Small Business Growth Opportunities Accelerated Through Partnership Between PR Newswire and BizDeals

NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PR Newswire, the global leader of innovative marketing and communications solutions, today announced a partnership with BizDeals, the newly launched social eCommerce site that offers affordable deals on products and services that help small businesses cost-effectively generate brand awareness and drive growth.

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BizDeals' weekly deals deliver savings on products and services in the categories of Business Essentials, Business Growth, and Rewards & Recognition.  From marketing services and computer products to travel deals and entertainment, these categories encompass the most vital areas where savings can help small businesses grow their businesses more effectively.

PR Newswire, the featured launch sponsor of BizDeals, recently unveiled its enhanced PR Toolkit, the comprehensive online resource that provides content, advice and tools on best practice in marketing and communications tailored to small businesses and entrepreneurs.  "We understand that small businesses have unique communications and marketing needs and with our essential communications tools offered through BizDeals, these businesses will be able to advance their business objectives significantly," said Karen Meyer, vice president, Strategic Channels, PR Newswire.

During the week of May 23rd, BizDeals will feature a deal on PR Newswire's newest distribution service for small businesses that will offer significant savings to those looking to share content online, drive traffic to their website and increase exposure among their key audiences.  While some of BizDeals offerings require a minimum number of purchases or change based on volume purchased, this deal, which will fall under the "Business Growth" category, will allow registered users to take advantage of the savings with instant purchase.  

"We are delighted to work with innovative partners like PR Newswire who understand the needs of small businesses and are tailoring their products to meet those needs," said Mark Reese, CEO and founder, BizDeals.  "We look forward to deepening our partner relationships by continuing to give access to the greatest deals for small businesses of any group buying site on the market."

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com) is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry 56 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimize and target content -- from rich media to online video to multimedia -- and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, and is a UBM plc company.

About BizDeals

Founded in 2010, BizDeals is an innovative B2B group buying site that offers new and exclusive offers to small businesses on a weekly basis.  Through BizDeals, small businesses can take advantage of deep discounts on the products and services they really need, offered by the national brands they know and trust.  Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BizDeals. For more information or to join the BizDeals network, visit www.bizdeals.com.  

CONTACT:  Rachel Meranus, VP Marketing & Communications, PR Newswire, +1-201-360-6776 or [email protected].

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