Clash-Media increases customer portfolio by 30 percent in first half 2009

In the first half of 2009, Clash-Media significantly increased its customer-base and now generates in excess of 1.5 million leads every month. This comes as a direct result of industries, including Healthcare and Education, now seeking the benefits of targeted Online Lead Generation and measurable Customer Acquisition

New York, 13 October 2009 – Clash-Media, the Global Lead Generation specialist, has announced that its customer-base increased by almost 30 percent in the first half of 2009. It now generates record highs of more than 1.5 million B2C leads every month for clients across healthcare, tourism and education sectors, amongst others. Clash-Media's performance-based campaigns are being taken up by more and more marketing managers and advertising agencies because they are highly targeted to specific audiences and deliver significant Return on Investment.

Recent research from Econsultancy, in association with Clash-Media, shows that 59 percent of US companies' marketing budgets have actually increased – and more of it is being spent on higher return online activities: 61 percent of budget is spent online now, compared to 51 percent last year.

Christopher Petix, President of Clash-Media US, said: "This has already been a fantastic year for Clash-Media and as more and more companies are beginning to understand the benefits associated with online marketing campaigns, we will continue to grow throughout 2009 and into 2010. The significant increase in our customer-base and monthly lead volumes show that more and more businesses are getting ROI from their Online Lead Generation spend, even in slow economic conditions.

"Clash-Media aims to ensure on-going return on investment for all of our clients – because we target every campaign very specifically and only charge once a potential customer engages with our clients' brand, we can ensure optimum return for every client and every campaign."

Clash-Media delivers a global and fully transparent Online Lead Generation service that connects advertisers with consumers. It is a full-circle customer acquisition solution that collects and manages interested consumer information for its clients, producing qualified leads in line with advertisers' exact specifications in order to deliver a strong 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 qualified prospects.

About Clash-Media:
Clash-Media is a global leader in performance-based data marketing that has pioneered new techniques in Proactive Online Lead Generation. The company's powerful lead generation network connects advertisers to consumers producing qualified leads, with detailed profiles on their interests, in line with advertisers' exact specifications.

Clash-Media launched in 2006 and now delivers around five million fully opted-in sales leads every month for customers around the globe, including Samsung, Toyota and Cheapflights.

Clash-Media currently has offices in London, New York, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Munich and Paris. It plans to expand into Spain, Italy and 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-international.com

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

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