CONNECT DIRECT REVAMPS WHITE PAPER CONNECTIONTM
New Content Syndication Service Guarantees Performance
While Eliminating Multi-Vendor Hassles
Redwood City, Calif. - October 18, 2007 - Connect Direct
Inc. (CDI), a full-service agency specializing in demand generation for
high-technology companies, has announced a major improvement of its
turnkey content syndication service, White Paper
Connection
.
The agency claims that the new program is in response to input from
technology advertisers. "Content syndication has exploded," says
Howard J. Sewell, CDI President. "The number of sites and networks
that offer white paper postings has grown exponentially, and clients
say they're finding it more difficult to select, negotiate with, and
manage multiple vendors. Plus they're discovering big disparities in
campaign performance and lead quality."
Content syndication, the hosting of informational content such as white
papers, Webcasts, podcasts, case studies, and analyst reports on third
party sites has become a staple tactic for high-tech marketers in
recent years. Publishers such as CNET, as well as independent networks
like NetLine, ITToolbox, and IT Business Edge, compete with hundreds of
individual sites and other vendors in offering programs whereby
advertiser content is downloaded by interested technology buyers,
generating millions of sales leads in the process.
"We saw a big need in the marketplace," continues Sewell. "Most
syndication programs offer guarantees of one sort of another but
they're not risk free. We wanted to eliminate that risk and offer our
clients a program whereby they were guaranteed the number of leads they
want, meeting the criteria their sales force needs, at the price
they're willing to pay."
No Risk, No Hassle Content Syndication.
White Paper Connection is a turnkey service - CDI handles the media,
creative, vendor coordination, campaign tracking, and lead management -
that eliminates the risk, vendor hassles, and ongoing management from
content syndication.
Sewell explains, "Clients tell us how many leads they need, how much
they're willing to pay for those leads, and what criteria they need
those leads to meet (for example, geography or company size). We
consult our network of media partners and negotiate a package of
content postings that gives that client precisely the number of leads
they want, from the types of companies they want to talk to, at the
cost they want to pay."
Sewell says that the response from clients and prospective clients to
the new program has been extremely positive. More information can be
found at the agency's Website:
http://www.connectdirect.com/services/whitepaper.html
About Connect Direct
Connect Direct Inc. (www.connectdirect.com)
is a full-service direct
marketing agency with offices in Silicon Valley that specializes in
demand generation for high-technology companies. Earlier this year,
the firm was named one of the "Top Agencies for 2007" by BtoB Magazine.
CDI clients include Citrix, Codegear, Newscale, and Supportsoft.