March 13, 2008

AIS Media CEO, Thomas Harpointner, was interviewed by Augusta Chronicle to discuss the postal rate hikes’ effect on businesses. His statements included:

Legal notices, health insurance statements or tax documents will still need the mail, said Thomas Harpointner, the chief executive of Atlanta-based AIS Media. But the higher postal rates get, he said, the more a trend advances for smaller businesses going electronic for its marketing and day-to-day business operations.

"Paperless statements have been available for awhile now. We'll see a trend among smaller business now following those initiatives," Mr. Harpointner said. "It was more expensive in the past to implement those kind of systems. E-commerce early on was pricey, but now virtual storefronts are inexpensive."

To read the full story visit: As Postal Rates Rise, Electronic Marketing Looks Better

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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