JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW), a leading provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses, today announced a service collaboration with Sam's Club, a leading membership warehouse club, to benefit Sam's Club members seeking to grow their business while realizing incredible savings via Web.com's Online Marketing Solutions. Available now at SamsClub.com/onlinemarketing, Sam's Club and Web.com are offering member-exclusive Do-It-Yourself and Build-It-For-Me business bundles for Custom Websites, Local Online Advertising, Social Marketing and Email Marketing among other marketing services providing expert support at a significant savings off retail prices. These solutions are specifically designed to respond to Sam's Club Business members' need to successfully build or improve their online presence, reach and engagement with prospects and customers, while saving money and time through their Sam's Club membership.
"Web.com continually looks for new opportunities to better serve America's small businesses by providing the products and services they need to compete in today's marketplace," stated Jefre Futch, senior vice president, Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Web.com. "Our collaboration with Sam's Club is a unique and significant initiative, as we are bringing together the power of the Sam's Club brand for serving small businesses and the Web.com brand to help small businesses succeed online. Millions of Sam's Club members will now have access to the enhanced value of Web.com's suite of web related services as well as savings, simply by utilizing their Sam's Club memberships."
"Our members repeatedly tell us that building their customer base is a top concern," said Sam's Club Vice President of Member Services MiKaela Wardlaw Lemmon. "Providing member-exclusive savings to Web.com's comprehensive, yet convenient online marketing solutions will help small businesses and entrepreneurs stand out from the crowd and get noticed online. Sam's Club is thrilled for Web.com to join our portfolio of industry experts that provide critical business services to our members."
According to a recent survey conducted by Web.com1, 50 percent of small businesses do not have an online presence. Yet we know that having a website, along with a good online marketing plan, are a small business' most effective and economical tools to reach customers and prospects. Studies show that 97 percent of consumers search for products and services online. Then, once their search is completed, 82 percent of those people take action and reach out to a searched business. Sam's Club has teamed with Web.com to help their Business Members harness the power of the internet to grow their businesses.
For more information about Sam's Club member-exclusive savings on Web.com products and services, visit SamsClub.com/onlinemarketing or call 1-877-897-8769.
1 – Web.com Small Business Decision Maker Survey September 2014.
About Web.com
Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW) provides a full range of Internet services to small businesses to help them compete and succeed online. Web.com is owner of several global domain registrars and further meets the needs of small businesses anywhere along their lifecycle with affordable, subscription-based solutions including website design and management, search engine optimization, online marketing campaigns, local sales leads, social media, mobile products, eCommerce solutions and call center services. To get more information, visit www.web.com; follow Web.com on Twitter @webdotcom or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/web.com. For additional online marketing resources and small business networking, please visit Web.com's Small Business Summit.
About Sam's Club
Sam's Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings and services to millions of members in 649 clubs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Small business owners can grow their business with Sam's Club through savings on a suite of online services, including legal, payroll, online marketing and accounting solutions. To experience small business savings, visit SamsClub.com/services, the Sam's Club Newsroom, shop the Business Center at SamsClub.com, and interact with Sam's Club on Twitter and Facebook.
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