Alstin Advertising Selects Concept to Increase Financial Visibility and Boost Client Services

Alstin Advertising is amongst the first US agencies to select Concept as their information management system of choice

Chessington, UK – October 31st , 2005 – Enterprise Solutions Group, (ESG), a leader in integrated agency management systems has today announced that Alstin Advertising, a vibrant Philadelphia based employer marketing/recruitment advertising agency, has selected Concept™ as its business information platform. Concept™ has been chosen to replace Alstin's in-house developed system and will deliver increased visibility and efficiencies across the agency and provide a future platform for growth.

Alstin Advertising is one of three US based recruitment advertising agencies who have recently selected Concept to underpin the agency and provide fully integrated business information management capabilities. Alstin Advertising is a member of EMPACTworld, the largest worldwide network of independent advertising agencies specialising in Employer Marketing. ESG has established a close working relationship with EMPACTworld to help the member companies benefit from the combined economies of scale and efficiency of engaging with its sophisticated agency management system.

The team at Alstin Advertising embarked on a project to select a scaleable, integrated agency management system to replace an in-house developed solution that simply couldn't respond to the growing demands of this expanding agency. Mike Tedesco is Senior Vice President of Alstin Advertising and explains, "Concept is a system that is everything we've envisioned our replacement system could be. Insertion orders, invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, client reporting, media, client and contact databases are all contained within one system. It's the only solution on the market applicable to our industry sector."

Staffed by recruitment communications specialists, Alstin Advertising offers an extensive range of sourcing and retention services including advertising, employee referral programs, new media and print, education, research and media planning. The agency has a much envied and fast expanding portfolio of clients including Comcast, QVC, Subaru, Burlington Coat Factory, Denny's, and Panera Bread among many other leading edge companies.

"We are looking forward to increased productivity from all staff members from management control of the business to efficiencies in invoicing which will allow us to gain an upper hand on the cash flow process. Furthermore, our clients will enjoy online account management tools resulting in an increased two-way flow of information through the optional extranet that we plan to implement," Mike Tedesco added.

Keith Bates is Managing Director of ESG and comments, "We are delighted to have successfully made inroads into the US advertising agency market and to welcome Alstin to a rapidly expanding list of agencies who have adopted Concept as their integrated information management system. This marks a significant stage in our business growth when well known US based agencies like Alstin identify Concept as offering an unrivalled integrated solution." Keith continues, "We look forward to working closely with Alstin to deliver on their goals, exceed their expectations and to extending our growth to other EmpactWorld agencies across the US."

About Alstin Advertising

From image-heavy branding campaigns to electronic offerings that span the far reaches of the net, Alstin Advertising offers creatively-inspired clients the perfect mix of big-agency talent and small shop service. Our individualized approach to strategy, multimedia, and branding has won us more than the hearts of our local and national clients –– our awards shelf is ready to buckle! Alstin Advertising is a member of EMPACTworld. Founded in 1996, EMPACTworld has grown into the largest worldwide affiliation of independent advertising agencies specializing in Employer Marketing, comprised of 18 agencies with offices from Sydney to Los Angeles.

Although Alstin Advertising has worldwide capabilities and handles prominent national accounts - including QVC, Inc. (the electronic retailer) and Denny's Restaurants - we are dedicated to providing world-class services to all of our accounts at any level. We've received 5 awards for creative excellence from the Employment Management Association in recognition of work done for UPS in the Delaware Valley region and the effectiveness of our creative has resulted in reduced expenditures for advertising on the part of UPS. Cost savings through innovation is one of the hallmarks of Alstin Advertising that distinguishes us from our competitors.

For more information please visit www.alstin.com.