CAKE by Accelerize Bolsters Team With Client Success Initiative and Two New Key Hires

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerize (OTCQB: ACLZ) (OTCBB: ACLZ) and its digital marketing software division, CAKE, today announced two key hires aimed at ensuring client success with the CAKE platform. Chirag Mehta was appointed Vice President of Client Success and Erik Charles has joined the company as Senior Director of Product Marketing.

In his role, Mr. Mehta will oversee the professional services and support team, driving CAKE customers' ability to realize accelerated time-to-value with their digital marketing investments. With 18 years of experience in client-facing roles, Mr. Mehta is well versed in guiding customers through enterprise-level software installations and integrations. Prior to CAKE, Mr. Mehta created and led the Developer Experience team for the Amazon Appstore. He worked directly with third-party mobile developers and was responsible for their success with Amazon's developer-facing mobile offerings. Mr. Mehta also led the professional services team at Day Software, which was acquired by Adobe Systems for $270 million in 2010. He was a Technical Account Manager at 4thpass, acquired by Motorola for more than $20 million in 2002.

As Senior Director of Product Marketing at CAKE, Mr. Charles is responsible for driving sales enablement, lead generation and product positioning, as well as go-to-market and product launch initiatives. He's an evangelist of the CAKE by Accelerize product suite, representing the company at industry events, speaking engagements and product showcases. Previously, he was the Director of Product and Partner Marketing at Xactly. He has also held positions at Canon, Sun Microsystems and Apple, and is an angel investor and early-stage company advisor.

"We continue to build an organization dedicated to optimizing the value that customers derive from our advanced tracking and optimization platform. Chirag and Erik bring exceptional leadership to CAKE as we grow to serve our rapidly expanding roster of customers," said Santi Pierini, Chief Operating Officer of Accelerize and President of its CAKE division. "We've seen a leap forward on various fronts over the past year. As of Q3 2014, we recorded a record increase in revenue, significantly expanded our partner ecosystem and grew our staff by 72%. This year is proving to be even more exciting, and we're thrilled to work with companies that are embracing and learning to thrive in a data-driven marketing environment." 

"My role at CAKE fits with my passion and experience in ensuring that clients realize the full potential of the company's products and services, benchmarked by ROI," said Mr. Mehta.

"I am excited to join Santi, Chirag and the rest of the CAKE team to revolutionize the way digital marketers track and optimize their online spend, giving them insights into the effectiveness of multiple online marketing channels," added Mr. Charles.

About CAKE by Accelerize

CAKE, a division of Accelerize Inc., provides a SaaS-based solution to track, attribute and optimize the performance of digital marketing spend, in real-time. Bringing clarity to multi-channel marketing campaigns, we empower advertisers, agencies, publishers and networks with the insight to make intelligent marketing decisions. CAKE is recognized as a Vendor to Watch in Gartner, Inc's "Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Hubs" report. Click here for the full report. CAKE has offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. For more information, visit www.getCAKE.com.

About Accelerize

Accelerize Inc. (OTCQB: ACLZ) (OTCBB: ACLZ) offers marketing technology solutions that revolutionize the way advertisers leverage their digital advertising data. For more information, visit www.accelerize.com.

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