Lanham, MD. (PRWEB) August 03, 2011

Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS), a leading provider of cloud-based marketing software, hosted more than 6,000 online attendees at its five hour virtual conference, Reach. Influence. Repeat. on July 28th. The free, online event featured presentations from social media and online marketing experts Adam Singer, Peter Shankman, Gini Dietrich, Lee Odden and Valeria Maltoni, and is now available on demand until January.

The event welcomed PR and marketing professionals to a virtual lobby, where they could watch presentations and participate in live Q&A sessions with the speakers, all from the comfort of their own offices. Attendees took away and discussed the latest key online PR and marketing techniques, including content, social networking, blogger outreach, social-powered search and influence marketing.

The event is now available on demand (excluding live Q&A sessions) to anyone who wishes to register for Reach. Influence. Repeat., for the next six months. Sessions include:

• Adam Singer: how to think and act like a media company
• Peter Shankman: how to turn your customers into your greatest online marketers.
• Gini Dietrich: how to build relationships with the bloggers who shape your reputation.
• Lee Odden: how to combine PR and SEO to reach more people than ever.
• Valeria Maltoni: how to build online communities that amplify your influence.

Vocus also used the event to share its new social media app designed to help PR and marketing professionals develop a social media strategy tailored to their specific needs, while Lee Odden concluded his presentation by sharing a free SEO Guide, 5 Steps to Success With News Optimization.

The event also generated hundreds of tweets from attendees, including:

Thanks @Vocus for great presenters and content for your SEO & PR Webinar today. Great, useful ideas for #bloggers #firms or #websites.
-@JuliaHidy

Five experts. Five hours. No charge. WOW. Thanks for the exceptional webinar @Vocus.
-@SheriPollock

How amazing the Vocus conference was. Learned so much that will be applicable to my business
-@MsComputerLady

My brain is going into that overload mode w/such great content delivered today.Thanks @VOCUS
-@thetwinkieaward

Thanks @Vocus for making the seminars available online with the live chat. Very valuable - as always! :)
-@diPRagency

Thanks, @vocus, for the webinar today! Lots of useful information; I came away with pages of notes!
-@DadeMoeller

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About Vocus
Vocus (Nasdaq: VOCS) is a leading provider of cloud-based marketing and PR software that helps organizations of all sizes reach and influence buyers across social networks, online and through the media. Vocus provides a suite of software for social media, content marketing and media relations, creating a comprehensive solution for our customers looking to generate awareness, build their reputation and increase sales in today’s customer-led buying cycle. Vocus is used by more than 30,000 organizations worldwide and is available in seven languages. For more information, please visit http://www.vocus.com or call (800) 345-5572.

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