GETIT launches exciting services on phone in Coimbatore

Company Brief

Coimbatore, June 1, 2011

GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd., the leader in directional advertising and pioneer of Yellow Pages in India, launched its exciting new service called getitFREEADS™ in Coimbatore today. getitFREEADS™ is India's first free classifieds service available to consumers via a combination of phone and online. This ensures effective and quick buying and selling of used products by enabling best response from users – even those who are not online users. Consumers can now dial 4444 444 for both callGETIT™ and getitFREEADS™. These services empower the consumers with simple, convenient, personalized credible solutions for local information and product transactions, that too free of cost.

Commenting on the launch, Sidharth Gupta, CEO, GETIT Infoservices Pvt. Ltd. said,

"GETIT has been successfully operating in the Coimbatore market for over 19 years through its Yellow Pages, directories, & information services. At present we have released 15 issues of yellow pages directories and we receive several hundreds of calls every day from Tamil Nadu catering to Tirupur, Mettupalayam, Valparai, Avinashi, Palladam, Pollachi, Udumalpet, Coonoor, Ooty and Annur. We have served 1000s of businesses and lakhs of consumers through our services, both in the b2b & b2c segment.

With 78% of literacy rate in Coimbatore, which is much higher than the national average of 59.5%, awareness about the internet as well as the digital voice platforms has increased. Hence, Coimbatore is displaying a new trend of increasing digital media consumption, and we feel this is the appropriate time to enhance and modernize our product offerings. We are rebranding our local search information service as callGETIT™ from today and launching new classified services over the digital platform with mobile -getitFREEADS™.

Tamil Nadu is a key market for us as we are focusing on strengthening our presence in the state and thus Coimbatore, being the second largest city in the state of Tamil Nadu and the next most developing industrial hub, with more than 25000 allied small and medium industries already established assumes significance for us. Being a market with a large transient population, IT professionals, students, etc., the city offers immense opportunity for proliferation of information services and for buying and selling of used goods.

With enhanced features of callGETIT™ and the introduction of WAP services, searching for a hotel, travel, doctors, healthcare, jewelry store, favorite eating joint, a nearby car dealer, pest control services, movers & packers, Arts, Events & Occasions, Ups & Inverters, Water Proofing Contractor and any other information, is just a click away. Search can now be performed on the mobile through the Getit WAP services by visiting the website http://m.getit.in/

getitFREEADS™ makes buying and selling simple. It is simple to use, quick with results, convenient and free of cost. Consumers can now place free ads in various categories like household goods, jobs, vehicles, properties, education/tuition, business/service, computers/mobile phones, healthcare/holiday, personal etc. making buying and selling easy and effective.

With growing business opportunities, getitFREEADS™ and callGETIT™ offer a wider geographical canvas for buyers, sellers as well as general public to access any information. One has to call 4444 444.

callGETIT™ provides 24x7 right answers and give users access to any local information on businesses across leading cities in multiple categories. It provides relevant and updated search results. It is easy for people at home, at work, or on-the-go, to receive information about products and services, matching their queries.

Getit has a new presence on the social media. Getit is now present on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube etc. The concept revolves around the innovative characters- 'Ping- Pong' and 'Findy'. This presence across social media platforms enable consumers a two- way communication with the service provider and provides an added benefit for the advertisers.

"callGETIT™ and getitFREEADS™ stand proof to our belief that - anyone, anywhere in India, wanting any information on sourcing products and services, should find relevant and credible information, instantly, using the medium of their choice, "adds Mr. Gupta

Both services can be accessed by consumers on dialing 4444 444 from anywhere across India or visiting the websites www.freeads.in/ and www.getit.in respectively.

For further information, please contact:

Sneha Bhati

Mobile: +919818637328

Email: sneha.bhati@2020msl.com