NetworkDirect Selected Among Philadelphia's 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

WILLOW GROVE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2001

Highlighting a remarkable period of growth by one of the Philadelphia region's premier Direct Marketing and E-mail Marketing agencies, Network Direct has been selected as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Philadelphia region by the Philadelphia Business Journal, the Entrepreneur's Forum of Greater Philadelphia, and the Wharton Small Business Development Center.

The 13th annual "Philadelphia 100" awards were conferred Thursday, October 25. The ranking, based upon percentage revenue growth in the period 1999 through 2001, is the first time NetworkDirect has cracked that elite group.

NetworkDirect, founded in 1997, experienced a 63 percent increase in their total agency billings, from $1,900,000 in 1999 to over $3,100,000 in 2000. The Direct Marketing Association also ranks the company among the Top 100 agencies in the United States.

"We are thrilled to be ranked among Philadelphia's fastest growing companies, and believe that the future of NetworkDirect will include many more positive milestones for our customers and our company," said Steve Emory, founder and Chief Executive Officer of NetworkDirect. "The increased use of e-mail marketing will greatly impact our Eagle Email division, as companies realize the value of Direct Marketing expertise coupled with leading-edge e-mail technologies."

NetworkDirect launched its e-mail marketing division, Eagle Email, in May 2000. The division integrates traditional direct mail expertise with a full ranged of e-mail marketing services, including Eagle Response.

An e-mail management software tool developed by Eagle Email, Eagle Response enables businesses to answer the many inquiries they receive over the Internet in a timely and cost-efficient manner using a form of artificial intelligence and a library of pre-developed messages.

The system is attractive to small and medium size businesses because it is delivered to customers as an ASP, resulting in a low cost user license and subscription service.

Among the clients that NetworkDirect has assisted with their Direct Marketing and E-mail Marketing initiatives are AIGdirect, People PC, Charming Shoppes, Carnegie Mellon University, and StarCite, Inc.

About NetworkDirect and Eagle Email:

NetworkDirect is expert in Direct Marketing, whether through traditional methods or the Internet. Founded in 1997 by Steve Emory, a direct marketer with over 30 years experience, NetworkDirect is ranked among the Top 100 agencies by the Direct Marketing Association, and in 2001 was recognized as one of Philadelphia's 100 Fastest Growing Small Businesses with the "Philadelphia 100" award.

Through their "best in class" national Strategic Alliance Program, as well as their Eagle Email division dedicated to the art and science of e-mail marketing, NetworkDirect provides the best in direct marketing communication, from strategic planning through implementation. Additional information about the company is available on their Web site at http://www.NetworkDirect.net.

Additional information about their e-mail marketing division is available on their Web site at http://www.EagleEmail.com.

Eagle Response is a service mark of NetworkDirect, Inc. The NetworkDirect and Eagle Email names, logos and web sites are trademarks of NetworkDirect, Inc. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.