Vendio Launches E-commerce Blogger Search Contest
Winner will receive an iPad2, a paid blogging contract for Vendable, the Vendio blog, the opportunity to attend e-commerce and social media conferences, and a subscription to the Vendio "Get it All" selling plan.
SAN MATEO, Calif. October 6, 2011 — Vendio Services Inc., the leading provider of ecommerce software for online merchants, is announcing the launch of an e-commerce blogger search contest. One blogger will be chosen to win a paid blogging contract writing for Vendable, the Vendio blog, an iPad2 to help with research and writing, as well as the opportunity to attend e-commerce and social media conferences throughout the year. In addition, the chosen blogger will win a free subscription to Vendio's Get it All package to create an online store and use Vendio to sell on multiple sales channels including eBay, Amazon, Facebook, and comparison shopping engines.
"Vendable, the Vendio blog, is written not only for the 100,000+ online merchants who use Vendio to power their businesses, but for all online entrepreneurs. We want to harness the power of the social web to help us find someone who is just as passionate as we are about helping businesses grow," said Mike Effle, Vendio's CEO. "There are hundreds of terrific, well-written small business and e-commerce blogs out there. We want to help one of these bloggers achieve more exposure through Vendable."
Vendio seeks bloggers of any experience and social following. All applicants must be passionate about e-commerce. Interested bloggers simply need to write a sample blog post and fill out the form at Ecommercewriter.com. A winner will be chosen on November 11th, 2011.
About Vendio
Vendio is a leader in eCommerce, providing hosted software-as-a-service (SAAS) solutions for merchants. Vendio's consumer offering, Dealio, is one of the top Web 2.0 shopping sites providing coupons, comparison shopping, and user generated deals. Dealio is a direct descendant of Auctionwatch, Vendio’s pioneering comparison shopping search engine for auctions created in 1998. Today Dealio provides some of the best bargains and product depth of any shopping site by leveraging the thousands of stores hosted by Vendio.Vendio was founded in January, 1999 and is the independent leader in multi-channel online sales. Each year, tens of thousands of merchants use Vendio's sales management and merchandising services to sell over $1.6 billion of merchandise on both their own branded stores as well as the Web's leading marketplaces such as eBay. Vendio is a profitable Silicon Valley startup which acquired the assets of long time competitor Andale in 2006. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA with offices in Bucharest, Romania and Bangalore, India. Vendio is backed by Lighthouse Capital Partners and MVC Capital.
Vendio and Dealio are trademarks of Vendio Services, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners, without intent to infringe.
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