ULTC- ULTIMATE DIRECT INC...
i am posting the news just to show
some recent news on the company..
i do expect ian(bizfn)to run another piece on them
(BSNS WIRE) Ultimate Announces Red Hot Connect.com as the Portal Site fo
Ultimate Announces Red Hot Connect.com as the Portal Site for Web Access Cards
a Direct Media Gateway to the Internet
Business Editors
VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 1999--Ultimate Direct,
a division of ULTC (OTC:Bulletin Board:ULTC) has announced today the
creation of its portal site Red Hot Connect.com. The site will offer
consumers discounts, savings and special offers from nationally
recognized companies that participate in ULTC's Web Access Card
marketing program.
Red Hot Connect.com is expected to be live on the Internet June
30, 1999.
ULTC announced its new product, Web Access Cards, on June 3, 1999
as a direct marketing program distributed through convenience stores.
Consumers shopping at convenience stores will have the opportunity to
buy Web Access Cards through participating retail chains. According to
the National Association of Convenience Stores there are 96,700
convenience store in the United States with average monthly traffic of
750 people a day.
Red Hot Connect.com is a portal site where customers register and
verify the purchase of their Web Access Card to receive fulfillment of
marketing offers. The site creates a direct link between the real
world advertisement and the Internet through direct response
techniques. As an advertising tool, Web Access Cards and Red Hot
Connect.com can deliver advertising impressions and new customers at a
very low cost to the advertiser.
"Consumers are always looking for the best products at the best
price. Web Access Cards are a marketing tool that tells customers
about savings, discounts and offers from e-commerce companies. Card
purchasers simply access the Internet and go to Red Hot Connect.com to
receive their incentives from our advertisers," said Mark Jensen,
Marketing Director for ULTC.
Jensen calls Red Hot Connect.com a Direct Media Gateway. It is an |
