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CONSTANT CONTACT NAMED AS FINALIST IN 2006 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS

Fourth Annual Stevie® Awards Will Be Presented on June 12th in New York City

Waltham, MA. - June 01, 2006

Constant Contact® (www.constantcontact.com), the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits, today announced that it has been named as a finalist in the Best Customer Service Organization category for The 2006 American Business Awards. Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

More than 1,500 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Overall Company, Best Executive, Best New Product or Service, and Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program. Constant Contact will be competing in the Best Customer Service Organization - All Other Industries category.

With more than 60,000 customers today, Constant Contact helps small businesses and organizations build lasting relationships with their customers or members. With its web-based email marketing solution, small businesses and organizations can create and send professional email newsletters, promotions, announcements, and more with no technical expertise required. Since launching in 1998, Constant Contact has balanced a self-serve ASP model with full customer service and support. The company's customer-centric mindset spurred innovative services such as free and unlimited customer support, as well as newsletters, recorded and live webinars, expert-driven tips and coaching, and an online knowledge database. As a result of Constant Contact's outstanding customer support, the number of subscribers doubled from 25,000 to 50,000 from 2004 to 2005.

"It is an honor to be recognized as a finalist in the Customer Service Category for the 2006 American Business Awards," said Gail Goodman, CEO of Constant Contact. "Constant Contact is dedicated to providing outstanding customer support to help small businesses deliver professional customer communications easily and cost-effectively. We believe that offering superior customer service is the cornerstone of our company and will ensure the success of our customer base for years to come."

"Being named a Finalist in The American Business Awards is an important achievement," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of national recognition. We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition."

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 800 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be videocast on the Internet and broadcast on radio.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Constant Contact
With more than 60,000 customers, Constant Contact® is the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. Constant Contact is a web-based email marketing solution that enables small organizations to easily create and send professional 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.

About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), 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.

Premier sponsors of The 4th annual American Business Awards include the City of Toronto, Pitney Bowes, ValueVision Associates, RealLife HR, and The Professional Society for Sales & Marketing Training.

Media sponsors include CIO Decisions magazine, CRMAdvocate, Human Resource Executive magazine, ProductionHub.com, and Selling Power magazine. HB Group will videocast the awards ceremonies live on the Internet. The Business TalkRadio Network will broadcast the ceremonies live on radio nationwide.


Please direct all press inquiries to:
Dhakir Warren
Constant Contact
339-222-5722
dwarren@constantcontact.com
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