Mercent Chairman and CEO Eric Best Featured Presenter at 14th Annual Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, CO; Ecommerce Thought-Leader Presents Latest Disruptive Trends in Ecommerce & Digital Marketing Sector

SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Aug 7, 2012) - Mercent™, a leading technology company that enables retailers to profitably reach and convert more shoppers online, announced today Mercent Chairman and CEO Eric Best will present at the 14^th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum on Tuesday, August 14^th at 10:30 am (MT) at the Sonnenalp Resort in Vail, Colorado. Mr. Best's presentation will focus on the U.S. Internet, Ecommerce and Digital Media landscape and disruptive trends key to the industry.

Mr. Best is a recognized Digital Media, Internet and Ecommerce industry thought-leader and frequent speaker. He has chaired, moderated and presented at national and regional industry, media and financial conferences and forums and has been quoted on a full spectrum of regulatory and industry trends, issues and topics. Mr. Best is also frequently cited in Wall Street Analyst briefs and notes and Tier 1 business, financial and trade publications that include, among others, Internet Retailer, STORES Magazine, Website Magazine, ROI Magazine, Fortune, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg, Reuters, Fox Business News, Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, New York Times and Business Week. He is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Mercent -- a provider of on-demand performance marketing solutions that help the world's most successful retailers, including 1-800-Flowers, Bass Pro Shops, GUESS?, L'Occitane USA, Bloomingdale's and others, maximize their online marketing performance to profitably reach and convert more shoppers online.

Attendees interested in scheduling 1x1 meetings with Mr. Best can do so by contacting Mercent Communications Department at 206-310-5323 or kristines@mercent.com. Additional company and product information is available on Mercent's corporate website located at www.mercent.com, by calling direct at 206.832.3971 or emailing hello@mercent.com.

About Mercent
Through its award-winning Mercent Retail™ technology Mercent helps large brand name retailers, including 1-800-Flowers, the Home Shopping Network, GUESS?, L'Occitane USA and others, reach and convert online shoppers. Supported purchasing destinations include Amazon.com, Google, eBay, Bing, product ads, comparison shopping engines (CSEs), affiliate networks, social shopping sites and paid search and display advertising campaigns. The company was founded by Amazon.com veterans, is venture funded, and based in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit www.mercent.com.