NEW BRIGHTON, MINN. (Jan. 23, 2009) – Risdall Marketing Group (RMG) is pleased to announce the promotions of Dianna Schmidt and Tia Wilkins to account supervisors.

Since joining RMG in 2007, Dianna has worked with many of the agency’s arts and entertainment accounts including advertising and catalog development for long-time agency client, Magnum Research, Inc., and organizing special events for Twin Cities Originals. Dianna also manages accounts for the Wildlife Research Center and the American Anti-Aging Society, Inc. In the spring of 2008, Schmidt completed the American Association of Advertising Agency (AAAA) lecture series and competition.

Tia also joined RMG in 2007, and since then she has worked on accounts ranging from healthcare to insurance to education. Recently, Tia created an interactive holiday E-card for the University of St. Thomas and is currently working on a Web site design for TravelMaps, the most widely circulated tourist map of Puerto Rico. Wilkins also completed the American Association of Advertising Agency (AAAA) lecture series and competition – which her team won.

Dianna and Tia were both part of RMG’s 2007 student Fusion agency while they were students at the University of Minnesota’s Journalism School. For 10 weeks, 13 students – who had an average 3.85 GPA and were top 2 percent at the U of M Journalism School – worked on a variety of accounts and were later featured on WCCO-TV. Dianna and Tia are two of five students from Fusion who continue to work at RMG.

About Risdall Marketing Group
Founded in 1972, Risdall Marketing Group has annual capitalized billings of $190 million in 2008 and over 80 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. 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.

Dianna Schmidt

Tia Wilkins

John Risdall
Risdall Marketing Group
651.286.6702

Amanda Draxton
Risdall McKinney Public Relations
651.286.6776