Encino, CA, February 15, 2008 – Ionic Media was named to the list of fastest growing companies in the United States in Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 ranking for 2007.  The strategic media buying agency, ranked No. 24 in the Top Companies in Los Angeles, CA and No. 44 in Top Companies in Advertising & Marketing.  With a three-year growth of 642.3 percent, Ionic was No. 452 among the 500 companies chosen by Inc. magazine.

Ionic Media specializes in integrating online and traditional media to drive measurable results for marketers.  The company’s founders are experts with a long history of success driving results from all types of media. The founders have held senior positions at blue-chip companies including Walt Disney Corporation, TV Guide, Club Med, Time-Life, Warner Brothers, Dodge Chrysler, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Wells Fargo Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Sony Music, and 21st Century Insurance, among others.  In addition, they bring deep and broad skills from experience at management consultancies such as McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Bain and Mckenna. 

“We are ecstatic to be honored by Inc. 500 for our growth because this honor validates our approach.  Our business is based on the belief that client success is the cornerstone of a business like ours,” said Mark Evans, co-founder and Managing Director of Ionic Media.  “More importantly, our tremendous growth allows us to continue to make sizeable and sustainable investments in technologies that drive better and better results for clients.”

The 2007 Inc. 500 list measures growth from 2003 through 2006.  The 500 companies in the list had aggregate revenue of $16 billion and an average three-year growth rate of 939 percent.

About Ionic Media

Ionic Media is a strategic media buying agency, skilled at integrating online and traditional media to drive measurable results for marketers.  Proprietary technology and a deep understanding of the metrics that drive business allow Ionic Media to optimize the connection between media spend and our clients' bottom-line results.  Ionic Media clients have included Disney, Marriott, Verizon Wireless, iRobot, FNBO, Virgin, Relax the Back, Therative, Smith & Hawken, Cooking.com, Gamefly, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, among others.

Our senior marketing, media and technology executives manage direct response and  hybrid direct response/branding campaigns. They have held senior positions in media and marketing management for traditional, online, and direct response companies such as The Interpublic Group, The Walt Disney Company, Club Med, Time-Life, Newsweek, TVGuide, Western International Media, Corinthian Direct, DMB&B Direct, Katz Communications, and Chris Craft Broadcasting.

Ionic Media was founded in 2002 and was honored with PPC and SEO Agency awards from TopSEOs and the Entrepreneur Magazine Hot 100 award.  For more information, please visit the website at www.IonicMedia.com or call Mary Huffman, Executive Vice President, at 818-849-3728.

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