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GuestMetrics, Inc.: GuestMetrics, Inc. CEO to Speak at the Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association Conference on Consumer and Sa

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ASHBURN, VA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2009) - GuestMetrics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: [ GESM ]) is pleased to announce that Brian Barrett, the Company's President and CEO, will be a speaker at the Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association's Council for Leadership Development (CLD) Conference. The Conference will be held July 19 through July 21, 2009 at Hotel 1000 in Seattle, Washington. Joining Mr. Barrett as a presenter will be David Henkes, Vice President and On-Premise Practice Leader, Technomic. Their topic will be Breaking the On-Premise Code: A Look at Consumer and Sales Trends Impacting the Industry.

The presentation, to be given on July 19th, will examine the current state of the on-premise industry and help suppliers and distributors develop a better understanding of the macro trends impacting their business. Overall beverage alcohol sales and the underlying consumer trends driving them will be examined as well as possible ways to drive incremental sales. Data will be drawn from GuestMetrics database of actual sales coupled with additional trend insights by GuestMetrics' strategic partner, Technomic.

The CLD is organized to promote and sponsor management education, development, and training opportunities; provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and expand professional leadership skills; and promote networking in the wine and spirits distribution industry, thereby broadening each member's communications networks.

"I am very pleased to be a presenter at this industry event. The workshops and presentations are especially helpful to our future leaders of the Association and their individual companies. It is also an opportunity for us to showcase GuestMetrics' product offerings and methods of analyzing our data that we collect through our Point-of-Sale (POS) data capturing software," stated Brian Barrett, President and CEO of GuestMetrics, Inc.

For more information on Technomic, Inc. please visit [ www.technomic.com ].

For more information on the Wine and Spirits Wholesale Association, please visit [ www.wswa.org ].

About GuestMetrics, Inc.:

GuestMetrics is the leading provider of Customer Insight Solutions for the hospitality industry and its suppliers/distributors. The GuestMetrics software is fully integrated with the leading point-of-sale (POS) systems and allows hospitality providers at every level of the market to improve business operations.

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