<Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 550 (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> pch.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a direct marketing company that markets merchandise and magazine subscriptions with sweepstakes, and prize - based games . </P> <P> Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz to replace door - to - door magazine subscription sales by a single vendor offering multiple subscriptions by mail . It introduced its sweepstakes in 1967 . In the early 1990s, the company was the subject of concerns and legal actions regarding whether consumers were misled about their odds of winning the sweepstakes and whether purchases increased their chances . By 2010, the company had reached settlements with all 50 states . </P>

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