CLICKACTION LAUNCHES THE INDUSTRY'S FIRST EMAIL MARKETING EDUCATION CENTER
The Email Education Center, www.emaileducation.com , Offers Marketers Best-of-Breed, permission Email Marketing Best Practices
PALO ALTO, Calif. (February 28, 2002) - ClickAction,
Inc. (Nasdaq: CLAC), a leading provider of email marketing automation solutions, announced today that it has launched the
Email Education Center,
www.emaileducation.com,
the premier permission email marketing information channel for marketers. The Email Education Center, co-sponsored by
the E-Business Communication Association (eBCA,
www.ebusinessca.org), offers marketers expert advice in a variety of areas
they request, including best practices, segmentation strategies, acquisition strategies and privacy issues related to email.
The Email Education Center also offers marketers the opportunity to opt-in for a free membership, which allows members to
receive email updates and attend bi-weekly online seminars on valuable email marketing topics.
"ClickAction is committed to helping marketers continually improve their business results through education and opt-in
email," said Geoff Smith, Director of Client Programs for ClickAction. "With the growing importance of highly targeted
permission email marketing communications, it is critical that we identify and deliver educational solutions, such
as online seminars and expert advice, for marketers that augment their existing marketing initiatives. By partnering with
an organization like the eBCA, ClickAction can offer a best-of-breed educational service that will help our clients, members
and marketers in general communicate more effectively and cultivate important business relationships."
"We are excited to co-sponsor the Email Education Center with ClickAction. The mission of the eBCA is to give you and your
company the tools for gaining a competitive e-business advantage. The Email Education Center sets the standard for email
marketing best practices and gives today's marketer a competitive advantage," Barry Harrigan, President of the eBCA.
"Together with ClickAction, our mission is to help educate marketers on how to build unique, lasting relationships with
their customers through targeted marketing and e-business practices."
The Email Education Center's next member online seminar will address email marketing best practices, from 10:00 am to
11:00 am PT on Wednesday, March 6, 2002. To learn more about the Email Education Center or to attend this online seminar,
click here
www.emaileducation.com.
About ClickAction
ClickAction, Inc. is a leading provider of email marketing automation products and services. ClickAction Email Marketing
Automation (EMA) helps marketers design, deploy and manage personalized email campaigns that maximize the lifetime value
of each customer. ClickAction EMA saves time, generates revenues and reduces costs by providing a highly scalable outbound
and inbound messaging, one-to-one publication, powerful rule-based segmentation, real-time tracking and detailed reporting,
all integrated in a Web-based solution. 100% Java-based, ClickAction EMA is built for easy deployment and integration with
industry-leading third party applications. ClickAction EMA products and services range from fully hosted ASP applications
to licensable, enterprise-class software. ClickAction products have a proven track record of success in a variety of
industries including retail, catalog, brand and publishing. In addition to ClickAction EMA, the company offers interactive,
campaign, acquisition and rich media services. ClickAction is a member of TRUSTe, an independent, non-profit organization
whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet. For more information on ClickAction products and
services, visit
www.clickaction.com or call 1-800-473-3141.
About the eBCA
The e-Business Communication Association (eBCA) is the pre-eminent membership organization supporting professionals
charged with defining and driving e-business initiatives. The eBCA's comprehensive offering of information resources,
networking opportunities and professional development programs enable members to ensure e-business success through better
strategy, technology and business decisions. The eBCA is a global association and a business unit of International Data
Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and event company. For further information, visit
www.ebusinessca.org or contact Joan McCarthy at 978.887.7900 x115 or
jmccarthy@ebusinessca.com.