Company Parlays Success into Major Expansion Kicking-Off in Austin and Atlanta Markets.
GetMeQuotes.com expands upon the success of LocalCatering.com in the catering and event planning realm to include 8 new industries from home repair to legal services to cosmetic surgery.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) December 12, 2004 -- LocalCatering.com is a nationwide company connecting event-related merchants with lead referrals. LocalCatering.com represents over 7,000 merchants nationwide from caterers and venues to limousines services and photographers. For the customer this equates to one-stop shopping. For the merchant, it is a passive marketing channel, providing qualified leads with little to no legwork.
Despite an ailing economy, in 2004 LocalCatering.com grew its monthly referral volume from $7.3 million to $12.3 million and added 16 employees. The site received an average of 87,000 hits daily and filtered hundreds potential leads every day.
The success of this Austin-based business has inspired an expansion of prodigious proportions. The new venture, GetMeQuotes.com will play on the success of LocalCatering.com, but will incorporate a much wider variety in industry, including Household Repairs & Remodels, Home Maintenance & Services, Business Services, Legal Services, Residential & Commercial Real Estate, Financial & Tax Services, Healthcare Services, and Cosmetic Surgery.
GetMeQuotes.com, set to launch in January 2005, is a natural progression for CEO and Founder Enrique Rangel. We saw that we had developed an algorithm that could apply to hundreds of other industries," says Rangel. Were plugging those industries into a tried and proven formula." Based on lessons learned during the launch of LocalCatering.com, Rangel will focus his initial efforts on the Austin and Atlanta markets, and then move to the west coast making his way east.
In addition to the new venture, LocalCatering.com will also be expanding to Canada in early 2005 and will continue to grow other associated ventures, such as an event financing service and a corporate lunch delivery program called OrderLunch.com (formerly Express Lunch To Go).
For additional information contact LocalCatering.com publicist, Mercer Black, at (512) 965-9000 or by email to mercer@localcatering.com.
About LocalCatering.com:
LocalCatering.com was created in 2001 as an event marketplace where customers and merchants come together. Customers complete a simple, online form and event details are instantly submitted to qualified merchants. Customers generally receive up to four quotes within the hour. In addition to providing customers with quotes for catering, photography, floral services, limousines, event planning, and more, the site boasts extras like star-rated customer reviews and event financing assistance.
Contact Information:
Mercer Black, Publicist
(512) 965-9000
LocalCatering.com
(512) 301-1145
(512) 857-1238 FAX
www.LocalCatering.com
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