Yesterday, we were informed that the Collectors' Advantage has had life pumped back into it again, and will begin publishing in April. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Collectors' Advantage, they are a Collectibles publication concentrating on phonecards. We have learned that the new issue, which is a magazine, not a tabloid, will be poly bagged with all sorts of goodies in it. The feature and cover story will be regarding the artist OLIVIA, and will include four free, very high quality Erotic Cell cards, designed by her. Also included will be catalogs from Mercury Marketing and Powell. Also a flyer from Quantum Comics, publisher of Bloody Pulp Comics. Other undisclosed items will also be included.
The cover price of this issue is $4.00, which will include shipping(US only)! The OLIVIA Cells alone should be worth the $4.00! If you want to get a copy of the magazine, you can call the Collectors' Advantage at 1/800/773-3315. Or if you want to contact them by e-mail, the address is drtelecard@compuserve.com
Collectors Advantage will be honoring past subscriptions, but you must either call them on the phone at 201/796-1443, or send them an e-mail at DrTelecard@compuserve.com They will then get you all set up.
PHONECARD SHOW
Free Admission
Date: Sunday, June 7, 1998
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Place: Ramada Hotel 1677 Wilson Ave. Toronto
Visit the web site at http://webhome.idirect.com/~chesbal/gtpc.html for further information about the show and club.
There is more to come: in May, ExTel will issue 300,000 to 600,000 prepaid cards for a major multinational customer with a very special feature. Also, very soon, there will be an ExTel Collectors' Club Internet site which will be the first to propose to US collectors only European prepaid phonecards and more.
Submitted by Luca Cenci (vesper@interbusiness.it)
MCI PrePaid also joins the studio and a host of other corporate participants providing prizes for the "Lost In Space" Radisson/Discover Sweepstakes giveaway, with entries located in 193 Radisson Hotels nationwide. Grand Prize is a trip for four to London. Among various prizes, the winning family will receive 500 units of calling time for their travels abroad - courtesy of MCI PrePaid. MCI and New Line Cinema will further distribute special "Lost In Space" PrePaid gift cards in conjunction with radio promotional partners tied to advanced screenings of the film in ten key markets around the country, as well as to guests of the film's world premiere on March 29th.
"MCI is excited to help promote a highly anticipated film like 'Lost In Space,' and the technology theme makes this movie a perfect fit for us," said Charlie Wiggs, general manager of MCI PrePaid Markets. "These PrePaid cards give consumers a collectible piece of movie memorabilia with a practical purpose - long distance calling."
TVT Soundtrax (a division of TVT Records), the company releasing the film's soundtrack for New Line Cinema, will maximize the studio's new relationship with MCI by distributing 5,000 of these commemorative prepaid phone cards as a special promotional gift packaged onto the soundtrack in select Sam Goody/MusicLand retail outlets nationwide. Each card features "Lost In Space" studio artwork and includes 10 free minutes of domestic long distance calling time. These MCI PrePaid cards (available in select Sam Goody/MusicLand stores in time for the film's release), are free with purchase of the soundtrack. The cards are not available for sale anywhere.
Additionally, MCI PrePaid serves as one of the promotional sponsors for a special sneak screening invitational event held at the world famous FAO Schwartz toy store on Fifth Avenue in New York City April 1st.
MCI PrePaid offers a wide selection of prepaid phone cards featuring various images, for sale at retailers nationwide and via the Internet at: www.mci.com/prepaid. Sports, entertainment, and "Social Expressions"-themed cards (which include a free personal messaging feature to record customized greetings to the card recipients) are also available to consumers by calling: 1-888/212-6891.
"The results of our HitLoTTo Clubs are truly exciting with 90% of HitLoTTo Clubs winning cash," Group V President and Chairman Joseph Monterosso said. "I encourage all HitLoTTo Club Cardholders to use their long distance phone time and take advantage of their HitLoTTo Club memberships to start winning lottery prizes for free."
NPC also reported that it is advancing the date for the full-scale HitLoTTo Club Card introduction to coordinate with the relaunch of LottoWorld( magazine which the new Group V subsidiary Lottery Publishing has scheduled for May 1,1998. The HitLoTTo Club Card will be available in $5, $10, and $20 denominations and will come with 1, 3, and 5 free HitLoTTo Club memberships, respectively.
The HitLoTTo Club Card
The HitLoTTo Club Card is a pre-paid telephone card which comes with 5, 20, and 40 minutes of long distance time. The card also comes with 1, 3, or 5 free plays in any of the currently available lottery clubs: the HitLoTTo Powerball Club, the HitLoTTo Big Game Club, the HitLoTTo Florida Club, and the HitLoTTo California Club. Cardholders can enter any of the HitLoTTo Clubs at anytime by making a toll-free call to the HitLoTTo automated voice response system. Each time a cardholder enters a club, one free play is automatically deducted from their HitLoTTo Club Card.
The service joins 100 players into a lottery club and then purchases 100 official state lottery tickets for each club. If any ticket in that club wins a cash prize, all 100 members of the club will share equally in the winnings. For product information and current club pot sizes, see the HitLoTTo web site at www.hitlotto.com.
The Preview Offer
As a bonus to people who participate in the HitLoTTo Club Card preview, NPC is offering a sixth free lottery club play and a limited edition collector's card (while supplies last) commemorating the official launch of the HitLoTTo Club Card. The HitLoTTo Clubs offer the opportunity to participate in the Powerball lottery, Big Game lottery, Florida lottery, and California lottery. NPC launched the preview offer of its HitLoTTo Club Card in February 1998.
About Group V Corporation Group V Corporation is a diversified telecommunications software and services company operating in niche markets.
For more information and updates on Group V, see www.hitlotto.com and www.otcfn.com/grpv. To purchase a HitLoTTo Club Card, call (800) 443-1366 / (501) 443-1366.
Until Next Time,
Alan
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