Adtegrity.com Announces Agreement with BargainandHaggle.com

Posted on June 26, 2001

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Tuesday, June 26, 2001- GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 26, 2001 – Adtegrity.com (Pink Sheets: ADTY), a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based company specializing in Internet advertising networks and services, today announced an agreement with BargainAndHaggle.com (www.bargainandhaggle.com), one of the fastest-growing sites on the Internet.

BargainAndHaggle.com is an online marketplace that allows consumers to negotiate one-on-one to buy and sell items ranging from sports memorabilia to collectibles, antiques and toys. The site uses a patent-pending one-on-one negotiation process, which allows buyers to negotiate directly with sellers on a first-come, first-served basis.

Under the agreement, BargainAndHaggle.com will utilize Adtegrity.com (www.adtegrity.com) for the development and placement of online advertising and related programs to attract registered users. Adtegrity.com’s services will include the development and placement of banners and other display advertising, as well as targeted e-newsletter sponsorship campaigns. The agreement runs through the end of 2001. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Adtegrity.com has been providing advertising services for BargainAndHaggle.com through initial test placements since March. During that time BargainAndHaggle.com has experienced a 300 percent increase in its total number of registered users. The negotiated pricing site and auction alternative was ranked by Jupiter Media Metrix as a Top 10 newcomer website in April for number of unique visitors. Jupiter Media Metrix is the leading global provider of web traffic measurement.

“BargainAndHaggle.com and its unique one-on-one negotiation model have become one of the best Internet growth stories this year. Adtegrity.com played a role in that growth, and we are looking forward to helping them build on that momentum over the remainder of 2001,” said Scott Brew, Adtegrity.com President and CEO.

“The success we have had with BargainAndHaggle.com is a great illustration of why Adtegrity.com is quickly becoming a leading name in the Internet advertising industry. We have worked hard over the past year to expand our business model and are now well-positioned to offer a wide range of results-driven advertising strategies to the online community. Despite difficult market conditions, we have continued to grow in a consistent and profitable manner and see many new opportunities on the horizon,” Brew added.

BargainAndHaggle.com is the creation of Internet product development company mindpepper, LLC, which also operates the site. mindpepper is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago-based BDO Seidman, LLP, one of the leading professional service organizations in the nation. Since launching BargainAndHaggle.com earlier this year, mindpepper has seen the number of registered users for the online trading marketplace double every month and the amount of transactions increase 130% per month.

“In any online advertising effort, bottom-line results are what matter, and Adtegrity.com has generated real results for BargainAndHaggle.com. They have demonstrated an ability to promote our auction alternative in a highly efficient manner to a highly receptive audience,” said Catherine Ettinger, CEO of mindpepper,”We look forward to continuing our rapid growth with them under this new agreement.”

About Adtegrity.com, Inc.

Adtegrity.com’s primary business is the delivery of interactive advertising and marketing services. Since its founding in 1999, the Company has established itself as a results-driven, customer-focused firm consistently ranking among the top online advertising networks in the world. Adtegrity currently serves thousands of website clients and delivers billions of advertising impressions each month to tens of millions of unique users. For more information, visit www.adtegrity.com.

About BargainAndHaggle.com
BargainAndHaggle.com is an online marketplace that allows consumers to negotiate one-on-one to buy and sell items ranging from sports memorabilia to collectibles, antiques and toys. The site uses a patent-pending one-on-one negotiation process, which allows buyers to negotiate directly with sellers on a first-come, first-served basis.

BargainAndHaggle.com was conceived and developed by mindpepper, LLC, an Internet and technology development company established from the IT e-services division of national consulting firm BDO Seidman LLP. mindpepper (www.mindpepper.com) develops and markets practical technology products, including dynamic pricing and transaction models for e-commerce applications.

Forward-Looking Statements: This news release may include certain forward- looking statements including, but not limited to, projections of revenue, income or loss and capital expenditures, statements regarding future operations, financing needs, plans relating to products or services of the Company, assessments of materiality, predictions of future events and the effects of pending and possible litigation, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. In addition, when used in this discussion, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “should,” and variations thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, including but not limited to the Company’s ability to manage rapid growth as a result of internal expansion and strategic acquisitions, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, reliance on key strategic alliances, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in operating results and other risks.

Contact:
Adtegrity.com International Inc.
Chad Jansen, 616.285.5429

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