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Genius.com's(TM) User Base Takes Off With More Than 10,000 "Sales Geniuses" in 115 Countries.


Rapid Adoption of SalesGenius, in First Five Months, Makes Genius.com One of the Fastest Growing On-Demand Software See SaaS.  Providers

SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Genius.com Incorporated[TM], the leading on-demand provider of real-time 1-to-1 marketing solutions for sales and marketing professionals, today announced a landmark milestone: in the five months since the company's launch, it has attracted more than 10,000 users in 115 countries to use its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , SalesGenius[TM].

SalesGenius has been eagerly adopted by sales and marketing professionals across industries and by a range of businesses seeking to connect instantly with customers on their websites. The SalesGenius customer base of more than 70 companies includes both large, public corporations such as Toshiba, Yahoo, WebEx and Administaff, as well as a wide range of small and medium businesses, including ThoughtLava, Streambase and Marcus Evans, who use SalesGenius to close more deals more quickly. The rapid growth in its user base and sales makes Genius.com one of the fastest growing on-demand software providers.

Some early customer success stories include:

* A SalesGenius user at Marcus Evans, producers of global summits and corporate marketing events, closed a $40,000 deal in a day. The same user shortened his sales cycle on four deals resulting in more than $88,000 in business for the company.

* ThoughtLava, a strategic Internet marketing See Internet advertising.  services and professional website design company, is no longer wasting time sending prospecting e-mails and waiting for interested parties to come knocking. SalesGenius has given ThoughtLava the ability to focus on their most promising prospects, resulting in three major deals for $189,000 dollars since deploying the product.

* WebEx, (Nasdaq:WEBX), the leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) business applications, used SalesGenius to close an $8,000 deal in one day, turn a "no decision" into a $6,000 contract, and garner a $5,400 deal from a previously downgraded opportunity.

"Genius has tapped into a vast reservoir of pent-up demand for customer insight about specific product interest and buying intent, which SalesGenius delivers directly to the individual sales rep without IT involvement or investment," said Leslie Ament a·ment
n.
A person whose intellectual capacity remains undeveloped.
, Director, Customer Intelligence Research, Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. . "Genius' success can be attributed to its product's ability to deliver the instant customer intelligence needed; sales reps can be more productive and offer greater levels of customer service Co it's a win for both seller and buyer."

"Demand for SalesGenius has exceeded our expectations with thousands of users flocking to the service since our launch," noted Genius CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and co-founder, David Thompson There are several men named David Thompson:
  • In exploration:
* David Thompson (less commonly Thomson) - founder (1623) of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, United States. See: .
. "There is a strong global demand for SalesGenius, with Sales professionals in India, China, England, Canada, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  using Genius.com to qualify leads faster and easier with instant e-mail response and web visit data."

SalesGenius is an easy-to-use on-demand service that lets users get up and running within minutes. Users simply send e-mail messages using Microsoft[R] Outlook[R] or the SalesGenius e-mail tool and the patent-pending Genius Tracker[TM] delivers instant alerts the moment a prospect opens an e-mail or visits the corporate website. Page-by-page "instant replays" of individual website visits show what information each prospect is seeking. Knowing which prospects are most interested and what they're interested in allows SalesGenius users to get smart about their customers and tailor pitches to match their prospects' specific areas of interest, thereby offering stellar customer service and closing more deals faster.

Genius recently announced two enhancements for SalesGenius, SalesGenius for the Salesforce.com AppExchange, which lets salesforce.com users easily track SalesGenius activity from within the leading on-demand CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization.  solution, and Genius Interactive Edition[TM], which lets users post personal website greetings and chat live with visitors.

About SalesGenius[TM]

SalesGenius is the first web service that lets sales professionals instantly qualify prospects by tracking individual e-mail opens and visits to corporate web sites, without any programming or IT involvement. SalesGenius is easy to use and can be set up in minutes, providing instant customer insight from individual e-mail opens, page-by-page web visit reports, and duration of prospect visit information. With SalesGenius, users know which prospects are most interested, and what they are interested in, resulting in better customer service, more satisfied customers, and increased revenue.

SalesGenius pricing starts at $29 per person, per month. Enterprise pricing is also available. For a free trial go to www.genius.com.

About Genius.com Incorporated[TM]

Genius.com, creator of SalesGenius, is the leading on-demand provider of real-time 1-to-1 marketing solutions for sales and marketing professionals, empowering them to connect with prospects and close deals through their corporate websites. SalesGenius instantly delivers individual web visit and e-mail open data directly to frontline front·line also front line  
n.
1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions.

2. Basketball See frontcourt.

3. Football The linemen of a team.
 sales professionals so they can offer informed, personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 customer service and close more deals, more quickly.

Genius[TM] solutions allow sales and marketing professionals to instantly qualify prospects, determine the success of marketing initiatives, and personalize per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 customer service, all without requiring programming skills or IT involvement. The result is faster sales cycles, satisfied customers and more closed deals. Genius.com Incorporated is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
, funded by Emergence Capital and Walden International, with headquarters in San Mateo, CA. For more information about Genius.com Incorporated visit www.genius.com or e-mail info@genius.com.

SalesGenius, Get Smart About Your Customer, Genius.com and the Genius logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Genius.com Incorporated. All other names and logos may be trademark of the respective owners.
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