Innis Maggiore Wins "Best of Show"

CANTON, Ohio (February 23, 2006) -- Innis Maggiore, an advertising and public relations firm, has won 19 Canton ADDY Awards, including 'Best of Show,' from the Canton Advertising Club.

Innis Maggiore received the 'Best of Show' Award for its work in creating invitations for Pegasus Farm, which provides horseback riding for disabled persons. Judges for 2006 Canton ADDYs said Innis Maggiore's work "spoke to the heart and to the mind; in essence, they did everything good advertising should." The invitation led to the highest ever average pledge amount for Pegasus Farm.

The agency also won nine Gold and nine Silver ADDYS for its work in public service, collateral materials, sales promotions, television campaigns and advertising elements. The Gold ADDY winners are sent by the Canton Advertising Club to regional competition for best advertising in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.

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 employs more than 40 associates at its offices in Canton and Youngstown, Ohio, and more than doubled in size between 2000 and 2004, when capitalized billings exceeded $26 million. Key clients include Alside, Aultman Health Foundation, Forum Health, NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, RTI International Metals, 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.