Lyris Exhibits at Search Engine Strategies

• August 10, 2009

Lyris Joins Online Marketing Experts to Share Insights on Search Engine Marketing Best Practices

SES San Jose, CALIF—August 10, 2009—Lyris, Inc., the online marketing expert, today announced that it is sponsoring and exhibiting at Search Engine Strategies (SES), the leading global conference on Search Engine Marketing.  At the event, Lyris will join marketers and search engine optimization experts to engage in conversations around opportunities and innovations in the area of search marketing. Due to its strength in providing an integrated online marketing platform for search professionals and marketing teams, Lyris HQ was also nominated as a finalist in the Search Engine Watch Awards 2009. Winners will be announced from the show floor during the conference.

“In today's online world, search engines are often the first place consumers look for information, content, deals, reviews and more,” said Blaine Mathieu, CMO, Lyris, Inc. “Now, with increased access to online search tools through social networking platforms and devices like the iPhone, elevating a company’s presence via an integrated search marketing strategy is essential to influence purchasing decisions.”

WHAT: SES San Jose 2009 – the leading global conference and exposition series that educates attendees on search engine marketing (SEM), including search engine optimization (SEO) and advertising strategies, tactics and best practices

WHEN: August 10-14, 2009

WHERE: McEnery Convention Ctr. San Jose, CA – Booth #615

Conference delegates and those unable to attend SES San Jose can connect and join in on conversations with Lyris executives via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube and can find a vast repository of marketing commentary and best-practices guides on LyrisHQ.com.

About Lyris, Inc.

Lyris, Inc. (OTCBB:LYRI.OB) is the integrated online marketing expert delivering the industry’s first on-demand integrated marketing suite, Lyris HQ,  to help marketers simplify their marketing efforts and optimize campaign ROI. Lyris HQ’s sophisticated, easy-to-use suite of tools provides marketers with best-of-breed applications for managing email marketing campaigns, tracking Web analytics, publishing and managing Web site content, creating landing pages, optimizing Web sites, paid search and search engine marketing and integrating social media and mobile marketing campaigns. Clients include ACCESS Systems Americas, Adobe, American Apparel, Body Glove, Johns Hopkins University and JupiterMedia. For more information, please visit www.lyris.com. The company is based in Emeryville, Calif.

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