AIM Investments Announces Launch of New Solutions Builder Advertising Campaign.HOUSTON -- AIM Investments(R) announced today the launch of its new advertising campaign through both print and television media. The campaign, which was developed in conjunction with The Richards Group, features AIM employees sharing their unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. thoughts about the challenges of today's investing environment and how AIM can build quality solutions to help meet those challenges. "At AIM Investments, we ask all employees to be solutions builders, dedicated to the pursuit of meeting the investment needs of AIM's fund shareholders through a variety of products and services," said Gene Needles, President and Chief Executive Officer of A I M Distributors, Inc., AIM's retail marketing subsidiary. "In developing this new advertising campaign, we firmly believed the best way to illustrate the resolve of our company was to have employees share their own thoughts about the markets and about AIM." The employees speak to the importance of diversification Diversification A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance. Notes: Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk. and sticking to the basics of investing and working with a financial advisor when making long-term financial decisions. "Actors reading scripts can't portray por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. the kind of passion and honesty that comes straight from the heart of these AIM solutions builders," said Mike Malone, Creative Group Head at The Richards Group. TV spots will appear on business, news and financial cable networks, and in spot markets including Houston, Denver and Atlanta. Print ads will be included in such financial news publications as The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. About AIM Investments Houston-based AIM Investments represents one of the nation's leading investment management companies. It is dedicated to building solutions for its clients with exceptional products and services through multiple investment management styles and a broad range of investment portfolios under the AIM and INVESCO brand names -- mutual funds, retirement products, separately managed accounts for high-net-worth and institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , annuities, cash management, college savings plans, alternative investments and offshore products. Founded in 1976, AIM Investments had $132 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. as of Sept. 30, 2004. For more information, visit www.aiminvestments.com. AIM Investments is a service mark of A I M Management Group Inc. and is the subject of a pending application for trademark registration. A I M Advisors, Inc., A I M Capital Management, Inc., AIM Private Asset Management, Inc., and AIM Alternative Asset Management Company, Inc. are the investment advisors Investment Advisor 1. A person making investment recommendations in return for a flat fee or percentage of assets managed, known as a commission. 2. For mutual fund companies, it is the individual who has the day-to-day responsibility of investing and monitoring the cash and for the products and services represented by AIM Investments. A I M Distributors, Inc. is the distributor for the retail mutual funds and Fund Management Company is the distributor for the institutional money market funds represented by AIM Investments. About AMVESCAP A I M Management Group Inc. is a subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC, a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the AIM, INVESCO and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients around the world. The Company, which had approximately $363 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2004, is listed on the London, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Toronto stock exchanges Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com. About The Richards Group The Richards Group, located in Dallas, is one of the largest independent branding agencies in the nation. In addition to Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines is the largest inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus in North America , serving 2,200 destinations in the United States. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and incorporated as "The Greyhound Corporation" in 1926. , Inc., agency clients include the standard-setting brands of The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Chick-fil-A, Hyundai, Red Lobster, Motel 6 and Fruit of the Loom Fruit of the Loom is an American company which manufactures clothing, particularly underwear. The company's world headquarters are based in Bowling Green, Kentucky. One manufacturing facility still remains in Jamestown, Kentucky, and several other facilities are located across the . The Richards Group can be found at www.richards.com. Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and other important information about any AIM or INVESCO fund, please obtain a prospectus from your financial advisor and read it carefully before investing. A I M Distributors, Inc., Distributor. |
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