Quill.com Raises Breast Cancer Awareness With Free Advertising

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies with plans to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month could end up with a major ad placement without spending a dollar, thanks to Quill.com, a leading business-to-business online and direct marketer of office products. Quill.com will recognize and reward the company with the most creative, committed breast cancer fundraising effort with prime space in one of their monthly e-mails to nearly one million recipients.

Contest Details:

- The Pink Publicity contest will be open from August 16 – September 17

- Interested participants can enter on the Quill.com homepage and submit a brief description (100 words or less) about what their company has done or will do to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October

- The submissions will be judged based on the creativity of the plans and the level of company commitment

- The winner will be announced on September 24 and receive a free ad in a Quill.com customer email in October

"We believe the Pink Publicity contest is a great way to generate enthusiasm for Breast Cancer Awareness Month," said Mike Patriarca, president of Quill.com. "By asking companies to share their plans for supporting the cause, we hope to make it a greater priority and source of interest.  In turn, we're excited to show our support by recognizing the winning company with the attention they deserve."

To enter the contest or view more information on Quill.com, please visit www.quill.com

About Quill.com

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, Quill Corporation is the nation's premier business-to-business direct marketer of office products, custom printing, furniture and technology supplies. Quill maintains 11 regional distribution centers, located strategically throughout the United States, to facilitate fast delivery. Renowned for its outstanding customer service, Quill serves customers through direct marketing, telemarketing, outside sales and online at www.quill.com. Quill.com offers 24-hour-a-day access to more than 50,000 business essentials. Introduced in 1996, Quill.com was one of the first successful Web sites launched in the office products industry and is consistently ranked as one of the best online merchants by Bizrate.com. Quill Corporation has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Staples, Inc. since 1998.

Quill.com is committed to supporting breast cancer research. In addition to raising money during the month of October, they also offer a full assortment of pink products all year long, with a percentage of those product sales being donated to this cause. In the fight against breast cancer, Quill Corporation has raised more than $325,000.

SOURCE Quill.com