Leading Journalists to Address Public Relations Professionals at the 2009 Vocus Users Conference

Media from Top Outlets to Discuss Tips and Strategies for Building Strong Media Relationships and Getting Coverage in Today's Media Landscape

Lanham, MD (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced that its 2009 Users Conference will feature a panel of leading journalists (http://www.vocus.com/uc2009/sessions.asp) discussing "How to Approach the Media" at 9:00 am on June 5, 2009. Panelists include Steve Wildstrom of BusinessWeek, Grant Gross of IDG News Service, Rick Dunham of The Houston Chronicle and Joe Williams of the Boston Globe. The journalists will discuss the changes in the media landscape and how PR professionals can build strong relationships with the media to ensure pitching success.

"This year's conference will offer our customers techniques to increase the momentum of their communications campaigns and get results that demonstrate their impact on the company's bottom line," said Bill Wagner, chief marketing officer at Vocus, Inc. "Featuring prestigious journalists from leading outlets, our panel will provide our customers with the insight they need to build media relationships (http://www.vocus.com/content/prcontact.asp) that will help get their stories told."

The eighth annual Vocus Users' Conference will take place June 4-5, 2009 at The Mandarin Oriental in downtown Washington, D.C. Vocus customers will gather to explore how their organizations are using Vocus to increase the effectiveness of their public relations, government relations and PAC campaigns. For more information and a complete schedule, please visit www.vocus.com/uc2009.

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 more than 3,500 organizations worldwide and is available in seven 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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