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CityXpress
Corp. is the leading supplier of event auctions, online marketplaces
and ecommerce-enabled classifieds to the newspaper industry. CityXpress works
with newspapers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australasia to stage
online marketplace initiatives through its hosted software and on-site sales and
customer support services.
CityXpress staged its first newspaper event auction in 2002 and
since then has staged more than 650 event auctions, generating
$170 million in revenue for newspapers in the last
four years. About
XpressAuctions Newspaper auctions are online events staged by newspapers
with goods and services provided by local retailers in exchange for exposure through
the auction and advertising credits that are earned if the retailer's items sell.
Auctions typically take place during a
10-day period. They help newspapers
attract new advertisers and generate incremental revenue from existing advertisers,
while boosting in-store traffic for vendors and producing good deals
for
consumers. About eMerchantXpress eMerchantXpress
builds on CityXpress' successful event auction program to provide newspapers with
a new method of enabling advertisers to finance print advertising while connecting
with consumers in a "continuous" local online marketplace. Local retailers
provide goods and services in exchange for exposure through the auction and credits
for pre-sold advertising plans that are earned if the retailer's items sell. Using
continuous auctions, newspapers can create ongoing new streams of revenue, attract
new classes of advertisers, expand the participation of existing advertisers,
engage in forward selling for future print products, and develop new print products
in response to advertiser and bidder demand. About
eMarketplaceXpress eMarketplaceXpress is a complete, stand-alone
classified marketplace that enables newspapers to meet their online-only competitors
on a level playing field, while leveraging the value of their current classified
offerings. eMarketplaceXpress allows newspapers to create online classified marketplaces
that replace or parallel their existing classified services. It offers online
ad-taking and payment options, browse and search capabilities, and complete ecommerce
functionality to facilitate buyer-seller transactions. Newspapers can develop
new streams of revenue by selling a rich array of value-added features. About
eClassifiedXpress eClassifiedXpress integrates easily with existing
online classified sites to extend the strength and value of both print and online
classifieds. It offers buyers and sellers a rich interactive toolset to help them
shop and sell online. Newspapers can build new streams of ongoing revenue from
up-sell packages based on eClassifiedXpress' tools and features. About
Ask Our Expert Ask Our Expert is an online feature for newspapers that offers
local business people and professionals a forum to answer questions as experts
in their fields. Companies receive their own website within a larger Expert site
where they can profile their business and answer questions posted by readers;
email notices draw readers back to the site when answers are posted. Ask Our Expert
provides local businesses with a unique way to promote their company and build
their business, while providing newspapers with a source of valuable online content,
a way to secure new advertisers, and a new stream of recurring revenue. Newspaper
Industry Investors
 The
McClatchy Company | | Lee
Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LEE) | | FP
Canadian Newspapers LP | Newspaper Clients CityXpress
has more than 350 clients representing newspapers of all sizes in North America,
South America, Europe, Australasia and South Africa, including newspapers owned
by: | Advance
Publications | | Barclay
Brothers (UK) | | CanWest
Global Communications (Canada) | | Community
Newspaper Holdings | | Cox
Enterprises | | Fairfax
(Australia-New Zealand) | | Lee
Enterprises | | McClatchy
Co. | | Media
General | | MediaNews
Group | | The
New York Times Company | | Newsquest
Media Group (UK) | | Northcliffe
Newspapers Group (UK) | | Ottaway
Newspapers | | Tribune
Co. | | Trinity
Mirror (UK) | Golden Auction Awards The
Golden Auction Awards, presented by CityXpress, honor newspapers that conduct
the most successful auctions as measured by a set of key performance criteria:
total revenue generated, percentage of items sold and lowest ad discount ratio.
The awards are presented to North American and international newspapers in each
of four circulation bands: 50,000 and under, 50,000 to 125,000, 125,000 to 250,000
and 250,000 and above. CityXpress also issues a separate award each year to recognize
the newspaper that conducts the highest revenue-earning auction overall. All newspapers
that conduct a CityXpress auction are eligible for the awards, which are presented
twice yearly for auctions held between January and June and between July and December. Executive
Management Board
of Directors Phil Dubois, Chris Hendricks, Jeff Herr, Derek Mather, Greg
Schermer, Pat Talamantes and Pascal Spothelfer. Offices:
CityXpress is headquartered in Vancouver BC with sales offices in the United States
and the United Kingdom. URL: www.cityxpress.com
Employees: Approximately 50 Ownership:
Privately held - founded 1997 Media Contact:
Duart Snow
604.638.3812
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