Innis Maggiore Strengthens Media Services and Web with Hiring and Promotion

CANTON, Ohio (February 10, 2009) - Dick Maggiore, president and CEO of advertising and public relations agency Innis Maggiore, announced the firm's latest hiring and promotion to continue its growth as the nation's leading agency in the practice of positioning.

Casey Tucci-Kaufman has joined Innis Maggiore as media planner/buyer and Justin Allen was promoted from senior web designer to creative director web.

The addition of Tucci-Kaufman will bolster Innis Maggiore's media services capabilities. Tucci-Kaufman brings to Innis Maggiore nearly a decade of media planning and buying expertise. Her experience includes work at several advertising agencies including Whitemyer Advertising, Crowl Montgomery & Clark and Sherman & Associates. She graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Allen's enhanced role at the agency will include more web strategy development and direction of interactive design. Under his leadership, the creative department will be more involved with web and interactive-based projects.

Allen has been with the agency since 2006. His previous experience includes work at Zeris Interactive/Malone Advertising, Bennett Adelson and DigitalDay Creative Group. He is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications Design.

Innis Maggiore is the nation's leading agency in the practice of positioning, building strong brand positions for companies in competitive markets. The advertising and public relations agency, with 2008 capitalized billings of more than $28 million, employs more than 40 associates. Key clients include Alside, Aultman Health Foundation, Bank of America, Goodyear, GuideStone Financial Resources, NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, RTI International Metals, Republic Engineered Products and Shearer's Foods, Inc. 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.