Press ReleaseOctober 17, 2006BUSINESS.COM PARTNERS WITH CMP AND HOOVER'SLeading B2B Search Engine and Directory Also Renews and Expands Forbes.com PartnershipSanta Monica, Calif., Oct. 17, 2006 – Business.com, the leading search engine and directory designed and organized for business, today announced the expansion of the Business.com Network through advertising distribution agreements with CMP’s SmallBizResource.com and Hoover’s, Inc. Under the agreements, Business.com will be the exclusive provider of cost per click ads on search and content pages. Business.com also today announced that its partnership with Forbes.com has been renewed and expanded, marking the third year of the relationship. Under the agreement, Business.com will continue to be the exclusive provider of cost per click ads on intrasite search pages and will expand its contextual presence across more content pages within Forbes.com. “We are excited to add Hoover’s and CMP’s SmallBizResource to our distribution network,” said Jake Winebaum, CEO, Business.com. “Both companies have a 100 percent focus on the business audience, which makes them a perfect fit for Business.com and our advertiser base.” Business.com, the website, serves the needs of more than 3.2 million business searchers each month through its leading business search and directory site. According to MediaMetrix, Business.com reaches another 28 million through its distribution network which includes partners such as Forbes.com, Businessweek.com, Entrepreneur, GlobalSpec, Internet.com, AllBusiness.com, C|Net and now, Hoover’s and CMP. About Hoover's Hoover’s, a D&B company, gives its customers a competitive edge with insightful information about industries, companies, and key decision makers. Hoover’s provides this up-to-date 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. This information, along with powerful tools to search, sort, download and integrate the content, is available through Hoover’s (www.hoovers.com), the company’s premier online service. Hoover’s business information is also available through corporate intranets and distribution agreements with licensees, as well as via Hoover’s books. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. About CMP's SmallBizResource SmallBizResource.com is the first comprehensive online information source for small business. SmallBizResource.com features tools, original content, free information and expert guidance on a broad spectrum of small business issues, including sales, marketing, finance, legal, HR, technology, growth and strategy. The site provides nearly a half of a million small business owners with practical information that they can base decisions on, networking opportunities, peer- to-peer counsel, case studies, product reviews and lab tests. About Forbes.com Forbes.com Inc. (www.forbes.com), home page for the world's business leaders and the No. 1 business site on the Web, is among the most trusted resources for senior business executives, providing them the uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools, community and real-time reporting they need to succeed at work, profit from investing and have fun with the rewards of winning. More people get their business news on Forbes.com than any other source in the world – covering business, technology, markets, personal finance and lifestyle, with streaming video broadcasts several times a day. Voted "Best Media Website" in 2003 by the Web Marketing Association, and min’s Best of the Web winner for "Editorial Excellence" in the consumer category, Forbes.com continues to set industry standards for its innovative advertising offerings, and for its award-winning journalism. ### Media Contact: « back |
 
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