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Posted 09/28/2007

Agency Expands Digital Capabilities – Response To 60 Percent Growth In Revenue

MINNEAPOLIS (September 28, 2007) Colle+McVoy, Inc., today announced the addition of several people to the agency’s Digital Group. The additions continue to fuel the agency’s growth in the rapidly evolving digital interactive arena now at the forefront of client brand activation, strategic planning and creative offerings at the advertising agency. The growth has been fueled by increasing client needs as well as new business from Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.; Manhattan Toy; Shock Doctor Inc.; Courage Center; and the University of Illinois Foundation to name a few.

“It is an amazing time to be a part of this digital evolution,” said Patty Henderson, director of Colle+McVoy’s Digital Group. “We are excited about not only what this new talent brings to the agency, but also what it means to our clients in terms of depth of digital innovations, resources and experiences.”

Tony Lintner is Colle+McVoy’s newest interactive associate creative director.  Lintner has led and contributed to Web site design and the concepting and art direction of many advertising campaigns for Microsoft, Target.com and Harley- Davidson.

Craig Pladson has been hired as a senior interactive strategist. Pladson has a broad range of consumer and professional interactive marketing experience. Prior to joining Colle+McVoy, Pladson worked for Digital River, Inc.; Target.com; Ameriprise Financial; and Fanball.com.

Jason Striegel joins the agency as technical lead on digital projects. Striegel brings extensive design, Web development and video streaming experience to the agency. Striegel previously spent several years at Fallon. He also founded his own interactive software development company, which specialized in creating custom content management systems.

Carlos Abler adds more than a decade of Web development to his role as an experience and content architect for Colle+McVoy. Abler’s eclectic background includes public speaking, broadcast radio and television, and forensic information design. His past employment includes projects with the Smithsonian and The History Channel.

Andrew Charon leads Colle+McVoy’s digital development efforts, focusing his experience with Flash software technology on digital projects. Charon joins the agency from Blue Earth Interactive, where he practiced multimedia development.

Braden Stadlman has assumed the role of interactive producer. With experience in live media and digital distribution technologies, Stadlman joins the agency from Live Nation, where he created interactive components and products for Universal Music Group and Napster.

Amanda Bastian was hired as a senior interactive producer and will concentrate on managing the production and execution of digital projects across teams at Colle+McVoy, as well as helping in the refinement of best practices. Bastian joins the agency from Wolfmotell, LTD.

Alix Johns joins Colle+McVoy as an interactive production specialist. Johns brings Web site, microsite and project management experience to the agency. Johns also has a background in digital photography, video streaming and interactive media. She recently worked with Fallon as an interactive production artist.

Pamela Brown will concentrate on managing the overall workload of the digital production team as well as specific digital projects at Colle+McVoy. Brown joins the agency from Target, where she was a creative specialist.