March 24, 2008

AIS Media CEO, Thomas Harpointner, was interviewed by Times West Virginian to discuss reasons why businesses are turning to email instead of mass mailing. His statements included:

Thomas Harpointner, CEO of AIS Media, an interactive marketing and Web services company headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., said the increase in postage has to do with inflation.

“They’re going to keep up with the rising costs of doing business in general,” he said. “It just so happens that the rate increase is scheduled in May at the same time Americans are going to benefit from the economic stimulus package.”

The Internal Revenue Service expects more than 130 million people in the country to receive tax rebates of at least $300 starting in May. While the 2008 economic stimulus payments provide incentives to businesses, owners will in turn have to deal with the additional charges on postage, Harpointner said. Some smaller business are feeling somewhat slighted because of this.

To read the full story visit: Postage due to go up 1 cent

About AIS Media
AIS Media, Inc. is an award-winning developer and marketer of proprietary Web applications and professional Web services aimed to meet the needs of small and medium-size businesses. Specific AIS Media products include Excerpo® Storefront (http://www.ExcerpoStorefront.com) and Excerpo® Mail (http://www.ExcerpoMail.com), which enables businesses to conduct e-commerce and run permission-based email marketing programs, respectively. Professional services include interactive media, web site development, credit card merchant services, search engine optimization (SEO) and managed hosting. AIS Media markets its services directly and through its global network of certified partners. For more information on AIS Media’s services and to locate a partner, visit www.aismedia.com

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