DALLAS – May 4, 2010 – Blastoff Network, a social e-commerce company that is sparking a revolution in the way people shop online by combining cash-back rewards and social media, today announced the new launch of its specialty online store for wireless devices and accessories, Blastoff Wireless (www.blastoffwireless.com). Blastoff Network has enlisted Simplexity, the leading online retailer of cell phones and service plans, to build and manage this new and improved shopping destination. Blastoff Wireless 2.0 makes shopping for cell phones and other wireless products faster, easier and more affordable. It boasts an enhanced user experience, faster navigation, and a larger selection of the latest cell phones, netbooks, laptop cards and accessories. Plus, every wireless purchase is backed by Simplexity’s customer promise of instant savings- up to hundreds of dollars less than retail stores - without the hassles of rebates.
The new Blastoff Wireless features hundreds of wireless products from top manufacturers including HTC, LG, BlackBerry, Motorola and Samsung and offers service plans on every major U.S carrier. Utilizing Simplexity’s fully integrated e-commerce platform, Blastoff Network members can quickly and easily shop for the latest smartphones, Android devices, PDAs and netbooks by manufacturer, service provider, or rate plan. In addition to shopping for the best deals and products, members have the ability to upgrade their phones with their current carrier, transfer service to new carriers, and add new lines to an existing family plan – all from the convenience of the Blastoff Network online wireless store.
Members who shop at Blastoff Network’s Wireless site will still earn cash back on each wireless purchase they make. They will also receive cash back rewards when members in their professional and social networks – who have signed up for the program – order and activate a new cell phone.
“With the newly launched Blastoff Network Wireless store, we are able to offer our members an enhanced shopping experience for all of their wireless needs,” said William Rodgers, Blastoff Network Founder and CEO. “Our goal is to become the premier online shopping destination where consumers can find everything they need. In addition to the best deals from the top retail brands, we offer our members the opportunity to earn cash back rewards while shopping at over 600 online stores. Our partnership with Simplexity Wireless further demonstrates Blastoff Network’s commitment to providing both a valuable and convenient online shopping experience for consumers.”
“It’s a tribute to our reputation in the wireless industry that when Blastoff Network chose to improve their existing wireless storefront, they chose to work with Simplexity,” said Jeff Baskin, senior vice president of sales at Simplexity. “At Simplexity, we understand the importance of giving customers the finest online shopping experience. To that end, we have created a comprehensive online wireless store that offers Blastoff Network members greater convenience, selection, and savings when they shop for cell phones and other wireless products on BlastoffWireless.com.
With today’s announcement, Simplexity now manages the online wireless stores for many of the top retailers in America, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Dell, Sears, Target and Newegg. Its e-commerce platform integrates merchandising, provisioning, procurement, customer care, fulfillment and billing operations into a single state-of-the-art system for selling and activating cell phone and home communication services.
To learn more about Simplexity, visit the Simplexity corporate website at www.simplexity.com.
About Blastoff Network
Blastoff Network is an intelligent, centralized ecommerce platform that maximizes consumer value by helping online shoppers find great deals on great products, and by delivering cash back on purchases they make. Blastoff Network was developed – and is owned and operated – by Blastoff Communications, LLC, a Texas-based company. Since its launch in October, 2009, Blastoff Network has experienced explosive growth, having generated more than $10 million in gross mall sales and signed-up more than 600 online retailers in its first 6 months.
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Press Contact:
Aaron Mathews
Blastoff Network Director of Marketing and Social Media
214-546-1778
pr@blastoffnetwork.com
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Blastoff Network Taps into Major Shift in Shopping and Social Networking Behavior to Propel Explosive Growth
Social ecommerce innovator hits $10 million in online mall sales within first 6 months
DALLAS – March 31, 2010 – Blastoff Network today announced it has reached a milestone of $10 million in online mall sales since the company’s launch in October, 2009. The company’s success demonstrates the influence social networks can have over online shopping behavior as well as the growing adoption of cash-back shopping sites.
“Blastoff Network sits at the intersection of 2 major trends – a massive expansion in online retail and the explosion in social networking,” said William Rodgers, Blastoff Network Founder and CEO. “Our business strategy is to leverage these 2 trends and we’re seeing rapid growth having achieved $10 million in online mall sales within our first 6 months. We’re poised for continued growth because our technology is allowing users to create a new social shopping experience and monetize their social networks at the same time.”
Blastoff Network enables users to communicate in real-time with friends, family and acquaintances, creating the opportunity to recommend products, share memorable shopping experiences and suggest the best deals. The technology not only allows members to shop socially, but monetize their social networks by offering them cash-back when they shop – and when their friends shop.
Blastoff Network has achieved another significant milestone – the online shopping mall now houses more than 600 of today’s most popular retailers. For consumers, this represents the opportunity to receive cash back and the best deals while shopping with their favorite stores online. For retailers, this represents an opportunity to create a new level of brand awareness and support using social media tools.
Joining the social shopping revolution is simple. An individual becomes a member through an easy, one-step sign-up process. Once sign-up is complete, the only thing members need to do is shop through Blastoff Network’s online mall, and their rewards will be tracked through an easy-to-use reporting system, which keeps track of all paid and pending transactions.
Follow Blastoff Network on Twitter: @BlastoffNetwork
Become a Fan of Blastoff Network on Facebook
About Blastoff Network
Blastoff Network is an intelligent, centralized ecommerce platform that maximizes consumer value by helping online shoppers find great deals on great products, and by delivering cash back on purchases they make. Blastoff Network was developed – and is owned and operated – by Blastoff Communications, LLC, a Texas-based company. Since its launch in October, 2009, Blastoff Network has experienced explosive growth, having generated more than $10 million in gross mall sales and signed-up more than 600 online retailers in its first 6 months.
Press Contact:
Aaron Mathews
Blastoff Network Director of Marketing and Social Media
214-546-1778
pr@blastoffnetwork.com
DALLAS – March 31, 2010 – Blastoff Network today announced it has reached a milestone of $10 million in online mall sales since the company’s launch in October, 2009. The company’s success demonstrates the influence social networks can have over online shopping behavior as well as the growing adoption of cash-back shopping sites.
“Blastoff Network sits at the intersection of 2 major trends – a massive expansion in online retail and the explosion in social networking,” said William Rodgers, Blastoff Network Founder and CEO. “Our business strategy is to leverage these 2 trends and we’re seeing rapid growth having achieved $10 million in online mall sales within our first 6 months. We’re poised for continued growth because our technology is allowing users to create a new social shopping experience and monetize their social networks at the same time.”
Blastoff Network enables users to communicate in real-time with friends, family and acquaintances, creating the opportunity to recommend products, share memorable shopping experiences and suggest the best deals. The technology not only allows members to shop socially, but monetize their social networks by offering them cash-back when they shop – and when their friends shop.
Blastoff Network has achieved another significant milestone – the online shopping mall now houses more than 600 of today’s most popular retailers. For consumers, this represents the opportunity to receive cash back and the best deals while shopping with their favorite stores online. For retailers, this represents an opportunity to create a new level of brand awareness and support using social media tools.
Joining the social shopping revolution is simple. An individual becomes a member through an easy, one-step sign-up process. Once sign-up is complete, the only thing members need to do is shop through Blastoff Network’s online mall, and their rewards will be tracked through an easy-to-use reporting system, which keeps track of all paid and pending transactions.
Follow Blastoff Network on Twitter: @BlastoffNetwork
Become a Fan of Blastoff Network on Facebook
About Blastoff Network
Blastoff Network is an intelligent, centralized ecommerce platform that maximizes consumer value by helping online shoppers find great deals on great products, and by delivering cash back on purchases they make. Blastoff Network was developed – and is owned and operated – by Blastoff Communications, LLC, a Texas-based company. Since its launch in October, 2009, Blastoff Network has experienced explosive growth, having generated more than $10 million in gross mall sales and signed-up more than 600 online retailers in its first 6 months.
Press Contact:
Aaron Mathews
Blastoff Network Director of Marketing and Social Media
214-546-1778
pr@blastoffnetwork.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
What’s better than retail therapy? Getting Cash Back.
Retail therapy can cure a lot, but what’s even better than a therapeutic new purchase? Getting cash back for each of your “mental-I-deserve-a-break-so-I’ll-go-shopping” sprees.
Now, if you’re a member of the Blastoff Network, you have already experienced the benefits of shopping in a place that gives you cash back. Seems simple enough, right? Sign up, shop and get money back for each purchase you make. You get to enjoy your new purchase AND get a check in the mail for shopping. While we think this is a pretty awesome concept, we could be slightly biased. So, to understand the shopping habits and desires of the average online consumer, we conducted a recent survey to check the pulse of the general public.
What did our pulse check reveal? We found that 41 percent of the respondents to Blastoff’s ask500people.com survey either agreed or strongly agreed that they would shop at a new Web site – like Blastoffnetwork.com – if it meant they would receive cash back for each purchase made. Of this group, 40 percent were between the ages of 26-35 years. (The majority of the remaining respondents – nearly one third – said they were undecided. We’re not quite sure what in the world they’re waiting for…)
What does this mean? First of all, it means we aren’t crazy! People DO want to shop where they can get cash back for purchases they make. Second – and arguably more important – it means that we, as consumers, can expect to see increased benefits for the purchases we make. As social networks continue to evolve, shoppers will be able to leverage their personal networks to find the best deals and products, and get money back with every purchase that they – and their friends – make. For retailers, it means a new way to attract new audiences to your brand.
Our prediction – and what Blastoff members have already discovered – is that shoppers will not only look for places that give them cash back when they shop, but that also allow them to leverage their social networks to make money. The more friends who shop, the more money you make.
With incentives like that, you deserve – and can afford – a break!
Now, if you’re a member of the Blastoff Network, you have already experienced the benefits of shopping in a place that gives you cash back. Seems simple enough, right? Sign up, shop and get money back for each purchase you make. You get to enjoy your new purchase AND get a check in the mail for shopping. While we think this is a pretty awesome concept, we could be slightly biased. So, to understand the shopping habits and desires of the average online consumer, we conducted a recent survey to check the pulse of the general public.
What did our pulse check reveal? We found that 41 percent of the respondents to Blastoff’s ask500people.com survey either agreed or strongly agreed that they would shop at a new Web site – like Blastoffnetwork.com – if it meant they would receive cash back for each purchase made. Of this group, 40 percent were between the ages of 26-35 years. (The majority of the remaining respondents – nearly one third – said they were undecided. We’re not quite sure what in the world they’re waiting for…)
What does this mean? First of all, it means we aren’t crazy! People DO want to shop where they can get cash back for purchases they make. Second – and arguably more important – it means that we, as consumers, can expect to see increased benefits for the purchases we make. As social networks continue to evolve, shoppers will be able to leverage their personal networks to find the best deals and products, and get money back with every purchase that they – and their friends – make. For retailers, it means a new way to attract new audiences to your brand.
Our prediction – and what Blastoff members have already discovered – is that shoppers will not only look for places that give them cash back when they shop, but that also allow them to leverage their social networks to make money. The more friends who shop, the more money you make.
With incentives like that, you deserve – and can afford – a break!
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