where is this company located ?
Port Washington, New York.
Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 in Port Washington, New York, by Harold Mertz
where does publishers clearing house get their money from By selling merchandise, magazine subscriptions and operating several prize-based websites. what are these organizations ? It is a direct marketing company that markets merchandise and magazine subscriptions with sweepstakes and prize-based games. are they governed by any regulations ? Yes, by deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2000, which regulates direct mail businesses. name some of their products ? The company has been selling books, media, jewelry and other consumer items since the 1980s. is is involved in online development ? Yes,it ran contests on Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace. when was it founded ? 1953 who founded it Harold Mertz
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Publishers Clearing House [SEP] Early history
Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 in Port Washington, New York, by Harold Mertz, a former manager of a door-to-door sales team for magazine subscriptions. The company started in Mertz's basement with help from his wife LuEsther and daughter Joyce. Its first mailings were of 10,000 envelopes from Mertz's home in Long Island, New York, and offered 20 magazine subscriptions. 100 orders were received. Within a few years the company moved out of Mertz's basement into an office building and started hiring staff. When PCH moved its headquarters in 1969, its prior location was donated to the city and renamed the Harold E.