Vocus (software)

Vocus
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
Founded1992 (1992)
FateMerged with Cision AB to form Cision Inc.
SuccessorCision Inc.
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Peter Granat (CEO)
ProductsMarketing and public relations software & services
RevenueUS$186.9 million (2013)
Number of employees
1,200
SubsidiariesPRWeb
HARO
iContact
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20141011181653/http://www.vocus.com/
Footnotes / references
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Vocus was a public relations software company based in Beltsville, Maryland, United States, serving clients worldwide from 1992 to 2014. In addition to its web-based PR software suites, the company owns the online publicity services, PRWeb and Help a Reporter Out (HARO). Vocus was founded in 1992 by Rick Rudman and Bob Lentz and was a publicly held company until June 2014 when it was taken private by Chicago-based private equity company GTCR. The company operates additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since late 2014, the company merged with Cision AB to form Cision Inc. as the succeeding company.

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  2. ^ "Vocus Announces Results for Fourth Quarter 2012". Investor Relations. Vocus. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.