360 Group Announces Growth of Strategic and Creative Services Division.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1997--360 Group's Strategic and Creative Services Division which includes strategic planning, creative and production services has added a general manager and additional account service staff to its corporate headquarters in San Rafael, California.

360 Group's full range of services include strategic, creative and production services, custom database design and maintenance, list brokerage services, data processing, fulfillment, and data entry. 360 Group also has offices in Newport Beach, California and Denver, Colorado.

Carolyn Goodman has been hired as Vice President, General Manager, Strategic and Creative Services. Goodman comes to 360 Group from her own direct marketing consulting firm. Goodman's direct marketing and advertising experience extends over the past 17 years, including managing clients for Ogilvy & Mather Direct, Chiat/Day, and DDB Needham, all in San Francisco, and on the client side at Bank of America and 1st Nationwide Bank. Most recently, Goodman was responsible for opening and building the Toronto office of Cohn & Wells. In her career, Goodman has worked with a wide variety of clients, including Microsoft, Intel, Wells Fargo Bank, Bell Canada, BC TEL, Borland International, and the San Francisco Symphony.

360 Group has also added three new employees to its account service staff. Kelly McDonald has been hired as a Management Supervisor. McDonald was previously with Foote, Cone and Belding Direct West, San Francisco where she worked on a variety of accounts, including Borland International, Disney Interactive and the YMCA of San Francisco. Prior to her work at FCB, McDonald was a V.P., Project Director at Cohn & Wells, San Francisco, where she managed accounts, including Borland International, Countrywide Credit Industries, Norwest Card Services, and Working Assets Long Distance.

Noel Kehoe has been added to the roster as an Account Supervisor. Kehoe comes to 360 Group from DDB Needham Direct, Los Angeles where she worked on the CIGNA HealthCare account. Amanda Oberg has also been added to the strategic and creative services staff as an Account Coordinator.

"I am very pleased with the newest additions to our staff. They are a seasoned group of direct marketing professionals that have the depth of experience to provide our clients with innovative solutions that work. And, they offer the perfect compliment to our growing range of services," said Ted Shuel, President of 360 Group.

360 Group is a full-service direct response marketing company. Current clients include Levi Strauss & Co., Taylor Made Golf Co., Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, The North Face, Red Wing Shoe Co., Lucas Arts Entertainment Co., Birkenstock, Kaiser Permanente, and Knotts's Berry Farm.

CONTACT: 360 Group

Al Euphrat or Carolyn Goodman, 415/485-5478

http://www.360group.com