PLEASANTON, CA, February 26, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- nuAlerts, a social media marketing tool for local communities, announced today the launch of Herocare community on nuAlerts. Herocare is an established program in 48 counties and 19 States connecting local heroes with discounts. Local heroes such as teachers, firefighters, police officers, military and medical workers, non profit and government employees can now be the first to know about exclusive discounts from local businesses via Herocare nuAlerts. They can take the Discounts Dashboard with them via Google, Yahoo, AOL and 20 other networks in order to get real-time discount alerts as they are posted. They can also view Herocare Events on the nuAlerts Community Calendar for exclusive invitations to local events.
It is important during these tough economic times that we support the heroes that do so much for our community. Local businesses can make a significant difference in the lives of these heroes by providing exclusive discounts and offers. Herocare brings together local businesses willing to offer a wide range of exclusive offers and discounts to help local community heroes survive the economic crisis. Over 245 businesses have joined the Herocare program in the Bay Area to offer discounts to heroes in computers and electronics, food and entertainment, clothing and beauty, home and garden, sports and recreation, medical services, travel, housing and financial/debt management.
"Getting the word out about our program to both businesses and local heroes is critical to our launch. Making it easy to connect businesses offering discounts with local heroes is critical to long term success. nuAlerts is the ideal solution as it gets the word out locally and connects our community via social networks, text messaging, widgets, email, community calendar and more. Best of all, it's free, easy and quick to launch," said Tom Wardrope, Program Director of Herocare Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
"We're committed to helping local communities market themselves more effectively through new media such as social networks and new formats such as text messaging," said Reena A Jadhav, Founder, CEO of nuAlerts. "Herocare is a great program for our turbulent times and we're honored to be the social media marketing platform of choice for their entire community."
Herocare Community on nuAlerts includes:
Business Directory listing information on reward partners as well as easy ways to get alerts from each business via email, text messaging, social networks and more.
Discount Alerts page which is the real-time ticker displaying discounts, offers, invitations.
Discounts Dashboard which is a Herocare discounts widget that can be taken by heroes.
Herocare Events Calendar which lists all events and invitations by businesses as well as Herocare events open to local heroes.
Examples of Herocare businesses include: Almost There Travel, Sweeney's Bar and Grill, Puppy Playland, Natural Therapy and Health Center, Pampered Chef, and Mountain Mike's Pizza among others.
Local heroes that qualify for the program are all retired and active employees of:
Schools Systems - Public and Private
Military - All Branches and All Veterans including National Guard, Reserves and Coast Guard
First Responders - Firefighters, Law Enforcement including Police and Paramedics
Medical Workers - Public and Private
Non Profit Organizations
Government - City, County, State and Federal
Anyone who is now retired and who previously served in one of the above careers is eligible.
Herocare invites businesses interested in joining the program and offering discounts to local heroes to email Tom Wardrope at twardrope@herocare.org or call 925-474-1125.
Herocare invites all local heroes interested in receiving discounts to sign up for Herocare Alerts or to contact Tom Wardrope at 925-474-1125.
About nuAlerts
NuAlerts is a social media marketing tool for communities and organizations to get the word out via SMS, leading social networks, Email and Widgets. NuAlerts has been rapidly adopted by communities such as Chambers of Commerce, Rotaries, Associations as well as elected officials and small businesses. Community Alerts offer members of any community real-time posting of news, events and discounts to the virtual community dashboard online. Community Calendar delivers a single source of all community events nationwide. Customers sign-up to receive specific alerts via their preferred channel including SMS, email, widgets or social networks. The nuAlerts dashboard provides instant access to local, community-wide updates and can be added to any site with a few clicks. For more information, visit nuAlerts.
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