HP Bolsters Online Portfolio of Smart Marketing Tools for Small Businesses

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--HP (NYSE:HPQ) today expanded its offering of Web-based marketing tools through collaboration with Microsoft, Avery Dennison and Stamps.com to help small businesses affordably grow their businesses.

“Together with Microsoft, Avery and Stamps.com, we’re harnessing the power of the Web to make it simple and affordable for customers to grow their business with online tools and design templates that create top-quality marketing materials”

Small businesses can now access free HP business marketing identity kits through Microsoft® Office Online to create a wide range of consistent, professional-looking materials including tri-fold brochures, newsletters, flyers, presentation slides and proposal kits. After downloading the new templates, businesses can quickly and easily apply them to familiar Office applications.

HP is also enhancing Avery Dennison’s free web-based design tool, Avery Design & Print Online, with affordable custom design packages starting as low as $79 through Logoworks by HP. The discount can be accessed at www.logoworks.com/avery until Oct. 31.

Through the HP Creative Studio, HP has aligned with Stamps.com to provide customers with an exclusive promotion that makes it easy and affordable to customize and manage direct marketing mailings. Valued at $120, the offer includes a no-risk, four-week trial to Stamps.com’s software-based service, $65 in postage credit and label supplies.

“Together with Microsoft, Avery and Stamps.com, we’re harnessing the power of the Web to make it simple and affordable for customers to grow their business with online tools and design templates that create top-quality marketing materials,” said Stacey Wueste, vice president, Worldwide Small and Medium Business (SMB) Segment, Imaging and Printing Group, HP.

HP’s latest smart marketing tools are available at: Microsoft® Office Online, Logoworks and Avery and the HP Creative Studio for Business.

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