Save.com Offers Consumers the Ability to Search for Coupon Codes by Category and Store

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Valassis (NYSE: VCI), one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced today the launch of coupon code site, save.com, the latest addition to its RedPlum™ portfolio.  This new savings website features over 10,000 coupon codes.

"Save.com builds on our mission to deliver value to consumers, how, when and where they want,"  said John Lieblang, President, Valassis Digital Media  "It complements our cross industry business model by providing an abundance of reliable, up-to-date coupon codes for leading retailers and brands that shoppers want most, especially with the upcoming holiday season."

Save.com provides consumers with the ability to search for deals relevant to them by:

• Store, including major retailers like the Gap, Payless, Toys"R"Us, Borders and Sphere;
• Latest or most popular sales/clearance offers; and
• Category.

Featuring coupon codes in 65 diverse categories from apparel and accessories to sports, travel and food, this targeted search tool offers an easy way to save consumers both time and money.

Search methods, shopping behaviors and savings patterns were taken into consideration while developing save.com as a go-to site to meet the needs of today's savvy shopper.  Powered by RedPlum, this site caters to the online shopper and saver.  It builds on the company's online success with savings and lifestyle site, redplum.com, introduced in 2008.  Redplum.com will continue to be a destination for printable coupons, local deals and savings tips while save.com will be dedicated to coupon codes of all kinds.

"Redplum.com has established itself as a trusted site," said Brian Costello, General Manager and Vice President, RedPlum Network.  "We are building on that reputation as a reliable source of online deals and extending it to the coupon code industry through save.com."

The company works closely with the brands featured on save.com.  As marketers respond to consumers' desire to seek out deals from a variety of sources online and in print, Valassis offers its clients the ability to build a marketing plan incorporating a blended solution across its RedPlum portfolio.  Save.com, an expansion of the RedPlum Network, is another tool to reach today's net savvy shopper.

About Valassis

Valassis is one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, offering unparalleled reach and scale to more than 15,000 advertisers.  Its RedPlum™ media portfolio delivers value on a weekly basis to over 100 million shoppers across a multi-media platform – in-home, in-store and in-motion.  Through its digital offerings, including redplum.com, consumers can find compelling national and local deals.  Headquartered in Livonia, Michigan with approximately 7,000 associates in 28 states and eight countries, Valassis is widely recognized for its associate and corporate citizenship programs, including its America's Looking for Its Missing Children® program.  Valassis companies include Valassis Direct Mail, Inc., Valassis Canada, Promotion Watch, Valassis Relationship Marketing Systems, LLC and NCH Marketing Services, Inc.  For more information, visit http://www.valassis.com or http://www.redplum.com.  To learn about advertising opportunities with RedPlum, please call 1-800-437-0479.

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