NEW YORK AGENCY EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH

Public relations network adds affiliates in Boston, Dublin, Austria and Eastern Europe

Kingston, NY, Jul. 13, 2004 –JMC Marketing Communications & PR, a New York metro region member of the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN), a consortium of more than 50 public relations agencies, announced that the network has added affiliates in Boston, Dublin and Eastern Europe.

Joining PRGN are:

• The Castle Group of Boston
• Cullen Communications of Dublin, Ireland
• The ACES Group of Vienna, Austria. The ACES Group has also has affiliate offices throughout the central and eastern European region, including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria; the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; the Balkans, including Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, FRY Macedonia, and Bulgaria; the eastern European heartland of Moldavia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia; Uzbekistan of central Asia; and the now independent states of the former Soviet Union.

"The continued growth of PRGN is a real benefit to clients, who can increasingly call on the strength of seasoned professionals who are advisors and doers," said John Mallen, President of JMC. "It's a global network of entrepreneurs who know how to make things happen through the power of partnership."

JMC Marketing Communications & PR delivers practical, real world solutions through integrated marketing communications. Located at 10 Pearl Street in Kingston, New York, JMC can be reached at (845) 331-1200 or on the Web at www.mallen.com.

Formed in 1992, PRGN has over 50 member agencies in countries across North America, Europe and Asia. Agency members are independent, owner-operated public relations and communications agencies sharing expertise and resources. PRGN's Web address is www.publicrelationsglobalnetwork.com.

Contact:
Gretchen Reed
(845) 331-1200
gretchen@mallen.com