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May 20th, 2009

Epic Advertising Named As Finalist In 2009 American Business Awards

Epic Advertising Named As Finalist In 2009 American Business Awards

New York, NY - May 20, 2009 — Epic Advertising (www.EpicAdvertising.com) was named a Finalist today in four categories in The 2009 American Business Awards, including “Management Team of the Year”, “Marketing Team of the Year”, “Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations” (for their corporate website), and “Best Home Page” (for their corporate website home page).

The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries to the ABAs - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 22 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network and hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network.

More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company, Best Management Team, Best New Product or Service, Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.

“We are proud and honored to be recognized as Finalists in four categories in this year’s Awards,” said Michael Sprouse, Chief Marketing Officer for Epic Advertising. “Being designated as a finalist is an important achievement for us, and is consistent with the work we have done to distinguish ourselves in an ultra-competitive sector. We would like to congratulate all the finalists for their terrific achievements and look forward to honoring them on June 22.”

Members of the Awards’ Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs will select Stevie Award winners from among Finalists in final judging that will continue through June 3. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April through early May.

“Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and individuals continue to perform well,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of The Stevie Awards. “The results of the 2009 ABAs thus far are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations, executives, and workers.”

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Epic Advertising

Epic Advertising (www.EpicAdvertising.com) is a global online performance marketing company that provides advertisers and agencies with measurable Internet advertising impact. Leveraging proprietary and patent-pending technologies, and over 40,000 publishers, Epic provides its advertising partners with performance and direct response marketing services, search engine marketing, media planning, and branded marketing campaigns with a targeted, worldwide reach.

A pioneer in both the online performance marketing industry and in Internet advertising integrity assurance and compliance, Epic Advertising brings an intense focus on achieving the highest ROI yield for its advertising partners via transparent Display, Search and Social Media consumer web traffic. Epic scales its solutions through its enormous internet reach, technology and unparalleled industry expertise.

Epic Advertising is headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Toronto and London. The company is privately held and backed by private equity firms TA Associates and Stripes Group.

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 the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Supporting sponsors of The 2009 American Business Awards include High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, Lifelock, RCN Corporation, Softpro, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsor is the Business TalkRadio Network. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie Awards is Lionbridge.

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