Mercent a Leading Sponsor at 2012 Magento Imagine Conference for eCommerce; Company to Showcase Mercent Retail(TM) for Magento


SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Apr 17, 2012) - Mercent™, a leading technology company that enables retailers to profitably reach and convert more shoppers online, today announced it has taken a leading sponsorship role in the second annual Magento Imagine eCommerce conference taking place April 23-25, 2012 at the M Hotel in Las Vegas.

As a Magento Gold Partner, Mercent will host a marketplace exhibit space and showcase its award-winning Mercent Retail™ performance marketing platform to retail conference attendees. Participants interested in learning about Mercent Retail™ and its suite of Magento-supported products -- including the new Mercent Retail™ Marketplace Price Optimizer extension now available in the Magento Extension Marketplace -- can pre-schedule 1x1 meetings. Mercent executives will also be on hand to share thoughts and insight on prevalent eRetailing trends impacting Magento community members and share client success stories.

Mercent CEO Eric Best commented, "We are delighted to be a leading sponsor for the 2012 Magento Imagine conference. Through participation we are focused on deepening our engagement with the Magento retail community and gathering direct insight on their eCommerce initiatives and use of Magento-supported technologies like Mercent Retail™ and our Marketplace Optimizer for Amazon. Feedback in this form is invaluable to Mercent and our drive to continuously enhance our suite of retail products and services."

Through its award-winning technology, Mercent helps large brand name retailers, including retail members of the Magento community, drive retail product and offer visibility across a comprehensive set of digital channels that includes comparison shopping sites, paid search platforms (Google AdWords, Microsoft AdCenter); online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay; product ad platforms including Google Product Search (GPS), Amazon Product Ads, and Google Product Listing Ads (PLA); social shopping and shopping search sites; and affiliate networks. The Mercent Retail™ platform complements this with deep retail analytics that highlight products, categories, brands, promotions, ads, and channels contributing most to online performance and ROI and tools that allow retail marketers to take action on these insights.

To learn more about Mercent and its full product portfolio, or for an in-person demo, contact Mercent Sales at 206.832.3900 or sales@mercent.com. Information regarding Mercent Retail shopping feed management technology, Mercent Performance marketing services, and a list of online marketing channels in the Mercent Shopping Network is also available at www.mercent.com.

About Mercent:
Mercent ensures the world's leading retailers are visible, competitive and profitable where consumers shop online. Through its award-winning Mercent Retail™ SAAS technology and Mercent Performance™ professional services, Mercent helps the world's most successful online merchants including 1-800-Flowers, Bass Pro Shops, GUESS?, L'Occitane USA, HSN and others, maximize their online marketing performance to drive inventory velocity, customer acquisition, revenues and profits. Supported online shopping destinations include Amazon.com, Google, eBay, Bing, 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 is based in Seattle, WA. For more information, visit www.mercent.com.

Contact Information:

Mercent PR Contact:
Kristine Szarkowitz

(Tel: ) 206.310.5323