ExactTarget to Hold Email Marketing Conference in Southern California

INDIANAPOLIS--Aug. 3, 2006--

Marketers learn best practices for email marketing at event planned for August 17th

On-demand email software provider ExactTarget is sponsoring a Regional User Conference to educate B-to-B and consumer marketers on how to use permission-based email to convert leads, drive sales and keep customers connected to the brand. The conference will be held August 17, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Speakers will include companies demonstrating best practices in eMarketing. The keynote address will be delivered by Josh Linkner, founder and CEO of ePrize, who will lead a presentation rich in case study examples titled "Acquiring and Nurturing Permission-based Relationships via Interactive Promotions." Jason Palmer, vice president of marketing at WebTrends, will speak on "Thriving in the Changing World of Marketing." Additional sessions will focus on best practices for world-class email marketing. E-marketing case studies will be presented by Wild Oats Natural Marketplace and Motorcycle-Superstore.com.

The ExactTarget Regional User Conference is open to anyone with management responsibility in marketing and sales and to professionals at interactive marketing agencies.

Southern California is the second of four Regional User Conferences sponsored by ExactTarget this summer. WebTrends is a participating sponsor of all events.

Continental breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.; the program begins at 8 a.m. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and the program concludes at 4:30 p.m. The Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa is located at 21500 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach.

Seating is limited. For more information and to register, go to http://email.exacttarget.com/ETWeb/ruc_final/ruc_form.asp.

About ExactTarget

ExactTarget is the market leader in on-demand email software solutions for permission-based email marketing. More than 5,000 organizations worldwide, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, The Home Depot, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Delta Faucet, CareerBuilder.com and Encyclopedia Britannica, rely on ExactTarget email solutions to strengthen their customer relationships and to control email throughout the enterprise. ExactTarget is a recognized technology leader. ASPnews, the world's premier source of news and analysis for and about the Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web services industry, ranks ExactTarget as one of world's 25 leading service providers for the ASP, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Utility Computing industries. ExactTarget ranked highest in business suitability by JupiterResearch in 2004 and 2005 based on the solution's usability, strong feature set and dynamic content tool. ExactTarget solutions meet the needs of all industry verticals and all size organizations, including SMB, corporate divisions, not-for-profits, large retail/direct marketers, agencies and enterprises. Privately owned and headquartered in Indianapolis, USA, the company has more than 30 offices spanning North America, Europe and Australia. To learn more, go to http://www.exacttarget.com.