Here comes MarketSplash from HP, via Logoworks.

VistaPrint‘s gotta be worried. Some of HP’s prices are significantly lower: 250 sheets of letterhead, for example, cost $52.99 versus $102.99 on VistaPrint. On the other hand, VistPrint is cheaper on envelopes by 10 bucks when you order 500.

HP’s design interface is snazzier, but their selection of out-of-the-box designs  is meager when compared with what VistaPrint offers. In some cases, though, you can pick up your HP order at your local Staples.

Like VistaPrint, MarketSplash lets you test-drive the service and get some business cards for free. Unlike VistaPrint, those free cards come with free shipping, too. Like VistaPrint, those freebees are MarketSplash-branded on the back. Still, if you’re a VistaPrint customer, odds are you’ll be interested in giving MarketSplash a whirl.

MarketSplash is going to be a player for a while: HP has a lot of ways to market the service, and the Staples connection is a good one.

Hmmmm … might a merger with HP be in VistaPrint’s future?

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 at 9:11 am and is filed under Internet Stuff, Marketing Stuff.