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Rx4NJ Launches Multi-Media Ad Campaign to Promote Access to Free, Low-Cost Prescription Drugs

HILLSIDE, N.J., Jan. 13, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- A multi-million dollar, multi- media advertising campaign promoting access to free and low-cost prescription drugs through "Rx4NJ," a new patient assistance program, kicked off this week in various media outlets in New Jersey. Rx4NJ was announced last week by a broad coalition of healthcare groups, patient advocacy organizations, and pharmaceutical and medical technology companies in New Jersey.

Rx4NJ provides access to free and low-cost prescription drugs for eligible New Jerseyans through its toll-free number (1-888-RX-FOR-NJ or 1-888-793-6765) and Web site (http://www.rx4nj.org).

The campaign -- which includes TV, radio, print ads, billboards, posters, bus signs and direct mail -- began airing on electronic media outlets January 12. Print ads will begin running January 13, bus signs January 24, billboard postings begin January 24 and direct mail will start January 27. The TV and radio campaign includes significant time buys in the New York and Philadelphia media markets and on local New Jersey cable systems and radio stations, running for nearly two months into March. The campaign will also launch a parallel paid media program for Hispanic audiences on television and radio and in print advertising, direct mail, and outdoor advertising.

Based on the theme that prescription help is just a "click" or "call" away, the multi-media campaign targets urban residents and minorities, segments of New Jersey's population most likely to need and be eligible for free or nearly free prescription drugs available from the hundreds of government and pharmaceutical industry assistance programs linked to Rx4NJ.

For example, bus signs, in English and Spanish, will be targeted to run in four counties -- Hudson, Essex, Passaic and Camden counties -- that are considered urban centers, highly populated by minorities. Also, a total of 54 billboards will be posted in 11 counties, targeting minorities in urban areas, senior communities and main thoroughfares.

"To ensure that we reach as many eligible New Jerseyans as we can, the Rx4NJ partnership has made an enormous investment in a broad and sophisticated advertising campaign to get the word out that help with prescription drug costs is now just a call or click away," said Bob Franks, president of the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ), which represents the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry in New Jersey and is one of more than 40 sponsoring partners of Rx4NJ.

"In the coming weeks, New Jerseyans will be seeing and hearing a lot about Rx4NJ," said Franks. "They'll be seeing the Rx4NJ license plate logo and Rx4NJ toll-free number and Web address on TV, on billboards, on buses and in their mailboxes, and hearing about it during drive time on their radios."

The Rx4NJ media campaign is patterned after successful advertising campaigns in New Jersey, targeting families and individuals who may need prescription assistance. The campaign was produced and is being managed by Public Media, a New Brunswick-based communications and message firm with extensive experience in political and public affairs campaigns.

Rx4NJ -- sponsored by more than 40 healthcare groups, patient advocacy organizations and pharmaceutical and medical technology companies -- will serve as a "one-stop" clearinghouse, providing easy access to more than 300 patient assistance programs (PAPs) and more than 1,400 prescription medicines for free or on a discounted basis. It is the first patient assistance program targeted specifically to New Jersey residents.
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Source: Rx4NJ

infoUSA and MailersClub Offer Online Integrated Prospecting and Direct Mail Solution to Create ''Mailers in Minutes''

infoUSA(R) (NASDAQ:IUSA), the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases, sales leads and business credit reports, and MailersClub.com, Inc., the leading web-based printing and mailing service for high quality, personalized direct mail, today announced their partnership to offer online integrated direct mail solutions. This turnkey application integrates infoUSA's database of 14 million businesses with MailersClub's online direct mail order process, creating a true "one-stop" direct mail marketing web application. Customers will be able to search infoUSA's entire database using various selects before choosing which mailing list(s) to purchase for their direct mail campaign.

Barry Yarkoni, MailersClub CEO/Co-Founder, added, "This is an extremely exciting development from our perspective. MailersClub customers looking to increase the effectiveness of their target marketing campaigns can purchase prospect lists based on a variety of demographic or psychographic variables as part of a single direct mail transaction. For MailersClub this is a huge step towards its goal of providing the most complete turnkey direct mail toolkit on the market."

Yarkoni continued, "Small businesses have always faced challenges in integrating high quality mailing lists with compelling artwork for their direct mail campaigns. Using MailersClub's new Design.Studio tool released in late 2004, businesses can now seamlessly integrate infoUSA's list solutions to create professional mailers in minutes."

In addition to small and medium sized businesses, corporations and partners with a large user base, such as nationwide sales teams, resellers and franchisees, can also access this same solution directly from MailersClub's private label CoMailer platforms.

Vin Gupta, Chairman and CEO of infoUSA, commented, "Small to medium sized businesses need a one stop service to create and mail their advertising materials to their prospective clients. We are excited to partner with MailersClub to combine our mailing list solutions with their print and mail services in order to create a simple, fast and effective way to produce a mailing in minutes. The ease of use, combined with the highest quality mailing lists, creates a very compelling solution."

About MailersClub.com, Inc.

MailersClub.com, Inc., founded in 1999, is dedicated to providing low cost, web-accessible print-on-demand direct mail services for businesses and organizations of all sizes from sole proprietors to widely-distributed corporate sales teams and franchisees. Products include full color letters, postcards, flyers, booklets, folded-cards, business cards, and color prints. Orders are placed online through MailersClub's web-site, www.mailersclub.com, with no minimum quantities and no setup charges. Most products are printed and mailed within 3-5 days.

MailersClub enables individuals and organizations to make direct mail a real, measurable marketing asset, empowering people at all levels of business to use powerful direct mail tools to impact their bottom line. MailersClub's modular private label solution, CoMailer(TM) provides corporate clients and channel partners with cost-effective direct mail-on-demand solutions which can be custom-configured and branded for unique business requirements.

MailersClub.com is located at 1231 S. Gerhart, Los Angeles, CA 90022 and can be contacted at (323) 767-0980.

About infoUSA

infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own a proprietary database of 250 million consumers and 14 million businesses under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites, including Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO - News) and America Online (NYSE:TWX - News). Nearly 3 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500.

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