Vocus to Host Open House for Federal Agencies

Vocus will hold individual sessions at the Open House for federal agencies wishing to advance their Public Relations strategy.

Lanham, MD (PRWeb) March 8, 2006 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, announced today that it will host an open house for federal agencies on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at The Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. The Open House is aimed at providing PR executives within federal agencies with detailed information on how to build a more effective public relations campaign and generate measurable results for their efforts.

Online registration is available at http://www.vocus.com/prgovernmentopenhouse.

With tight budgets, federal agencies need to get the most out of their communication investments. Using Vocus, we have created a nimble, cost-effective, and business-relevant activity that delivers effective public relations campaigns with measurable results

"Vocus has transformed and streamlined our news operation," said Donna Vincent Roa, Public Affairs Director at the EPA Office of Research and Development. "With tight budgets, federal agencies need to get the most out of their communication investments. Using Vocus, we have created a nimble, cost-effective, and business-relevant activity that delivers effective public relations campaigns with measurable results," she said.

Vocus' software offers a comprehensive and affordable solution with which federal agencies:

• Take advantage of pricing that has been listed and pre-negotiated on the GSA schedule
• Identify, target and reach key contacts through Vocus' premium media database
• Easily track and deliver all relevant news for the organization as it happens
• Analyze the effectiveness of your PR programs and campaigns
• Share information across the organization for ongoing projects and activities

About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by over 1,700 organizations worldwide and is available in five languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD, with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.
                                                                
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