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ESPNOutdoors.com and Raceway Media Announce Agreement for Online Classifieds Marketplace

ESPNOutdoors.com and Raceway Media - -(AmmoLand.com)- Parent company of RacingJunk.com, a leading website for Performance Racing classifieds in the US — have collaborated to launch online classified advertisements with ESPN Outdoors in the Hunting, Fishing and Camping categories. The new classifieds section debuted on ESPNOutdoors.com today, and marks the first classifieds advertising section on the leading sports site.

Under the agreement, the ESPNOutdoors.com classifieds will be powered by Raceway Media, who will be responsible for the technology and operations for buyers, sellers and business-to-business services. ESPNOutdoors.com launched a new Classifieds sub-section included in the site’s main navigation. ESPNOutdoors.com and Raceway Media will also collaborate on display advertising within the section. Additionally, promotion for ESPNOutdoors.com Classifieds will run on other sites owned and operated by Raceway Media, including RacingJunk.com, to drive usage and awareness.

Registration to ESPN Outdoors Classifieds is free and open to all users, beginning with 2 ads per month. Users can purchase upgraded ad characteristics such as “featured” placement, additional photos, super-sized ads and more. Pricing ranges from free to $6.95 for a monthly upgrade and $49.95 for an annual upgrade. Businesses can purchase a business account to be included in the Guides/Lodges category for Hunting and Fishing, starting at $55 per month.

At launch, the Classifieds categories featured in each sport are:

• Hunting: Apparel, Calls/Decoys/Collectables, ATVs, Tree Stands,
• Guides/Lodges, Miscellaneous
• Fishing: Rods/Reels, Lures/Tackle, Apparel, Boats/Motors,
• Guides/Lodges, Miscellaneous
• Camping: Tents/Campers, Equipment, Apparel, Miscellaneous

Raceway Media has proven its success in online classifieds. According to Nielsen, users spent an average of 96.2 minutes on RacingJunk.com in the month of October. The new ESPNOutdoors.com Classifieds page powered by Raceway Media will meet the demand for an online marketplace serving enthusiasts of the great outdoors.

ESPNOutdoors.com grew to new levels in 2008. According to Nielsen Online (Jan-Nov), the site has averaged over 323,000 unique visitors per month and almost 5 million minutes per month — up 32% and 44%, respectively from the same time frame last year.

To experience the new ESPN Outdoors Classifieds, visit ESPNOutdoors.com.

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ESPNOutdoors.com to have full coverage of World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest

ESPNOutdoors.com - -(TheOutdoorWire.com)- Will have full coverage of the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest on Saturday, Nov. 29, including live streaming video of the entire competition starting at 3 p.m. ET.

Watch as competitors compete for the prestigious title in Stuttgart, Ark., the Duck Capital of the World.

It’s a long, tough road to get to the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest. In order to become a contestant, participants must win one of the state or regional duck calling contests sanctioned by the World’s Contest.

There were state contests and regional and sanctioned contests leading up to the final. The winners of those contests make up the field of contestants at this year’s World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest.

All of the sanctioned contests undergo a rigorous review each year by the Rules Committee of the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest. All contests must comply with the Official Rules and Regulations. Strict adherence to the rules is essential to conduct a quality contest.

The Rules Committee, or its designee, conduct spot checks of sanctioned contests in order to monitor compliance with the rules. In every contest, contestants are required to perform a hail call, mating call, feed call and a come back call within 90 seconds.

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