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Published on: 6/6/1999
Last Visited: 10/29/2000
Wayne Hicks, Founder and CEO, expressed his surprise at receiving such an inquiry while the company and its website are still in their infancy.I guess it just shows us that we had a good idea..
QuoteLeader.Com offers targeted sales leads for businesses that have access to email, by using an affiliate program to put a simple request form all over the Internet.Surfers may find a link to the form on many of their favorite websites, and can use it to seek information or pricing for just about anything.Each time a message is sent, the affiliate whose site hosted the link receives a cash credit, which is paid by check the following month.Recipient clients pay a small fee per lead received, and can select and maintain the categories they wish to receive leads from.
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While declining to name the source of the inquiry, Wayne did say that it did not include a fixed dollar amount.I think we would have to see some substantial numbers before actively considering a sale.We can see the potential, too.To sell out so soon might be similar to dissecting the goose to see how it lays golden eggs..
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Wayne Hickswhicks@quoteleader.com
For Immediate Release : 4-3-2000QuoteLeader.Com Introduces Professional Passive Marketing
De Queen, AR-- Internet users will soon be able to log onto one of their favorite websites and send a single message to a full category of recipients, describing any product, service or information they may need.The recipients, who will be made up of many different companies and professional people whose business falls within the selected category, will each have the opportunity to evaluate the request, determine whether they are able to fulfill the need, and reply directly to the sender with a quote.
Arkansas-based QuoteLeader.Com, whose motto What you be Looking For! truly explains the purpose of the site, can supply targeted sales leads to almost any industry, through a vast network of Affiliates who link to their own Quote Search Directory.Each Affiliate link can be used to search for literally anything, from Advertising and Business Services, to Insurance, Real Estate and Vacations.Vendors who wish to receive the Quote Requests generated by the Affiliates pay a small fee (only thirty-five cents in US money) for each one they receive, and a large portion of this income is paid out monthly to the Affiliates.
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QuoteLeader Services President and General Manager, Wayne Hicks, describes his company as The World's Leading Pioneer of Passive Marketing".
Passive Marketing, says Wayne, refers to the practice of placing your business where customers cannot help but find it when they go looking for something related to what you do.Any search engine employs Passive Marketing technology to a point, and if you pay a fee in order to ensure a placement within that engine, then you are a participant in Passive Marketing as an Industry, QuoteLeader.Com, he says, takes the concept to a new level, by rewarding Affiliates who help lead consumers to the Directory, where his clientele are eagerly awaiting your request for a Quote on a new Audi... or an antique Zither.
30For more information, contact :Wayne HicksQuoteLeader Services870-642-2450