The Occasions Group Announces Acquisition of Red Stamp

NORTH MANKATO, Minn., Aug. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Corporation and its affiliate The Occasions Group announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire Red Stamp of Minneapolis, MN, becoming part of The Occasions Group business unit. Red Stamp will continue to carry its brand name, website and offering in the market place.

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"We are thrilled to become a part of The Occasions Group, a strong company with a long-standing tradition of quality and service in personalized correspondence," said Erin Newkirk, CEO and Co-Founder of Red Stamp.  "Our mission to Make Relationships Stronger has just become substantially more meaningful. We look forward to introducing many new offerings to our existing clients and serving new ones as we continue to evolve the social correspondence space."

"The acquisition of Red Stamp provides The Occasions Group with a leading mobile app offering personalized communications directly from your mobile device," said Mike Provenzano, President of The Occasions Group.  "The Red Stamp app is a top 1% lifestyle App in the Apple Store and we are excited to have them as part of our team. Red Stamp brings a top-notch mobile experience that will blend well with our long-standing experience and offerings in the printed social stationery and communications arena, furthering our goal to be the first choice in personalized communications for life events."

About Red Stamp
Red Stamp is a social commerce startup that has forever changed the conversation in correspondence.  Over 1.25 million users strong, Red Stamp is best known for its award-winning, top 1% lifestyle app in Apple's App Store, with over 1,000 designs that can be personalized with photos + text and then shared from your mobile device and/or desktop computer via Chrome and Safari {Internet Explorer and Firefox support coming soon!} in a multitude of ways: texts, tweets, emails, Instagram, Facebook, paper postcards and soon to be printed cards in envelopes.  Red Stamp is on a mission to make relationships stronger, one personalized post at a time. Join in at www.redstamp.com and go to the App Store and download the App on to your IOS device.

About The Occasions Group
The Occasions Group is focused on being the first choice in personalized communications for life events. The organization creates and provides products, services and opportunities that connect people and grow relationships, including helping customers express their uniqueness and connect with friends, family or customers. The Occasions Group helps people celebrate millions of life events and occasions each year. www.theoccasionsgroup.com

About Taylor Corporation
Taylor Corporation is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, with more than 80 subsidiaries and 9,000 employees. Taylor provides the interactive, printing and marketing solutions that help build the world's most popular brands. Its products are embraced by everyone from brides to big box retailers and from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. www.taylorcorp.com.

SOURCE The Occasions Group

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