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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Carmine Gentile, Vice President of Sales HarvestINFO, Inc. 513.701.3000 ext. 230 carmine.gentile@harvestinfo.com HarvestINFO™ Announces Further U.S. Expansion with New West Coast, Northeast, and Southeast Appointments Key regional leaders bring more than 50 years of combined media industry experience to HarvestINFO Mason, OH, March 16, 2006 - HarvestINFO™, a leading provider of online revenue solutions for media publishers, announces establishment of its West Coast Sales office based in Santa Rosa, CA. Along with recent additions in the Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S., the West Coast office brings to six the number of national and international satellite operations established to better serve HarvestINFO's growing customer base. The West Coast location is headed by Brent Wall, vice president of West Coast sales. Brent comes to HarvestINFO with over 12 years of industry experience, most recently as Online Sales Director and Classified Manager for The Santa Rosa Press Democrat and National Account Executive at Winetoday.com, both New York Times Company properties. Brent also served as Retail Advertising Manager, Major Accounts, Contra Costa Newspapers, and Regional Sales Manager at Real Media, Inc. "I am incredibly excited to be part of the HarvestINFO team and to represent our products and services on the West Coast," said Mr. Wall. "Our innovative revenue solutions - in the form of online local search, advertising, and shopping tools - allow newspapers to compete for local online ad dollars. Products like our commission-based eCommerce portal, ShopMountain™, allow publishers to capitalize on the growing popularity of online shopping through our network of top national retailers. HarvestINFO's ten years of experience with online newspapers has given us the depth of market knowledge needed to provide the solutions publishers need to make their website monetization strategies succeed." In the Northeast, Katherine (Katie) Sala brings more than 15 years of media industry experience to HarvestINFO, with a majority of that time focused on development and growth of newspaper websites. She has held key positions with major publications including Interactive Classified Coordinator, Courant.com (The Hartford Courant) and Advertising Services Manager for Newsday.com. Katie will be based out of Newington, CT, and will lead sales and service efforts throughout the northeast region. Barry McIntosh spearheads HarvestINFO's efforts in the Southeast region. Based in St. Petersburg, FL, Barry offers more than 27 years of industry experience having served as Classified Systems Manager and Advertising Operations Manager for The St. Petersburg Times, as well as holding an executive role as General Manager at The Weekly Challenger. Barry will represent HarvestINFO throughout Florida and the Southeast. "Our expansion to the West Coast, Northeast, and Southeast will allow HarvestINFO to more directly and efficiently service our growing nationwide customer base," commented Joe Rueth, president, HarvestINFO. "With the addition of online newspaper advertising experts like Brent, Katie, and Barry - experienced professionals with intimate knowledge of their respective local markets - HarvestINFO is ideally positioned to understand each publishers' market needs and demands, and uniquely qualified to provide consultation, technology, and services publishers need to meet them." For more information, or to contact any of HarvestINFO's satellite locations, please contact (513) 701-3000, ext. 283. About HarvestINFO, Inc. In 2006, HarvestINFO, Inc. celebrates its tenth year of providing leading edge local search, online shopping, and online advertising technology solutions for hundreds of media clients, representing 50 publishing groups, worldwide. HarvestINFO delivers solutions that enable media clients to strengthen their commitment of service to local advertisers and consumers, and lead their local marketplace. For more information on HarvestINFO, please visit www.harvestinfo.com. |
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