BRANCHEZ-VOUS! increased revenues by 91% in Second Quarter 2001
Montréal, August 8, 2001 -- BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Inc. increased second quarter revenues by 91% and lowered its losses by 66%, compared to the second quarter of 2000. The quarter, which ended on June 30, showed revenues of $355,661 and a loss of $193,247.CEO Patrick Pierra noted that "these results, during a very difficult economic climate, underlines that BRANCHEZ-VOUS! continues on a solid growth path".
During the quarter the company's sites continued to progress. Increased traffic on these properties, as well as newly added sites for ad representation, has allowed the company's audience to firmly surpass the 1 million mark for 'at home' users for the first time. Combined properties now reach over one third of French Canada's Internet population.
"Our position as a top player is futher solidified by this quarter and we will continue to broaden our offering to further accomodate advertisers" added Mr. Pierra. "Our ongoing increase in traffic is also benefiting our e-commerce activities."
The media side, which derives its revenues through the sale of Internet advertising space, showed an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year. The MicroSon subsidiary, on the e-commerce side, also contributed to the increase in revenues.
Losses for the quarter were dramatically reduced, both in absolute and percentage terms, compared to the same period in the year 2000 and the first quarter of the current year. This was due to tighter management control of personel and marketing expenses.
During the quarter, the Corporation launched a major web site called CyberQUEBEC.com, the first Canadian free Web hosting service catering to Quebec personal sites. As of June 30, 2001 approximately 5,000 users were enlisted to open their personal site on this new service
In addition, the Corporation signed two new Internet advertising representation agreements with i(France) / i(Québec), the multi-service portal belonging to the Vivendi Universal group, and with MusiquePlus.com, the Canadian web site of the MusiquePlus television station. These agreements have widened and deepened the offering to advertisers, further entrenching the company's ranking as one of the three major players in the Internet advertising market in the province of Québec.
"We expect to continue to increase our revenues and lower our losses over the coming months towards the goal of profitability. In the final quarter of this year we expect to show a profit" said Patrick Pierra. " At the same time, we expect further diversification of our revenue sources and remain open to acquisitions complimentary to our current activities".
About BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Inc.
Based in Montreal, BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Inc. manages the largest French-language Internet network in North America. BRANCHEZ-VOUS! sells, to advertisers and their ad agencies, a network of more than 40 sites which gather more than 30 million page views per month. The network reaches more than one million unique visitors in Canada among francophones using the Internet at home. BRANCHEZ-VOUS! also owns the e-commerce site MicroSon.ca, which sells computer related and electronic products throughout Canada. BRANCHEZ-VOUS! shares are traded on the CDNX under the symbol BZV.
For more information, go to : www.branchez-vous.com/inc/english
Media:
Patrick Pierra
CEO
Phone: (514) 842-3838 ext. 249
ppierra@branchez-vous.com
Investors:
Denise Fleury
CFO
Phone: (514) 842-3838 ext. 281
ir@branchez-vous.com




