Genius Incorporated(TM) Expands Management Team With Microsoft Sales Executive Jean Tali; New VP of Corporate Sales to Address Pent Up Demand for SalesGenius(TM).

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Genius Incorporated(TM), an innovator of on-demand personal web analytics solutions for sales and marketing professionals, announced today that Jean Tali, a veteran Microsoft sales executive, has joined the Company as vice president of corporate sales. Tali will drive corporate adoption of SalesGenius(TM), the recently launched flagship product that has generated overwhelming demand among Sales organizations since its debut on May 1. SalesGenius helps salespeople discover which prospects are most interested and allows them to close more deals faster. E[acute accent]Tali's role at Genius will ensure that entire sales organizations can benefit from SalesGenius, the first personal web analytics solution to instantly qualify prospects by tracking individual email responses and corporate web site visits without any programming or IT involvement. Since its beta launch in November of last year, SalesGenius has helped sales professionals in over 120 companies reduce sales cycles, identify hot prospects, provide better customer service, and turn cold calls into informed 'Genius' calls. The ease of use and viral adoption of the technology by individual sales representatives has been the key to building demand for SalesGenius with Sales management. E[acute accent]"The response to the SalesGenius launch has been overwhelming because salespeople immediately understand the benefit derived from better understanding and serving their customers," stated David Thompson, CEO of Genius Incorporated. "Jean is an established sales powerhouse and we are thrilled to have her skills and sales acumen to take advantage of this pent up demand as we broaden our efforts to target departments in larger companies. E[acute accent]"I am thrilled to be joining Genius at this exciting stage of the company's development," said Tali. "When I first tested the power of SalesGenius for myself, I knew this was something sales organizations would want to get their hands on. I look forward to driving the adoption of this truly innovative and effective sales solution where I know it will be eagerly received by sales teams everywhere." E[acute accent]Tali brings a wealth of sales experience to Genius and has garnered numerous industry accolades. Most recently, Tali served as the Western Region SMS&P Manager at Microsoft's Unified Communications Group, where she managed the team responsible for driving 'Live Meeting' sales revenue in small to medium sized companies throughout the Western Region. In that position, she received Microsoft's Gold Star Award and successfully grew new service business an average of 35% quarter over quarter. Tali also served as Director of Inside Sales at PlaceWare Inc. (now Microsoft), where her organization aggressively doubled its customer base and generated over $53 million in sales, leading to the successful acquisition by Microsoft. Tali has held senior sales positions at Latitude Communications (now Cisco), and Eloquent Inc. (now OpenText).

E[acute accent]About Genius Incorporated(TM)

E[acute accent]Genius Incorporated, creator of SalesGenius(TM), provides innovative on-demand personal web analytics solutions that deliver individual web visit data directly to sales and marketing professionals. Genius(TM) solutions empower sales and marketing professionals to instantly understand and qualify prospects, determine the success of marketing initiatives and personalize customer service, all without requiring programming skills or IT involvement. The result is faster sales cycles, satisfied customers and more closed deals. Genius Incorporated is a privately held company, funded by Emergence Capital and Walden International, with headquarters in San Mateo, CA. For more information about Genius Incorporated visit www.genius.com or email [e-mail].