NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. – Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive (RAAi), a division of Risdall Marketing Group, LLC (RMG), promoted Joel Koenigs to president of technology and Pete Fabian to president of creative.

“Joel and Pete have an integrated approach to managing the direction of the interactive capabilities RMG has to offer -both at the creative and technology level,” said Ted Risdall, chairman of RMG.

Koenigs, who began working at RMG in 2001, was named president of RAAi Technology. As president, Koenigs evaluates and recommends technology services and solutions for Risdall’s clients and manages the IT services team and the interactive development team. Koenigs has been at the forefront of the Web space since his early days at Digital Café and Zentropy Partners.

Fabian, who has worked for the organization for 9 years, was named president of RAAi-Creative. Responsible for client Web design, Fabian also supervises the design team members and ensures Web development satisfaction. Fabian’s team has won more awards in the annual Web Marketing Association’s competition than all other Web developers in Minnesota combined.

Koenigs’ and Fabians’ teams are the most prolific in Minnesota – completing well over 2,000 client assignments in 2006.

About RAAi

RAAi is ranked as the number one Web developer in Minnesota by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, and it is the only entity in Minnesota ranked among the top 50 nationally by AdWeek IQ.

About Risdall Marketing Group

Founded in 1972 as Risdall Advertising Agency, Risdall Marketing Group has annual capitalized billings of $153 million and over 60 employees. Headquartered in New Brighton, Minn., Risdall is heralded as one of the oldest and most successful agencies in the Twin Cities market and is recognized nationally for its leading-edge interactive marketing capabilities. The full-service agency embraces an integrated approach offering marketing, advertising, public relations, promotion and collateral development, traditional and interactive media, research and fundraising capabilities.

Sarah Ryder
Risdall McKinney Public Relations
651.286.6713

Ted Risdall
Risdall Marketing Group
651.286.6702