Circle.com Joins Havas Advertising - World's 4th Largest Agency Network; Chandon Estates Engagement Signals Increased International Growth and Access to Global Markets.Business/Technology Editors BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 With the recent completion of the Havas Advertising (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : HADV) acquisition of Snyder Communications Snyder Communications Inc. (SNC) was founded in 1988 by Daniel M. Snyder and his sister Michelle Snyder. Their activities were mainly outsourced marketing services, such as Direct marketing, database marketing, proprietary product sampling, sponsored information display in prime (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SNC SNC St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) SNC Sistema Nervioso Central SNC Société en Nom Collectif (French: Partnership) SNC Système Nerveux Central (French: central nervous system) ), Circle.com (NASDAQ: CIRC), a leading provider of end-to-end Internet professional services, today announced its first client engagement as a direct benefit of the new relationship with Havas, France-based Chandon Estates. "I'm very excited about the global opportunities ahead for Circle.com as a result of our new relationship with Havas Advertising," said Robert T. Wilke, Chief Executive Officer of Circle.com. "As the largest pure-play interactive provider within Havas Advertising, our strategy will focus on continuing our strong organic growth both in the U.S. and Europe, while aggressively leveraging our improved access to an international client base through Havas." "We are very pleased to be adding Circle.com to our international network," said Alain de Pouzilhac, Chief Executive Officer of Havas Advertising. "They add important capabilities - most notably Internet consulting and advanced Web technology - that complement our existing interactive agencies. We believe there are great opportunities for Circle.com within both our existing client base as well as in joint prospecting for new clients with our other agencies. We will be working with Circle.com's management team over the next few months to identify the best approach to developing those opportunities and to helping Circle.com continue it's stellar track record of growth." Wilke continued, "The Chandon engagement is an example of the many multi-national corporations serviced by Havas Advertising that need on-line strategy and marketing implementation here in North America and globally. In short order, our alignment with Havas Advertising will make us one of a very few truly international Internet professional services providers." Through an introduction by Havas, Chandon Estates, a leading producer of Premium Sparkling Wines, has engaged Circle.com to develop and implement a new section on their Web site, strategically positioning and marketing Chandon's online presence. Please see separate press release for additional information. About Circle.com http://www.circle.com Circle.com (NASDAQ: CIRC) is an Internet professional services provider that creates complete end-to-end Web enabling services for its Fortune 1000 and emerging Internet-based clients worldwide. Circle.com, through its 13 offices and over 550 associates worldwide, specializes in Internet-based marketing and customer relationship management systems. Circle.com is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Clients include: American Legacy Foundation The American Legacy Foundation (ALF)[1][2][3] is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing teen smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. , Budweiser, Eaglestar Financial, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , Guinness, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Lexmark, MSNBC.com, OfficeDepot.com, Talbots, Peugeot, Schlumberger, PNC Financial Services PNC Financial Services (NYSE: PNC) is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets of $92.0 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving , Symantec, UPS, and Wall Street Journal.com. |
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