SENDMAIL SELECTS CDI FOR DEMAND GENERATION
High-Tech Agency Adds Provider of Messaging Solutions to Its Fast
Growing List of Clients
Redwood City, Calif. - November 15, 2007 - Connect
Direct Inc. (CDI), a full-service agency specializing in demand
generation for high-technology companies, announced that Sendmail
has joined its roster of high-tech clients.
Sendmail (www.sendmail.com), of Emeryville, California, a leading
global provider of trusted messaging solutions, chose Connect Direct
to develop an integrated campaign of demand generation and lead
nurturing programs including broadcast e-mail and online advertising.
The programs are slated to launch in Q4 and continue into 2008.
"CDI has an innate ability to create solid, creative campaigns that
deliver against the never-ending need to generate quality leads,"
said Sharon Little, Sendmail's Director of Global Sales Development.
"We're thrilled to be working with a company the caliber of Sendmail,"
commented Howard J. Sewell, Connect Direct's founder and president.
"Their interest in turnkey, integrated, closed-loop demand generation
and lead management is reflective of what we anticipate will be a
very busy 2008 for our agency."
About Connect Direct
Connect Direct Inc. (www.connectdirect.com)
(CDI) is a full-service direct marketing agency 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 CodeGear, E2open, NewScale, and
SupportSoft. CDI maintains offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle.
About Sendmail, Inc.
Sendmail (www.sendmail.com)
is the leading global provider of trusted messaging. With 25 years
of leadership delivering innovative messaging technology, Sendmail
ensures the protection and trust of employee and customer communications.
Sendmail technology, driven by the industry's most powerful and
flexible policy engine, provides protection where 80% of security
and compliance violations occur - within inbound and outbound
messaging. Large enterprises in 33 countries, and the majority of
the Fortune 1000 trust Sendmail to shield users from unwanted
messages, defend the messaging infrastructure, stop data and privacy
leaks and effectively manage messaging to maintain brand and
shareholder value and support regulatory compliance. Sendmail is
headquartered in Emeryville, CA with offices and distributors in
Europe, Asia and North America.