Vontoo Debuts First Permission-Based Voice Messaging System; Veteran entrepreneur John Wechsler named president and COO. Check it out:
INDIANAPOLIS --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 21, 2006 -- Marketers now can add the emotion, enthusiasm and energy of the human voice to their cache of marketing tools with the formation of Vontoo (http://www.vontoo.com), the first permission-based, on-demand voice messaging system. Accessible from any web browser, Vontoo enables organizations of all sizes to create, send and track permission-based voice messages to people who want to hear from them.
Unique to the Vontoo system is the ability for subscribers to hear messages specifically tailored to their interests. Vontoo is the only system that employs dynamic content building, allowing marketers to create messages tailored to particular subscribers based on their preferences and demographics. By comparison, in a traditional "blast" voice messaging system, marketers record one message that is sent to everyone.
Vontoo has customers in a wide array of industries, including retail, entertainment, publishing, consumer services, business-to-business, government and non-profit.
The Blues Ball/Memphis Charitable Foundation is the largest annual ball of its kind in America, with more than 2,500 attending. For the past 12 years, the Blues Ball has celebrated the great musical history of Memphis and its contribution to American music culture while raising more than $1 million for charities. While the ball sells out well in advance of the event each year, event founder and organizer Pat Kerr Tigrett turned to Vontoo to add even more excitement to this spectacular event.
"Imagine getting a phone call from soul artist Isaac Hayes reminding you to get your tickets, or Jerry Lee Lewis shouting 'Great Balls of Fire! Only two more days until the Blues Ball!' Hearing about the Ball in the musicians' voices is electric. With Vontoo, those attending the Blues Ball or showing interest in the event now can receive these calls from the legends of Memphis music," said Pat Kerr Tigrett. Subscribers can sign up to receive calls at http://www.bluesball.org.
Experienced management team; new president named
Vontoo was founded by Bob Compton and Dustin Sapp, entrepreneurs with experience starting and growing successful businesses in both the telecommunications and marketing industries.
Bob Compton, chairman and CEO, has a 25-year career creating, financing and managing new ventures including permission-based on-demand email service provider ExactTarget and enterprise marketing management software provider Aprimo. Dustin Sapp, CTO, was co-founder of NoInk Communications, a provider of handheld and web-based software to simplify the field sales process.
Vontoo recently appointed John Wechsler as president and COO. Wechsler most recently was founder and CEO of Wishoo, Inc., Indianapolis, a provider of brand building and lead generation solutions to the world's top consumer brands through the use of photo, video and custom promotion. Wishoo's clients include American Express, Coca-Cola, Revlon, XM Satellite and many others. The company was acquired in 2003. Prior to founding Wishoo, Wechsler was a founding member of the team that launched beenz.com, an ecurrency firm that raised more than $70 million in venture capital. beenz.com was acquired by Carlson Marketing Group in 2001.
Vontoo also announced the addition of Alan Rivers as director of inside sales. Rivers has had a successful career in sales, more recently as inside sales manager for Performance Assessment Network, Carmel, Ind.
"Not every person has ready access to email, but most have a phone that can receive a Vontoo call," said Vontoo CEO Bob Compton. "Our customers find that their current marketing efforts are enhanced when combined with the personal touch of voice that a Vontoo call provides."
Marketers access the Vontoo solution through any web browser, anytime or any where. Online they can import customer lists, create a library of audio messages, schedule delivery and track results. The solution is entirely Do-IT-Yourself Voice Messaging(TM). The product is so easy to use, no training is needed.
The Vontoo system uses voice over IP technology and can send from one to millions of audio messages to any type of phone.
Vontoo brings the emotion, enthusiasm and energy of the human voice to one-to-one communication. The world's first permission-based, on-demand voice messaging system, Vontoo enables organizations to create, send and track voice messages specifically tailored to the recipient's interests. Vontoo is accessible over an Internet web browser, anytime or anywhere, and can send from one to millions of audio messages to any type of phone. The solution is perfect for customers in the entertainment, business, not-for-profit and political industries and for OEM applications. Vontoo is privately owned and headquartered in Indianapolis. To learn more, go to http://www.vontoo.com.
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