In this economic downturn, we have witnessed the financial ruin of huge conglomerates in the banking, real estate and auto industries, corporate and personal bankruptcies, and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.  Many non-profits have closed their doors since they could not raise the funds they needed to continue operations.  How can Planet Buzz make a difference in the dire state of the economy?

Planet Buzz Business Search Stimulates Business

First of all, Planet Buzz is offering all business across the United States and Canada a complimentary business listing in its business search directory.  All businesses can create free advertising with a bold name listing, phone number and address, and a map link for your business location.  But the real value comes when businesses buy a PlanetBuzz power display ad.  For only $49 a year, business owners can purchase a display ad with the full functionality offered in the Planet Buzz business search directory.

What are the extra features you get beyond the standard business listing?  You’ll gain access to power keys for incorporating video, photos, coupons, product briefs, flyers, or promotional materials about your products or services; a personalized business overview, and storage and streaming of video messages or commercials.  Brand your display with your company logo.  Create a mini-website or landing page just for customers who access you through a PlanetBuzz directory search.  And best of all, you’ll have the benefit of Social Buzz, a social networking/Web 2.0 feature that gives you direct dialogue with your customer base.  When potential customers click on the Social Buzz button, they can see how patrons have rated your business (up to five stars), as well as your customers’ personal comments.  Using the power of the Internet, Planet Buzz search directory can help you spread the word about your business faster than you ever thought possible.  Get your customers buzzing about your products and services and watch your profits rise!

Planet Buzz Provides Charities with Powerful Fundraising Opportunities

With more people struggling in a tough economy, charities must stretch resources to meet the needs of a larger population.  To complicate matters, donations to non-profits are down as much as 25% nationwide.  Fundraising efforts are literally the life-blood of these charitable organizations.  So how can non-profits make up for the shortfall and expand their services?  Raise money with the Planet Buzz Multiplied Giving Program!

The PlanetBuzz fundraising solution is simple.  Start by registering your non-profit organization online for only $39.  Your charity will be given GOLD BuzzAgent status, qualifying it to receive 50% finder’s fees on all $49 Ads PLUS 25% on all ad upgrades.  And your organization will get its own display ad in the PlanetBuzz search directory.
Next, let your organization members know about Planet Buzz.  You can publically announce, e-mail or mail out a special offer to your membership, letting them know that by registering online with the organization’s special Buzz code, they can receive an extra three months of display for their ad in the Planet Buzz search directory.  Planet Buzz will then pay your non-profit 50% for all the $49 ads your members purchase, and 25% on all other ads.  But the profits don’t stop there!  Each year that the Planet Buzz display ads are renewed, your organization will earn additional income.  By signing up and linking other non-profits to your Buzz code, your charity can earn overrides on all sales and renewals made by agents of your organization. Think of the fundraising revenue potential with over 20 million businesses, 38 million home-based businesses and 700,000 charitable organizations in the United States alone!

Take advantage of this economic stimulus package brought to you by Planet Buzz, the most innovative and powerful business search directory. Stimulate your business or start your non-profit on the road to financial stability today!

In this current business climate, when so many companies seem to be driven by greed, we welcome news about companies like Planet Buzz that are doing their part to help the environment and give back to the community.  VIDEOTELL – parent of the innovative, new business search directory PlanetBuzz, is so committed to doing the right thing that its founders included this value proposition in its company mission statement:

“We intend to participate in and give back to our communities supporting charitable organizations through meaningful contributions after providing our stakeholders with substantial, sustainable returns.”

Planet Buzz Gives Back to the Environment

As an environmentally conscious company, VIDEOTELL developed the business search technology for PlanetBuzz to help preserve our natural resources and reduce our dependence on foreign oil for future generations.  In support of green technologies, VIDEOTELL gives back to the environment, allocating a portion of its profits to research in this field.

As consumers, if we opt out of receiving the Yellow Pages and use the PlanetBuzz internet search directory instead, we could help save the billions of pounds of paper, millions of barrels of oil and billions of kilowatt hours of energy it takes to produce the tons of telephone directories printed several times a year.

Planet Buzz Gives Back to the Economy

Planet Buzz operates its business under the philosophy that it is vitally important to “give back” to your community.  With businesses and the public at large facing economic hardships on a broad scale, the company has expanded its philanthropy to include the entire United States and Canada.

Planet Buzz Gives Back to Business Advertisers

With the PlanetBuzz “Give Back” Program, every North American business or entity can create a complimentary BUZZ Ad. Through a business listing in its innovative new search directory, U.S. and Canadian companies can afford to gain global exposure with the opportunity to give up-to-the-minute information about their business and its products and services.   By offering such a dynamic, far-reaching online marketing tool, Planet Buzz is doing its part to precipitate consumer spending on a national level.

Planet Buzz Gives Back to Charities

Across North America, there are over 700,000 charitable organizations that give aid to those in need.  For these charities, fundraising activities are not only critical to their operation, they are their very lifeblood.  During these tough economic times, churches and charitable organizations struggle to raise the funds they need to help those who need it most.  Nationwide, charitable giving is down as much as 20-25%!

To support our nation’s churches, schools and charities, Planet Buzz is offering a special fund raising opportunity; its Multiplied Giving Program pays 50% back to the charity for each Buzz ad sold and 25% for each ad upgrade.  Through this program, every church or charitable organization can experience increased revenue both now and in future years.

Additionally, VIDEOTELL pledges to give back 3-4% of gross profits to directly benefit charitable organizations.

Planet Buzz Gives Back to Consumers

Designed with the consumer in mind, PlanetBuzz does what no phone book can do – each business directory listing incorporates a Web 2.0 feature called “Social Buzz.”  Customers can provide feedback on their experience with the business and use the five-star rating system.  Business owners have an open line of communication with customers, and they can use critiques to improve their products and customer service.

Through its complimentary BUZZ ads campaign, Planet Buzz provides consumers with the freshest, most up-to-date business listing information available.  With just the click of a mouse, users of the PlanetBuzz business search can find out about featured products or services and special discounts offered by local businesses – without having to waste trips and use gas.  And with the Social Buzz feature, customers can see which businesses rank highest with fellow consumers.

As you can see, with the Planet Buzz Give Back Program, everyone wins!