Plug in to Star Power at YoursIsHere.com for Help Getting the Holiday Gift You Really Want From Dell
Visitors to www.YoursIsHere.com Can Select Among Videos From Celebrities Like Burt Reynolds, Vivica A. Fox, Chuck Liddell and Brooke Burke for a Unique, Entertaining Online Sales Pitch to Friends and Relatives "Chip-In" Option Contributes to a "Virtual Piggy Bank" to Help You Get Your Must-Have Dell Gift for the Holidays
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has arranged a constellation of celebrities with different selling styles to help online shoppers make their case to friends and family for the Dell gift they really want for the holidays, at www.YoursIsHere.com.
Adding fun and humor to online holiday shopping, YoursIsHere.com visitors can select a Dell product they want as a gift and then match it with a sales pitch they want a celebrity to make on their behalf through a video clip. The online tool then allows shoppers to enter e-mail addresses and send their customized message to family and friends.
The celebrity sales pitches include:
-- Burt Reynolds - Star Power Sell
-- Chuck Liddell - Hard Sell
-- Brooke Burke - Soft Sell
-- Estelle Harris - Guilt Sell
-- Ice T - Silky Sell
-- Vivica A. Fox - Sassy Sell
YoursIsHere.com users 18 years or older also have the option to set up a PayPal(R) account to which friends and family can contribute any dollar amount to help the requestor buy the product they are wishing for - or if they are lucky, to buy the item outright. As an option, a "chip-in" widget can reside on users' MySpace(R) page so they can gauge their progress and thank contributors.
"Holiday shopping is about having fun, making memories and sharing experiences," said David Clifton, global marketing communications director for Dell's consumer business. "With YoursIsHere.com, Dell is helping customers connect with their friends and family in personal, unique and entertaining ways. Sending a custom message is a friendly way to convey your 'must-have' holiday gift wish, and the contribution tool helps make gift giving a lot easier."
For more information and to start creating your own Dell wish list, visit www.YoursIsHere.com.
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Source: Dell Inc.
Released November 16, 2007