Dallas, TX ( August 21, 2008)- Constant Contact®, Inc. (NasdaqGM: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing and online surveys for small organizations, today announced its national SCORE Program. This alliance unites two dedicated supporters of small businesses and provides SCORE offices with access to easy, effective email marketing to enhance communication with their clients and volunteers.

SCORE, “Counselors to America’s Small Business,” is a recognized resource for small business advice and provides its clients with the critical resources, expertise and counseling necessary to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses. Through the SCORE program, Constant Contact is providing each SCORE office with a free email marketing account to support communications with their small business clients and volunteers. Together, SCORE and Constant Contact will also provide education and training on email marketing strategies to small businesses.

“Constant Contact is a dedicated supporter of small business, and we continue to look for new opportunities to reach and then help the success of these organizations nationwide,” said Eric Groves, senior vice president, Worldwide Strategy & Market Development, Constant Contact. “Teaming with SCORE is a natural fit as its guidance to small businesses and entrepreneurs can be significantly enhanced through increased communication using Constant Contact’s email marketing tools.”

“Continuous communication with our clients and volunteers is important because deep, lasting and trusted relationships are critical to SCORE’s mission of small business success,” said Ken Yancey CEO of SCORE. “We quickly recognized that email marketing was the right solution to help us grow these relationships with existing clients and help chapters expand their reach and awareness among new businesses. The strength of Constant Contact’s offering, combined with its shared commitment to small businesses made the choice easy, and we are delighted to be working with them.”

About SCORE

Since 1964, SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” has helped more than 8 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through counseling and business workshops. More than 10,500 volunteer business counselors in 389 chapters serve their communities through entrepreneur education dedicated to the formation, growth and success of small businesses.

For more information about starting or operating a small business, call 1-800-634-0245 for the SCORE chapter nearest you. Visit SCORE on the Web at www.score.org and www.score.org/women.

About Constant Contact, Inc.

Launched in 1998, Constant Contact, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, including small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. To learn more, please visit www.constantcontact.com or call (781) 472-8100.

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