NEWS RELEASE

TARGET COMMUNICATIONS ADDS NEW SENIOR  ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Plymouth Meeting, PA,  Aug. 30, 2004 -  Target Communications Inc. announces the addition of a  new senior account executive, Shahla Siddiqi, to its account  staff. An editor turned public relations professional, Siddiqi  has worked for several years with heavy industry clients. Prior to that, she was an editor for 10 years at Industrial Safety and  Hygiene News and Motor Age magazines.

“Shahla’s rich and varied public relations and journalism experiences will certainly add to the collective expertise of our team,” said Dick Moritz, founder  and president of Target Communications. “I’m  excited to welcome her  aboard and look forward to continue building the Target team.”

Prior to joining Target Communications,  Siddiqi was at Dudnyk Advertising and Public Relations in  Horsham, PA where she provided public relations strategy, counsel and media relations services to a wide client base. Her clients included DuPont Vespel Parts & Shapes, DuPont  Krytox Lubricants, DuPont Inkjet Technologies,  BASF Vegetation  Management, Foamex International and Environmental Tectonics Corporation.

Before that, she was at Deardorff  Associates in Wilmington, DE, where she worked on the DuPont Safety Resources, DuPont Protective Apparel and DuPont Sterile Packaging accounts. Siddiqi has a master’s degree in English Literature from Calcutta University, Calcutta, India, and a  master’s degree in Journalism from Temple University,  Philadelphia, PA.

Founded in 1986, Target Communications Inc. is a full-service advertising and public relations agency  headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, PA, a Philadelphia suburb,  with a satellite office outside of Washington, D.C. Target  Communications has special strengths in the automotive aftermarket.

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