sample questions and results from Constant Contact's Holiday Business Outlook 2005 survey include the following:

"Are you planning to have a holiday party for your business or office this year?"

Yes	55%
No	45%

"Did you hold a holiday office party for your business or office last year?"

Yes	45%
No	55%

"Are you planning to give your employees holiday bonuses this year?"

Yes	37%
No	63%

"Did you give your employees holiday bonuses last year?"

Yes	34%
No	66%

"Do you anticipate a strong holiday season in sales for your business?"

Yes	60%
No	40%

For more information about the survey or for additional results, please contact Kevin Mullins at 781-472-6206, or by email at kmullins@constantcontact.com

*The 2005 Holiday Business Outlook survey was conducted through targeted online distribution to U.S. small businesses and associations, including Constant Contact customers, recording results from more than 1,200 respondents. The survey was conducted October 21st - November 7th, 2005.

About Constant Contact
With over 40,000 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 Business Partners 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.

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