TFA/LEO BURNETT TECHNOLOGY GROUP/BOSTON TO RELOCATE IN SUPPORT OF RECORD GROWTH RATES BOSTON, MA - October 29, 1998 -TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group/Boston, New England’s leading marketing communications agency serving New England’s high technology industry, today announced its intent to relocate. In January of 1999, the agency will move to 745 Boylston Street, expanding its office space from 6,200 sq. feet to 26,000 sq. feet. Since opening its doors in Boston in 1995, TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group has experienced average annual growth rates of 165% by focusing on a growing niche market. As the only high-technology integrated marketing communications firm in New England focused on the business-to-business sector, TFA/Burnett Technology Group/Boston estimates its 1998 billings at $35 million. The agency has high-profile clients including five companies identified by Upside as Boston’s top-12 technology companies to watch. The agency’s recent business wins include AXENT Technologies, net.Genesis, Stream International and Younology. The agency’s success in the Boston area has greatly contributed to the agency’s overall record growth rate in 1997 of more that 50 percent. "By more than quadrupling our space, we’re in a position to further accelerate our growth," said Jeffrey Winsper, president TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group/Boston. "We have grown our staff exponentially and more than doubled our client base in less than 18 months. Our move to a larger facility will support the continued rapid growth of our client roster and our Boston-based team." TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group is strategically committed to Boston -- the nation’s number two high-technology region, following only Northern California’s Silicon Valley. In recent years, the city has attracted many high-technology companies and thriving, entrepreneurial ventures. "Nobody knows high-technology marketing communications better than TFA/Leo Burnett because we’re in the markets where technology is thriving," said Sean Bisceglia, CEO of TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group. "We built a presence in Boston to serve a growing base of technology clients, and we’ll continue to grow our business by moving into other markets where the technology industry is flourishing, including Austin and the Silicon Valley." TFA/Leo Burnett Technology Group (formerly TFA Communications, LLC) is a fully integrated marketing communications firm with full-service offices in Chicago, Boston, Dallas and San Francisco. The agency focuses on promoting and positioning high-technology products and services for business-to-business firms. In 1998, prior to the acquisition of TFA Communications by Leo Burnett, Marketing Computers ranked TFA Communications, LLC the fifth largest high-technology business-to-business marketing communications agency in the U.S., with 1997 capitalized billings of more than $68 million. TFA/Leo Burnett’s clients include Motorola, 3M, Sterling Commerce, Compaq, Avid Technology, Open Market and ADP Dealer Services. TFA has recently received eight Marcom awards and one Golden Icon award for its creative and strategic programs. The firm’s web site is www.tfaleoburnett.com. Next Article Press Archive