Clash-Media opens French office to expand Online Lead Generation operations in Europe

New York, 7 May 2009 – Clash-Media, the leading Proactive Online Lead Generation specialist, has opened a new office in Paris to extend its reach into Europe. It has appointed Online Marketing evangelist, Cédric Stucki, as Managing Director. This will enable American organisations, for the first time, to obtain fully opted-in customer sales leads from across France, Germany, Scandinavia and the UK markets, as part of a single campaign. Clash-Media's unique approach to international Online Lead Generation (OLG) will allow businesses to dramatically increase their sales conversion rates across multiple geographies.

"The French market still has its preference for offline direct marketing," commented Cédric Stucki, Managing Director, Clash-Media France. "However, businesses are starting to realize the benefits a targeted OLG method can achieve and generate large volumes of relevant hot leads. Online Lead Generation is one of the most cost-effective and successful techniques available within the Web Marketing mix – and Clash-Media's new office in Paris will enable any company to generate direct sales leads from French consumer markets, as well as European, UK and US."

Cédric Stucki brings extensive experience in both direct and digital marketing, as well as in starting up and running new business structures. Before joining Clash-Media, Cédric served as Country Manager in France for Adconion, one of the largest BT ad networks. There, he was responsible for overseeing all sales, business development and operational aspects of the French division of the company. Prior to this, Cédric held positions as Sales & Client Services Director at Adlead, a leading French Advertising and Marketing provider that specializes in lead generation, and at MIVA France (NASDAQ: MIVA) where he positioned the company as a key French player.

Christopher Petix, President, Clash-Media US, added: "There is a growing urgency for international companies, particularly in the tough economic conditions we are facing, to reach target consumers. We can now offer American businesses the ability to source quality French leads plus the power to grow their businesses by generating leads from across the rest of Europe as well as the US."

How it works: Clash-Media's Online Lead Generation service
Clash-Media's clients can opt to pay on a 'cost per lead' basis for new and unique leads – meaning that if the company has already obtained a contact from another source, they can reject the lead in favor of a new one. This flexibility will enable companies to remain in control of the amount of leads it requires as well as its marketing budget at all times – vital when managing an integrated marketing campaign. Clash-Media designs campaigns for each client, which are then carried out on its Lead and Data Network – comprising over 500 websites and publishers including MSN, Tiscali and MySpace. Clash-Media then uses leading-edge technology to verify and cleanse the leads, which can be automatically delivered directly to an organization's contact center – resulting in rapid follow up.

Clash-Media delivers a global and fully transparent Online Lead Generation service that connects advertisers with consumers. It is a full-circle data solution that collects and manages customer data for its clients, producing qualified leads in line with advertisers' exact specifications to deliver an optimized return on investment. Clash-Media provides its clients with a centralized managed service to support any lead generation campaign. It has established a wide global network of partners that enables it to operate in any market around the world, and its quality control processes and technologies maintain the highest standard of lead generation.

<sub>About Clash-Media:
Clash-Media launched in 2006 and now delivers around five million fully opted-in sales leads every month for customers around the globe, including Whiskas, Toyota, Cheapflights and AXA.

Clash-Media currently has offices in London, New York, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Munich and Paris, with plans to expand into Spain and Italy, followed by Asia-Pacific.

Additional information is available at www.clash-media.com

Duncan Burford
IBA - PR for Clash-Media
Tel: +44 (0) 1780 721 433
Email: dburford@iba-americas.com</sub>

_{Christopher Petix
Clash-Media US
Tel: 212-946-8525
Email: cpetix@clash-media.com}

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