Verb Exchange Inc. Announces New Marketing Channel Initiatives for Tabrio™
For Immediate Release:
Tabrio™ to focus on expatriate communities and
increasing contextual ad content for consumers
Announcement Highlights
- Tabrio™ opens emerging market portal partnership
- Affiliate Network momentum increases
- New publishing networks added to advertising channels
Vancouver, BC, Canada – September 17, 2008 – Verb Exchange, Inc. (TSX:V‐VEI) is pleased to announce several new marketing channel initiatives for Tabrio™, Verb’s communications service that allows users to voice call and text globally from anywhere they choose.
Verb Exchange has entered into a partnership with SA Reunited for Tabrio™. SA Reunited, an online portal joining over 700,000 South Africans globally on the biggest South African social network on the planet, will offer Tabrio™ to its entire online community.
“Tabrio™’s ease of use and steeply discounted international long distance and two-way text (SMS) delivery rates make it the perfect communications tool for SA Reunited’s massive expat community, allowing them to stay connected to their family and friends overseas,” said Aron Buchman, President, Verb Exchange.
Verb Exchange also announces the launch of the Tabrio™’s Affiliate Program through the OfferForge Affiliate Network. OfferForge reaches over 135,000 web, search and blog publishers, and is owned by ForgeBusiness, a leader in the affiliate marketing industry. The Affiliate Program allows Verb Exchange to buy media for Tabrio™ on a cost per subscriber basis and as such is a highly cost effective method of acquiring consumers.
In addition, Verb Exchange announced the following advertising publisher inventory acquisition, which allows Tabrio™ to deliver revenue generating quality advertising to Tabrio™ users online and through mobile platforms:AdMob - a mobile advertising marketplace that connects advertisers with mobile publishers.
Rubicon Project - Rubicon aggregates stats and other data on all of Tabrio’s
website ad publishers and helps profile the how and when to place ads from each
individual network, by demographic, geographic location and context.
Suite 66 – Suite 66 provides solutions by carefully selecting qualified online publishers. Suite 66 then provides customized recommendations on how to reach your target in the most effective manner. By aggregating similar content into specific niches, Suite 66 creates advertising programs that deliver results.
“When evaluating any partnership, it's important to choose a partner that will maximize revenue potential. This is our top priority. We believe our knowledge of the properties we work with is the key to maximizing their revenue. We make a point of understanding each partner's unique needs and their unique selling proposition. “ said Jay Mitchell, Director Sales, Suite 66.
“We now are initiating the next phase of our business model, growing our user base in relevant expatriate verticals and gathering consumer data to allow us to accurately vend opt-in ad content and monetize this efficiently,” said Craig Goldenberger, CEO Verb Exchange.
To use Tabrio™ Mobile, visit www.Tabrio.com and follow the simple instructions to begin calling. New users receive a $5 US dollar credit, the equivalent of approximately 100 international minutes or text messages.
About Tabrio
Tabrio is a personal communications service developed by Tabrio Communications, Inc. a wholly‐owned subsidiary of Verb Exchange, Inc. Tabrio provides global users with low cost, crystal clear long distance calling, two‐way text messaging and easy contact management. Tabrio runs on existing equipment, and does not require a special phone or headset. Every user receives a $5 US credit following account creation, and pays only for the minutes they use. For advertisers, proprietary advertising and analytics technologies ensure precisely targeted campaigns to Tabrio users based on detailed geographic, demographic and psychographic profiles. For more information and to download Tabrio visit on and to download Tabrio visit www.tabrio.com.
About Verb Exchange
Verb Exchange (TSX‐V:VEI) is defining the next generation of mobile and online communications for consumers and advertisers. A leading digital media company, Verb Exchange delivers international connectivity with its telecom‐grade carrier services, and is revolutionizing global communication with the introduction of Tabrio, a personal communication service for low cost, high quality long distance voice calling and text messaging. Proprietary advertising and analytics platform ensures precisely targeted campaigns to Tabrio users based on detailed geographic, demographic and psychographic profiles.
In 2007, Verb Exchange was recognized as Canada's #1 technology company by Backbone Magazine, and by BIV Magazine as first on its list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies in BC. For more information, see www.verbx.com.
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