The UPS Store to Award Small Business Big Advertising Tools in Online Contest
SAN DIEGO, Jul 13, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
The
UPS Store (R) network announced today that it will
launch a Facebook contest called “The Promotion Promotion” on July 18.
The contest, designed to arm small business owners with tools and
resources to promote their business, runs through Aug. 31. The grand
prize winner will receive an integrated marketing campaign valued up to
$50,000.
Small business owners can enter the contest by visiting The
UPS Store corporate Facebook page. Grand prize submissions will
be evaluated by a panel of experts and the winner will be chosen based
on the contestant’s passion for small business. Official rules,
including criteria for the grand prize and contest eligibility, will be
available on The UPS Store corporate Facebook page starting July
18.
“Every The
UPS Store franchisee is a small business owner, so we know how
challenging it can be to promote and grow a company,” said Michelle Van
Slyke, who oversees marketing for The UPS Store network. “The
Promotion Promotion contest is all about providing small business owners
with resources they can use to help grow their business.”
The Promotion Promotion sweepstakes also will award up to $3,000 in
weekly prizes, including an Apple(R) iPad 2(R) with
Square and gift cards from American Express(R), The UPS Store
and Costco. Contestants can enter for a chance to win the weekly prize
drawing by dropping their name into a virtual fishbowl.
Doner,
The UPS Store network’s advertising agency of record, will work
with the grand prize winner to examine the business’ needs, develop a
marketing plan, produce creative and run it in appropriate media.
In addition, The UPS Store network will offer Facebook-only
coupons for discounts on business-related services at participating The
UPS Store franchise locations. Starting the second week, fans
choose the next week’s offer by crowdsourcing via Facebook Questions.
The Promotion Promotion tab also will stream relevant articles from the
business section of msnbc.com.
The UPS Store centers help with the logistics of running a small
business, including mailboxes with a real street address, packing and
shipping services and professional printing services such as: color and
black-and white prints; binding; lamination; finishing, and folding.
Customers can select from a variety of print products, including
presentations, flyers and brochures, business cards, menus and more.
Participating locations also offer online
printing and wide-format printing.
For more information on The UPS Store products or services, or to
find a location near you, please visit
www.theupsstore.com/logistics .
With more than 4,700 locations, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes
Etc. network comprises the world’s largest franchise system of
retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers throughout
the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, The
UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are independently
owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a
UPS subsidiary. In Canada, locations are independently owned and
operated by licensed franchisees of master licensee MBEC Communications,
L.P. For additional information on The UPS Store, including
information on franchise opportunities for opening
a The UPS Store location*, visit
www.theupsstore.com .
*This is not an offer of a franchise. Any franchise offer is made only
after a Franchise Disclosure Document has been provided.
SOURCE: The UPS Store
MBE, a UPS company
Becca Andrews, 858-997-5297
raandrews@mbe.com
Copyright Business Wire 2011
Tags: Small Business