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Pitney Bowes and Zazzle Team Up to Launch Innovative Online Retail Center for Customized Business Products On-Demand
Wednesday 26. November 2008 - Store Offers High Quality, Personalization of Products, Affordable Pricing, and Quick Turnaround Time
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), the worlds leading mailstream technology company, today announced in collaboration with Zazzle, an on-demand retail platform for consumers and major brands, the launch of an online retail center for customized business products. Organizations can now personalize and purchase unique, high quality, one-of-a-kind products on-demand with discount incentives to help market their businesses year-round at www.zazzle.pb.com. And, just in time for the holiday season, businesses are able to create custom holiday cards and gifts for their customers and employees.
Today through December 31, 2008, business customers will be incentivized with different promotions ranging from free shipping to deep-discount specials on a variety of merchandise. Initial products available include customized real U.S. postage, holiday cards, business cards, apparel, drinkware, postcards, posters and framing, key chains, magnets, and more. Customers can choose from hundreds of customizable templates or create their own products online instantly. The majority of products are produced on-demand, within 24 hours, and there are no start-up fees, or minimum quantities to place orders.
The new online retail center for customized business products expands Pitney Bowess existing relationship with Zazzle. Pitney Bowes is the postage engine behind Zazzles leading customized and real U.S. postage offering.
“Expanding our relationship with Zazzle is a natural fit for Pitney Bowes and we are excited to be teaming up to introduce our online retail center for customizing business products,” said John Schloff, vice president, global strategy and business development, mailing solutions management, Pitney Bowes. “Organizations are under more pressure than ever right now to find ways to connect with customers while managing costs. Our online retail center offers a wide variety of options to personalize products to help organizations market their business in a convenient, efficient and cost-effective way.”
“Through the online retail center with Pitney Bowes we are able to extend our value proposition and on-demand product platform to businesses and empower them to quickly, and cost-effectively, build brand awareness through custom business merchandise,” said Jeff Beaver, co-founder and chief product officer, Zazzle. “We look forward to growing this market and further supporting business customers by providing them with an unparalleled online, and on-demand, custom product offering.”
For a full listing of promotional opportunities and dates through 2008, please visit www.zazzle.pb.com. In the coming months, Pitney Bowes and Zazzle will increase the number of innovative customizable products available, and continue to offer periodic deep-discount special pricing on products, as well as volume discounts.