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Prestigious A4UAwards Namechecks DiscountVouchers.co.uk Christmas Campaign in 2011 Awards
Released on: March 24, 2011, 05:41 am Online voucher codes specialist announces nomination in leading social media awards 24 March 2011 – Online bargain codes and vouchers specialist DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced it has been nominated for this year’s prestigious A4UAwards. The leading money saving website offers consumers savings at more than 500 retailers and has achieved the significant nomination just two years on from being founded. DiscountVouchers.co.uk has received the A4UAwards nomination in the ceremony’s ‘Best Use of Social Media’ category, with the awards recognising the website’s innovative “12 Days of Christmas” campaign. DiscountVouchers.co.uk conducted the campaign ahead of the Christmas 2010 period, and this year’s 2011 A4UAwards ceremony will take place at the luxury Grosvenor House Hotel in central London on May 17. The format of the DiscountVouchers.co.uk 12 Days of Christmas campaign was to offer site users a different prize each day of the festive period, with gifts on show including such fun items as a Formula Ford driving session at Silverstone through BuyAGift.co.uk, a Go-Kart from Halfords and a family ticket to Thorpe Park through Lastminute.com. Since the company’s inception in 2009, DiscountVouchers.co.uk has built and grown in popularity to nowadays be recognised as one of the major players in the retail deals sector. In only two years the company has grown its user base to more than 3.5million as well as expanding the number of retailers in carries on its site to more than 800. DiscountVouchers.co.uk made users aware of the 12 Days of Chrsitmas campaign via its Facebook and Twitter feeds, with the two social media platforms seeing a 59% increase in followers throughout the scheme’s duration. Further to this those DiscountVouchers.co.uk associated merchants listed on the company’s site saw noticeable increases to their revenues and sales figures. Commenting on the DiscountVouchers.co.uk nomination, an A4U judge said: “A big bang event - good planning, flexible working, great collateral and a very strong financial result. Excellent once-a-year activity." Every day DiscountVouchers.co.uk features over 4,500 discounts and exclusive offers from brands such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Travelodge, First Choice, Lastminute.com and Boden on its site. For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk Note to Editors - Prizes for the 12 Days of Christmas campaign included: On the 1st Day - £150 Mothercare Voucher On the 2nd Day – A £250 BHS Hamper On the 3rd Day – A single seat driving session in a Formula Ford racing car from BuyAGift.co.uk On the 4th Day – Customised clothing or shoes from the Nike ID store On the 5th Day - £100 Voucher from Red Letter Days On the 6th Day – A Halfords Go-Kart On the 7th Day – A Laptop from Best Buy, worth £180 On the 8th Day - £100 Debenhams Voucher On the 9th Day - £150 Shudoo Voucher On the 10th Day – A ticket for two adults and two children to Thorpe Park from Lastminute.com On the 11th Day - £150 Photobox Voucher On the 12th Day - £200 Hamper from Avon About DiscountVouchers.co.uk Part of ASAP Ventures Ltd, the company behind the award winning Carrentals.co.uk price comparison site, DiscountVouchers.co.uk is committed to offering a growing range of the best savings available online. For more information visit www.discountvouchers.co.uk Media contact – Contact Details: Simon Terry
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