TurnHere Partners With Kudzu.com to Offer Online Video Services for Local Service Providers

Interactive Web Site Brings Local Businesses to Life Through Authentic, Narrative Videos


EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - April 8, 2008) - TurnHere, Inc., the leading online video solutions platform, today announced a new partnership with Kudzu.com, an interactive Web site that connects ready-to-buy consumers with local businesses to create engaging online videos that showcase the providers' expertise and allow viewers to connect with and learn more about local merchants.

Kudzu.com provides the proven tools to help local businesses experience growth while quickly connecting consumers with the trustworthy, recommended resources they need. Online video is a valuable asset for the site as it gives consumers a behind-the-scenes look at local businesses and the philosophies and personalities of individual business owners. Kudzu.com can offer this service to its participating businesses in a very cost-effective way, enabling them to take advantage of the benefits of online video. TurnHere has a proven track record in creating professional videos for local service providers such as plumbers, electricians, doctors, mechanics, party planners and more.

"By supplementing our Kudzu.com listing with video, we can really showcase the care and detail that goes into our cleaning service," said Anna Zanthos, owner of Persnickety Cleaners. "Highlighting our business and the people that make it successful is a valuable marketing tool that helps potential customers make the decision to call on us ahead of our competitors."

"Partnering with TurnHere adds another dimension to the breadth of services we offer to our listed companies," said Edward Rosenfeld, director of business development for Kudzu.com. "Kudzu.com focuses on giving businesses the tools they need to tell their own stories. Consumers use this information to make important hiring decisions, and video provides a memorable and compelling addition to a robust business profile."

"Kudzu.com is well known for providing the type of information that helps its users choose the best service providers for their needs. The addition of video to business profiles, in conjunction with existing features like service descriptions, photos, special offers and customer reviews, will make the information even more compelling and create a greater yield for those service providers that feature online video," said Morgan Brown, director of marketing of TurnHere. "Increasingly, companies are realizing the power of online video to tell authentic and engaging stories and generate real business results. With our network of locally based filmmakers across the world, we are uniquely suited to create high-quality video for Kudzu.com advertisers in just days."

About TurnHere, Inc.

TurnHere, Inc. is a leading platform for online video production and provides studio-quality Internet video advertising and Web distribution for companies in a wide range of industries including media, publishing, travel, local and real estate. The company leverages its growing network of more than 3,200 professional filmmakers across more than 50 countries to create affordable Internet videos that deliver emotionally engaging and authentic content to the right audiences. With deep backgrounds in media and video production, TurnHere works with customers on creative treatments to help produce effective venues for building online traffic. Founded in 2005, the company is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville, California, and offices in New York. www.turnhere.com

About Kudzu.com

In the South, the Kudzu plant is legendary because of its fast, virtually unstoppable growth. Like its namesake, Kudzu.com provides the proven tools to help businesses experience tremendous growth while quickly connecting consumers with the trustworthy, recommended resources for home, health and other services they need. During 2007, a total of six million jobs were performed because of Kudzu.com and over 13 million businesses are already listed as the company expands to key markets nationwide. Kudzu.com combines an entrepreneurial mentality with strong business acumen and resources as a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, one of the nation's leading media companies. Cox's other businesses include Cox Communications, Manheim, AutoTrader.com, Travel Channel, Valpak and other prominent newspapers, TV and radio companies. For more information, visit www.kudzu.com.

Contact Information: For More Information: Kasey Fleisher or Zoe Vandeveer LaunchSquad Phone: 415-625-8555 Email: turnhere(at)launchsquad(dot)com