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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/08/07 -- VerticalResponse's "Email Marketing
Blog," penned by CEO and Chief Executive Blogger Janine Popick, won Blog of
the Year in the 2006 Stevie Awards for Women in Business, presented last
week.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives,
entrepreneurs, and the companies they run -- worldwide. The Stevie Awards
have been hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" (New York Post, April
27, 2005).
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," winners were announced
during ceremonies at New York's Marriott Marquis Hotel. More than 180
nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S. and several
other countries attended.
Winning the Stevie, Popick's blog was included with other finalists
including "The Budget Fashionista" and "eMoms at Home." Janine was also
named a finalist in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" category, and the email
and direct mail marketing firm she heads was honored as a finalist in two
additional categories: the "Best Overall Company of the Year" and
"Fastest-Growing Company."
"We've built VerticalResponse to help businesses communicate with their
target audiences easily and effectively, from traditional direct mail to
e-mail marketing," said Popick. "Blogging is another step. Our email
newsletter has become the 'teaser' for our blog posts, letting our users
know that we've updated the information on our blog."
Winning the Stevie Blog of the Year Award of 2006 caps a stellar year for
Popick's company. In 2006, VerticalResponse:
-- placed #402 on the Inc. 500 list, which ranks the fastest-growing
private companies in the country;
-- received two 2006 WebAwards from the prestigious Web Marketing
Association (WMA), for Email Standard of Excellence and Marketing Standards
of Excellence;
-- won the ClickZ Marketing Excellence Awards for Best E-Newsletter
Product/Service and Best Business/Marketing Blog.
-- placed #37 on the San Francisco Business Times List of "Top 100
Fastest-Growing Private Companies"
In addition to her now award-winning blog on the VerticalResponse website
at http://blog.verticalresponse.com/,
Popick also regularly writes a column for the Inc.com website Resource
Center for Women in Business.
"The team at VerticalResponse is thrilled that Janine's blog was recognized
as the best of the year by the Stevie Awards," said Josh Feinberg, VP of
Product Management of VerticalReponse. "We all work hard to maintain the
highest standard of customer service and communication, so her commitment
to sharing best practices, industry news and other insight with our
customers is a great value-add. It is very satisfying to see us recognized
by the top business leaders and members of the business media that served
as judges on the distinguished Stevie Award panel."
Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their
staffs selected Stevie winners from among the Finalists. Finalists were
chosen by business professionals worldwide during preliminary judging last
fall.
The elegant Stevie trophy was designed by R.S. Owens, the same company that
makes the Oscar® and the Emmy.
Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of
Finalists and Stevie Award winners are available at
www.stevieawards.com/women.
About VerticalResponse
VerticalResponse, Inc. (http://www.verticalresponse.com) is a leading
provider of self-service email and direct mail services empowering
businesses of all sizes to create, manage and assess their own direct
marketing campaigns. VerticalResponse's flagship product, which allows
customers to deliver sophisticated yet easily deployed email campaigns, is
the most intuitive and affordable Web-based direct marketing solution
available. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
For additional information, please visit www.verticalresponse.com.
About The Stevie Awards
Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post (April 27,
2005), Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business
Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in
Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring
companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies
recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more
about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.