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UNITED FRANCHISE GROUP JOINS CONSTANT CONTACT FRANCHISE PROGRAM

Constant Contact selected as global email marketing provider for world industry-leading franchise development group

Waltham, MA. - February 11, 2008

Constant Contact®, Inc. (NasdaqGM: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing and online surveys for small organizations, today announced that United Franchise Group (UFG) has joined the Constant Contact Franchise Program. United Franchise Group is the developer of award-winning franchise services, including such industry-leading brands as SIGNARAMA, EmbroidMe, Billboard Connection, FranchiseMart, and Plan Ahead Events.

United Franchise Group, which consists of more than 1,400 franchise locations in 50 countries, will use Constant Contact to create email newsletters specific to each brand. Franchisees, both domestic and international, will now have a more effective way to communicate with their customers. Along with Constant Contact's industry-leading customer service, franchisees will be equipped with professionally-designed email templates that incorporate fixed logos, images, and brand messaging and have areas that can be populated by the local franchises to incorporate content for their particular markets.

"Constant Contact is an easy-to-use, affordable solution that will enable all of our franchisee brands to communicate at the local level," said Ray Titus, president, United Franchise Group. "In order to be successful as an organization, we need to ensure that we're aligned with the goals of our franchisees. The Constant Contact self-service model enables our team to easily include local messaging within the branded templates without the need for IT support."

"United Franchise Group is a proven leader in the franchise industry and provides its franchises with the resources they need to not only start a business, but grow one," said Kevin O'Brien, senior manager, franchise partner programs, Constant Contact. "We are pleased that United Franchise Group has joined our Franchise Program and look forward to helping this global organization and its members deliver consistent and compelling communications to their audiences."

Constant Contact's Franchise Program helps franchises build stronger and more profitable relationships with their customers through email marketing. Using templates pre-populated with brand logos and content, franchises in a wide variety of industries including retail, hospitality, professional service, and child-focused franchises, can cost-effectively promote their brand and local operations. Constant Contact develops professionally-designed and branded formats that allow franchisees to add content targeted to the specific interests and needs of their customers.

About United Franchise Group
Headquartered in West Palm Beach, Fla., United Franchise Group (www.unitedfranchisegroup.com) is a $500 million dollar franchising expert with 30 years of experience. In addition to SIGNARAMA, EmbroidMe and Billboard Connection, UFG also includes two new business-to-business brands: FranchiseMart, a retail location to research business opportunities before investing; and Plan Ahead Events, a home-based corporate event planning franchise. Additionally, UFG's continuum of franchise development services helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses domestically and/or globally with Accurate Franchising, Franchise Greenhouse and World Franchisors. UFG provides service and support to over 1,400 franchise locations in 50 countries.

About Constant Contact, Inc.
Constant Contact, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, including small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. Launched in 1998, Constant Contact has more than 150,000 customers worldwide today. To learn more, please visit www.constantcontact.com or call (781) 472-8100.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Constant Contact's control. Constant Contact's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, the Company's ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers, the Company's dependence on the market for email marketing services for small businesses, nonprofits, and associations and general economic conditions affecting that market, adverse regulatory or legal developments, the Company's ability to continue to promote and maintain our brand in a cost-effective manner, the Company's ability to compete effectively, the continued growth and acceptance of email as a communications tool, the Company's ability to develop and introduce new products or enhancements to existing products, the Company's ability to manage growth, the Company's ability to attract and retain key personnel, the Company's ability to protect its intellectual property and other proprietary rights, and other risks detailed in Constant Contact's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2007 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 16, 2007, Constant Contact's prospectus filed with the SEC on October 3, 2007 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4), as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Constant Contact's views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. Constant Contact undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Constant Contact's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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Please direct all press inquiries to:
Dhakir Warren
Constant Contact
339-222-5722
dwarren@constantcontact.com
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