Conwed Selects Innis Maggiore Group

CANTON, Ohio (March 10, 2004) -- Innis Maggiore Group, an advertising and public relations firm, today announced that Conwed, based in Minneapolis, Minn., has retained the agency for a multi-faceted marketing communications program. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.

"Our plans to grow our market share and raise our profile require a strong agency that understands business-to-business marketing and knows the plastics industry, and Innis Maggiore excels in both areas," said Megan Nelson, marketing communications manager at Conwed.

Conwed is a designer and manufacturer of plastic netting used around the world in consumer packaged goods, building materials and many other applications. Established in 1966, Conwed operates plants in Minneapolis and Athens, Ga., and employs 300 people. More information is available at the company's website, http://www.conwedplastics.com.

Innis Maggiore Group is an advertising and public relations firm with more than 50 associates at offices in Canton and Youngstown, Ohio. The company more than doubled in size between 2000 and 2003, when capitalized billings exceeded $32 million. In 2003, Advertising Age ranked Innis Maggiore the fastest-growing agency in Ohio for the second straight year. Key clients include Aultman Health Foundation, Conwed, Liquid Control Corp., Louisiana-Pacific Corp., NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, Rainbow Rentals, Republic Engineered Products and Smithers-Oasis Co. Innis Maggiore is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Direct Marketing Association, the National Investor Relations Institute and the Public Relations Society of America.