July 31, 2002 Hanover, NH – NextMark, Inc., a leading provider of products that automate the direct marketing process, today announced it has received an equity investment for ongoing software development. The lead investor is Venture Capital Fund of New England (“VCFNE”) of Wellesley Hills, MA. Other investors include CEI Ventures of Portland, ME, Litle & Co. of Lowell, MA, and MerchantBanc Venture Partners of Manchester, NH, all three of whom previously invested in NextMark. Read the rest of this entry »

June 27, 2002 Hanover, NH – NextMark today announced it is sponsoring the Direct Marketing Association’s List Vision Conference for the third consecutive year. List Vision, held annually, is the only large conference focused on improving mailing list selection for direct marketing campaigns. The conference will take place August 27, 2002 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Full conference details, including registration, can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.dmalistvision.org. Read the rest of this entry »

November 14, 2001 Hanover, NH – NextMark today announced the election of Thomas J. “Tim” Litle to its Board of Directors. For more than 30 years, Tim has played a critical role in the growth and evolution of direct marketing. Recognizing and harnessing the potential of emerging technologies, Tim has consistently developed new ways to streamline and enhance the direct marketing process. From his ground-breaking use of computers for list maintenance and subscription fulfillment, the development of what eventually became the USPS Carrier Route Presort System, and changing the way all direct marketers process and receive credit card payments, Tim’s innovations stand as milestones in the evolution of an entire industry. Read the rest of this entry »

October 12, 2001 Hanover, NH – NextMark today anounced the general availability of CataList version 2.4, which adds new collaboration features to their list research and acquisition system. Read the rest of this entry »

July 26, 2001 Hanover, NH – NextMark announced today the general availability of CataList version 2.3. CataList is as an advanced prospect list research tool that saves customers time and money by eliminating tedious administrative tasks and helping them focus on customer service and satisfaction.

Mike Yacavone, VP Product Management said: “We have a strong culture of listening to our customers. Since our May 10 launch, we have quickly built dozens of new features, all based on customer requests and feedback. With version 2.3, we offer the most advanced prospect list research tool available. These advancements provide our customers enhanced research, lower staff costs, increased profitability, and better customer service.”

Tim Falvey, VP Sales reported: “What we’re hearing from our customers is that they are finding 15% to 20% more lists than with other products, they are saving up to 3 hours PER DAY in administrative tasks, and they’re closing new business based on the presentation format that CataList offers.”

Customer feedback has been very positive. Paulette Schlotman, Vice President of MeritDirect said, “Finally there are comprehensive solutions that meet the needs of the Direct Marketing Community of the 21st Century. The NextMark team is highly responsive and clearly understands the list business. In addition to saving valuable resources, we are able to serve our clients better.”

Linda Pickering from the MeritDirect Chicago office added: “We all love the system – now our clients enjoy clean, well organized data cards with an excellent summary sheet. It makes such a difference for our information as well as our presentations. NextMark is wonderful tool.”

Phil Staples, President of Names And Addresses, is also pleased with the system: “NAI selected NextMark’s software and list database because of how easy it is to learn the intuitive front end search engine, easy electronic integration with our in-house systems, and its complete and up-to-date list and alternative media database.”

Paulette Kranjac, President of List Process Company, summarized the product by saying, “NextMark is to list marketing what Mercedes is to driving.”

Current CataList customers include ACTON DIRECT, Atlantic List Company, Carney Direct Marketing, Conrad Direct, List Process Direct, MeritDirect, Millard Group, Names And Addresses and PCS Mailing List Company.

NextMark will be offering personal demonstrations of CataList at the ListVision conference in New York City on August 9, 2001. To make an appointment contact Sales at (603) 643-1307.

July 26, 2001 Hanover, NH – NextMark is proud to sponsor the DMA List Vision conference for the second year in a row. List Vision is the only conference of the year that focuses solely on the list industry. It will be held on August 9, 2001 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Visit http://www.dmalistvision.org for more information about this event. Read the rest of this entry »

February 26, 2001 Seattle, WA – NextMark announced today a partnership with Marketing Information Network (“mIn”) to deliver the mIn database of over 37,000 data cards through NextMark’s list research tool, CataList™. Read the rest of this entry »

February 21, 2001 Hanover, NH – NextMark announced today the introduction of CataList™, a revolutionary new tool for list brokers. With CataList, list brokers quickly perform advanced list research and seamlessly roll the results into a recommendation for electronic distribution to their clients. Brokers access this system through a web interface that requires no setup and minimal training. Read the rest of this entry »