Follow @aptguide on Twitter and Retweet to Win
Apartment
Guide and Penske
Truck Rental today announced that people who follow @aptguide
on Twitter have a chance at winning a Grand Prize of “Free Rent for a
Year” ($15,000 in cash) and a credit of up to $1,000 to be used for a
consumer Penske Truck Rental. Four Runner Ups will each receive an 8GB
iPod® touch.
“Summer is the peak moving season and thus the perfect time to reward
our brand loyalists by giving someone the opportunity to win free rent
and a moving truck rental,” said Arlene Mayfield, president, Apartment
Guide. “Twitter is a great way to facilitate the sweepstakes since many
people who are looking for apartments for rent also use Twitter to
catch-up on news, converse online and network.”
To enter the sweepstakes, which began at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 15, 2009,
login to your Twitter
account (or establish an account) and follow Apartment Guide, which has
a Twitter username of @aptguide.
Followers will receive a direct message with a link to the sweepstakes
home page. To finalize your entry, simply retweet the provided
message – “Enter for chance to win $15,000 (free rent for year): follow
@aptguide and tweet this msg. http://tr.im/freerent
#freerent.”
“We’re excited to be a part of this promotion and to collaborate with
Apartment Guide,” said Art Vallely, senior vice president, Rental,
Penske. “Moving can be a stressful time, but Penske helps make it smooth
and easy with clean, well-maintained trucks and a staff who really cares
about your big move. Give Penske Truck Rental a try for your next move
and experience the difference in service and vehicle quality we have to
offer.”
The deadline to enter the sweepstakes is 11:59 p.m. ET on August 31,
2009. Winners will be notified via direct message on Twitter.
To see the official rules and restrictions that apply visit www.apartmentguide.com/win-free-apartment-rent/rules.
Apple Inc., iPod touch and Twitter, Inc. are not sponsors of nor
associated in any way with the Apartment Guide “Free Rent for a Year”
sweepstakes.
About Penske Truck Rental
Penske Truck Rental is a service of Penske Truck Leasing. With one of
the newest fleets, Penske
Truck Rental provides do-it-yourself moves with clean, safe and
reliable trucks as well as moving equipment, packing supplies and
accessories. Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading,
Pa., is a joint venture of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group
and General Electric. A leading global transportation services provider,
Penske operates more than 200,000 vehicles and serves customers from
more than 1,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe and
Asia. Product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract
maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, transportation and
warehousing management, and supply chain management solutions. Visit www.GoPenske.com
to learn more.
About Apartment Guide
A 34-year apartment industry expert, Apartment Guide is the flagship
product of Consumer Source Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PRIMEDIA
Inc. (NYSE:
PRM). Apartment Guide helps millions of consumers nationwide find
an apartment through innovative print, Internet and mobile
solutions. A trusted brand, it is a primary apartment search resource,
offering potential renters content-rich apartment
listings and information. Apartments
for rent are displayed and distributed in 77 publications in 74
markets and nationwide online. For more information visit www.apartmentguide.com.
PRIMEDIA, Apartment Guide and ApartmentGuide.com are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of PRIMEDIA Inc. © PRIMEDIA Inc. 2009. All
rights reserved. Apple and iPod touch are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Other company, product or service
names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
Apartment Guide
Nichole Bigley, 678-421-3494
nbigley@primedia.com
or
Penske
Randy
Ryerson, 610-775-6408
randolph.ryerson@penske.com
