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Mon, December 7, 2009

PKR.COM Improves the Odds With Unica


Published on 2009-12-07 05:36:48 - Market Wire
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WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2009) - [ Unica Corporation ] (NASDAQ: [ UNCA ]), the recognized leader in marketing software, today announced that PKR.COM has selected Unica to manage, deliver, and measure [ email marketing ] campaigns to its three million customers.

PKR is an advanced online poker room that features 3D graphics and interactive game-play that re-creates the experience of being in a live poker room. PKR's online community also allows players to stay in touch with each other -- and engaged with PKR -- even when they are away from the tables, with a range of social networking tools. Unica's software will help PKR.COM personalize its email and direct mail communications with its customers, with the aim of encouraging them to play more and increasing their level of engagement with the PKR.COM site.

"Our members value our unique online community and we want to make sure that we tap into their passion to ensure that they keep coming back," said Simon Prodger, marketing director at PKR.COM. "Using Unica to target and deliver our marketing campaigns will help us to keep up with our fast-growing customer base and cultivate their loyalty in an increasingly competitive market."

"Unica's interactive marketing software is a natural fit for online gaming companies," said Marcel Holsheimer, Unica's EMEA vice president of marketing. "Businesses like PKR.COM need to provide frequent, relevant, and personalized communications and offers to continually engage their customers. We are pleased to be working with such a key player in this industry to improve its communications and increase its customer loyalty."

PKR.COM joins Unica's growing community of worldwide gaming clients, which includes 888.com, Boyd Gaming, Casinos Austria, Foxwoods, and Full Tilt Poker, among others.

About Unica

Unica Corporation (NASDAQ: [ UNCA ]) is the recognized leader in [ marketing software ] solutions. Unica's advanced set of [ enterprise marketing management ] and [ on-demand marketing solutions ] empowers organizations and individuals to turn their passion for marketing into valuable customer relationships and more profitable, timely, and measurable business outcomes. These solutions integrate and streamline all aspects of [ online and offline marketing ]. Unica's unique [ interactive marketing ] approach incorporates [ customer analytics ] and [ web analytics ], [ centralized decisioning ], [ cross-channel execution ], and integrated [ marketing operations ]. More than 1,000 organizations worldwide depend on Unica for their marketing management solutions.

Unica is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with offices around the globe. For more information, visit [ www.unica.com ].

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