NEW BRIGHTON, MINN. (April 16, 2008) – Risdall Marketing Group (RMG) recently added 11 new clients to its roster. In February the agency reported 17 new accounts – which brings the combined total to 28 new accounts in the first quarter of 2008.

Rounding out the first quarter of 2008, RMG’s 11 new clients represent the fastest-growing divisions within the agency – search marketing, public relations and interactive.

“RMG offers a large marketing toolbox,” says Rose McKinney, president of Risdall McKinney Public Relations. “While we're well known for our business to business and interactive work, clients are increasingly coming to us for search marketing and public relations – two significant areas of growth for our agency.”

The 11 new accounts include:

• Country Jam – Advertising campaign
• Lund Food Holdings, Inc. – Annual radio schedule media planning/buying/maintenance
• United Business Mail – Branding, marketing, advertising and Web development
• Parkway Lawn – Branding and direct mail
• Viking Industrial Center – Branding, marketing and Web development
• Calabrio Inc. – Web design and development
• Peters Body Shop – Web site development
• The Occasions Group – Web site re-design
• UpSize Magazine – Add new function for Web site
• Glacier Companies – Search engine optimization
• Spineology – Public Relations

About Risdall Marketing Group
Founded in 1972, Risdall Marketing Group had annual capitalized billings of $164 million and over 60 employees in 2007. 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. According to the 2008 Twin Cities Business Annual Business Information Guide, RMG is ranked as the largest Web developer, fifth largest PR agency and the seventh largest advertising agency in Minnesota. For more information, visit www.risdall.com

John Risdall
Risdall Marketing Group
651.286.6702

Sarah Ryder
Risdall McKinney Public Relations
651.286.6713