Post-Newsweek Chooses CityVoter for Online Detroit Guide, '4thebest'
Post-Newsweek Chooses CityVoter for Online Detroit Guide, '4thebest'
CityVoter platform increases site traffic, enables more precise audience targeting for advertisers, and builds relationships with local online community
BOSTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CityVoter Inc., provider of exclusive metro guides for leading media companies that want to establish their websites as premier destinations for local information, announced that Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. has selected CityVoter to build, manage, and maintain an interactive online metro guide (http://www.clickondetroit.com/4TheBest) for their local Detroit television station, NBC-affiliate WDIV.
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CityVoter metro guides increase website traffic and build social interaction for local television station websites by enhancing the value of the content delivered to and about the local community. Post-Newsweek joins a growing list of leading media companies that have chosen CityVoter to deliver hyper-local content that increases traffic, engages the local online community, and connects site visitors with local businesses.
"ClickOnDetroit.com has a long history of leadership and innovation in digital media and local online news," said Josh Walker, CityVoter CEO. "By giving locally owned businesses a free platform to promote themselves online, Post-Newsweek reinforces their commitment to the Detroit community. The '4TheBest' metro guide offers a richer online experience, emphasizing the local perspective with features like user-generated comments, photos, videos and more."
CityVoter's metro guides give local businesses a free online presence and easy-to-use tools to manage their listings, saving them time and money and increasing their exposure to an increasingly savvy consumer base. In addition, each guide offers a list of the best local businesses, which is determined by the local community through an annual "best-of" contest in which visitors nominate and vote for their favorite businesses. The guides offer reviews and photos posted by customers, enhancing the value of a local business listing- both for the business and for those searching for detailed local information.
"CityVoter has developed an excellent platform for engaging local consumers and businesses," Steve Wasserman, VP/General Manager for WDIV. "We offer news, sports and weather produced in Detroit, for Detroit. This guide is another example of why ClickOnDetroit.com is where Detroit locals go for information."
ClickOnDetroit.com/4TheBest launched on June 27, 2007. Voting will begin July 9, 2007.
About Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc.
Post-Newsweek Stations is the owner and operator of six VHF television stations: WDIV-Detroit (NBC affiliate), KPRC-Houston (NBC affiliate), WPLG- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (ABC affiliate), WKMG-Orlando (CBS affiliate), KSAT-San Antonio (ABC affiliate), and WJXT-Jacksonville (independent). Post-Newsweek stations produce high-quality local news and information programming and strive to be constructive members of their communities.
About CityVoter Inc.
Founded in 2005, CityVoter builds image-based city guides for leading media companies interested in enhancing the local relevancy of their websites and strengthening their relationships with their online communities. CityVoter guides are the premier destinations for local commercial content, featuring descriptions, photos, videos, maps, and customer comments on the top local businesses. Each guide features a "best-of" contest to discover the best local businesses, as chosen by the local community. CityVoter is rapidly innovating in the areas of video, mobile, and social networking to dramatically increase site traffic and deliver targeted, engaged consumers to advertisers. Current media partner clients include CBS Television Stations' WBZ-TV, Gannett, Hearst-Argyle, and Post-Newsweek Stations. For more information, visit http://www.cityvoter.com/.
Contacts: Caralyn Quigley Eileen Pacheco CityVoter Inc. Tango Group 617-741-3100 781-556-1026 cquigley@cityvoter.com eileen@tango-group.com
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Source: CityVoter Inc.
CONTACT: Caralyn Quigley of CityVoter Inc., +1-617-741-3100,
cquigley@cityvoter.com; or Eileen Pacheco of Tango Group, +1-781-556-1026,
eileen@tango-group.com, for CityVoter Inc.
Web site: http://www.cityvoter.com/
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