Workforce Management Innovator to Sponsor Year-Long Education Series

Natural Insight Announce Plans to Expand Education Program on Retail Marketing Challenges, Solutions

STEVENS POINT, WI and STERLING, VA, March 16, 2009 - The National Association for Retail Marketing Services (NARMS International) and workforce management solution company Natural Insight are today announcing the expansion and ongoing sponsorship of the popular educational webinar series for NARMS members.

The association's webinar series features at least one educational session each month on topics of interest to members — from personnel and legal issues to managing remote workforces and online marketing. Free to NARMS members, the events last from an hour to an hour-and-a-half, and are easily available to members who listen to live expert presenters and send in questions and comments during an interactive component.

"Without this type of support from an industry partner," notes McKenzie, "we would not be able to offer the webinars free to our members, and would almost certainly have to restructure the program. The events represent a valuable benefit to our membership, and so we're delighted that Natural Insight has stepped forward as our official 2009 sponsor."

The association's educational mission dovetails with Natural Insight's commitment to the industry. "We've worked closely with NARMS and the retail merchandising industry from our very beginning," explains Natural Insight president Stefan Midford. "We're excited to formalize our support of the industry by becoming the official sponsor for all of NARMS' online education programs this year, and hope that the series will help NARMS members thrive and grow."

Natural Insight, a Web-based platform that helps companies streamline how they manage workforces, has already been widely adopted by retailers and merchandising service organizations. In 2008 alone, companies used Natural Insight to manage more than 1 million individual tasks in tens of thousands of locations across the country. At the same time, the solution is increasingly being seen as a way to attract new individuals to join distributed workforces — welcome news in an economy where layoffs are becoming increasingly common. Last year, the number of registered workers using Natural Insight more than doubled.

About NARMS

NARMS' 516 member companies perform well over $3 billion in merchandising services, sales marketing, event marketing, demonstration and other retail services annually. The association promotes and establishes industry standards and provides critical industry research and educational information about the industry with member companies servicing such classes of trade as: grocery, drug, mass, department, home & building centers, computer & office supply, electronic, value retailers, specialty and convenience retailers. Additional information is available at the NARMS website, including information about the 14th NARMS Spring Conference & Exposition at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO on April 4-7, 2009. Visit NARMS' website.

About Natural Insight

Natural Insight, a web-based platform that improves an organization's ability to make superior business decisions, provides real-time task management capabilities with extensive tools for workforce communication and remote data collection. The company's solution enables Execution Intelligence that can dramatically reduce costs, accelerate speed-to-market and maximize performance. Natural Insight customers experience rapid work verification, improved accountability and increased accuracy that empowers managers to coordinate the activities of a larger number of workers with significantly less effort. Visit naturalinsight.com.

Media Contacts:

NARMS
Ken McKenzie
(888) 526-2767

Natural Insight
Stefan Midford
(703) 286-2415