NEW YORK, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), a leading provider of live digital engagement solutions, today highlights the expansion of its Partner Program to enable partners to deliver on best practices and solutions for multi-channel engagement, increased ROI, and powerful customer experiences for businesses worldwide.

Since its introduction in late 2012, LivePerson's Partner Program has experienced strong interest from partners and impressive traction and growth, doubling the number of partners in the network and adding more than 130 new end-customers to the business in the past year.

The enhanced LivePerson Partner Program offers the following key benefits to partners:

• Comprehensive on-boarding program to fast start partnership
• Role-based enablement programs for training partner technical and sales staff
• Access to the latest Digital Engagement case studies and white papers
• Ability to engage and network with other partners in the LivePerson Partner network
• Access to current LivePerson pricing, ROI and online deal registration
• Access to current LivePerson marketing programs
• Access to demo and sand-box accounts
• Listing and solution brief in the LivePerson Partner Directory

"LivePerson's commitment to its partners is clearly paying dividends," Alan Truitt, Chief Business Development Officer, Teleperformance. "By teaming up with a best-of-breed partner like LivePerson, we can provide our clients with additional value added services in terms of outcomes we can deliver for our clients."

LivePerson's Partner network represents a diverse group of industry-leading solution and service providers that collaborate in identifying and implementing the best digital engagement solutions for marketing, sales, ecommerce, mobile, and customer care professionals. The LivePerson Partner network includes:  

• Leaders in digital commerce and marketing such as Demandware and hybris
• Leading BPOs and VARs such as Teleperformance and Serco that offer LivePerson solutions as part of their overall offering
• Platform Partners that expand the capability of the LiveEngage platform and offer solutions via the LivePerson Apps Marketplace
• The LivePerson Developer Community

"Our new partner program demonstrates our commitment to our network of partners, equipping them with the framework and tools to better serve and market to customers, and providing a stronger foundation for success," said John Gray, Head of Global Channels and Business Development, LivePerson. "The Partner network is critical to our mission of offering customers access to the richest and most comprehensive live digital engagement solutions in the industry. We're excited to expand our reach and support for our global customer base through our Partner network."

For more information on LivePerson's Partner Program, visit www.liveperson.com/partners.

About LivePerson

LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN) offers a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to proactively connect in real-time with their customers via chat, voice, and content delivery at the right time, through the right channel, including websites, social media, and mobile devices. This "intelligent engagement" is driven by real-time behavioral analytics, producing connections based on a true understanding of business objectives and customer needs. For more information, please visit www.liveperson.com. To view other global press releases about LivePerson, please visit pr.liveperson.com.

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Media Contacts:
Erin Kang
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917-214-6349

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