TARGET DATA LEVERAGES ENTIERA’S DIALOGUE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM TO PROVIDE COMPANIES WORLD-CLASS PRE-MOVER MARKETING PROGRAMS

CHICAGO, March 09, 2012 – Target Data, transforming mover marketing with highly-accurate pre-mover data combined with powerful analytics and direct marketing programs, offers companies targeting moving families the critical information and solutions necessary to launch new, highly-targeted direct marketing programs.  Target Data employs Entiera’s On Demand Customer Dialogue Management Platform as an important part of its solution.

 “Unlike other solutions, Target Data’s approach is designed specifically to assist pre-mover marketers,” said Ross Shelleman, Target Data’s founder, president and chief executive officer. “Maximizing opportunities is more than just providing data and analytics, it’s the ability to create and execute turnkey marketing campaigns timed precisely to when family decision makers are making critical decisions about relocations services, banking relationships and other life event activities.”

 An important component of Target Data’s offerings is Entiera’s On Demand Customer Dialogue Management Platform.  The platform consolidates customer data and makes it more actionable across a wide range of marketing channels – optimizing marketing interactions with potential customers.   Entiera’s open architecture allows for seamless connectivity to data from multiple sources, such as web, social, email and mobile, including real-time event-driven interactions. 

“Target Data’s application of the Entiera platform is an ideal use of our solution,” said Entiera CTO and co-founder Ted Ansusinha. “It allows Target Data to process hundreds of millions of records each week and turn this data into actionable insights and multi-touch marketing campaigns, where timeliness and freshness is key.”

 “Because the Entiera platform is automated, the Target Data team can work with more clients to implement more campaigns faster without adding more staff,” added Marshall Gibbs, Target Data’s chief technology and operations officer.  “At the same time, the platform helps us measure the effectiveness of the campaigns and tune them on the fly to deliver the highest value to our clients.”

 

About Target Data Corporation

 Target Data is the only company that provides an end-to-end platform for mover marketing solutions, powered by the most accurate, timely and comprehensive pre-mover data available. The company serves hundreds of leading firms in moving and storage, banking, insurance, retail, appliance manufacturing, DIY and cable MSO systems operators throughout the U.S., Canada and Australia.

 Customers are able to more accurately identify, deeply understand and rapidly market to more pre-movers than with any other solution. From data licensing to analytics to turnkey direct mail solutions, Target Data delivers what demanding marketers need to dramatically improve their pre-mover new customer acquisition, customer retention, list suppression, and pre-mover life cycle marketing.  For more information, visit:  www.targetdatacorp.com.

Target Data raises $3 Million in Series A Funding

Chicago, Illinois – Target Data, a data and marketing services company that provides industry‐leading “Pre‐ Mover” data solutions to retailers and consumer products/services companies, announced today that Apex Venture Partners has led a $3 million investment in the company. This first institutional funding will allow Target Data to invest in its technology infrastructure as well as expand its marketing and sales efforts to support its growth.

Target Data provides marketers access to households that are in the process of moving. “This important life event is the gateway to a multitude of purchasing decisions. During the move process, brand loyalty is often challenged and consumers are highly likely to try new products or switch service providers. Our solutions provide our customers maximum exposure to households that are “in play” which enables them to execute targeted acquisition and retention strategies,” said Ross Shelleman, co‐ founder and CEO.

Each year, about 16 million U.S. households move, spending approximately $170 billion on products and services. Traditionally these households have been very difficult for marketers to identify and communicate with. Target Data provides access to these households soon after the home is listed. By communicating early and often, marketers have a strategic advantage positioning their product or service for use in the current or future home

Co‐founders Ross Shelleman and Andrew Hamilton founded Target Data after having frustration with the poor quality of moving related data they needed for their moving and storage business. In 2008, they developed their own proprietary technology platform and database focused on “Pre‐Movers”. Ross and Andrew went on to prove the power of targeting the pre‐mover market first within their own business, and then across several industries, launching Target Data in the process.

“We are super excited to work with another thriving Chicago‐based start up,” said Lon Chow, General Partner with Apex Venture Partners. “Andrew and Ross have done a phenomenal job of bootstrapping and growing their business, and Target Data will be a highly disruptive entrant in the data and marketing services industry.”

For further information, please contact:

Ross Shelleman

Chief Executive Officer Target Data, Inc

Tel: (312) 873-3333

Email: ross@targetdatacorp.com

About Target Data, Inc.

Target Data, Inc. is a privately owned corporation that specializes in providing marketing solutions utilizing high quality pre-mover data in the United States and Australia. Target Data utilizes proprietary technology and methods to compile a nationwide pre-mover database that is updated weekly with over 700,000 records added per month.

http://www.targetdatacorp.com

Target Data hires Michael Folks as VP, Business Development

Chicago, IL – Target Data announces the appointment of Michael Folks as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Folks will focus on business development across a wide variety of industries.

“We are delighted to have Michael join Target Data. Michael brings a wealth of experience to Target Data having held various leaderships positions in companies such as Imagitas, WelcomeWagon, and Move.com.” Said Ross Shelleman, President and CEO of Target Data.

For further information, please contact:

Ross Shelleman

Chief Executive Officer Target Data, Inc

Tel: (312) 873-3333

Email: ross@targetdatacorp.com

About Target Data, Inc.

Target Data, Inc. is a privately owned corporation that specializes in providing marketing solutions utilizing high quality pre-mover data in the United States and Australia. Target Data utilizes proprietary technology and methods to compile a nationwide pre-mover database that is updated weekly with over 700,000 records added per month.

http://www.targetdatacorp.com

Target Data hires Marshall Gibbs as CTO and COO

Chicago, IL – Target Data announces the appointment of Marshall Gibbs as Chief Technology and Operating Officer. Mr. Gibbs will have responsibility over all of Target Data’s technology and will lead the operations of all customer campaigns.

“Marshall brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to Target Data. Having held various executive management positions at organizations such as Information Resources and Targetbase, Marshall is the perfect choice to lead our technology and operations efforts.” Said Ross Shelleman, President and CEO of Target Data.

For further information, please contact:

Ross Shelleman

Chief Executive Officer Target Data, Inc

Tel: (312) 873-3333

Email: ross@targetdatacorp.com

About Target Data, Inc.

Target Data, Inc. is a privately owned corporation that specializes in providing marketing solutions utilizing high quality pre-mover data in the United States and Australia. Target Data utilizes proprietary technology and methods to compile a nationwide pre-mover database that is updated weekly with over 700,000 records added per month.

http://www.targetdatacorp.com

Target Data announces a relationship with Nielsen Claritas

Chicago, Illinois – Target Data announces they have signed a formal relationship with Nielsen Claritas the industry leader in demographic data, marketing software, and market segmentation services.

“Utilizing Nielsen Claritass PRIZM segmentation allows us to further refine our targeting for our clients. We now have the ability to utilize segmentation to help our clients not only identify households who have listed their home for sale but identify the right consumers for their product or service,” said Andrew Hamilton, President and co-founder of Target Data.

“We are extremely pleased Target Data has selected our PRIZM segmentation system,” said Terry Munoz, Vice President at The Nielsen Company. “This clearly demonstrates Target Datas commitment to providing their clients access to the most accurate and comprehensive segmentation system available.”

For further information, please contact:

Ross Shelleman

Chief Executive Officer Target Data, Inc

Tel: (312) 873-3333

Email: ross@targetdatacorp.com

About Target Data, Inc

Target Data, Inc is a privately owned corporation that specializes in providing marketing solutions utilizing high quality pre-mover data in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Target Data utilizes proprietary technology and methods to compile a nationwide pre-mover database that is updated weekly with over 700,000 records added per month.

http://www.targetdatacorp.com