SmartPost announces strategic partnership with SendOuts

Alliance brings best-of-breed sourcing and posting solutions to hundreds of new customers

NEW YORK, NY - October 17, 2008 — SmartPost, the innovative online job posting product from Bernard Hodes Group, announced their strategic alliance with Sendouts®, the leading provider of on-demand software management solutions for the recruiting and staffing industry. The partnership focuses on embedding the SmartPost tool and functionality inside the recruitment management software, Sendouts Pro™.

SmartPost’s e-media library offers thousands of job posting and sourcing options, and will be integrated into the Sendouts Pro recruiting software, which will provide Sendouts’ customers access to the best-in-class sourcing technology and reporting metrics on the market. During the order placement process, recruiters can quickly and easily distribute their jobs out to any number of web properties or online media subscriptions. Also, users will be able to track, edit and measure the effectiveness of their online sourcing strategies with ease.

“We found in Sendouts the same values that we share in ourselves for providing unparalleled client service to our customers. That’s an important trait when you need to support hundreds of recruiters, posting thousands of jobs in a very demanding industry every day,” said Dwaine Maltais, SVP, E-Recruiting Solutions, SmartPost. “We are extremely excited about this new partnership and providing our shared clients the functionality to be even more productive.”

“At Sendouts, we understand that our client’s productivity is dependent on our commitment to innovation, and giving them access to SmartPost enables them to work smarter, not harder,” said Don Breckenridge, Jr., president and CEO, Sendouts. “Our integration with SmartPost streamlines the posting process so our customers can focus on what they do best and that’s generating more placements and revenue.”

ABOUT SMARTPOST

SmartPost, a product of Bernard Hodes Group, is an innovative solution for managing online posting strategies. Leveraging the extensive know-how of Bernard Hodes Group, SmartPost not only recommends the most effective job boards, communities, and affinity sites, but it also consolidates billing, and provides industry-leading effectiveness measurement to ensure return on investment. SmartPost is available from www.smartpost.com and through leading ATS/HRMS systems.

ABOUT BERNARD HODES GROUP

As a fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (http://www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (see http://www.smartpost.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC), one of the world's leading marketing communications companies. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.

ABOUT SENDOUTS

Sendouts is the leading, single source provider of software and training needs for recruiting and staffing firms. The company combines unparalleled service, training and support with its easy-to-use, Web-based software - Sendouts Pro - giving recruiters the fastest path to more placements. Sendouts Pro now helps more than 1,000 firms worldwide automate and manage the entire talent acquisition process from sales opportunities to final placements. Visit http://www.sendouts.com for more information.

 

Contact:

Stacey Havel, Bernard Hodes Group
954-966-3500
shavel@mi.hodes.com