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HGTV's Holmes on Homes and Valpak Offer $5,000 GiveawayApr 08, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- With home improvement season here, Valpak (http://www.valpak.com/coupons/home) will feature the popular HGTV show Holmes on Homes (http://tinyurl.com/ybr8lh2), and offer consumers an exciting chance to win a $5,000 grand prize to improve their own home. Over 40 million envelopes will be mailed across the United States between April 5 through May 3 and will feature the promotion, prompting consumers to look inside for the entry form or go to Valpak.com to enter to win. Consumers know to look in the Valpak envelope for significant home improvement and maintenance offers including bathroom and kitchen remodeling, cabinet refacing, carpet cleaning, closet design, garden centers, handyman service, home builders, interior designers, and paint and wallcovering stores, among others. "The combination of Holmes on Homes and Valpak is the perfect blend of no-nonsense advice and professional know-how from Holmes and HGTV, with solid local offers on home improvement products and services from Valpak," said Deanna Willsey, director of corporate communications for Valpak. "Whether consumers want to do-it-themselves or have someone do it for them, they are sure to be inspired by Holmes and find a great deal in Valpak." HGTV's Holmes on Homes follows contractor Mike Holmes as he uncovers shoddy construction practices, improper techniques and downright rip-offs in this home improvement series. In each episode, Mike rescues homeowners from repair and renovation disasters ranging from plumbing problems and electrical issues to bad carpentry and faulty roofing. He then demonstrates how the botched job should have been completed, fixes each project and educates homeowners so that they are more informed before their next home improvement project. The show airs Sundays at 9 p.m.CT. Promotional spots will air on HGTV to prompt its viewers to look for the Blue Envelope(R) from Valpak for great, local savings. HGTV.com is the nation's leading online home and garden destination that attracts an average of 5.2 million unique visitors per month. About Valpak(R) Valpak (www.Valpak.com), one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America, is owned and operated by Cox Target Media, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Media Group. With nearly 200 franchises throughout the United States and Canada, The Blue Envelope(R) delivers savings and value to nearly 40 million households each month. Annually, Valpak will distribute some 20 billion offers inserted in more than 500 million envelopes. Valpak also offers digital solutions with www.Valpak.com](R), an online site for local savings, which has nearly 40 million offer views each month, as well as mobile phones, including apps for iPhone(TM), iPod touch(R), AndroidTM,Palm(R) PreTM and Blackberry platforms. For more information, please contact 1-800-676-6878. Cox Media Group Cox Media Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. With revenues exceeding $1.5 billion, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, four metro newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America. About HGTV HGTV, America's leader in home and lifestyle programming, is distributed to more than 98 million U.S. households and is one of cable's top-rated networks. HGTV's website, HGTV.com, is the nation's leading online home-and-garden destination, which attracts an average of more than 4 million unique visitors per month. Contact information: Marsha Strickhouser 8605 Largo Lakes Drive Largo, FL 33773 727-399-3175 - office 727-482-7346 - mobile marsha_strickhouser(at)valpak(dot)com ### Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/HGTV_Holmes_on_Homes/Valpak/prweb3852754.htm. PRWeb.com |