BCT International, Inc. Announces 200,000 OrdersProcessed on Orderprinting.com.
Business Editors
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2000
Business Cards Tomorrow Inc., a Florida Corporation ("BCT") and subsidiary of BCT International (Nasdaq:BCTI) announced today that Orderprinting.com(TM), BCT's Internet stationery ordering solution, reached 200,000 orders processed.
"We reached 100,000 orders processed at the end of May. That milestone took nearly 18 months to achieve. It has taken only 5 months to add the next 100,000 orders processed," stated Peter Gaughn, BCT's President & CEO. "That growth, and the fact that nearly 80% of our current accounts came to us via word of mouth is a strong testimonial that the initiatives we began over one year ago are being implemented successfully."
"We use the number of accounts using the site and orders processed as key indicators of orderprinting.com's acceptance in the marketplace. To date, we have over 4,600 corporations using Orderprinting.com(TM) and 200,000 orders processed through the site," stated Bill Wilkerson, BCT's Chairman. "Orderprinting.com(TM) is clearly being embraced as the Internet stationery ordering solution by print brokers, forms manufacturers and facilities management companies throughout North America, and the value is certainly there for their corporate customers who actually use the site to place orders."
"We credit the success of Orderprinting.com(TM) to four major factors. First, our franchise network has promoted the Internet as a means of doing business. Second, it can be quickly adapted to meet the unique needs of each customer, and third, it is reliable - over 99.8% uptime. The average account places 2 orders per session and is on the site less than 5 minutes," said Peter Gaughn. "Fourth, the fact that we are a 25 year old stable company also gives our customers confidence that if they choose Orderprinting.com(TM), we will be here for them in the future."
BCT International, Inc. is a holding company which operates Business Cards Tomorrow, the world's largest wholesale printing chain. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, and its common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol "BCTI."
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