Barlow to Co-chair Consumer Education and Patient Compliance Conference.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2003

The Xchange Group, CommonHealth's relationship- marketing unit, today announced that its president, Nancy Barlow, will serve as co-chairperson at the "Consumer Education & Patient Compliance" conference.

The seminar is sponsored by the Strategic Research Institute and will take place March 24-25 at the Sheraton Woodbridge Place in Iselin, N.J. Ms. Barlow will also be a speaker at the event.

CommonHealth (www.commonhealth.com) is the world's leading healthcare-communications resource and a WPP Group (LSE: WPPL.L; NASDAQ/ADR: WPPGY; www.wpp.com) company.

Separate from her duties as conference co-chair, Ms. Barlow will deliver a presentation during the conference titled "Intimate Strangers: Marketers and Consumers Doing the Compliance Dance." In it, she will present the case for a "person-centric" approach to relationship marketing that strengthens the bonds between brands and consumers to enhance compliance.

Also joining Ms. Barlow at the conference is Matt Giegerich, president and CEO of CommonHealth. Mr. Giegerich will serve as an industry expert during a discussion on the topic "Key Challenges & Opportunities Facing the Industry: A Look at Future Trends and Issues to Plan For."

For more information on the "Consumer Education & Patient Compliance" conference, or to register, please visit www.srinstitute.com.

CommonHealth comprises The Xchange Group, Thomas Ferguson Associates, Adient, The Quantum Group, Noesis Healthcare Interactions, Health Learning Systems, ProComInternational, The Conectics Group, MBS/Vox, Enterprise IG Health, EinsonHealth, MD/Salud, Shire Health New York, CommonHealth Europe, CommonHealth Australia and CommonHealth Kyowa.

CommonHealth also has partnerships with the following companies: Ogilvy Healthcare Network, Media Marketing Solutions, Medical Broadcasting Company (MBC), Pedagogue Solutions and PDI.