PORTLAND, Ore. - April 7, 2008 - Today, WebTrends Inc., a leading provider of web analytics and online marketing solutions, announced the appointment of Dan E. Stickel as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Stickel comes to WebTrends from Google, Inc., where he was responsible for syndication products, serving hundreds of thousands of partners and tens of millions of end users. Prior to Google, Stickel led the Macrovision Software Technologies Group, growing revenue 400% in 3 years to more than $100M. He previously served as executive vice president (EVP) at AltaVista when it was one of the top 10 web sites in the world. Stickel got his start at Bell Labs, has co-founded several startups, and earned both an undergraduate and a graduate degree from Harvard University. His depth of technical and management experience will now be applied to transform WebTrends from a global leader in web analytics to a global leader in integrated enterprise marketing solutions.
"We're very pleased to have Dan Stickel as the CEO of WebTrends," said Neil Garfinkel, a partner at Francisco Partners, a global private equity firm with a significant investment in WebTrends. "We believe that his leadership abilities and broad experience, together with the extensive industry knowledge of WebTrends' existing executive team, will drive WebTrends in the next phase of growth."
"The web analytics market is forecast for nearly 20% growth in 2008, and the growth in enterprise marketing software is even greater," said Stickel. "That momentum is understandable, given the attractive ROI that can be realized from appropriately-analyzed and managed online marketing programs. My immediate focus will be to reach out to key customers, partners, prospects and employees in order to gain an understanding of where we are hitting the mark and where we need to do better. WebTrends wrote the book on analytics and my job is to ensure we continue to write the book on the industry as it matures and develops into the broader opportunity of integrated enterprise marketing software."
WebTrends delivers solutions that simplify the life and improve the effectiveness of today's online and offline marketer. In 1993, the company introduced the industry's first web analytics solutions, designed to help marketers measure and improve web site usability. Today, it has evolved this technology by providing a breadth of hosted and on premise solutions that increase web site traffic and reveal consumer-centric insight to help marketers tailor marketing promotions to each unique visitor. Stickel succeeds Bruce Coleman, who was hired as interim-CEO on October 31, 2007.
About WebTrends Inc.
WebTrends provides Web analytics and online marketing solutions to optimize marketing campaigns and customer engagement. WebTrends Marketing Lab delivers the industry's most recognized analytics, SEM, and visitor intelligence solutions to enable companies to understand their customers, drive customer engagement, and enhance marketing and brand awareness. Thousands of leading global organizations, including General Mills, Microsoft, Reuters and Ticketmaster have chosen WebTrends solutions and proven client services expertise to optimize their marketing initiatives. For more information, visit www.webtrends.com.
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