NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax Incorporated , a leader in office products and services, today announced the results of its "Get Organized for Back-to-School Blogcast," which drew 185 participants on August 6, 2009. The 40-minute live web event, which featured author and organizational expert Peter Walsh, "Tween Teacher" Heather Wolpert-Gawron, mom and blogger Ana Picazo, and two students, offered insights into preparing and organizing to go back to school with tips for parents, teachers and students.

"For many parents, the biggest challenge they face right now is figuring out how to get themselves, their home, and their kids organized for heading back to school, both physically and mentally," said Walsh. "To that end, OfficeMax and I teamed up, along with an amazing cast with a range of expertise, and produced this live web event to serve as a practical resource for all things back to school."

Throughout the blogcast, participants submitted questions that were answered on-air by the cast, and immediately following, Walsh, Wolpert-Gawron and Picazo joined the bloggers in a live Tweet-up session on Twitter to address additional questions and concerns about back-to-school organization. The blogcast, which has received more than 1,200 unique views, is now available on-demand in its entirety at http://www.officemaxsolutions.com/btsblogcast/. The hash-tag set up for the event, #OMX_Blogcast, rose to the No. 3 Trend Topic on Twitter after securing more than 1,500 tweets on August 6. To date, more than 60 blog entries have been published as a result of the blogcast.

"We sell school supplies and classroom tools, but if we can also serve as a resource for parents, teachers and students and offer compelling content, this is what sets OfficeMax apart," said Ryan Vero, EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, OfficeMax. "Going back to school should be a celebratory time for families and teachers, although we know it can seem overwhelming. We hope that our latest effort inspires excitement and anticipation for a successful school year."

OfficeMax is currently featuring several promotions and special offers on school supplies, such as:

    --  New "Penny Offers" each week that rotate from a single-priced
        item for one penny to bundled offers such as "Buy one, Get one for
        one Penny" deals on school supplies. Customers can view the weekly
        specials in OfficeMax's circular advertisements and on its
        Back-to-School for Pennies web page. OfficeMax also features school
        supply lists by grade that are updated weekly with select in-store deals
        by item.
    --  At nearly 2,900 select Payless stores from now through September 12,
        2009, customers will receive a coupon for $10 off a total purchase of
        $30 or more at OfficeMax stores nationwide, excluding OfficeMax.com. At
        OfficeMax stores nationwide, customers will receive a coupon for $5 off
        a total purchase of $25 or more at all Payless stores nationwide
        (excluding those located in ShopKo) and Payless.com.
    --  The "Kick Off Back to School with Beckham and Sharpie(R)"
        promotion is running now through September 13, 2009. Customers can enter
        here for a chance to win a prize package for two to meet renowned soccer
        player, David Beckham.
    --  OfficeMax has launched seven new Penny Pranks videos on a dedicated
        YouTube channel featuring hilarious hidden camera scenarios where
        purchases are attempted using "nothing but pennies." This
        year, the videos have attracted more than 500,000 views, and since 2008,
        the complete Penny Pranks video collection has been viewed more than 3.4
        million times.

About OfficeMax

OfficeMax Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office equipment. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress(R), technology products and solutions, and office furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 30,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 1,000 stores. For more information, visit OfficeMax.com.

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SOURCE OfficeMax Incorporated