CONSTANT CONTACT CELEBRATES CRAIN'S SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WITH FREE SEMINAR FOR CHICAGO METRO SMALL BUSINESSES

Attendees Eligible to Win a Flip Video(TM);  Seminar to Follow the Crain's Small Business Forum

CHICAGO - October 07, 2010

Constant Contact®, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTCT) is joining Crain's Small Business Week to offer a free Power of Email Marketing seminar for Chicago-area small businesses. This seminar gives practical tips and advice for how email marketing can help a small organization grow. Email marketing is among the most effective, affordable, and easy-to-use marketing tools for building engaged customer relationships -- the building block for increasing sales through new and repeat customers.

The Power of Email Marketing seminar will immediately follow the Crain's Small Business Forum breakfast and panel, NetMarketing: Mapping Social Marketing Strategies. Attendees who visit Constant Contact's booth at the Small Business Forum, or who attend the Power of Email Marketing session, can register to win a free a Flip Video(TM). Attendees who visit the booth and attend the seminar can enter the drawing twice.

"Industry statistics show that small businesses represent the majority of U.S. employers, but only 50 percent of them survive beyond five years," said Steve Robinson, regional development director, Constant Contact. "Armed with the right tools and information, small businesses can increase their success rate. Our free seminar is specifically designed to arm time-strapped small business owners with proven tips to help them find their winning formula for success."

Event Details: The Power of Email Marketing Seminar

• Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
• Location: Mid America Club, 200 East Randolph St., 80th Floor, Chicago
• Time: 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m., immediately following the Crain's Small Business Forum session at the same location
• Free Registration: http://conta.cc/aKIqck
• Description: This seminar is perfect for small business owners who want to learn more about how email marketing can help them grow their businesses, especially those who have said:
  • "I don't have time to do marketing."
  • "Email marketing is too expensive."
  • "Email marketing is only for big companies."
  • "What would I say in an email newsletter?"
• Attendees will learn:
  • How to create and deliver highly branded, professional-looking emails designed to wow customers and prospects
  • Best practices for permission-based email marketing, including tips on:
    • List building
    • Getting more emails opened
    • Setting objectives
    • When and how often to send email campaigns
    • Tracking results and what to do with this information to help grow your business

About Constant Contact, Inc.

Constant Contact's email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing, and online survey tools help small organizations grow their businesses by building stronger customer relationships. More than 350,000 small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and member associations worldwide rely on Constant Contact's easy-to-use; affordable online tools to create and deliver personalized, professional communications that engage casual customers, members, prospects, and passionate customers wherever they congregate online -- from their email inboxes to their social networks. All Constant Contact products come with unmatched education, training and personal coaching services, and award-winning technical support. Founded in 1995, Constant Contact is a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CTCT) with offices in Waltham, Mass.; Loveland, Colo.; and Delray, Fla.; and a San Francisco office scheduled to open later this year. Learn more at www.ConstantContact.com or call 781-472-8100.

Constant Contact and the Constant Contact Logo are registered trademarks of Constant Contact, Inc. All Constant Contact product names and other brand names mentioned herein are trademarks 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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