TSIG - Major Press Release
National Hockey League Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito Signs to
Represent Internet Music Retailer TeleServices International Group
PR Newswire - December 03, 1998 11:04
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleServices International Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSIG), a
fully integrated provider of outsourced teleservices and retail music CDs through the Internet, announced today that it has
retained former Boston Bruin and New York Ranger hockey great Phil Esposito as a company spokesman and consultant.
Mr. Esposito will act as the Company's liaison to the NHL, its franchises and other sports organizations, especially in
connection with the promotion of the Compact Connection (CCI) Music Card.
As for why he joined TSIG, Mr. Esposito commented, "I think the MusicCard is going to revolutionize sports promotion.
After they see us do it in the NHL, it will lead on to football, baseball and basketball, and that's just fine with us. We are
very excited about our relationship with CCI--we think it's going to be terrific!" Added TSIG President James Guild, "CCI
is uniquely positioned in the $35 billion global music market and $71 million online music market -- we have linked our
Compact Connection website to our state-of-the-art call center. Our competitors -- CDNow, K-Tel, and Amazon.com --
have gone over entirely to the Internet and have neglected the personal contact that many customers desire. Compact
Connection also offers the best prices available, especially for new releases."
TSIG recently completed a $2 million technology upgrade at its call center operation, and has fully integrated its call center
operation with the Internet retail music website of Compact Connection. CCI links business on its discount music website,
compactconnection.com, with personalized one-on-one service through TSIG's state-of-the-art call center.
Also, CCI's private label MusicCards provide its strategic partners a promotional vehicle they can use to derive direct
financial benefit from the sale of each discount MusicCard. Card holders are able to buy virtually any CD or cassette,
including new releases, at "rock bottom" prices.
Robert P. Gordon, Chairman and CEO of TeleServices International remarked, "We are delighted to have Mr. Esposito on
our team. His contacts in the NHL and other professional sports are an important part of our aggressive new marketing and
advertising strategy for both TSIG and Compact Connection."
Compact Connection promotes the MusicCard, using a combination of consumer and trade media, banner advertising on the
Internet, television, and innovative promotions implemented through its strategic MusicCard partners. CCI's print campaign
includes ads in Rolling Stone and Stereo Review magazines.
CCI has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Music Foundation, a leading charitable organization in the
music industry dedicated to preserving American Music and the people who bring it to us.
TeleServices International Group Inc., is a provider of fully integrated global teleservices to companies that are in the
business of selling products and services through toll-free numbers and the Internet. Visit TSIG's website at
stockprofiles.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the 1933 Securities Act and
Section 21E of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially, as the result of such factors as
competition in the markets for outsourced teleservices and for retail compact discs, the availability of financing at favorable
terms, and other factors detailed in the Company's public filings with the SEC.
SOURCE TeleServices International Group Inc.
/CONTACT: Robert Gordon, Chairman of TeleServices International Group,
Inc., 813-897-4000; or Mark Kabbash, President of VistaQuest Financial Public
Relations, 212-551-7874, for TeleServices International Group/
/Web site: tsig.com
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