VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 20, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- VoIPMDU.COM (Pink Sheets:VPMD) (www.voipmdu.com) today announced the launch of a multi-faceted marketing campaign to promote sales of its PointsPhone(tm) VoIP telephony products and long distance discount bundles.
Currently underway, the promotion called "POINTSPHONE SWEEPSTAKES" is featured on the Company's corporate partner, Points.com's website, www.points.com/pointsphone where it is featured in banners and ads. The Company is also featuring the promotion on its corporate websites: www.voipmdu.com and www.pointsphone.com. Participants are directed to become subscribers of Points.com for free, a value of CDN $29.95. Becoming a Points.com member provides access to the swapping, trading and redemption of loyalty points and/or miles on the world's largest loyalty reward program management portal. Points.com's portal provides access to over 40 corporate loyalty programs including air travel, hotel accommodations, retailers and dining establishments around the world.
New subscribers to PointsPhone(tm) Packages (there are three packages ranging in price from $14.95 to $39.95 per month) may pay for their VoIP telephony bundles with their loyalty points/miles and will be eligible to win one of six one-year Platinum PointsPhone(tm) Packages, a CDN $660.00 value. Points.com is now implementing an online email program to over 400,000 Points.com subscribers. VoIPMDU.COM is augmenting the promotion with online web banners, small space newspaper ads and a direct mail program in the form of door-hangers to consumers and small businesses. The first stage of this program will be focused on potential users in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
The Company feels that its joint promotional program with Points.com will open the door to thousands of potential customers who for the first time will be able to purchase their monthly VoIP telephony products with their loyalty points/miles instead of using cash. The program is scheduled to run to October 31, 2005.
VoIPMDU.COM is a broadband VoIP telecom company offering local and long distance VoIP services, PointsPhone(tm) products, PlatinumPhone(tm) products, pay-per-view and video-on-demand products through its subsidiary, LivePlayOnline.com (www.liveplayonline.com) to consumers, business owners and multiple dwelling unit buildings. The Company offers turnkey solutions for all of its voice/video/data applications including a state-of-the-art billing platform.
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