Press Release

SPI FIVE - LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS FIRM CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY

FAIRFIELD, N.J., January 2, 2003 -- The SPI Group, LLC, a New Jersey-based public relations and online marketing agency, announces its fifth anniversary. The firm, which also has an office in Cleveland, Ohio, provides communications services for a variety of clients, including Pfizer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, Novartis, GE Lighting, KeyBank and the Middlesex County Economic Opportunities Corporation (MCEOC). The company opened its doors in 1997 in West Orange, N.J. and now operates at 165 Passaic Ave., Suite 410, Fairfield, N.J.

"As we celebrate The SPI Group's fifth anniversary, we thank the clients who have made our success possible," said Steve E. Goodman, The SPI Group's Founder and General Manager. "Our success could not have been achieved without The SPI Group's talented staff, who bring a broad range of skills to the company, making the agency as unique as it is."

According to Goodman, The SPI Group has its roots as a public relations agency with expertise in the New Jersey marketplace and meeting the communications needs of a wide variety of financial, business-to-business, consumer and non-profit clients. The SPI Group's services include consumer and trade public relations, online marketing, community relations, electronic newsletters and Web site content management and development.

"With the evolution of the Internet, technology has created additional opportunities in how companies can communicate with their publics," said Goodman. "During the past five years, The SPI Group's services have evolved to combine message design with the delivery of new technologies. We believe our clients can best reach their communications objectives by putting these technologies to use."
The SPI Group, an acronym for Strategy, Planning and Implementation, is a public relations and online marketing agency headquartered in Fairfield, N.J. The agency's annual billings are approximately $1.3 million. For more information, visit The SPI Group's Web site at www.spigroup.com.