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Creative Channel Services, LLC Wins Stevie® Award in 2008 American Business Awards^SM

Retail Marketing Agency Wins for Best Intranet, Finalist in Two Other Categories

LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2008 – Creative Channel Services, LLC (CCS), a leading retail marketing agency, has won the Stevie Award in the Website: Intranet category for its company intranet-extranet, The Channel, in the 2008 American Business Awards. In addition, for the third year in a row, CCS was recognized as a Finalist in the Website: Training category for developing and managing the Virgin Mobile USA e-learning site (http://www.cyberscholar.com/virgin_mobile), which is hosted on CCS’ CyberScholar®.com, the #1 online resource for electronics salespeople. Also honored as a Finalist was CCS’ Senior Graphic Designer Jeannine McHenry in the “Best Creative Professional” category.

The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business, with Stevie Awards presented in over 40 categories. More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration. 

CCS’ The Channel intranet launched companywide in 2008 to serve as a superior communications link between CCS’ corporate headquarters in Los Angeles and the company’s hundreds of full-time remote and retail marketing professionals representing major consumer electronics manufacturers in regional markets nationwide. The Channel allows all employees to easily access company sites, tools, benefits information, frequently used forms, templates, documents and additional materials.

“The Channel is an invaluable resource for CCS to communicate our winning culture effectively with our employees, complementing our continued strides to maximize employee engagement,” said Andy Restivo, President and CEO of Creative Channel Services. “As a company, we are committed to creating opportunities for individuals to do what they do best every day, which ultimately results in outstanding service for our clients. The distinctions we’ve earned from the American Business Awards highlight the talents of the entire CCS team.”

CCS previously won the 2007 Stevie Award in the Best Corporate Website category for its public site, http://www.creativechannel.com.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in business worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

About Creative Channel Services, LLC
Creative Channel Services (CCS) is a leading retail marketing agency focused on helping manufacturers and retailers improve sales performance by creating influence at the point of sale. CCS' integrated solutions include field sales & marketing, training development, interactive services and promotional marketing, with a primary focus on creating brand advocacy through retail sales associates. Established in 1995 and headquartered in Culver City, California, CCS is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com), a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

For more information, contact:

Mark Boeder, Director of Marketing
Creative Channel Services
310-665-9900, ext. 345
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