RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ICG Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE) ("ICG") today announced that ICG President and Channel Intelligence (CI) CEO, Doug Alexander, will host a webinar presentation for the investment community on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. ET. On the webinar, Mr. Alexander will provide an update on recent CI progress and the value proposition CI delivers to its growing customer base of leading retailers and manufacturers.
"We are excited for our investors to learn more about CI as we launch the first in a series of webinars designed to highlight the opportunities we see at our companies, as well as their unique value propositions to customers," said Walter Buckley, ICG's Chief Executive Officer. "The solutions they provide have become essential to the success of their customers, which translates into exciting opportunities for ICG and its stockholders."
Mr. Alexander stated, "Having served as a CI board member for the last several years, and more recently as CEO, I have developed a deep appreciation for the power and potential of CI's technology and capability to transform the online performance of its customers. This is an exciting time to be at CI, and I'm looking forward to reporting on the company's progress as it continues to deliver strong results for its growing list of customers."
To register for the webinar, please click on this registration link www.icg.com/investors/events-and-presentations/.
About Channel Intelligence
Channel Intelligence helps marketers outperform online with its CI Boost services: Facebook Platform, Where-to-Buy, Product Search Engines and Shopping Engine solutions. Relied upon by companies such as Target, Philips, HP, Neiman Marcus, Best Buy and Kimberly-Clark, CI tracks nearly 15 percent of US transactions online and drives $2 billion in sales annually in referred sales online in computing products, home improvement products, appliances, consumer electronics, toys and a variety of other consumer packaged goods. CI is owned by ICG and Aweida Capital Management. Learn more at www.channelintelligence.com.
About ICG
ICG (Nasdaq:ICGE) identifies, capitalizes and grows companies in the cloud-based software and services sectors. These companies transform the way business is done by enabling enterprises to increase efficiencies and improve and automate critical processes. ICG leverages its unique expertise to carefully identify companies based on their potential to become market-changers and market-leaders. ICG is focused on building profitable businesses in the cloud-based software and services sectors by infusing them with management expertise, strategic and operational guidance, as well as growth capital.
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