Press Release

THE SPI GROUP ANNOUNCES PROMOTION

-- Michael Dooley is Named Account Executive at N.J. Marketing Firm

FAIRFIELD, N.J., APRIL 22, 2003 -- The SPI Group, LLC, a public relations and online marketing agency, announced today that Michael Dooley has been promoted to account executive. Dooley joined the Agency in 2002 as an intern and was later hired as an account coordinator.

Dooley's account work at The SPI Group currently includes Caucus Educational Corporation and Pfizer. His responsibilities include Web site design, development, content management and account management.

"Mike brings a highly motivated, fresh energy to our Agency's work and I am pleased to announce his promotion," said Steve E. Goodman, The SPI Group's founder and general manager. "His Web development, design and communications skills are the perfect complement to The SPI Group's strong marketing and public relations capabilities."

Dooley holds a degree in Communications, with a concentration in Computer Graphics, which he earned from Seton Hall University. He is also certificated in Information Technology. Dooley currently resides in his hometown of Bernardsville, N.J.

The SPI Group was founded in 1997 to offer clients traditional and online marketing and public relations solutions. The Agency offers a full range of marketing communication services including communications strategy and planning, Web site content development and management, online marketing and traditional public relations services.

The SPI Group is headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., and has an office in Berea, Ohio. The agency's clients include Pfizer, KeyBank, GE Lighting, Merck, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, Novartis and The Middlesex County Economic Opportunities Corporation (MCEOC), among others. For more information, visit The SPI Group's Web site at http://www.spigroup.com.