Calling All Cars Sweepstakes
18 November 1999
Cars.com and Telstreet.com Partner Up for the Calling All Cars Sweepstakes
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 -- Cars.com and Telstreet.com want to help
make staying in touch a bit easier. Beginning Nov. 1 and running through
Dec. 15, cars.com and Telstreet.com will be giving away 75 Nokia 6160 digital
wireless phone kits in the cars.com "Calling All Cars" Sweepstakes.
Consumers can enter the national sweepstakes by logging onto the cars.com
Web site at http://www.cars.com or by mailing in their entry(1). Winners in the
Calling All Cars Sweepstakes will be revealed on the cars.com Web site in
early-January.
"The Calling All Cars Sweepstakes is the latest in a series of cars.com
sweepstakes," said Valerie LeBan, consumer online marketing manager for
cars.com. "In addition to establishing cars.com as a valuable online resource
among consumers, we want to provide them with a little something extra. We
are constantly looking for ways to make our site more educational as well as
fun and entertaining."
As a leading automotive shopping and information site, cars.com is
continuously looking for new ways to attract consumers. As a part of their
effort to increase traffic, cars.com is committed to sponsoring a variety of
sweepstakes throughout the year. Previous sweepstakes include last year's
holiday season giveaway, The Jingle Bug Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner
received a custom-made metallic purple Volkswagen Beetle. In addition,
cars.com awarded the two grand prize winners in the Cars of Summer
Sweepstakes, a one-year lease on their favorite car of summer.
"The Nokia 6160 package is great for consumers who are interested in using
their wireless phone in their car in the safest way possible," said Courtney
Jinks, vice president of marketing for Telstreet.com. "The Calling All Cars
sweepstakes gives consumers the chance to win a wireless prize package worth
over $200."
About cars.com
Cars.com simplifies local new and used car shopping on the Internet. With
inventory in 26 of the top 30 U.S. markets, cars.com is the only automotive
Web site to provide daily updates of dealer inventories. Cars.com allows
consumers to search vehicle listings by zip code, vehicle make, model and year
and easily submit a quote request to a car dealer by e-mail, fax or telephone.
In addition to vehicle pricing, cars.com provides consumers with trusted
automotive information, including rich editorial content pertaining to
real-life issues such as how to purchase a vehicle and tips for parents of
young drivers. The site also provides consumers with tools such as an auto
loan calculator, news and reports on new and used vehicles, more than 3,500
independent automotive reviews (1983-present), vehicle performance data and
vehicle recall information. Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures,
Inc., which is based in Chicago.
About Classified Ventures
Classified Ventures, Inc., provides nationally branded online services for
the developing e-commerce opportunities in the classified advertising market
place that build upon the capabilities and local expertise of a national
affiliate network of more than 130 newspapers. The company currently operates
the national Web sites Apartments.com(TM), http://www.apartments.com,
auctions.com(TM), http://www.auctions.com, cars.com(TM), http://www.cars.com, Moving
Center(TM), http://www.movingcenter.com and NewHomeNetwork.com(TM),
http://www.newhomenetwork.com. Classified Ventures, Inc. also operates
HomeHunter(TM), a local resale real estate service.
Classified Ventures, Inc. was formed by eight leading media
companies -- Central Newspapers, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder, The
McClatchy Company, The New York Times Company, The Times Mirror Company,
Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company.
About Telstreet.com
Telstreet.com is a leading e-tailer of wireless phones, service and
accessories. The company offers a simplified shopping experience that enables
consumers to make a confident choice when purchasing wireless products and
services. Consumers will find leading brands and the best wireless values on
the Web shipped free of charge. For more information, visit
http://www.telstreet.com .
(1) To enter by mail, send a 3 x 5 card on which you have hand printed
your first and last name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if
available) to: Cars.com "Calling All Cars" Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 3933,
Department V, St. Cloud, MN 56397. All U.S. mail-in entries must be
postmarked by Dec. 15, 1999 and received by Dec. 22, 1999. Limit one entry per
person, regardless of means of entry; only the first entry will be accepted.