ExactTarget Adds 1,000 New Customers in 2005; Grows Revenue by 65 Percent
Email Marketing firm wins Delta Faucet, Gannett and Goodyear Tire & Rubber
INDIANAPOLIS – (January 18, 2005) - ExactTarget, a leading developer of on-demand email software solutions for permission-based email marketing, achieved a greater than 65 percent increase in revenue and added more than 1,000 new customers in 2005. This brings to 4,000 the number of ExactTarget customers under annual contract.
ExactTarget also increased its employee base to 170 from 124 a year earlier, and relocated to expanded headquarters in Indianapolis.
"ExactTarget just completed our 19th consecutive quarter of revenue growth," said Scott Dorsey, president of ExactTarget. "This growth rate can be attributed to our relentless focus on customer success and our ability to meet the needs of world-class marketers."
During 2005, ExactTarget added such customers as:
• Delta Faucet Company, the largest U.S. manufacturer of residential and commercial faucets.
• Gannett Co., Inc., a diversified news and information company operating the largest group of newspapers in the U.S. by circulation.
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the world`s largest tire company.
• Home123 Corp., one of America`s largest providers of home mortgage loans.
• Icelandair, the flagship air carrier of Iceland.
• WatchGuard Technologies Inc., an award-winning network security company.
"2006 will be an exciting year as we introduce an unprecedented number of new products and features into the marketplace," said Dorsey.
About ExactTarget
ExactTarget is the market leader in on-demand email software solutions for permission-based email marketing. More than 4,000 organizations worldwide, including The Home Depot, Scotts 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, 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
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