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CandyWarehouse.com selected as small business finalist in Yahoo!’s Ultimate Connection Contest!

June 16, 2007 on 9:08 am | In Candy | No Comments

WHAT: Yahoo! and Ivanka Trump have chosen Irwindale small business CandyWarehouse.com as one of five finalists in Yahoo!’s Ultimate Connection Contest. The unique, local small business was selected from over 9,000 entries and now needs votes from the online community to become one of three winners to claim the prize package.

 

WHY: As part of its Be A Better Marketer Campaign, Yahoo! launched the Ultimate Connection contest to help small business owners better market themselves online to attract new customers. The competition will award three winners prize packages with a combined value of more than $100,000, and will culminate in an unusual ‘power lunch’ event high above New York City in July. Prize packages include:
· $25,000 keyword ad campaign budget from Yahoo! Search Marketing;
· Mentoring throughout the year from recognized marketing ‘stars’ such as Shira D. Goodman, executive vice president of marketing, Staples; Raymond Joabar, GM Credit Card Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, OPEN from American Express®; and Yahoo!’s own chief marketing officer Cammie Dunaway;
· A spectacular “Ultimate Connection” power lunch in New York City with mentors and Ivanka Trump;
· Access to a Yahoo! Search Marketing expert throughout the year;
· A Web site makeover, courtesy of Yahoo! Small Business and Web site development firm FastPivot.

WHO: Irwindale, CA-based CandyWarehouse (www.candywarehouse.com) has been in business since 1998 and prides itself in a vast offering of over 2,500 fresh bulk, novelty, and seasonal candies, including hard-to-find confections that bring back childhood memories, from candy buttons to sour Pez, gourmet chocolates to alien glow pops, and horehound sticks to gummi brains! CandyWarehouse.com makes it easy to find just about any candy you’re looking for, with products organized by category/type, occasions/themes, brands, and color.

WHEN: Online voting begins on Thursday, June 14 and closes on Sunday, June 24.

WHERE: The Public can view a short video of the five finalists, and vote for their favorite at

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kristen Wareham
Yahoo!
(818) 524-4550
wareham@yahoo-inc.com
Ed Bryson
Fleishman Hillard
(214) 665-1328
ed.bryson@fleishman.com