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USC Football Coach PETE CARROLL Recruits Paid Inc. Celebrity Services to Manage Online Presence
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LOS ANGELES, CA and WORCHESTER, MA--(Marketwire - November 14, 2007) - University of Southern
California Head Football Coach PETE CARROLL, regarded as one of the top
NCAA coaches in the nation, has selected Paid, Inc. celebrity services
(OTCBB : PAYD ) to take over design and management of merchandising and his
online presence and branding, including his personal web site,
www.PeteCarroll.com and content.
"We've set out to do things better than they've ever been done before, and
Paid is going to take our web site there," said PETE CARROLL.
The revamped www.PeteCarroll.com web site is now live. As part of the
site's overhaul, it has joined with the former USCRIPSIT.com to offer an
exclusive window into the Trojan football program, complete with an
hour-by-hour blog and behind-the-scenes photos and stories. Tailored for
the football fans who want to immerse themselves in all aspects of USC
Football, this section will continue to include insightful articles on
motivation and coaching, slide shows, and one-on-one interviews with
players and coaches.
An additional highlight on the site is "Pete TV" -- web-based video content
of from-the-field reports and great football moments not available anywhere
else. These videos have never aired on television and provide a unique
perspective that until now has been reserved for college football coaches
and their players. Coach PETE CARROLL and Paid are also currently
developing an official line of PETE CARROLL branded merchandise that will
soon be available via PeteCarroll.com.
"We intend to break new ground in the collegiate sports arena with the
programs we're designing with COACH CARROLL," Keith Garde, President of
Paid celebrity services said. "As one of college football's greatest
coaches, PETE CARROLL has a history of doing what is best, rather than what
is easiest, so we're excited that he has chosen us to create what we
believe will be the gold standard in college football online presence. By
leveraging his strengths and our extensive experience in the area of sports
memorabilia, online presence and branding we plan to deliver stellar
interactive programs, content and merchandise that fans are absolutely
going to love."
CARROLL has produced two national championships, three Heisman Trophy
winners and has attracted extensive positive nationwide exposure for the
USC football program during his seven-year tenure at USC. Other
accomplishments include two BCS Championship Game appearances and a record
five consecutive BCS bowl appearances; five Associated Press Top-4
finishes; a record five consecutive years as Pac-10 Champions; and a
national-record 33 consecutive weeks as AP's No. 1-ranked team.
The high-energy, positive-thinking CARROLL, known for his charisma and
enthusiasm on and off the field, is credited with restoring team spirit and
national glory to the Trojan football program, which has consistently
finished as Pac-10 conference champions under his direction. During his
tenure, USC has broken its average home attendance record four times in a
row. Citing CARROLL as the primary reason, ESPN.com named USC its #1 team
of the decade for the period between 1996 and 2006. His influence on the
college football landscape was also named one of the biggest developments
over the past decade in ESPN the Magazine. His numerous honors include
National Quarterback Club College Coach of the Year, Home Depot Coach of
the Year, Maxwell Club College Coach of the Year, ESPN.com National Coach
of the Year, Pigskin Club of Washington DC Coach of the Year, All-American
Football Foundation Frank Leahy Co-Coach of the Year, and Pac-10 Coach of
the Year.
Not all of CARROLL's honors have come from the world of sports, however. In
2003, he helped develop "A Better L.A.," a non-profit group consisting of a
consortium of local agencies and organizations working to reduce gang
violence by empowering change in individuals and communities, which will be
featured prominently and promoted on his new web site. For his efforts in
starting and supporting the group, CARROLL has received the Courageous
Leadership Award from Women against Gun Violence in 2005 and was named a
Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular Honoree.
About Paid, Inc.:
Paid, Inc. operates a diversified set of businesses, including its
celebrity services and AuctionInc e-commerce technology businesses. Using
proprietary patent-pending technology, Paid's innovative AuctionInc brand
shipping calculation and auction management software and services are
utilized to streamline online auctions, ecommerce and web site development
and hosting. Paid, Inc.'s celebrity services provides celebrities and
organizations with official Web sites and fan club services that include
e-commerce storefronts, ticketing and fan experience packages and web site
content to attract tens of thousands of visitors daily, as detailed on its
web site, www.paidcelebrity.com. The Company also sponsors autograph
signing events and other sports marketing services for sports clientele.
The Company's common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol PAYD. For further information, visit http://www.paid.com.
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matters related to the Company's operations, profitability, business
development efforts, and expectations about celebrity programs and fan club
activities, technologies, and services. Although the Company believes that
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assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, it can give no
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