This exclusive deal between two of the UK’s most popular price comparison sites will see BeatThatQuote.com’s new shopping channel join the site’s rapidly expanding portfolio of consumer services, including the newly launched utilities and travel channels.

Thomas Adalbert, Commercial Director at BeatThatQuote.com commented: “Pricerunner.co.uk’s shopping comparison offer is one of the most compelling on the web. By adding shopping content to our existing portfolio of services we are making BeatThatQuote.com the best place for customers to find great deals for just about anything they’re shopping for online.”

Mattias Berg, Managing Director, PriceRunner.co.uk comments, “This is an exciting partnership for us to be embarking on, BeatThatQuote.com is a clear leader in the financial comparison market and we look forward to providing their customers with the best product shopping experience, and to deliver increased sales to our merchant partners.”

BeatThatQuote.com services are used by over two million visitors a month across its entire digital footprint, making it one of the leading web sites in the UK. The shopping channel will bolster the proposition offered to consumers and will be supported by BeatThatQuote.com’s recently launched £1.7m per month through-the-line campaign, created by Leagas Delaney.

PriceRunner.co.uk is the only truly impartial price comparison site in the UK. Globally reaching 7 million unique users per month, with 3 million per month in the UK.

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Notes to Editors

About BeatThatQuote.com

BeatThatQuote.com is price comparison web site that helps people find the very best deals on a range of financial products and services that includes mortgages, credit cards, loans, home and car insurance, annuities and investments.

BeatThatQuote.com is an independent company owned by the people who work there. In April 2008 it was voted number one in the ‘Start-Ups Top 100’ new companies. In 2006 it won the Growing Business Awards ‘Young Company of the Year’ award as well as being the NatWest Startups ‘Business of the Year’ and ‘Online Business of the Year’ winner. BeatThatQuote.com also reached the national finals in the Orange National Business Awards, and the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards.

Independent net ratings agency Nielsen Online announced in February 2008, that BeatThatQuote.com was the UK’s fastest growing web site in 2007, beating Facebook into second place. In January 2008 Comscore noted BeatThatQuote.com as one of the UK’s top 100 most visited web sites.

About PriceRunner (ValueClick, Inc.)
 PriceRunner.co.uk is owned by ValueClick, Inc., one of the world’s largest integrated online marketing companies. Through its individual brands, ValueClick offers comprehensive and scalable solutions that deliver cost-effective customer acquisition for advertisers and revenue for publishers. ValueClick provides advertisers and publishers with performance-based solutions through all online marketing channels.

Brand offerings include:
PriceRunner.co.uk – the UK’s most comprehensive and impartial price comparison website; ValueClick Media – online advertising network and ad sales for advertisers and publishers; Commission Junction – world’s largest affiliate marketing network
Mediaplex – intelligent technology for digital marketing, including adserving, email marketing and paid search bid management.

Celia Dixon
UK PR Executive, (PriceRunner.co.uk)
Tel: +44 (0)20 8785 5849
Email: cdixon@valueclick.com

For further information please contact
the BeatThatQuote.com press office:
Kirsten Smith
Tel: +44 (0)207 4675820
Email: Kirsten@gongcommunications.com

For partnership enquiries please contact:
Nadya Wawengkang
Whitelabel Partnership Manager
Tel: +44 (0)207 428 7756
Email: Nadya_@beatthatquote.com

Runner.com to offer customers a total shopping information model.

PriceRunner.com is the leading consumer-orientated comparison-shopping website in Europe and was chosen as VNU’s partner as it is the only company that can give truly independent price comparison data: PriceRunner.com lists prices from retailers irrespective of whether they have a commercial relationship. Unlike many other price comparison websites, PriceRunner.com is the only service that compares prices from the high street and online retailers to give shoppers the best possible view of the UK marketplace.

PriceRunner.com will build, maintain and host the service and users will be able to compare products, prices and retailers in the following categories: Computing, Games and Consoles, Home Cinema, Phones, Photography, Sound and Vision and Software.

“PriceRunner.com is the best consumer-focused price comparison site in Europe and this agreement with VNU is the first of its kind. PriceRunner is constantly increasing the quality and depth of product knowledge and information enabling users to actually compare products and make their purchase decisions online. PriceRunner.com compares prices from offline and online retailers making it quicker and easier to make a smart purchase,” said Magnus Wiberg, Co-founder of PriceRunner.

“VNU wants to offer customers a wholly integrated shopping information system, incorporating both print and online products to give the best all round service possible. The combination of VNU’s quality editorial and Pricerunner’s total comparison-shopping service allows us to inspire our users and offer them better value and support in their purchase processes,” added Guy Phillips, Consumer Technology Group Publishing Director at VNU.

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Notes to editors
VNU background
VNU is a global information and media company with leading market positions and recognised brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media measurement and information (Nielsen Media Research), business information (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Computing, Intermediair) and directory publishing (Golden Pages).

VNU is active in more than 100 countries, with headquarters in Haarlem, The Netherlands and New York, USA. The company employs 38,000 people. Total revenues amounted to EUR 4.3 billion in 2002. VNU is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam (ASE: VNU) stock exchange.
For more information, please visit the VNU website at www.vnu.com

PriceRunner.com background
PriceRunner.com is one of two business areas within PriceRunner. PriceRunner.com offers product and price comparisons in the categories personal care, books, computers, films, finance, games and consoles, golf, home appliances, home cinema, household bills, insurance, music, phones, photography, software and sound and vision. PriceRunner.com compares information from both online and high street stores. By giving the consumer an objective and informative overview, PriceRunner.com makes it easier for the consumer to make a smarter purchase more quickly. The other business area is Pricerunner Research, which generates and refines statistics based on data from PriceRunner.com, e.g. price statistics, product statistics and consumer behaviour statistics. PriceRunner was founded in July 1999 and the service was launched in December 1999. The main owners are NewMedia SPARK, Bonnier Venture, TDC (former Tele Danmark) and 3i.

Sources
Doubleclick “Effective Marketing Sequences in the Interactive Media Age” 2003, US.
Jupiter Research “Retail through 2007” 2003, US.

For more information on VNU please contact:
Stephen Green
Midnight Communications
T: 0870 458 4182
M: 07788 593686
E: vnu@midnight.co.uk

For more information on Pricerunner.com please contact:
Georgina Firth
Peppercom
T:+44 20 7253 0265
M: 07778 241 333
E: gfirth@uk.peppercom.com

Magnus Wiberg
Country Manager UK
T:+ 46 709 56 52 28
E: magnus.wiberg@pricerunner.com