Kudzu.com Launches Online Sweepstakes With $5,000 Cash Prize

Data Shows Homeowners Will Be Making Home Improvements; Kudzu.com Ready to Help

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Feb 02, 2011, 11:11 ET

ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners can connect with other home improvement enthusiasts and win $5,000 during Kudzu.com's first-ever home improvement sweepstakes which begins today and runs through March 17.

The sweepstakes is being hosted at www.facebook.com/kudzufans and will award one grand prize of $5,000 in cash. The sweepstakes is open to anyone in the United States and is designed to give the winner a chance to make some much-needed improvements to their home.

"We realize people desperately want to make improvements to their homes but either can't afford to or are too afraid to in the current real estate market," said Rhonda Hills, Kudzu.com vice president and chief marketing officer. "Our sweepstakes will give a lucky winner a chance to get their home improvement projects underway and will give everyone at our Facebook page a chance to connect with other homeowners who share a passion for home improvement."

To enter the sweepstakes, homeowners need to visit the Kudzu.com Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kudzufans and "like" the page. Visitors who "like" the page will then be directed to an online entry form.

The online sweepstakes requires no special submissions for entry, and one grand prize winner will be selected during a random drawing March 17. The winner will be announced via the Kudzu.com Facebook page by the end of March.

Despite a depressed housing market, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies reports remodeling expenditures are expected to increase at an inflation-adjusted annual average of 3.5 percent from 2010-2015. In comparison, remodeling expenditures fell by an inflation-adjusted annual average of 1.4 percent from 2005-2010.

About Kudzu

Kudzu.com helps consumers choose the best service providers for their home and family and gives businesses the tools to drive "word of mouth" online. Launched in 2005, Kudzu.com currently features 12 million businesses, 4 million consumer ratings and reviews, and 27,500 active money-saving deals for homeowners in every major U.S. city. Kudzu.com reviews and business profiles are distributed on more than 100 major TV, radio and newspaper websites, as well as Cox.net the home page for Cox High Speed Internet customers. Kudzu is owned and operated by Cox Search Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media and automotive services company. Cox's businesses include Cox Communications, Manheim, AutoTrader.com and Cox Media Group. For more information, please visit Kudzu.com.

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