Innis Maggiore Advances Three Associates

CANTON, Ohio (Feb. 11, 2003) -- Innis Maggiore Group, a leading integrated communications firm, today announced the promotion of Brian Brinkman and Clare Kettering Jones to associate creative directors and Brian Bradway to director of multimedia.

Brinkman was most recently senior art director. He joined Innis Maggiore in 1998, when the agency merged with his previous employer, Monter Creative Design in North Canton. Brinkman was a graphic designer at Monter Creative, and prior to that was a graphic designer for Wern, Rausch, Locke Advertising in Canton. He resides in Canton and holds a bachelor's degree in design from Kent State University.

Jones had been a senior copy writer, and has more than 20 years of agency experience. She joined Innis Maggiore in 2001, when the agency acquired her firm, TNP Group. Prior to establishing TNP, Jones was executive vice president and creative director at Ira Thomas Associates in Youngstown. A Boardman resident, she holds a bachelor of arts degree from Dominican University in River Forest, Ill.

Bradway was most recently a senior art director, and has been with Innis Maggiore since 1997. Prior to that he was an art director and illustrator at Whitemyer Advertising in Zoar, and at Camelot Music in North Canton. A resident of Alliance, Bradway holds an associate of arts degree from the Pittsburgh Art Institute in Pittsburgh, Pa.

"Our creative department is growing and gaining new experiences every day," said Jeff Monter, vice president of creative services. "These individuals are the creative backbone of our growth, providing the assurance of high quality standards and the superior creative strategy necessary to support our clients."

Innis Maggiore Group is an advertising and public relations firm with nearly 60 associates at offices in Canton and Youngstown, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pa. The company has quadrupled in size since 1997, and reported capitalized billings of more than $26 million in 2002. Key clients include Aultman Health Foundation, Brewster Dairy, Liquid Control Corp., Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Microsoft Corp., NancyLopezGolf, NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, Rainbow Rentals, Republic Engineered Products, Smithers-Oasis Co., and Square Two. 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.

For more information contact:

Jim Cyphert
Director of Public Relations
Innis Maggiore
P: 330-492-5500
Email: jim.cyphert@innismaggiore.com