To: Jon Tara who wrote (17653 ) 1/5/1999 2:59:00 PM From: randmiser Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18444
JT must of missed this........Enhanced Services Launches Group Omni-net.com, 1999 Web Ad Budget Increases to $25 Million to Support E-Commerce Expansion LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhanced Services Company, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ESVS - news) and Zulu-tek, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ZULU - news) announced today that to support ad revenue growth and expansion of its e-commerce business with the recent acquisition of BrandsForLess.com, ESVS has formed a new web-advertising subsidiary, Group Omni-net.com. Rob Chmiel, Chief Operating Officer of ESVS, said, ''With the formation of Group Omni-net.com, we are now positioned to become a dominant web-advertising and e-commerce force. We have made a significant commitment by increasing our on-line ad budget to $25.0 million for 1999 to facilitate greater market penetration for BrandsForLess.com and our other e-commerce ventures. The immediate impact of the recent ad campaign has clearly demonstrated the positive synergy created with the Enhanced-BrandsForLess combination. ''We have also interviewed several industry leaders to fill the position of CEO of Omni-net and expect to announce that appointment in January and launch the new website,'' Mr. Chmiel added. BrandsForLess.com is dedicated to simplifying Internet shopping for the consumer. On-line shoppers can now find, select and purchase products across multiple categories as they would in a physical shopping mall. BrandForLess.com currently offers over 1,500 brands and over 500,000 products. ESVS rolled out the initial on-line ad campaign for BrandsForLess.com on DejaNews.com, CNN.com, WarnerBros., SportsLine, Webcrawler, Excite, Geocities and the Zulu network, and has experienced substantial increases in traffic as a result. Enhanced Services, its combination with Zulu-tek and its pending acquisitions, represent the convergence under one umbrella of diverse e-commerce and internet ad solutions. Forward looking statements in this release concerning trends or a