Hoover's Kicks Off Customer Appreciation Month With Free Offerings

For Immediate Release

September To Feature Live Webinars With Renowned Sales Leaders Tony Parinello And Zig Ziglar

AUSTIN, TEXAS - September 8, 2008 - Hoover's, Inc. (www.hoovers.com) today announced the kickoff of its inaugural Customer Appreciation Month. From September 8 through October 3, Hoover's customers and site visitors will have complimentary access to a range of offerings, including Webinars, White Papers and articles, plus a weekly opportunity to qualify for Guitar Hero and Slingbox giveaways.

Hoover's will focus on a weekly sales theme, including Prospecting, Lead Qualifying, Presentation Skills and Overcoming Objections, and Closing the Sale. The event will also highlight Hoover's 2008 product enhancements, including the addition of millions more professional contacts and a re-platformed infrastructure.

"Our customers are our number one priority and we strive to provide them with the most comprehensive and highest quality information and tools available," said David Mather, Hoover's president. "This month-long event is a small token of our appreciation for their continued loyalty and willingness to regularly engage with us to continually improve Hoover's products to better meet their needs."

Hoover's Customer Appreciation Month will include:

• Live Webinars from best-selling sales authors Tony Parinello (Sept. 8) and Zig Ziglar (Sept. 25)
• Free topical Sales Training Modules
• Free sales-focused White Papers and articles
• Easy access to relevant Allbusiness.com blogs and sales content from experts at Miller Heiman and CanDoGo

About Hoover's, Inc.

Hoover's, a D&B company, provides its customers the fastest path to business with insight and actionable information about companies, industries and key decision makers, along with the powerful tools to find and connect to the right people to get business done. Hoover's provides this information for sales, marketing, business development, and other professionals who need intelligence on U.S. and global companies, industries, and the people who lead them. Hoover's unique combination of editorial expertise and one-of-a-kind data collection with user-generated and company-supplied content gives customers a 360-degree view and competitive edge. This information, along with powerful tools to search, sort, download and integrate the content, is available through Hoover's (http://www.hoovers.com), the company's premier online service. Hoover's is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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