Sir Richard Branson to Keynote ExactTarget Connections Conference Sept. 14-16

More than 2,000 Marketers Expected, Conference to Feature Private Concert with Train

INDIANAPOLIS--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--ExactTarget, a global provider of email marketing and interactive marketing solutions, announced today that Virgin Group Founder and Chairman Sir Richard Branson will keynote Connections ’10 Sept. 14 – 16 in Indianapolis.

“We are thrilled to kick off this year’s event with Sir Richard Branson, who for decades has grown his global enterprise by creating, fueling and converting conversations into extremely successful businesses.”

The three-day event, held as an annual user conference for ExactTarget clients, will feature more than 30 breakout sessions ranging from marketing best practices and case studies to building multichannel interactive marketing campaigns with email, social media, mobile marketing and custom Web applications. The event will also include a private concert from Grammy-award winning band Train.

“Connections ’10 will provide marketers the insight, inspiration and innovations they need to fuel the conversation with customers and deliver results in the ever-changing interactive marketing landscape,” said Scott Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of ExactTarget. “We are thrilled to kick off this year’s event with Sir Richard Branson, who for decades has grown his global enterprise by creating, fueling and converting conversations into extremely successful businesses.”

Branson is best known for his role in founding and transforming Virgin from a mail order record retailer into a global multi-billion enterprise. Today Virgin is one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands. Virgin Group includes more than 200 companies in over 30 countries that span from aviation and space travel to telecommunications, health and wellness, and clean energy. Branson is the author of several books, including his most recent work Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur.

Connections ’10 will feature nine unique content tracks, including industry-specific sessions for retail and business-to-business marketers as well as day-long workshops for beginners, experts and developers.

Registration is available online at www.Connections2010.com. Marketers who register before June 18 will receive $200 off the $995 registration fee, and those who register between June 19 and Aug. 2 will receive $100 off registration. Marketers who attended Connections ’09 will receive an additional discount offer via email.

Marketers attending Connections ’10 may also register to attend ExactTarget’s first certification session Sept. 13 in Indianapolis. The day-long program offers registrants the opportunity to earn certification in three levels - Professional, Marketer and Partner. To register or to learn more about the certification program, visit www.Connections2010.com.

Connections ’10 follows ExactTarget’s Connections ’09, an event that welcomed more than 1,300 marketers and featured a lineup of industry titans including New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell and academy-award winning actress Marlee Matlin.

About ExactTarget

ExactTarget is a leading global provider of on-demand email marketing and one-to-one marketing solutions. The company’s software as a service technology provides organizations a single platform to connect with customers via triggered and transactional email, integrated text messaging, voice messaging, landing pages and social media. Supported by collaborative global services teams, ExactTarget’s technology integrates with more sales and marketing information systems than any other in the industry, including Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Omniture and Webtrends among many others. ExactTarget’s software powers permission-based multi-channel communications for thousands of organizations around the world including Expedia.com, Aurora Fashions, Papa John’s, CareerBuilder.com, Gannett Co., Inc., The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Home Depot and Wellpoint, Inc. For more information, visit www.exacttarget.com or call 1-866-EMAILET.