[February 21, 2012]

ChaCha Scores a Touchdown by Hiring Its New Director of Sales from the Indianapolis Colts

ChaCha, the #1 source for free, real-time answers on the go, today announced that A.J. Macht has been appointed the Director of Sales. Macht, who was with the Indianapolis Colts for the previous 10 years, most recently as Digital Media Sales Director, will now oversee the development of new sales channels and maintain the high standards of current sales practices at ChaCha.

Macht's joining the ChaCha team will ensure growth in its offline and online sales initiatives. He will be working closely with ChaCha's direct brand sales, digital media sales and branded advertising sales.

During his 10 years of sales and digital media experience with the Indianapolis Colts, Macht created offline and online sales campaigns. In addition, Macht managed the Indianapolis Colts' award winning website and rapidly growing social media properties.

"Although the Colts hate to lose A.J., his industry background in digital media, marketing and sales make him aperfect fit for his new position at ChaCha," said Pete Ward, Chief Operating Officer of the Indianapolis Colts. "A.J.'s commitment to excellence along with his motivation and competitive nature will be ideal for expanding profitable marketing and digital sales goals as well as new initiatives for the company."

"ChaCha is dedicated to recruiting top talent to position the company for future growth and success, and A.J.'s experience is a great resource for ChaCha's expanding team," said ChaCha's founder and CEO, Scott A. Jones. "The addition of A.J. to the company will strengthen our position as a leader in the tech industry."

"I am thrilled to begin my position in a company that has experienced exponential growth," said Macht. "ChaCha is on the cutting edge, and I look forward to using my Colts experience to further ChaCha's success."

ABOUT CHACHA

ChaCha is the leading source for free real-time information and answers. Through its unique "ask-a-smart-friend" platform, ChaCha has answered nearly 2 billion questions since launch from more than 25 million unique users per month via online (ChaCha.com), mobile text (242-242), iPhone (News - Alert) app, Android app, and voice (1-800-2-ChaCha (TM)). ChaCha is one of the fastest growing mobile and online publishers according to Nielsen, comScore (News - Alert), and Quantcast and was recently named by Forbes as one of "America's Most Promising Companies." Follow ChaCha on Twitter: @ChaCha

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