CityVoter Online Guides to Best Local Businesses Gaining Traction in Major Metros Across the U.S.
CityVoter network grew to 14 partner-branded metro guides in 2007, generating millions of page views for media partners and votes for local businesses
BOSTON (Dec. 19, 2007) - CityVoter Inc., provider of online local business guides and "best of" contest platforms for leading media companies, announced today that it has grown its network from two cities in 2006 to 14 partner-branded metro guides in 2007, generating millions of page views and driving more than two million unique visitors to media partner web sites.
The CityVoter network is also gaining traction among local business advertisers and consumers across the U.S.-14 "best of" contests on partner-branded metro guides produced nearly 500,000 user-generated comments, 30,000 business profiles and more than 1.2 million votes, all of which helps consumers make more informed local buying decisions.
"It is gratifying for an early stage company like CityVoter to see the adoption of our local online marketing solutions by media partners, local businesses and consumers," said Josh Walker, chief executive officer, CityVoter. "We plan to leverage our accomplishments of this past year to significantly grow and enhance the value of our platform and achieve even greater goals in 2008."
During the past year CityVoter also expanded the services available to small businesses that participate in its online local guides, through business solution partnerships with VistaPrint Limited, leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers, and Constant Contact, leading provider of e-mail marketing and online survey tools for small organizations.
CityVoter media partners include station KCRG-TV9 (Cedar Rapids) as well as corporate partners Fox Interactive Media, Hearst-Argyle Television Inc., McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, and Post-Newsweek. CityVoter partner-branded metro guides are currently live in Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Diego, and West Palm and the Treasure Coast.
About CityVoter, Inc.
Founded in 2005, CityVoter, Inc. helps consumers find the best local businesses in their cities. Millions of locals visit CityVoter.com and its partner-branded metro guides daily to search, nominate, vote for, and comment on their favorite businesses. CityVoter builds its image-based metro guides for major media companies like Fox, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, and Post-Newsweek, to enhance the local relevancy of their websites and strengthen their relationships with their local communities. These guides are the premier destinations for local commercial content, featuring descriptions, photos, videos, maps, and customer comments about the top local businesses. Each partner-branded metro guide features a "best-of" contest to discover the best local businesses, as chosen by the local community. Rich photo galleries give visitors a storefront view of local shops, bars, food, products, clothing and more. The CityVoter.com destination site provides valuable answers to consumer-posted questions that enable visitors to weigh in with their choices for the best their city has to offer. To learn more about CityVoter, CityVoter.com and CityVoter's partner-branded metro guides, visit www.cityvoter.com.
Contact:
- Caralyn Quigley
- CityVoter, Inc.
- 617.741.3100 x150
- Eileen Pacheo
- Tango Group
- 781.556.1026


