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Over 10 Million Business Contacts Contributed to NetProspex Already in 2009

Waltham, MA, May 27, 2009 -- NetProspex announced today that its business contact directory has grown in excess of 2 million records in 2009 making it the fastest growing business contact directory that derives its data primarily from user contribution.

Gross user contribution in 2009 to date is in excess of 10 million records with only 2+ million of the highest quality and most accurate of those records having been selected for publishing in the NetProspex directory.

The rapid growth of its user-contributed business contact directory has put NetProspex into the lead as the fastest growing online directory of business contacts, beating out competitors like fellow newcomer Jigsaw and more established players like Hoovers.

The NetProspex database now exceeds 7.0 million business contacts which represents a doubling in size over the past year. Despite the economy, the company points to a large growth in online traffic as sales and marketing executives find NetProspex a great place to find new leads. A quick and easy user-interface to earn credits coupled with comprehensive job title and industry coverage, a high degree of accuracy and valid a email address and phone numbers make NetProspex an effective new business tool.

Executive Quote:

Gary Halliwell, NetProspex CEO:

"Old sales leads - once a byproduct of the sales process - can now be rejuvenated and recycled for other users thanks to our CleneStepTM technologies which make it quick and easy to upload old contacts, earn credits and download new, targeted business leads. This is a great tool for sales and marketing executives who are under pressure to increase sales while reducing costs."

Customer Quote:

Ken Lyons, Marketing Manager, WordStream, Inc:

"NetProspex offers targeted and accurate prospect contact information accessible via an easy user interface. You'd be crazy not to try it out."

About NetProspex:

NetProspex was founded in 2006 by Gary Halliwell and Jeff Clewley, two veterans of the electronic financial information market. NetProspex understands that effective sales efforts require the most in-depth and accurate prospect data. The company's core product line overlays user-contributed contact information with multiple layers of quality control to produce an entirely unique and highly effective sales and marketing contact database. With over 7 million accurate business contacts across almost 1,000,000 companies, NetProspex is a major new source of contacts - including difficult-to-find mid-management decision makers across North American businesses. For more information or a free account, visit www.netprospex.com.

NetProspex Community Votes a Big "Yes" by Submitting 10 Million Records!

We announced in a press release today that our business contact trading system processed a staggering 10 million contacts already in 2009.  Using our CleneStepTM technologies, we selected in excess of 2 million of these for publishing in the NetProspex Directory which now brings the database to 7 million business contacts.  

Despite the economy, NetProspex is expanding on all fronts with large growth in online traffic as sales and marketing executives find NetProspex a great place to find new leads.  Because users can trade old contacts for new, this recycling of old sales leads provides a great way to find new sales opportunities while lowering costs, which is just what is needed when sales and marketing have to do more with less.

NetProspex and Inside CRM Announce Marketing Partnership

BOSTON and SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2009 – Community-generated business directory NetProspex (www.NetProspex.com) and business media website Inside CRM (www.InsideCRM.com) today announced a partnership to collaborate on marketing activities.

This partnership utilizes NetProspex Inc.'s community-generated business lead directory along with content creation and delivery capabilities from Inside CRM to help sales and marketing professionals learn about ways they can capture new revenue, decrease costs and achieve competitive advantage.

Executive Quote:    

Gary Halliwell, NetProspex CEO:

• "Partnering with Inside CRM will help drive brand exposure to more sales and marketing desktops."

About NetProspex

NetProspex was founded in 2006 by Gary Halliwell and Jeff Clewley, two veterans of the electronic financial information market. NetProspex understands that effective sales efforts require the most in-depth and accurate prospect data. The company's core product line overlays user-contributed contact information with multiple layers of quality control to produce an entirely unique and highly effective sales and marketing contact database. With over 5 million accurate business contacts across almost 600,000 companies, NetProspex is a major new source of contacts - including difficult-to-find mid-management decision makers across North American businesses. For more information or a free membership, visit www.netprospex.com.

About Inside CRM (www.InsideCRM.com)

Inside CRM is an industry leader in research and education for marketing and sales professionals. The site provides in-depth resource tools that CRM decision makers have come to rely on to get the right information on CRM products and services for their business. As an independent third-party analyst community, Inside CRM is a trusted source for SMB and enterprise companies, buyers, and influencers alike.

The Inside CRM content team has been recognized with more than 25 industry and editorial awards. Inside CRM also routinely taps industry experts for their insight and contributions. In addition, Inside CRM has community features and tools that sales professionals return to again and again, such as product reviews, community-rated top stories, message boards and more.

Chris Bucholtz

Senior Editorial Analyst

editor@insidecrm.com

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An Interesting Read for B2B Sales & Marketing Executives

Adam Needles’ post on the value and evolution of lead sourcing providers makes an interesting read for B2B sales and marketing executives.  As Adam says, “it’s an exciting time for this segment” due to the “increasing granularity of insight and customer information”.  New entrants like NetProspex are breathing new life into an old idea, turning old static directories from niche publishers and industries into deeper universal web-based directory contributed by users.

 

The benefit for sales and marketing executives is vastly reduced time to find contact information on potential buyers, and more importantly, increased visibility and insight into more decision-makers at target companies and sales territories.  If you’re trying to find a way into a new business opportunity, knowing who to contact is critical, and if your discussions with existing contacts are stalled or not moving along finding alternatives is a  great way to drive sales forward, especially as sales cycles are increased in the current economy.