
For
Immediate Release
September 12, 2000
CLICKACTION INTRODUCES ANOTHER INDUSTRY FIRST:
24/7 CLIENT INFORMATION/RESOURCE PORTAL
ClickAction Launches Email Relationship Management (ERM) Information Portal
to Ensure Seamless 24/7 Information and Resources For Clients and Partners
PALO ALTO, Calif. (September 12, 2000) ClickAction Inc. (Nasdaq:
CLAC),
a leader in permission-based email marketing/e-messaging, today announced
the industrys first 24/7 Information/Resource Portal for the benefit
of its clients and partners. Clients and partners using ClickActions
ERM service will be able to utilize the portal as a 24/7 email marketing/
e-messaging resource center and campaign reporting tool.
The portal will give ClickAction clients and partners 24/7 access to an extensive
searchable knowledge base on e-marketing best practices and FAQs. Clients
and partners will be able to submit service and campaign requests directly
through their Web browser and then track their fulfillment using the portal.
Clients and partners will also be able to track campaign results using the
portals campaign reporting tool.
"ClickActions client portal has offered my company superior service
in just its first two weeks," said Max Harris, multi-step marketing manager
for gardeners.com. "This portal allows me to have a comfort level that
support is available, multi-channel, during my east-coast business hours and
in fact, 24 hours a day."
"ClickActions client portal will serve as a more efficient means
for our clients and partners to use ClickAction ERM," said Kathy Williams,
vice president of operations for ClickAction. "It is imperative to offer
clients the ability to self-educate and to scale their efforts in an efficient
manner. This portal allows our clients and partners to do just that."
To learn more about ClickActions ERM Information Portal, visit the website
at http://portal.clickaction.com.
About ClickAction
ClickAction Inc. (Nasdaq: CLAC)
is a leading provider of email marketing/e-messaging services that help businesses
retain and grow profitable, one-to-one customer relationships. ClickAction
Email Relationship Management (ERM) is a comprehensive service that enables
marketers to conduct targeted permission-based email campaigns, collect and
profile customer data, and access real-time results in an entirely Web-hosted
environment. The service easily integrates with legacy databases, advancing
the real-time management of customer data across all channels. ClickAction
has developed thousands of email campaigns for over 200 world class clients
and partners including: Brooks Brothers, Nabisco, Adforce/CMGI, Sara Lee,
Vicinity, Boise Cascade Office Products, and Dean and Deluca. ClickAction
is a member of TRUSTe, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission
is to build users trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting
the use of fair information practices, and CAUCE, the Coalition Against
Unsolicited Commercial Email, and works only with companies that are advocates
of strict consumer privacy guidelines. For more information, visit www.clickaction.com.
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Forward Looking Statements
To the extent that any of the statements contained herein relating to the
Company are forward-looking, such statements are based on current expectations
that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Such uncertainties and risks
include, but are not limited to, the development of new products and services,
the enhancement of existing products and services, the dependence on principal
customers and partners, competitive pricing pressures, product volume and
mix, timing of orders received, introduction of competitive products and services
having technological and/or pricing advantages, and overall dynamics of the
industry and consolidation. For further information, refer to the risk factors
included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1999 and the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 2000, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
