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Matchpoint Launches Local Business Search Service Nationwide

Posted on: Monday, 28 January 2008, 09:00 CST

News Facts for Consumers

 -- Matchpoint, an online service for people to anonymously request and    compare offers and proposals from businesses, announced today the    beta launch of its service to include over 10 million local businesses    across the United States. Consumers now have more options to quickly and    privately get competitive offers from local businesses in their    neighborhoods as well as from major corporations that operate    nationwide. -- From LASIK eye surgeons to gyms to house cleaners, Matchpoint provides    consumers with a new way to find and select businesses that can provide    them with the products or services they need. -- Matchpoint's matching service allows consumers to forego the fatigue    that results from using search engines to find relevant businesses as    well as the effort that goes into contacting and researching    businesses -- many of which are not online. Instead, with Matchpoint:     -- Consumers describe their needs by filling out a short category        specific search form after which they are matched with three to five        businesses that match their criteria.     -- Businesses then have an opportunity to respond to the consumer's        search through Matchpoint's proxy message service. -- The consumer's email or personal information is never given out, so    they maintain control of the process, evaluate the responses, and can    then contact the business(es) directly whenever it is convenient for    them. -- Users can access the Matchpoint search forms on thousands of websites    in Matchpoint's partner network, where they are placed relevant to the    content they are reading. 

News Facts for Businesses

 --  The Matchpoint model expands on the success seen in key verticals such     as finance, health and fitness, to 10 million businesses in nearly 3,000     business categories. --  Unlike traditional search engines or PPC models, Matchpoint     advertisers only pay to have their offer or proposal delivered to qualified     prospects that meet their target customer profile. --  The expansion scales a model established by GetVendors.com, which     Matchpoint recently acquired. Search portal GetVendors.com is an online     resource for consumers looking for household services in California. --  Integrating the GetVendors technology, Matchpoint now includes a     unique method of delivering leads to local businesses over the telephone     whenever they are matched to a consumer's search. --  Local businesses that are not already registered with Matchpoint can     respond to consumers via voice mail messages that Matchpoint delivers to     the consumers' email inbox (the consumer always remains anonymous). --  Local businesses that do the majority of their business over the phone     can now utilize Matchpoint to meet new customers online without needing to     have a web site or any online marketing expertise.      

Matchpoint

Matchpoint is the easier way for people to request and compare competitive offers from businesses. Launched in 2007, Matchpoint is headquartered in Mountain View, California and offers a way for consumers to anonymously connect with just about any type of service provider via Matchpoint.com or its trusted partner network. Finally there's a way to get service providers to compete for your business while keeping your personal information private.

Please use this link to access the Matchpoint blog (http://blog.matchpoint.com/)

Please use this link for access to Matchpoint (http://www.matchpoint.com/)

Quotes, attributable to Matchpoint/GetVendors.com executives:

 --  "We are focused on providing consumers with a more efficient, and     extremely private, way to connect with any of the millions of businesses     that can provide the products or services they need," said Matchpoint     President Peter Adams. "The Matchpoint model takes the work off the     consumer by putting businesses in a competitive situation to win the     consumer's business, not vice versa." --  "There are many local businesses that are not online but are looking     to tap into online channels to meet new customers," said Adams. "Matchpoint     now provides local businesses with a much needed bridge that connects them     to online prospects via the telephone." --  "We are pleased to become a part of the Matchpoint team and see the     next evolution of local search expand across all products and services     nationwide," said GetVendors.com CEO Ashish Mohole. "Matchpoint gives     consumers an easy way to input their search preferences and get competitive     offers and proposals sent to them in a private and quick fashion."

Please contact Julia Stemerman at matchpointpr@shiftcomm.com to arrange an interview, graphics and/or for additional quotes.

 Contact: Justine Navaja (agency) SHIFT Communications 415.591.8479 Email Contactwww.matchpoint.com

SOURCE: Matchpoint

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