Article Contributed on: 7/16/2008 11:32:30 AM
Coupons make comeback as living costs leap
More people of diverse ages and incomes are clipping and clicking online for bargains.
With her household budget tightening, Michelle Fox treats couponing like a part time job to make ends meet. "Every little thing helps. Its something I can do for my family," says Michelle, who helps offset rising costs for her five-member family. People trying to cope with $4.00-a-gallon gasoline prices and higher grocery prices are turning to coupons to save the day.
The growing availability of printed coupons online that can be accessed from cell phones, computers and store loyalty cards plus the explosion of discount websites is also feeding the coupon comeback in American households. The lackluster economy brings out the couponing tendency in all of us.
My Lakewood Card™ (MLC) along with its sponsors - City of Lakewood, Alameda Gateway Association, West Colfax Community and Business Association, Jewell/Wadsworth Business Association and the West Chamber Serving Jefferson County - have teamed up to unite the public and small businesses in this troubled economy. The discount card is free for the public and has been distributed widely in Lakewood and surrounding areas. To date we have distributed over 150,000 cards through business associations, mailings, and local newspapers. The My Lakewood Card web site is seeing over 20,000 web hits per week and is growing
rapidly.
Helping Business in Slow Economic Times
Slow economic times have hit not only consumers, but the business community as well. Higher cost of products, rising shipping and general operating costs are taking a toll on businesses. In fact, several businesses have been forced to close their doors as a result.
My Lakewood Card offers your business a solution to these problems. MLC offers businesses a great way to raise awareness of their products and services and to provide promotions and incentives to the public. MLC offers one of the most economical ways of advertising and promoting your business with coupons and incentives. For $350 per year, your business can offer discounts and promotions on the MyLakewoodCard.com web site that can be modified online 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
There are also several banner ad opportunities for member businesses and sponsors that can give your business or organization even more exposure. For less than a dollar a day, your business will have the
opportunity to be marketed to a very rapidly growing database of MLC-carrying consumers. Compare My
Lakewood Card to other advertising venues and you will see a huge difference in value and delivery.
Bringing Lakewood Citizens, Communities, Businesses and Local Government Together
For more information, receive your card or sign up your business, please visit our web site at:
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