ADVISORY/Irvine Firm Turns Headquarters Into Halloween Destination.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Oct. 31)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

BDS Marketing

What:   Witches, werewolves, spiders and monsters -- not to mention
        candy and other treats -- will abound as an Orange County
        marketing company turns its headquarters into a Halloween
        destination for hundreds of employees, clients, family and
        friends. Trick or treating and a variety of games are among
        the amusements planned for visitors.

        The 144,000 square-foot facility, located in Irvine Spectrum,
        is being lavishly decorated with cobwebs, skeletons, pumpkins
        and tombstones. In addition, various departments within the
        company are creating special "themed" areas, including:

        --  A tribute to classic horror films ranging from "The Birds"
            to "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes";

        --  Charlie Brown's Pumpkin Patch (featuring a "Gourd Grief
            Charlie Brown" raceway);

        --  A haunted jailhouse; and

        --  Candyland.

Who:    BDS Marketing

When:   Halloween
        Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002
        4 p.m. (Children's activities & celebration)

        Advance tours, photo opportunities available to media
        representatives.

Where:  BDS Marketing
        10 Holland
        Irvine, CA  92618