ROI wins 2006

ROI BRINGS HOME THE GOLD

> AT THE THIRD ANNUAL SERVICE INDUSTRY ADVERTISING AWARDS
Annandale, VA Agency's Work For Sprint® And JER Partners Captures Top Category Honors

February, 2006: The international Service Industry Awards (www.SIAAwards.com) has announced two Gold Awards to Return On Investment (ROI) for work created for Sprint® and JER Partners, an international commercial real estate investment and management company. The Annandale, VA-based marketing communications agency also received two silver medals, two bronze medals and a merit award in the competition among some 1,400 entrants from marketing agencies, companies and organizations in the United States and abroad.

One of ROI's gold medals was received for Sprint's "Here, There, Everywhere" direct marketing piece launching its new, EV-DO wireless broadband card. The other was awarded for a body of collateral materials supporting JER's annual, global investor conference.

ROI also received two SIAA category silver medals. One was for a direct mail poster and solicitation promoting purchases of the .tv web domain name (a VeriSign® company). The other was given to a body of advertising and collateral material created for the Washington, D.C. office of LandAmerica, one of the nation's largest real estate tile and settlement services companies.

In addition, ROI received two bronze medals. One was for another a JER Partners dimensional mailer. The other was for a Valentine's Day 2005 direct mail piece for The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The agency also received a merit award for a body of collateral materials created for the National Motor Freight Traffic Association.

Headquartered in Annandale, Virginia, ROI is a full-service marketing communications agency serving local, regional and national clients in industries ranging from hospitality, telecommunications and automotive, to hi-tech, real estate and specialty retail. ROI also owns bullz-i(TM), a full-spectrum, online direct marketing service working with a range of public and private sector clients.

For more information, please contact David M. Nellis, Principal, at 7857 Heritage Drive, Suite 220, Annandale, VA 22003, at 703-813-5643, x223, at dnellis@roiadvertising.com or visit www.roiadvertising.com.