CONSTANT CONTACT ANNOUNCES FREE EMAIL MARKETING WORKSHOPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IN METRO DENVER, BOULDER, LONGMONT, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES

Local small business expert John Arnold leads seminar series at local Chamber of Commerce offices, Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and educational institutions

Waltham, MA. - September 27, 2006

Constant Contact®, the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits, today announced a series of free email marketing workshops for small businesses and nonprofits in Denver, Boulder, Longmont, and surrounding communities. Presented by Boulder-based John Arnold, a local small business expert and successful entrepreneur, the workshops provide small business owners with practical tips and advice for growing their businesses with email marketing.

"Our mission is to help local companies and entrepreneurs succeed, and workshops like the Constant Contact series on email marketing that help small businesses find new and professional ways to connect with customers and grow their businesses are perfect for our audience," said Kathy Millisor, CEO of the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce.

"The Power of Relationships" workshops introduce small businesses and nonprofits to the fundamentals of starting and maintaining an effective email marketing program, including the following:

• Best practices for building permission-based email lists
• Writing effective email copy, subject lines, and headlines
• Maximizing open and click-through rates
• Using campaign metrics to build deeper, more successful customer relationships

"I've heard hundreds of success stories from small businesses all over the Denver area whose email marketing programs have had an immediate impact on growing profits and bringing in new business opportunities," said John Arnold, Denver regional development director for Constant Contact. "These workshops are designed to help small businesses and nonprofits take the first step in finding out how email marketing can help them and why it's so effective."

Thousands of small businesses in Denver and the surrounding communities have the opportunity to benefit from the free seminar series that will be offered continuously through Denver-area Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), regional and local Chamber of Commerce offices, professional associations, and higher education institutions.

Upcoming "The Power of Relationships" email marketing workshops include the following locations and dates:

• Front Range Community College: Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 5, Nov 18
• Denver Small Business Development Center: Oct 25
• Colorado Free University: Nov 8, Dec 6, Jan 19, Feb 6
• Denver Chamber of Commerce "The Denver Business Excellence Forum": Nov 8

To register for any of the above workshops, or to find out more, please contact John Arnold at 866-888-1948.

About John Arnold
A life-long entrepreneur, John Arnold has helped create and launch more than a dozen successful small businesses in the retail, service, nonprofit and consulting industries. His passion for small businesses made him a top representative for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce where he led the nation in 3-year membership sales while going door-to-door talking to small business owners about the issues they find most important.

Arnold is a sought after speaker on small business issues, making frequent appearances at local business and professional organizations, including chambers of commerce, Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Arnold conducts more than 50 workshops and seminars each year, teaching small business owners and nonprofit organizations how to be effective and trusted email senders.

About Constant Contact
With more than 75,000 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 2,500 Business Partners and more than 100 marquee channel partners including American Express OPEN, AOL, Corel, FTD, IBM, Web.com, Network Solutions, Register.com, Website Pros and Yahoo Search Marketing. Constant Contact is a founding member of the Email Sender and Provider Coalition (ESPC), a group formed to fight spam while protecting the delivery of legitimate email. Constant Contact is funded by Greylock Partners, 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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