emitch and VIVA9 Performance Network Announce Groundbreaking Partnership

emitch, Australia's leading digital advertising and online marketing agency, has formed a strategic partnership with performance marketers Viva9, owners of Australia's leading affiliate network Commission Monster.

Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) September 15, 2006

emitch, Australia's leading digital advertising and online marketing agency, has formed a strategic partnership with Viva9, owners of Australia's leading affiliate network Commission Monster.

This groundbreaking commercial partnership provides emitch clients with the opportunity to advertise on more than 4,000 additional websites with an Australian audience, whilst providing Viva9 affiliate websites with access to the largest single source of online advertising revenues in Australia and New Zealand.

Lee Stephens, CEO of emitch, said: "Our new partnership with Viva9 offers emitch clients an even greater ROI and reaffirms the emitch commitment to ensuring our clients have access to the most dynamic segments of digital media and advertising.

"Viva9's performance network is a proven driver of results for advertisers and this partnership ensures emitch remains at the forefront of digital marketing as Australia's largest and most sophisticated online advertising agency."

Shane Murray, CEO of Viva9, said: "This deal is the largest single affiliate partnership of its kind in Australia, and ensures the Viva9 affiliates will enjoy greater corporate advertising revenues.

"Viva9 will work closely with emitch, continuing to deliver the best affiliate solutions to Australia's largest advertisers," Murray said. "Our partnership with emitch links the Viva9 affiliates with Australia and New Zealand's largest single source of advertising revenues."

For More Information:

Mr Shane Murray, CEO, WWW.Viva9.com

(w) 61 2 9262 2726 (m) 0419 466 153

Mr Lee Stephens, CEO emitch

(w) 61 2 9266 1773 (m) 0417 454 160

NOTES TO EDITORS

ABOUT AFFILIATE MARKETING

Affiliate Marketing, or Performance Marketing, offers a performance-based business channel where costs are tied directly to results. This means advertisers only pay commissions or fees to a website publisher when a consumer takes a desired action, such as click, sale, lead or acquisition.

ABOUT EMITCH

Australia and New Zealand's leading digital advertising and online marketing agency, emitch Limited (ASX: EMI), was established in 1999 with the aim of becoming Australia's leading online media planning and buying company. Services offered by emitch include digital media strategy development, media planning & buying, ROI planning and tracking, creative design services and electronic direct mail.

More at: http://www.emitch.com.au

ABOUT VIVA9

Based in Australia with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Viva9 delivers performance based enterprise management systems to advertising agencies, marketing communications companies, public relations agencies and other large corporate advertisers. Viva9's performance-based solutions allow customers to achieve their potential through multiple online marketing channels, including affiliate marketing, display advertising, lead generation, eDM and network shopping. Viva9 brands include Commission Monster, Viva9 Display Network, Monster Mall, Rewards Palace and wildkard. For more information, please visit http://www.viva9.com, http://www.commissionmonster.com.au, http://www.monstermall.com.au, http://www.rewardspalace.com.au and http://www.wildkard.com.au.

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