The one-hour Webinar, aimed at government relations, public affairs and legislative affairs professionals, will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Attendees of this event will also learn how to:

Reach and engage top influencers and stakeholders Understand your issue's online reputation Shape key discussions around your issue Recruit advocates for your cause Interact with your advocates directly To register, or for more information, please click on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/yg4znnf

"Certainly there's a lot of discussion about social media's impact on government relations, yet many professionals are still debating its practical application in the political process," said Kye Strance, director of product management for Vocus. "Recall that we had a similar debate about the Internet a decade ago and we're finding more and more government relations professionals have a keen interest in understanding social media - and more importantly how to leverage it. This Webinar is designed to that end."

About Vocus Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than 4,000 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These are statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may," "will," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "should," "seeks," and similar expressions. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Vocus' expectations and assumptions concerning future financial performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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"Vocus Small Business Edition is the perfect platform for a small business owner to create, manage and distribute news," said Bob London, president of marketing consulting firm London, Ink (http://www.londonink.com/) LLC and a leading virtual vice president of Marketing for growth-stage companies. "It enables users to cost-effectively and quickly develop and implement a professional news strategy and has easy-to-use features that enable the resource-strapped small business owner to incorporate multi-media, such as video, which adds a new level of sophistication to small business marketing."

Originally launched in April 2007, the Small Business Edition integrated Vocus' public relations management software with PRWeb's online news release distribution service (http://www.prweb.com/), following Vocus' acquisition of PRWeb in August 2006. Vocus' offering for small business owners helps them increase traffic to their Web sites, improve their ranking in major search engines, attract new customers and reach journalists and bloggers that cover related topics. In addition, customers have the ability to measure the impact of news releases with automated graphs and charts that are easy to read.

"We often hear from our small business customers a strong desire to personalize their experience in Vocus," said Kye Strance, director of product management for Vocus. "This added capability makes the Vocus' small business PR software (http://www.vocus.com/content/prsmallbusiness.asp) easier to use and saves time for small businesses seeking to expand their marketing efforts to include public relations activities."

About Vocus Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by more than 4,000 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These are statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may," "will," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "should," "seeks," and similar expressions. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Vocus' expectations and assumptions concerning future financial performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The seminar, aimed at small business owners, public relations, marketing and SEO professionals, will cover tangible strategies for driving traffic to your Web site using search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and online news releases. In addition, participants will learn how to:

Conduct keyword research to find relevant news search terms that your target audience is likely to use Add hyperlinks intended to help people find interesting, related content, when applicable Measure results of your campaign - whether it is to build brand awareness, increase web site traffic, or sell products.The event costs $129 per person for the six hour seminar, which includes lunch.

McLean, Va. Where: Maggiano's Little Italy, 2001 International Drive, McLean, VA, 22102-4605 When: Thursday, October 29, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $129 Register: http://tinyurl.com/yh3j5bg

About PRWeb PRWeb is recognized as a leading online news and press release distribution service worldwide. Since 1997, PRWeb has been changing the way businesses, marketing departments and public relations firms think about press releases. PRWeb was the first company to develop a distribution strategy around direct-to-consumer communication and to build and offer a platform for search engine optimized press release (http://www.prweb.com/pr/press-release-tip/search-engine-promotion.html) distribution. PRWeb is an online news distribution service of Vocus, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand public relations management software. For more information, go to www.prweb.com.

About Vocus Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used more than 4,000 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

This release contains "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These are statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may," "will," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "should," "seeks," and similar expressions. This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, Vocus' expectations and assumptions concerning future financial performance. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected or contemplated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in Vocus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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