CINCINNATI, Ohio (Oct. 19, 2005) -- For the second consecutive year, Intelliseek has been named to the Inc. 500 list of the country's fastest-growing private firms.

The Cincinnati-based marketing intelligence firm ranks No. 476 on the 2005 Inc. 500, following its 2004 debut appearance as on the list. Intelliseek is a marketing intelligence firm that helps companies, marketers and brands protect and promote products, brands and services by measuring and analyzing consumer-generated media, or Internet "buzz," in public discussion boards, forums, blogs and in internal company feedback.

"The entire Intelliseek team has worked hard over the last year to deliver breakthrough results. We've enhanced our sales and customer satisfaction to record levels, and we've improved our technology and solutions through compelling innovation," said CEO Mike Nazzaro. "We're proud of this recognition by Inc. 500."

The 2005 Inc. 500 list measures company revenue growth from 2001-2004, and Project Manager Jim Melloan said the fast-moving, innovative companies on the 2005 list represent "the smaller, agile companies" that are best equipped to meet increasing domestic and global competition. "When you look at the amazing job growth among Inc. 500 companies and contrast it with the stagnation in the Fortune 500, it underscores the changing nature of our economy."

Some Inc. 500 facts:

• The 2005 companies posted an average three-year sales growth of 769% and aggregate 2004 revenues of $15.9 billion.
• 84% of the 2005 winners were profitable
• Combined, the companies generated 25,180 new jobs in the last year alone, a 35% year over year increase. By comparison, the total number of employees among Fortune 500 companies declined in 2001, 2002, and 2003 before rising 1.3% (or 306,045 jobs) in 2004.

Intelliseek expertise
Intelliseek's flagship solution, BrandPulse(TM), discovers, mines and analyzes the vast amount of unsolicited but insight-rich consumer opinion and feedback found on the Internet's public discussion boards, forums, blogs, and review/ratings sites (so-called  "consumer-generated media") for near real-time marketing intelligence.

Its BlogPulse search engine handles daily analysis, including top issues, personalities, trends and more, from an index of more than 17 million blogs.

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