April 21, 2014

One lucky tweeter will win an all-expense paid trip to the conference and a meet and greet with headliner Randi Zuckerberg

Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leading provider of cloud-based marketing and public relations software, today launched its Win a Trip to Demand Success 2014 Contest in partnership with Social Fresh, a social media education company. The contest's winner will receive a free ticket to Vocus' annual marketing and public relations conference Demand Success in June, as well as free lodging, travel and an opportunity to meet headlining keynote speaker Randi Zuckerberg, former Facebook marketing executive, and now founder and chief executive officer at Zuckerberg Media.

To enter, contestants must tweet the following message between April 21, 2014, 9:00 a.m. EST and May 5, 2014, 11:59 p.m. EST:

I just entered to win a free trip to @Vocus' #Demand14 to meet @randizuckerberg. RT this to enter, too! http://bit.ly/1n9btYh

Demand Success 2014 will take place June 5-6, 2014 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, D.C. area. In addition to Zuckerberg, other speakers include:

  • Emmy-nominated actor, entrepreneur and musician Adrian Grenier
  • "Web Analytics 2.0" author and Google Digital Marketing Evangelist Avinash Kaushik
  • World-renowned crisis communicator and inspiration for the hit TV show "Scandal" Judy Smith
  • NASA 360 Project Coordinator and Sr. Educator Rebecca Jaramillo and Producer Scott Bednar
  • Twitter's Editorial Director Karen Wickre
  • CEO of Owner Magazine Chris Brogan

Vocus will select the winner at random. There is no limit to the number of submissions a contestant may enter.

For official contest rules, click  here .

For more information on the conference and to register, visit http://www.vocus.com/conference.


About Vocus

Vocus (NASDAQ: VOCS) provides leading cloud-based marketing and public relations software that enables companies to acquire and retain customers. The company offers products and services to help clients attract and engage prospects, nurture and convert customers, and measure and improve marketing effectiveness. More than 16,000 annual subscription customers across a wide variety of industries use Vocus software. The company is headquartered in Beltsville, MD with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

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