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Exhibit
10.13

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This
Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is
entered into as of December      ,
2005, by and between Vocus, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
                                                             (“Indemnitee”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in Section 10 hereof.

RECITALS

     A. The Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in obtaining liability
insurance for the directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in
the coverage provided by such insurance.

     B. The Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate
litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries to
expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage of liability insurance
has been severely limited.

     C. Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as adequate under the present
circumstances, and Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries of
the Company may not be willing to continue to serve in such capacities without additional
protection.

     D. The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals,
such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries and, in order to
induce Indemnitee to provide or to continue to provide services to the Company and/or one or more
of its Subsidiaries, wishes to provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to
Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

     E. In view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that Indemnitee be
indemnified by the Company as set forth herein.

     Now, therefore, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

     1. Indemnification.

          (a) Indemnification of Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the
fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other
participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, any
Proceeding, against any and all Expenses, including all interest, assessments and other charges
paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses. Subject to Section 1(b)
hereof, such payment of Expenses shall be made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any
event no later than thirty (30) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to
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          (b) Reviewing Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections
1(a) or 2(a) hereof:

               (i) the indemnification obligations of the Company under Section 1(a) hereof shall be
subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined that Indemnitee would
not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law; and

               (ii) the obligations of the Company to make advance payments of Expenses to Indemnitee
pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof (each an “Expense Advance”) shall be subject to the
condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee
would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be
reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts
theretofore paid by Company to Indemnitee; provided, however, that if Indemnitee
has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to
secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any
determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified
under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the
Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto
(as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed).

               Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall be unsecured
and no interest shall be charged thereon. If there has not been a Change in Control, or if there
has been a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the directors of the Company
who were directors immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Incumbent Directors”),
the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors of the Company, and if there has
been a Change in Control which has not been approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors, the
Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel. If there has been no determination by the
Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be
indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence
litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by
the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the
Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any
determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and
Indemnitee.

          (c) Contribution. If the indemnification obligations of the Company under Section
1(a) hereof shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction for any reason other than that
set forth in Section 8(a) hereof to be unavailable to Indemnitee in respect of any Expense,
then the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee thereunder, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by Indemnitee as a result of such Expense (i) in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee, or (ii) if the allocation
provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the
relative fault of the Company and Indemnitee in connection with the action or inaction which
resulted in such Expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The Company and
Indemnitee agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this

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Section 1(c) were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the
immediately preceding sentence.

          (d) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including,
without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any Proceeding or
in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

     2. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

          (a) Advancement of Expenses. Subject to the terms and conditions of Section
1(b) hereof and to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Company shall advance all
Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to
Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after written
demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

          (b) Notice; Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to
Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as
soon as practicable of any Proceeding for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it
may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power.

          (c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof.

               (i) For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order,
settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre
or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular
standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that
indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the
Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular
standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing
Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to
the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that
Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or
create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have
any particular belief.

               (ii) In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether
Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to
establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

          (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of
a Proceeding pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has liability insurance in effect
which may cover such Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in

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the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action
to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such
action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such policies.

          (e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to
pay the Expenses of a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such
Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do. After
delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel
by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of
counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding; provided
that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s counsel in any such Proceeding at
Indemnitee’s expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously
authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict
of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C) the
Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such Proceeding, then the fees and
expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall have
the right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion, provided that the Company
has the right to settle any claim against Indemnitee only with the consent of Indemnitee, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

     3. Scope; Nonexclusivity.

          (a) Scope. It is understood that the parties to this Agreement intend for this
Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification and advancement of
Expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law, subject only to the
express exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any
change after the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands the
right of the Company to indemnify a member of the Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, it is the intent of the parties
hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such change.
In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows the right of the
Company to indemnify a member of the Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary
of the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, such change, to the extent not otherwise required
by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this
Agreement or the parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

          (b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this
Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the charter
documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.

     4. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement
to make any payment in connection with any Proceeding against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee
has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, charter

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documents of the Company or any Subsidiary or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise
indemnifiable hereunder.

     5. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this
Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses incurred in
connection with any Proceeding, but not for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

     6. Mutual Acknowledgement. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in
certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the Company from
indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries under this Agreement or
otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company may be required in the future
to undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification
to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the Company’s right under public policy
to indemnify Indemnitee.

     7. Maintenance of Liability Insurance. The Company shall, from time to time, make the
good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a
policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the officers and
directors of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company’s
performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other considerations,
the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against the protection
afforded by such coverage. In all policies of director and officer liability insurance, Indemnitee
shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits
as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a
director, or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an
officer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain
such insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not reasonably
available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage
proved, if the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an
insufficient benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a parent or
Subsidiary of the Company.

     8. Exceptions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein other than Section
1(d) hereof, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

          (a) Unlawful Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding if a
final decision by a court having jurisdiction shall have determined that such indemnification is
not lawful;

          (b) Proceedings Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance Expenses to
Indemnitee with respect to Proceedings initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by
way of defense, except (i) with respect to any Proceeding (x) brought to establish or enforce a
right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement, or any other agreement,
or insurance policy, or the charter documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, now or hereafter in
effect relating to any Proceeding, or (y) specifically authorized by the Board of

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Directors, or (ii) as otherwise required under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such
indemnification, advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be;
provided, however, that such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be
provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors determines it to be
appropriate;

          (c) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses, judgments,
fines or penalties sustained in any Proceeding for an accounting of profits arising from the
purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company in violation of Section 16(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any similar provisions of any federal, state or local statute; or

          (d) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this
Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions
made by Indemnitee in such Proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous.

     9. Period of Limitations. No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action
shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s estate,
spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of three (3)
years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the
Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal
action within such three-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period
of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action, such shorter period shall
govern.

     10. Construction of Certain Terms and Phrases. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms and phrases shall have the meanings set forth below:

          (a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as
such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned
directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership of stock of the Company, (A) who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such
securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person, or (B) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing more than 20% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s
then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals
who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new
director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or
(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any
other corporation other than a merger or

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consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power
represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan
of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company
of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets.

          (b) References to the “Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting
corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if
Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee
benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee
would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

          (c) “Expense” shall include any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees and all
other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a
witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or
participate in, a Proceeding), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such
settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed) of a Proceeding, and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee
as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement.

          (d) “Independent Legal Counsel” shall mean an attorney or firm of attorneys who shall
not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years
(other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of
other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements). Independent Legal Counsel shall be selected
as follows: (i) by a majority of the Disinterested Directors if there has not been a Change in
Control or if there has been a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the
Incumbent Directors; or (ii) by Indemnitee, subject to the approval by a majority of the
Disinterested Directors (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), if there has been a Change in
Control which has not been approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors. The Company agrees
to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel, regardless of which party selects the
Independent Legal Counsel.

          (e) References to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references
to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an
employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall
include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which
imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary
with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries.

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          (f) “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation
that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit,
proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether brought by or in the right of the
Company or any Subsidiary or otherwise, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or other, in which Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in,
or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant by reason of (or arising in
part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any Subsidiary, or is or was serving at the
request of the Company or any Subsidiary as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any
action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such capacity.

          (g) “Reviewing Party” shall mean (i) the Board of Directors acting by a majority vote
of the directors who are not and were not parties to the Proceeding in respect of which
indemnification is being sought (the “Disinterested Directors”), (ii) a committee of some
or all of the Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors,
or (iii) Independent Legal Counsel.

          (h) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation or other entity of which more than 50% of
the outstanding Voting Securities is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, by the Company
and one or more other Subsidiaries, or by one or more other Subsidiaries.

          (i) “Voting Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally
in the election of directors.

     11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original.

     12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors
(including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all
or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, and
personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether
direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a
substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required
to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect with
respect to any Proceeding regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, any Subsidiary or any other enterprise at the
Company’s request.

     13. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under
this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to enforce or
interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all expenses
incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately
successful in such action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of such expenses

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with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court of competent
jurisdiction over such action determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as
a basis for such action was not made in good faith or was frivolous. In the event of an action
instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the
terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred with respect to
Indemnitee counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), and shall be entitled to the
advancement of such expenses with respect to such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court
having jurisdiction over such action determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such
action was not made in good faith or was frivolous.

     14. Notice. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing, shall be effective when received, and shall in any event be deemed to be
received (a) five days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or other applicable postal
service, if delivered by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, (b) upon delivery, if
delivered by hand, (c) one business day after the business day of deposit with Federal Express or
similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, or (d) one day after the business day of delivery by
facsimile transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission, with copy by first class mail,
postage prepaid, and shall be addressed if to Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s address as set forth
beneath Indemnitee’s signature to this Agreement and if to the Company at the address of its
principal corporate offices (attention: Secretary) or at such other address as a party may
designate by ten days’ advance written notice to the other party hereto.

     15. Headings. The headings used in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience
of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.

     16 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event
that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or
sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise
unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitations, each portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be
invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall
be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal
or unenforceable.

     17. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between
Delaware residents, entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without
regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

     18. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee who shall
execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights
and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

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     19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by both the
parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall
constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver
constitute a continuing waiver.

     20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous written and oral
negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof
between the parties hereto.

     21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.

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     In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	VOCUS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.25

                                   VOCUS, INC.
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

To:      [employee's name]:

This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of _________, 200__ (the
"Effective Date"), establishes the terms of your continued employment with
Vocus, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

1)       EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES. You and the Company agree to your continued
         employment as [employee's title] on the terms contained herein. In such
         position, you will report directory to [title of employee that employee
         reports to, or the Company's Board of Directors] (the "Direct Report").
         You agree to perform whatever duties the Direct Report may assign you
         from time to time that are reasonably consistent with your position.
         During your employment, you agree to devote your full business time,
         attention, and energies to performing those duties (except as the
         Company may otherwise agree).

2)       TERM. The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three
         years, commencing as of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier
         pursuant to Section 7 below. This Agreement shall automatically renew
         for successive one-year periods thereafter (the initial term and each
         such renewal period are collectively referred to as the "Term") unless,
         at least six months prior to the expiration of the initial term or any
         such renewal period, either party gives written notice to the other
         party specifically electing to terminate this Agreement at the end of
         the then-current initial term or renewal period, as applicable (a
         "Notice of Non-Renewal"). In the event a Notice of Non-Renewal is
         delivered by either party as provided above then, as of the end of the
         Term, unless you are no longer an employee of the Company as of such
         time, you shall become an at-will employee of the Company (provided
         that the provisions of this Agreement that expressly survive
         termination shall continue to apply to you).

3)       COMPENSATION.

         a)       SALARY. For all services rendered by you under this Agreement,
                  the Company will pay you an annual salary (the "Salary") of
                  not less than US$[employee's annual salary], which may be
                  increased, but not decreased, from time to time in such
                  amounts as may be determined by the Company's Board of
                  Directors (the "Board") or the compensation committee thereof,
                  in accordance with its generally applicable payroll practices.

         b)       BONUS. In addition to your Salary, you shall be eligible
                  during the Term to receive an annual bonus (the "Bonus") based
                  on the Company's achievement of its financial performance
                  goals, as determined by the Board or its compensation
                  committee. Provided that the Company's goals have been met
                  with respect to any fiscal year, as so determined by the Board
                  or its compensation committee, the Bonus payable on account of
                  such year will be not less than $[____]. Any such Bonus earned
                  hereunder will be paid within 90 days after the end of the
                  Company's fiscal year. You must be employed at the end of the
                  applicable fiscal year in order to receive any Bonus to which
                  you are otherwise entitled pursuant to the terms of this
                  Section 3(b).

         c)       EQUITY. You shall be eligible to receive equity awards under
                  any incentive compensation, stock option or other equity plans
                  of the Company now in effect or which may be in effect at any
                  time during the Term, subject to the discretion of the Board
                  or any committee thereof designated to administer any such
                  plan. Options, restricted stock or other equity instruments
                  you have received or do receive from the Company will become
                  fully exercisable if a Change in Control (as defined below)
                  occurs during the Term, notwithstanding any provision to the
                  contrary in any agreement

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                  evidencing an option, restricted stock or other equity grant.
                  A "Change in Control" means and shall be deemed to have
                  occurred on the earliest of the following dates:

                  i)       the date on which any "person" or "group" (as such
                           terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
                           "Exchange Act")), other than an Excluded Owner,
                           obtains "beneficial ownership" (as defined in Rule
                           13d-3 of the Exchange Act) or a pecuniary interest in
                           50% or more of the combined voting power of the
                           Company's then outstanding securities ("Voting
                           Stock");

                  ii)      the consummation by the Company of a merger,
                           consolidation, reorganization or similar transaction,
                           other than a transaction: (A) in which substantially
                           all of the holders of the Company's Voting Stock
                           immediately prior to the consummation of the
                           transaction hold or receive directly or indirectly
                           50% or more of the voting stock of the resulting
                           entity or a parent company thereof, in substantially
                           the same proportions as their ownership of the
                           Company immediately prior to the transaction; or (B)
                           in which the holders of the Company's capital stock
                           immediately before such transaction will, immediately
                           after such transaction, hold as a group on a fully
                           diluted basis the ability to elect at least a
                           majority of the directors of the surviving
                           corporation (or a parent company);

                  iii)     there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license
                           or other disposition of all or substantially all of
                           the consolidated assets of the Company and its
                           subsidiaries (as determined by the Board), other than
                           a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or
                           substantially all of the consolidated assets of the
                           Company and its subsidiaries to (A) an Excluded Owner
                           or (B) an entity, 50% or more of the combined voting
                           power of the voting securities of which are owned by
                           shareholders of the Company in substantially the same
                           proportions as their ownership of the Company
                           immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or
                           other disposition; or

                  iv)      individuals who, on the Effective Date, are members
                           of the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any
                           reason to constitute at least a majority of the
                           members of the Board; provided, however, that if the
                           appointment or election (or nomination for election)
                           of any new member of the Board was approved or
                           recommended by a majority vote of the members of the
                           Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member
                           shall, for purposes hereof, be considered as a member
                           of the Incumbent Board.

                  An "Excluded Owner" consists of the Company, any entity owned,
                  directly or indirectly, at least 50% by the Company, any
                  Company benefit plan, and any underwriter temporarily holding
                  securities for an offering of such securities.

         D)       EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. During the Term, the Company will provide
                  you with the same benefits as it makes generally available
                  from time to time to the Company's senior executives, as those
                  benefits are amended or terminated from time to time. Your
                  participation in the Company's benefit plans will be subject
                  to the terms of the applicable plan documents and the
                  Company's generally applied policies, and the Company, in its
                  sole discretion, may adopt, modify, interpret, or discontinue
                  such plans or policies.

4)       VACATION. You shall accrue at least four weeks of paid vacation per
         year. All terms and conditions of your vacation benefit will be
         governed by the Company's policies in effect from time to time.

5)       EXPENSES. The Company will reimburse you for reasonable travel and
         other business-related expenses you incur for the Company in performing
         your duties under this Agreement. You must itemize and substantiate all
         requests for reimbursement and submit such reimbursement requests in
         accordance with the Company's policies in effect from time to time.

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6)       NO OTHER EMPLOYMENT. While the Company employs you, you agree that you
         will not, directly or indirectly, provide services to any person or
         organization for which you receive compensation or otherwise engage in
         activities that would conflict or interfere significantly with your
         faithful performance of your duties as an employee without the
         [Board's] [Company's] prior written consent. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, you may (a) make and manage personal passive business
         investments of your choice and serve in any director or similar type
         capacity with up to three civic, educational or charitable
         organizations, or any trade association, without seeking or obtaining
         the approval of the [Board] [Company], provided such activities do not
         materially interfere or conflict with the performance of your duties
         hereunder, and (b) with the approval of the [Board] [Company], serve on
         the boards of directors of other corporations.

7)       TERMINATION. Subject to the provisions of this Section and of Section
         8, you and the Company agree that it may terminate your employment, or
         you may resign, prior to the expiration of the Term, except that, if
         you voluntarily resign, you must provide the Company with 30 days'
         prior written notice (unless the Board or your Direct Report has
         previously waived such notice in writing or authorized a shorter notice
         period).

         A)       FOR CAUSE. The Company may terminate your employment for
                  "Cause" if you:

                  i)       commit a material breach of (A) your obligations or
                           agreements under this Agreement or (B) any of the
                           covenants regarding non-disclosure of confidential
                           information, assignment of intellectual property
                           rights, non-competition and/or non-solicitation
                           (collectively, "Restrictive Covenants") applicable to
                           you under any Stock Option Agreement or other
                           agreement entered into (whether before, on or after
                           the date hereof) between you and the Company;

                  ii)      willfully neglect or fail to perform your material
                           duties or responsibilities to the Company, such that
                           the business or reputation of the Company is (or is
                           threatened to be) materially and adversely affected;

                  iii)     commit an act of embezzlement, theft, fraud or any
                           other act of dishonesty involving the Company or any
                           of its customers; or

                  iv)      are convicted of or plead guilty or no contest to a
                           felony or other crime that involves moral turpitude.

         Your termination for Cause will be effective immediately upon the
         Company's mailing or written transmission of notice of such
         termination. Before terminating your employment for Cause under clauses
         (i) or (ii) above, the Company will specify in writing to you the
         nature of the breach, act, omission, refusal, or failure that it deems
         to constitute Cause and give you 30 days after you receive such notice
         to the correct the situation (and thus avoid termination for Cause), if
         such situation is capable of being corrected, unless the Company agrees
         to extend the time for correction.

         B)       WITHOUT CAUSE. Subject to the applicable provisions in
                  Sections 8 below, the Company may terminate your employment
                  under this Agreement before the end of the Term without Cause.

         C)       DISABILITY. If you become disabled (as defined below), the
                  Company may terminate your employment. You are "disabled" if
                  you are unable, despite whatever reasonable accommodations the
                  law requires, to render services to the Company for more than
                  90 consecutive days because of physical or mental disability,
                  incapacity, or illness. You are also "disabled" if you are
                  found to be disabled within the meaning of the Company's
                  long-term disability insurance coverage as then in effect (or
                  would be so found if you applied for the coverage or
                  benefits).

         D)       GOOD REASON. You may resign for "Good Reason" if the Company,
                  without your consent, (i) materially reduces your Salary, (ii)
                  materially reduces your title, authority or responsibilities,
                  (iii)

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                  requires you to work in an office which is outside of a
                  30-mile radius from the location of the Company's principal
                  executive office as of the Effective Date, or (iv) fails to
                  obtain the assumption of and agreement to perform this
                  Agreement by a successor as contemplated in Section 12 hereof.

                  You must give notice to the Company of your intention to
                  resign for Good Reason within 30 days after the occurrence of
                  the event that you assert entitles you to resign for Good
                  Reason. In that notice, you must state the condition that you
                  consider provides you with Good Reason and must give the
                  Company an opportunity to cure the condition within 30 days
                  after your notice (with the 30 day period shortened to ten
                  days if the failure relates to non-payment of Salary and such
                  nonpayment is not cured within five days after you provide
                  written notice of such non-payment to the Company). If the
                  Company fails to cure the condition, your resignation will be
                  effective upon the expiration of the applicable cure period
                  (unless the Board has previously waived such notice period in
                  writing or agreed to a shorter notice period or unless
                  mediation is proceeding in good faith, in which case such
                  resignation will be come effective 15 days after the end of
                  such mediation, if not previously cured).

                  You will not be treated as resigning for Good Reason if the
                  Company already had given notice of termination for Cause as
                  of the date of your notice of resignation.

         E)       DEATH. If you die during the Term, the Term will end as of the
                  date of your death.

8)       CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM.

         A)       PAYMENTS ON TERMINATION. If you resign or the Company
                  terminates your employment with or without Cause or because of
                  disability or death, the Company will pay you any unpaid
                  portion of your Salary pro-rated through the date of actual
                  termination, reimburse any substantiated but unreimbursed
                  business expenses, pay any accrued and unused vacation time
                  (to the extent consistent with the Company's policies), and
                  provide such other benefits as applicable laws or the terms of
                  the benefits require. Except to the extent the law requires
                  otherwise or as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in
                  your option, restricted stock or other equity instrument
                  agreements, neither you nor your beneficiary or estate will
                  have any rights or claims under this Agreement or otherwise to
                  receive severance or any other compensation, or to participate
                  in any other plan, arrangement, or benefit, after such
                  termination or resignation.

         B)       TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH. If your employment is terminated
                  prior to the expiration of the Term by reason of your death,
                  the Company shall, in addition to the payments set forth in
                  Section 8(a), continue to pay your Salary, as then in effect,
                  for a period of 12 months after the date of termination of
                  your employment (after which time the Company shall have no
                  further obligation to pay Salary hereunder). The entitlement
                  of any beneficiary of yours to benefits under any benefit plan
                  shall be determined in accordance with applicable law and the
                  provisions of such plan. In lieu of payments to your estate
                  following your death, you may designate a beneficiary or
                  beneficiaries to whom all payments which may be due under this
                  Agreement will be made in the event of your death. Such
                  designation shall be made on a form delivered to the Company.
                  You shall have the right to change or revoke any such
                  designation from time to time by filing a new designation or
                  notice of revocation with the Company, and no notice to any
                  beneficiary nor consent by any beneficiary shall be required
                  to effect any such change or revocation. If you shall fail to
                  designate a beneficiary before your death, or if no designated
                  beneficiary survives you, any payments which may be due under
                  this Agreement following your death will be paid to your
                  estate.

         C)       TERMINATION DUE TO DISABILITY. If your employment is
                  terminated prior to the end of the Term due to disability, as
                  determined in accordance with Section 7(c), the Company shall,
                  in addition to the payments set forth in Section 8(a),
                  continue to pay your Salary, as then in effect, for a period

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                  of 12 months after the date of termination of your employment
                  (after which time the Company shall have no further obligation
                  to pay Salary hereunder).

         D)       TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY YOU WITH GOOD
                  REASON. Anything contained herein to the contrary
                  notwithstanding, if before the end of the Term the Company
                  terminates your employment without Cause (other than as a
                  result of your death or disability) or you resign for Good
                  Reason, you shall be entitled to the following, in addition to
                  the payments set forth in Section 8(a):

                  i)       the Company shall continue to pay your Salary, as
                           then in effect, for a period of 12 months after the
                           date of termination of your employment (the
                           "Separation Period") (after which time the Company
                           shall have no further obligation to pay Salary
                           hereunder);

                  ii)      any options, restricted stock or other equity
                           instruments you have received or do receive from the
                           Company shall continue to vest in accordance with the
                           vesting schedule set forth therein and shall remain
                           exercisable throughout the Separation Period, as
                           though you were to continue to be employed by the
                           Company during the Separation Period, notwithstanding
                           any provision to the contrary in any agreement
                           evidencing an option, restricted stock or other
                           equity grant; and

                  iii)     the Company shall provide you and your beneficiaries,
                           throughout the Separation Period and at the Company's
                           expense, with continued coverage under the group
                           medical care, disability and life insurance benefit
                           plans or arrangements in which you are participating
                           at the time of termination; provided, however, that
                           if such coverage is precluded by the terms of the
                           Company's benefit or insurance policies, the Company
                           shall make a cash payment to you in an amount
                           sufficient to allow you to obtain comparable benefits
                           for such period; and provided, further, that the
                           Company's obligation to provide such coverage shall
                           be terminated if you obtain equivalent substitute
                           coverage from another employer at any time during the
                           Separation Period.

         E)       TERMINATION BY YOU FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL.
                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, you
                  may resign, with or without Good Reason, effective at any time
                  during the one year period commencing on the six month
                  anniversary of the effective date of a Change in Control, upon
                  not less than 30 days' prior written notice to the Company
                  (which may be given prior to such six month anniversary date).
                  Upon any such resignation, you shall be entitled to the
                  following, in addition to the payments set forth in Section
                  8(a):

                  i)       the Company shall continue to pay your Salary, as
                           then in effect, during the Separation Period; and

                  ii)      the Company shall provide you and your beneficiaries,
                           throughout the Separation Period, with continued
                           coverage under the group medical care, disability and
                           life insurance benefit plans or arrangements in which
                           you are participating at the time of termination;
                           provided, however, that if such coverage is precluded
                           by the terms of the Company's benefit or insurance
                           policies, the Company shall make a cash payment to
                           you in an amount sufficient to allow you to obtain
                           comparable benefits for such period; and provided,
                           further, that the Company's obligation to provide
                           such coverage shall be terminated if you obtain
                           equivalent substitute coverage from another employer
                           at any time during such 12 month period.

         F)       CONDITIONS TO SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it
                  shall be a condition to the Company's continued obligations
                  under Sections 8(c), (d) and (e) hereof that you comply with,
                  and you agree to return any payments previously made to you
                  under Sections 8(c), (d) or (e) hereof if you fail to comply
                  with, any Restrictive Covenants applicable to you.

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                  You are not required to mitigate amounts payable under this
                  Section 8(f) by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor
                  must you return to the Company amounts earned under subsequent
                  employment.

         G)       PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.

                  i)       If before the end of the Term the Company terminates
                           your employment without Cause (other than as a result
                           of your death or disability) or you resign for Good
                           Reason, and such termination occurs within the 12
                           full calendar month period following the effective
                           date of a Change in Control, then, in the event that
                           any payment or benefit paid or to be paid to you by
                           the Company (the "Payments") would be subject to the
                           excise tax (the "Excise Tax") imposed by Section 4999
                           of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
                           "Code"), the Company shall pay to you an additional
                           amount (the "Gross-Up Payment") such that the net
                           amount of Payments retained by you shall be equal to
                           the amount you would have retained if none of such
                           Payments were subject to the Excise Tax. In
                           particular, the Company will timely pay to you an
                           amount equal to the Excise Tax on the Payments, any
                           interest, penalties or additions to tax payable by
                           you by reason of your filing income tax returns and
                           making tax payments in a manner consistent with an
                           opinion of tax counsel selected by the Company and
                           reasonably acceptable to you ("Tax Counsel"), and any
                           federal, state and local income tax and Excise Tax
                           upon the payments by the Company to you provided for
                           by this Section 8(g). Notwithstanding the foregoing
                           provisions of this Section 8(g), in the event the
                           amount of Payments subject to the Excise Tax exceeds
                           the product ("Parachute Payment Limit") of 2.99 and
                           your applicable "base amount" (as such term is
                           defined for purposes of Section 4999 of the Code) by
                           less than ten percent (10%) of the Salary, you shall
                           be treated as having waived such rights with respect
                           to Payments designated by you to the extent required
                           such that the aggregate amount of Payments subject to
                           the Excise Tax is less than the Parachute Payment
                           Limit.

                  ii)      The Company shall obtain an opinion of Tax Counsel
                           that initially determines whether any of the Payments
                           will be subject to the Excise Tax and the amounts of
                           such Excise Tax, which shall serve as the basis for
                           reporting Excise Taxes and federal, state and local
                           income taxes on Payments hereunder. For purposes of
                           determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, you
                           shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the
                           highest marginal rates of federal income taxation
                           applicable to individuals in the calendar year in
                           which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state
                           and local income taxes at the highest marginal rates
                           of taxation applicable to individuals as are in
                           effect in the state and locality of your residence in
                           the calendar year in which the Gross-Up Payment is to
                           be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal
                           income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of
                           such state and local taxes, taking into account any
                           limitations applicable to individuals subject to
                           federal income tax at the highest marginal rates.

                  iii)     The Gross-Up Payments provided for in this Section
                           8(g) shall be made as to each Payment upon the
                           earlier of (A) the payment you of any such Payment or
                           (B) the imposition upon you or payment by you of any
                           Excise Tax or any federal, state or local income tax
                           on any payment pursuant to this Section 8(g).

                  iv)      If it is established pursuant to a final
                           determination of a court or an Internal Revenue
                           Service proceeding or the opinion of Tax Counsel that
                           the Excise Tax is less than the amount taken into
                           account under Section 8(g) hereof, you shall repay to
                           the Company within five days of your receipt of
                           notice of such final determination or opinion the
                           portion of the Gross-Up Payment attributable to such
                           reduction (plus the portion of the Gross-Up Payment
                           attributable to the Excise Tax and federal, state

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                           and local income tax imposed on the Gross-Up Payment
                           being repaid by you if such repayment results in a
                           reduction in Excise Tax or a federal, state and local
                           income tax deduction) plus any interest received by
                           you on the amount of such repayment. If it is
                           established pursuant to a final determination of a
                           court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding or
                           the opinion of Tax Counsel that the Excise Tax
                           exceeds the amount taken into account hereunder
                           (including by reason of any payment the existence or
                           amount of which cannot be determined at the time of
                           the Gross-Up Payment), the Company shall make an
                           additional Gross-Up Payment in respect of such excess
                           within five days of the Company's receipt of notice
                           of such final determination or opinion.

9)       SECTION 409A.

         a)       To the extent that you would otherwise be entitled to any
                  payment (whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise)
                  during the six months beginning on termination of employment
                  that would be subject to the additional tax imposed under
                  Section 409A of the Code ("Section 409A"), (i) the payment
                  will not be made to you and instead will be made to a trust in
                  compliance with Revenue Procedure 92-64 (the "Rabbi Trust")
                  and (ii) the payment, together with earnings on it, will be
                  paid to you on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of
                  your Termination Date or your death or disability (within the
                  meaning of Section 409A). Similarly, to the extent you would
                  otherwise be entitled to any benefit (other than a payment)
                  during the six months beginning on your termination date that
                  would be subject to the Section 409A additional tax, the
                  benefit will be delayed and will begin being provided
                  (together, if applicable, with an adjustment to compensate you
                  for the delay) on the earlier of the six-month anniversary of
                  your termination date or your death or disability (within the
                  meaning of Section 409A).

         b)       The Company will not take any action that would expose any
                  payment or benefit to you to the additional tax of Section
                  409A unless (i) the Company is obligated to take the action
                  under an agreement, plan or arrangement to which you are a
                  party, (ii) you request the action, (iii) the Company advises
                  you in writing that the action may result in the imposition of
                  the additional tax and (iv) you subsequently request the
                  action in a writing that acknowledges that you will be
                  responsible for any effect of the action under Section 409A.
                  The Company will hold you harmless for any action it may take
                  in violation of this Section, including any attorney's fees
                  you may incur in enforcing his rights.

         c)       It is the Company's intention that the benefits and rights to
                  which you could become entitled in connection with the
                  termination of employment comply with Section 409A. If you or
                  the Company believe, at any time, that any of such benefit or
                  right does not comply, it will promptly advise the other and
                  will negotiate reasonably and in good faith to amend the terms
                  of such arrangement such that it complies with Section 409A
                  (with the most limited possible economic effect on you and on
                  the Company).

10)      EXPIRATION. The expiration of this Agreement upon the end of the Term
         following the delivery of a Notice of Non-Renewal does not constitute
         termination with Cause and does not entitle you to any benefits under
         Section 8(d).

11)      COOPERATION AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Following the termination
         of your employment with the Company for any reason, you shall fully
         cooperate with the Company in all matters relating to the winding up of
         your pending work on behalf of the Company including, but not limited
         to, any litigation in which you are involved, and the orderly transfer
         of any such pending work to other employees of the Company as may be
         designated by the Company. The Company shall reimburse you for any
         out-of-pocket expenses you incur in performing any work on behalf of
         the Company following the termination of your employment.

12)      RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. The Company and you acknowledge that the
         Restrictive Covenants applicable to you pursuant to any agreement
         entered into between you and the Company (a) shall

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         remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding the execution and
         delivery of this Agreement by the parties, and (b) are intended by the
         parties to survive, and do survive, the expiration or termination of
         this Agreement and your employment with the Company.

13)      ASSIGNMENT. The Company shall assign this Agreement and its rights and
         obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation or
         other entity with or into which the Company may hereafter merge or
         consolidate or to which the Company may transfer all or substantially
         all of its assets, if in any such case such corporation or other entity
         shall by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all
         obligations of the Company hereunder as fully as if it had originally
         been made a party hereto, but may not otherwise may not assign or
         otherwise transfer this Agreement or any or all of its rights, duties,
         obligations, or interests hereunder. You may not assign or otherwise
         transfer this Agreement or any or all of your rights, duties,
         obligations, or interests hereunder.

14)      SEVERABILITY. If the final determination of an arbitrator or a court of
         competent jurisdiction declares, after the expiration of the time
         within which judicial review (if permitted) of such determination may
         be perfected, that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid
         or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions will be
         unimpaired, and the invalid or unenforceable term or provision will be
         deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable
         and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
         unenforceable term or provision.

15)      AMENDMENT; WAIVER. Neither you nor the Company may modify, amend or
         waive the terms of this Agreement other than by a written instrument
         signed by you and by another executive officer of the Company duly
         authorized by the Board. Either party's waiver of the other party's
         compliance with any provision of this Agreement is not a waiver of any
         other provision of this Agreement or of any subsequent breach by such
         party of a provision of this Agreement.

16)      WITHHOLDING. All payments required to be made by the Company to you
         under this Agreement shall be subject to the withholding of such
         amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the
         Company may reasonably determine should be withheld for payment to the
         applicable taxing authorities pursuant to any applicable law or
         regulation.

17)      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
         State of Maryland exclusive of its choice of law provisions.

18)      SURVIVAL. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
         Agreement, the provisions of Sections 7 through 20 of this Agreement
         shall survive the termination or expiration, for any reason, of this
         Agreement.

19)      NOTICES. Notices and other communications under this Agreement must be
         given in writing by personal delivery, by certified mail, return
         receipt requested, or by overnight delivery. You should send or deliver
         your notices to the Company's corporate headquarters, to the attention
         of the Company's Secretary. The Company will send or deliver any
         notices given to you at your address as reflected in the Company's
         personnel records. You and the Company may change the notice address by
         providing notice of such change. You and the Company agree that notice
         is received on the date it is personally delivered, the date it is
         received by certified mail, or the date of guaranteed delivery by
         overnight service, at the applicable address set forth above.

20)      ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes any prior oral or written
         agreements, negotiations, commitments, and writings between you and the
         Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. All such other
         agreements, negotiations, commitments, and writings will have no
         further force or effect; and the parties to any such other negotiation,
         commitment, agreement, or writing will have no further rights or
         obligations thereunder.

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If you accept the terms of this Agreement please sign in the space indicated
below. You are encouraged to consult with any advisors you choose regarding this
Agreement.

                                           VOCUS, INC.

                                           By:
                                                ------------------------
                                                Name:
                                                Title:

I accept and agree to the terms of employment set forth in this Agreement:

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Signature

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Printed Name

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Date

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                SCHEDULE OF MATERIAL DIFFERENCES TO EXHIBIT 10.25

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                                                                         INITIAL ANNUAL      TARGET ANNUAL
     NAME OF EMPLOYEE                            EMPLOYEE'S TITLE            SALARY              BONUS
-------------------------                    ------------------------    --------------      ------------
<S>                                          <C>                         <C>                 <C>
Richard Rudman*                               Chief Executive Officer      $    300,000+     $    200,000
                                                   and President

Robert Lentz                                  Chief Technology Officer     $    200,000      $    100,000

Stephen Vintz                                 Chief Financial Officer      $    235,000+     $    115,000
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*Mr. Rudman is also entitled to reimbursement for, or to have the Company pay on
his behalf, reasonable costs, fees and expenses, not to exceed $25,000 in the
aggregate in any year, incurred by him in connection with (i) personal estate,
tax and wealth management planning, (ii) procuring personal life insurance and
(iii) independent legal review of Mr. Rudman's employment agreement and related
documents.

+Salary to be increased effective January 1, 2006.

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