VerticalResponse Named to San Francisco Business Times List of “Top 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies”

Leading Provider of Self-Service Email and Direct Mail Marketing Solutions, Ranks #37 on the 2006 List

San Francisco, CA - October 20, 2006 -VerticalResponse, the leading provider of self-service email marketing and direct mail solutions, today announced it ranks #37 on the San Francisco Business Times annual listing of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area. This is the second consecutive year VerticalResponse has been selected for the list, as the company continues to grow its revenue, staff and services.

“We’re excited to be recognized again as one of San Francisco’s fastest growing private companies, as it validates our team’s hard work and dedication,” said VerticalResponse CEO Janine Popick. “We strive to provide the highest level of service to our customers and we’d like to thank them for their ongoing support.”

To qualify for the San Francisco Business Times list of 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies, companies must be based in San Francisco County; have been in business at least three fiscal years through fiscal year 2005; and have revenues of more than $200,000 in fiscal year 2003.

The success of VerticalResponse is due in large part to its wide popularity among small and medium-sized businesses. VerticalResponse customers include well-known and emerging companies covering a broad range of diverse industries, including wine, real estate, eCommerce and many more.

2006 continues to be a successful year for VerticalResponse, as the company was recently recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the country. In addition, VerticalResponse for AppExchange is currently the most popular of more than 400 applications now available on the salesforce.com AppExchange, the world’s first on-demand directory and sharing service.

About VerticalResponse

VerticalResponse, Inc. is a leading provider of self-service email marketing and direct mail services empowering businesses of all sizes to create, manage and analyze their own direct marketing campaigns. VerticalResponse’s flagship product, which allows customers to deliver sophisticated yet easily deployed email campaigns, is the most intuitive and affordable Web-based direct marketing solution available. VerticalResponse is headquartered in San Francisco, California.