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Science and Technology
Tue, March 10, 2009
Mon, March 9, 2009
Omniture: Omniture SiteCatalyst Integrates Data From Twitter Social Media Site
OREM, UT--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - [ Omniture ], Inc. (
According to a recent report by Forrester Research, "Approximately 5 million people use Twitter, a service that lets people -- and marketers -- send frequent, short updates to their followers. Twitter is uniquely valuable to marketers because it's more immediate and interactive than any other digital channel... All marketers should look into Twitter, starting with securing your brand identity and monitoring existing chatter (Using Twitter for Groundswell Objectives, Forrester Research, Inc., March 3, 2009)."
Omniture customers can import Twitter data into [ SiteCatalyst ], allowing them to answer important questions about their business, such as "who is talking about my brand and whom are we reaching?" Furthermore, online marketers will be able to better identify brand advocates and brand detractors. Product managers can also better identify important feature requests and recommendations from their most loyal users as they plan their product roadmaps. The SiteCatalyst integration with Twitter data also enables marketers to take advantage of the SiteCatalyst real-time alert feature, which can be used to send e-mails and SMS messages to mobile devices based on pre-determined criteria, such as a spike in mentions of brand-related terms. The integration can also be used to classify Twitter users into marketing segments such as customers, vendors and employees.
"This solution is another step in our ongoing commitment at Omniture to expand the functionality and capability of the [ Online Marketing Suite ]," said Gail Ennis, Senior Vice President, Marketing at Omniture "Online marketers recognize the importance of brand reputation management in the social media environment. This service offering will leverage the Omniture open API platform to help our customers bring actionable Twitter data into their SiteCatalyst dashboard and help drive important decisions about their brand."
In the quickly evolving Twitter environment, marketers need actionable insight into what people are saying about their brands. In addition to general brand-related alerts, this solution allows marketers to create an unlimited number of "keyword" reports that will scan full "tweet" text and route relevant "tweets" to corporate employees based upon specific keywords of interest to them. For example, product managers can specify the specific terms they are interested in and receive reports containing all "tweets" mentioning their brand and those keywords without having to manually monitor the Twitter service. This automation saves marketers time and allows them to receive relevant information as needed. Marketers can also use this functionality to monitor competition in a similar manner.
More information about the SiteCatalyst integration with Twitter data can be found at [ www.omniture.com ].
About Omniture
Omniture, Inc. is a leading provider of online business optimization software, enabling customers to manage and enhance online, offline and multi-channel business initiatives. Omniture's software, which it hosts and delivers to its customers as an on-demand subscription service and on premise solution, enables customers to capture, store and analyze information generated by their Web sites and other sources and to gain critical business insights into the performance and efficiency of marketing and sales initiatives and other business processes. In addition, Omniture offers a range of professional services that complement its online services, including implementation, best practices, consulting, customer support and user training through Omniture Education. Omniture's more than 5,100 customers include eBay, AOL, Wal-Mart, Gannett, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, Oracle, General Motors, Sony and HP. [ www.omniture.com ]
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Note on Forward-looking Statements
Management believes that certain statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the abilities and expected benefits of our services to our customers. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to, risks described in Omniture's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008, and from time to time in other reports filed by Omniture with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are available on the Investor Relations section of our Web site at [ http://www.omtr.com ]. Omniture undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations.
