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VistaPrint and CityVoter Help Local Businesses Promote Themselves

Exclusive Relationship Enables CityVoter Businesses to Design and Purchase High-Quality, Low-Cost Marketing Materials to Raise Awareness and Gain Recognition

Boston, MA and Hamilton, Bermuda - October 17, 2007 - CityVoter Inc., provider of exclusive metro guides for leading media companies that want to establish their websites as premier destinations for local information, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT), the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers.

Under the terms of the agreement, CityVoter is offering specially designed marketing materials through VistaPrint that enable local businesses to raise awareness and gather votes for annual "best of" award programs run by CityVoter in more than 14 cities with 25 more planned by the end of 2008. The materials include full-color point of sale counter cards, postcards, calendar magnets and flyers displaying the award program logo, which can be customized with business information and voting links. A win for local businesses, 250 counter cards and 100 postcards are free. Other products are available at a low cost.

In addition to award program marketing materials, CityVoter local businesses also have access to special offers from VistaPrint all year long on low-cost marketing materials and services specifically designed for small businesses. These include letterhead, brochures, business cards postcards, mailing services and more.

"We are proud to provide valuable marketing products and services for local businesses across all of CityVoter's cities," commented Bryan Seastead manager of partner programs for VistaPrint. "CityVoter has demonstrated they have a strong connection to the local business community, and we've been impressed with their ability to engage local business owners and consumers. This makes CityVoter an excellent fit for VistaPrint."

"We choose best of class partners and VistaPrint is an expert at helping small businesses quickly and easily design and print marketing materials that make an impact," said Josh Walker, president, CityVoter. "Our relationship with VistaPrint affirms CityVoter's commitment to fulfilling the promotional needs of local businesses."

VistaPrint offers a number of other high-quality products and services including brochures, postcards, business cards, T-Shirts, mailing services and much more. Products are customizable, full-color, printed on high-quality paper and available for a low-cost. All printed products can be customized with text both inside and outside, or front and back, and customers can upload photos and other images and incorporate them into the design of their products. Depending on the type of product, quantity options range from just one all the way up to 20,000. Most products can be designed, printed and received in as little as three business days.

CityVoter's metro guides give local businesses a free online presence, low-cost promotion packages, and easy-to-use tools to manage their listings, saving them time and money and increasing their exposure to an increasingly savvy consumer base. In addition, each guide offers a list of the best local businesses, which is determined by the local community through an annual "best-of" contest in which visitors nominate and vote for their favorite businesses. The guides feature user reviews and photos posted by customers, enhancing the value of a local business listing—both for the business and for those searching for detailed local information. CityVoter guides have proven to engage local online audiences, increasing media partners' website traffic with millions of page views, thousands of emails, votes and comments.

About CityVoter, Inc.
Founded in 2005, CityVoter builds image-based city guides for leading media companies interested in enhancing the local relevancy of their websites and strengthening their relationships with their online communities. CityVoter guides are the premier destinations for local commercial content, featuring descriptions, photos, videos, maps, and customer comments on the top local businesses. Each guide features a "best-of" contest to discover the best local businesses, as chosen by the local community. CityVoter is rapidly innovating in the areas of video, mobile, and social networking to dramatically increase site traffic and deliver targeted, engaged consumers to advertisers. Current media partner clients include Fox Interactive Media, Gannett, Hearst-Argyle, McGraw-Hill, and Post-Newsweek Stations. For more information, visit www.cityvoter.com.

About VistaPrint
VistaPrint Limited (Nasdaq:VPRT) is the leading online supplier of high-quality graphic design services and customized printed products to small businesses and consumers. VistaPrint offers custom designed, full-color, low-cost printed products even in small quantities. Over 10 million small businesses and consumers have already chosen VistaPrint for products ranging from business cards and brochures to invitations and thank you cards. Products are printed at VistaPrint's two state-of-the-art plants in North America and Europe that total over 200,000 square feet of production space. A global company, VistaPrint employs more than 1,000 people and operates 19 localized Web sites serving over 120 countries around the world. A broad range of design options are available online at www.vistaprint.com. VistaPrint's printed products are satisfaction guaranteed.

Contact:

Contact:

  • Caralyn Quigley
  • CityVoter, Inc.
  • 617.741.3100 x150
  • Jason Keith/Jeff Esposito
  • VistaPrint
  • 781.734.2444