HubSpot's Website Grader Free SEO Marketing Tool Selected as Finalist for Coveted ad:tech Awards

CAMBRIDGE, MA, Apr 16 (MARKET WIRE) --
The wildly popular Website Grader, a free SEO tool, was named a finalist
by the judges of the 11th annual ad:tech Awards. Nominated in the Best
Business-to-Business Campaign category, the official winners were announced
live at the ad:tech Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in San
Francisco, CA. Website Grader was developed in 2007 by HubSpot, an Internet
marketing company. www.hubspot.com/

ad:tech honors the creative talent behind the best websites and
interactivemarketing campaigns on the Internet. The awards ceremony coincided
with the
opening day of the ad:tech San Francisco conference, which focuses on
expanding brand strategy in the world of digital marketing. An executive panel
of
judges comprised of marketing executives and industry leaders selected Website
Grader as a finalist in the Business-to-Business category based on the award
criteria of being a highly innovative website that is a resource for B-to-B
customers.

"We originally built Website Grader to help people better understand the
simple things they can do to better optimize their site," said Brian Halligan,
co-founder and CEO of HubSpot. "Since we made it public, it has been
embraced by website owners, bloggers and traditional media alike and we
continue to be surprised by its success. We've added new functionality in the
last
quarter and we will continue to add new features to help people who are intent
on improving their website and Internet marketing strategy."

Website Grader is a free online marketing and SEO tool designed to give
companies a comprehensive overview of their inbound marketing strategy.
Website Grader takes into account the website traffic, findability in search
engines, the blogosphere, social media and other inbound marketing factors.
TheInternet marketing tool has received much attention, including mentions from
PC
Magazine, Guy Kawasaki and TechCrunch, but more importantly has built a
following amongst marketing gurus, website owners and bloggers.

About HubSpot

HubSpot is an inbound marketing system that helps your company get found
online, generate more inbound prospects and convert a higher percentage of
them into leads and customers. HubSpot helps companies get found by more
prospects using search engine optimization and marketing, leveraging blogs and
the blogosphere and engaging in online social media. By using landing pages,
lead intelligence and marketing analytics, HubSpot customers convert more
prospects into leads and customers. Based in Cambridge, MA, HubSpot Internet
marketing can be found at www.hubspot.com and the Website Grader free
SEO tool is available at www.websitegrader.com.

Contact information:
Mike Volpe (spokesperson)
HubSpot
(617) 225-4354
Email Contact
www.hubspot.com

Maura Landry (agency)
SHIFT Communications
(617) 779-1829
Email Contact
www.shiftcomm.com

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