JWT INSIDE Press Releases

JWT INSIDE Wins Outstanding Website for CHW Careers Site Online Network in Interactive Advertising Competition and Grabs Majority in Intranets

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

New York, NY - March 26, 2010 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with an Outstanding Website Award in the Internet Advertising Competition(IAC). The IAC, produced by the Web Marketing Association, is the only competition dedicated exclusively to recognizing excellence in online advertising. Entries from over eighty industry categories were evaluated by judges for creativity, innovation, impact, design, copywriting, and use of the medium.

The winning work from JWT INSIDE showcased an entire online network of careers sites for Catholic Healthcare West, a not-for-profit system of over 40 hospitals and facilities throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. In order to provide consistent and effective messaging
JWT INSIDE developed the CHW Careers Web site, the My Decision. My Careers. Campus Careers Web site, and 37 facility Web sites all based their employer brand and theme line Live your Life on Purpose (also developed by JWT INSIDE).

CHW is extremely pleased that JWT INSDE has won this award and applaud them for the recognition they have received from their peers, said Fran Crisman, Director of Talent Acquisition, CHW. Their team has done outstanding work for CHW not only on this site, but on our internal sites as well. We are looking forward to continuing our partnership and following their guidance in our efforts to be as innovative as possible on the web.

We are sincerely honored by this acknowledgement from the Web Marketing Association IAC, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director, JWT INSIDE. And we are so proud of this work launching over 40 web sites; all unique to their location and purpose, but all calling on the mission, values and brand of Catholic Healthcare West; what an amazing accomplishment, and an impressive representation of our abilities.

View the CHW Careers award-winning work at http://chwawards.jwtinside.com/. To connect with JWT INSIDE on their work in digital employment communications, email conversations(at)jwtinside.com.

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About JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has over 10 locations across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and one of the largest full-service networks in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About the Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in Boston in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and corporate web development on the World Wide Web. Staffed by volunteers, this organization is made up of Internet marketing, advertising, PR and design professionals who share an interest for improving the quality of advertising, marketing and promotion used to attract visitors to corporate Web sites.

Contact:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

JWT INSIDE Sweeps the iNOVA Awards in Careers/Recruitment Category and Grabs Majority in Intranets

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

New York, NY - January 4, 2010 - JWT INSIDE, one of the world’s leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with six iNOVA Awards, sweeping the Careers/Recruitment Category and winning Grand Prize in Employment Opportunity. The iNOVA awards, sponsored by MerComm, Inc., honor the world's best corporate Web sites, representing world-class achievement. Entries competed with over 200 submissions from 11 countries around the world.

JWT INSIDE swept the Careers/Recruitment category with a Gold for Ernst & Young's EY Experience site, and Silver and Bronze in the College and Graduates sub-category for both the UBS MBA site and the UBS Intern Site, respectively. In the Intranet category JWT INSIDE received a Gold in Brand Awareness for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Employee Blog, winner of the Employment Opportunity Grand Prize, and Silver in Branding for Catholic Healthcare West's Intranet. The agency was honored for their expertise across the board, in both internal and external digital communications - with clients spanning industries from health care to finance to professional services.

"What a strong testament to the power of our creativity and innovation in the digital space," said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. "Thank you to MerComm, Inc. and the iNOVA Awards for this great honor."

"This prize endorses all the hard work put into a site's creation and development," said the competition's founder, Reni Witt. "Winning an iNOVA Award is a tribute to the creative team which does outstanding work."

View all of the 9th Annual iNOVA award-winning sites at http://www.mercommawards.com/inova.htm.

To connect with JWT INSIDE on their work in digital employment communications, email conversations(at)jwtinside.com.

About JWT INSIDE

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 11 locations offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and one of the largest full-service networks in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About iNOVA Awards

The mission of the iNOVA Awards is to recognize and promote achievement in creative web design, originality of content and functional performance. Web sites are evaluated for content, design, and technology. Preliminary judging was carried out by over 40 web developers, designers, site builders, and interactive media specialists. The iNOVA Award symbolizes the energy of numerous disciplines that inspire corporate Web site excellence. The iNOVA award is sponsored by MerComm Inc, founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena.

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Catholic Healthcare West with JWT INSIDE Honored with Excellence in New Communications Award by Society for New Communications Research

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

New York, NY November 18, 2009 November 17th, 2009 - JWT INSIDE, www.jwtinside.com, is pleased to announce that in partnership with Catholic Healthcare West, it is the winner of the 2009 Excellence in New Communications Award for New Media Creation in the Nonprofit Division. The award winners were announced at the 4th Annual SNCR Excellence in New Communications Awards gala at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, November 6, 2009.

The Society for New Communications Research Awards program honors innovative organizations that are pioneering the use of social media, ICT, mobile media, online communities, and collaborative technologies in the areas of media, marketing, public relations, advertising, entertainment, education, politics and social initiatives.

The award-winning employee communications site PURL was a result of JWT INSIDEs partnership with CHW on a unique way to engage their employees while revealing their newly created employer brand. JWT INSIDE developed Personalized URLs (PURLs) for each and every employee where they could learn about the brand campaign and their own role in bringing it to life. Employees can upload their own videos, voice recordings, photo essays and written essays on how they live their lives on purpose. To date, the PURLs have welcomed over 9,000 unique visitors and nearly 700 employee personal stories!

JWT INSIDEs program is an impressive example of the successful and innovative use of new tools, technologies, solutions and practices to enhance communications and relationships, commented Jen McClure, founder and president of the Society.

All the winning case studies submitted to this years SNCR awards program have been published on the Societys website at www.sncr.org.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 11 locations offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and one of the largest full-service networks in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information visit www.jwtinside.com.

About Catholic Healthcare West
At Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) a family of more than 60,000 caregivers and staff are delivering excellent care to diverse communities across Arizona, California and Nevada. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in San Francisco, Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the eighth largest not-for-profit hospital provider in the nation and the largest hospital system in California.

About the Society for New Communications Research
The Society for New Communications Research (SNCR) is a global nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and education foundation dedicated to the advanced study of the latest developments in new media and communications, and their effect on traditional media and business models, communications, culture and society. The Society creates a bridge between the academic community and practitioners using these news tools and technologies. SNCRs Fellows include a leading group of futurists, scholars, business leaders, professional communicators, members of the media and technologists from around the globe all collaborating together on research initiatives, educational offerings, and the establishment of best practices. For more information, visit http://sncr.org or call +1 (408) 266-9658.

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JWT INSIDE Wins Three Astrid Awards For Outstanding Achievement in Design Communications

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK July 14, 2009 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment advertising and internal communications agencies, has been honored with three ASTRID Awards in the areas of Internal and Employment Communications. The ASTRID Awards, sponsored by MerCommInc, honor excellence and innovation in design.

The 19th Annual ASTRID Awards competition awarded JWT INSIDE two Silvers in the Web sites: Employee Referral category for the Expedia My Friend Rules ERP and the Video/DVD: Internal Communications category for the Chick-fil-A Internal Brand Launch Video, in addition they grabbed a Bronze in the Special Projects: Employee Communications category for JetBlues BlueTube intranet site.

The ASTRID 2009 Awards received nearly five hundred entries from 14 countries, stated Reni Witt, President of MerComm, Inc., which sponsors the competition. Recognition from the esteemed judges of the ASTRID Awards is the ultimate accolade for international excellence in design. An ASTRID Award means that the winner delivers top quality work. Considering the high level of competition from companies and design agencies around the world, its a tremendous honor to be recognized by peers in the industry.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency that integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement. They create award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has over 15 locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand, with a global network of more than 200 offices in over 85 countries. The parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY)."

About MerCommInc.
MerComm Inc. was founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena. MerComm strives to establish and promote high standards of individual and collective achievement; by way of recognizing the multi-disciplines involved in professional communications.

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JWT INSIDE London is handed global Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Marine and Energy account

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

London June 19, 2009 - Rolls-Royce has appointed JWT INSIDE London as its global employer communications advertising agency after a final stage two-way pitch.
Projects in the scope of the review included a global brand toolkit, social media strategy and implementation, plus attraction campaigns for graduates, apprentices, interns and MBAs worldwide.
Cheryle Robertson, Global Marketing Manager at Rolls-Royce said: With their branding expertise, global capability and grasp of emerging media we felt JWT INSIDE were the perfect partner for our employer communications.
Peter Womersley of JWT INSIDE London said: We are absolutely delighted to have been appointed by Rolls-Royce, and were looking forward to a long-lasting partnership that produces break through communications that help elevate the position of Rolls-Royce as the employer of choice in their field.
The first work to be created by JWT INSIDE for Rolls-Royce is scheduled to launch in August this year.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is a specialist division of JWT London which helps organisations advance employee engagement. We are a global leader in delivering integrated employment communication strategies and provide innovative employee relationship marketing that engages the workforce throughout the employee life-cycle. JWT INSIDE develops a wide range of solutions from talent acquisition to employer brand strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution to leadership communications that efficiently help attract, recruit and retain talent for some of the largest global brands.

For more information, please contact Louise Lomax, Group Account Director, JWT INSIDE, louise.lomax@jwt.com Tel: 020 7656 7929

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JWT INSIDE Wins Healthcare Advertising Award for Catholic Healthcare West Employee Communications Program

Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

New York, NY May 6th, 2009 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment advertising and internal communications agencies, has been honored with a Silver Healthcare Advertising Award for the Catholic Healthcare West employee communications program Live Your Life on Purpose.

The Healthcare Advertising Awards is the oldest, largest and most widely respected healthcare advertising awards competition. The awards are sponsored by Healthcare Marketing Report, the leading publication covering all aspects of healthcare marketing, advertising and strategic business development.

Over 3,600 entries were received in this years competition, making the awards the largest healthcare advertising awards competition. A national panel of judges was engaged in reviewing all entries based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design and overall impact.

JWT INSIDE developed the Live Your Life on Purpose campaign with the end result of making each hospital and each employee within the Catholic Healthcare West healthcare system feel connected to a greater whole. The communications had to spread to the entire 40+ hospital system in Arizona, California and Nevada. Based on the EVP: I feel a personal connection to and responsibility for our mission and I have the support to fulfill it., JWT INSIDE developed the campaign look, tone and more to promote CHW as an employer and strengthen the internal brand and internal relationships across the system.

The campaign launched with the PURL (Personalized URL) intranet solution, to engage employees in the employer brand roll out, so they could understand the EVP and what the goals of the campaign were. The PURL site was the winner of a 2009 Mercury award for excellence in intranet sites.

About JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency that integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement. They create award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand, with a global network of more than 200 offices in over 85 countries. The parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). Visit jwtinside.com for more information.

About HMR Publications
HMR Publications Group is the corporate home for Healthcare Marketing Report, Admissions Marketing Report and Physician Referral & Telephone Triage Times. HMR Publications Group is your source for marketing news and information from around the nation in the fields of admission and healthcare marketing. Yearly Advertising Awards and Conferences are hosted by HMR Publications Group with winners lists and conference information published both here and in the magazines. For more information on HMR Publications Group, publications, awards or conferences email them at info(at)hmrpublicationsgroup.com

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TalentDrive and JWT INSIDE Announce Innovative Recruitment Marketing Product & Partnership

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

Chicago, IL and New York, NY May 4th, 2009 - TalentDrive, the creator of the innovative SaaS recruitment technology, TalentFilterSM, announced today a partnership with JWT INSIDE, the employment marketing and internal communications wing of JWT, one of the worlds largest advertising agencies. This partnership joins the strength of TalentFilters advanced sourcing and matching technology with the exceptional recruitment marketing capabilities of JWT INSIDEs job posting software EasyPost.

These partners are releasing a joint product offering, EasySweep. By leveraging EasySweeps powerful searching and matching technology, JWT INSIDE users can launch a search through their JWT job delivery interface and EasySweep will locate all matched resumes by job classification, skill set and location from over 11,000 free and paid job board and resume databases. EasySweep will then score and rank each matched resume and automatically contact the highest ranking candidates via email with the appropriate link back to the job at the recruiters careers site.

The benefit of this partnership is improved efficiency by unifying the talent acquisition process. EasySweep combines sourcing, marketing, and demand creation, offering companies a comprehensive, proactive tool for channeling talent to their corporate careers sites. This partnership brings a solution to companies facing the conundrum of connecting to quality prospects by combining the strongest recruitment marketing provider, EasyPost, with the talent sourcing capabilities of TalentFilter, offering clients an impressive and efficient employment tool.
The opportunity to partner with one of the worlds leading advertising agencies is truly an honor. JWT INSIDE shares our passion for recruitment marketing and continues to offer exceptional services to its clients. The ability to seamlessly integrate out technology within JWT INSIDE EasyPost will make it easier for their clients to take advantage of our sourcing technology. We are proud to become partners with JWT INSIDE and look forward to an exciting and game-changing future as our partnership develops, said Sean Bisceglia, CEO TalentDrive.

Our growth and success in the recruitment marketing arena is dependant on our ability to stay innovative and ahead of the trends. The opportunity to partner with a proven recruitment technology provider allows us to join forces and ideas, allowing JWT INSIDE to offer its clients new services that supplement our industry leading offerings. EasySweep allows JWT INSIDE clients to easily leverage the wealth of resumes available on the internet. We also have the ability to report on metrics, analytics and cost via our proprietary EasyPost capabilities. We look forward to working with TalentDrive and know our clients will be impressed with the new product the partnership provides, said Doug Shonrock, Senior Partner JWT INSIDE.

About TalentDrive
TalentDrive has released the industrys most innovative SaaS sourcing solution, TalentFilterSM. Over 55 global companies have helped us develop one of the most easy to use, on-demand, talent sourcing tools on the market. As a subscriber, our recruitment technology sweeps and unifies thousands of paid and free resume databases in one location. TalentFilterSM then matches, hierarchies the results, and provides contact through auto scheduling for candidate interviews, chosen by you. In addition, through powerful analytics you are able to manage your ROI for online recruiting. One search, one location, one technology. Thousands of sources. For more information, visit www.talentdrive.com.

About JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. JWT INSIDE offers the job posting product, EasyPost, a software solution that allows corporate recruiters and human resource professionals to post job listings on thousands of Internet employment sites quickly and inexpensively. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand. Headquartered in New York, JWT is a true global network with more than 200 offices in over 90 countries employing nearly 10,000 marketing professionals. To learn more, visit www.jwtinside.com.

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JWT INSIDE Wins Twenty-Eight Creative Excellence Awards, including Grand Prize for Online Media, Global Communications and Self Promotion

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK, NY April 29, 2009 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment advertising and internal communications companies, was honored with 28 awards at the 2009 Creative Excellence Awards (CEA's), including Grand Prize for Online Media, Global Communications and Self Promotion.
Awards will be featured this week at the 2009 SHRM Staffing Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 28 30. The CEA's honor the Best of the Best in Recruitment Advertising as prestigious companies from across the United States, Canada and Europe enter their most innovative and forward thinking advertising.
JWT INSIDE showcased their commitment to internal communications taking awards in the categories of Employee Referral Program for The Childrens Hospital of Oakland, Employee Motivation for General Motors and Best Multi-media Campaign for JetBlue. They also received recognition in new media with a first place award in Global Mobile Marketing for Shell.

The entirety of JWT INSIDEs 28 awards also including awards in the categories of video, print, college, diversity and television.

We're proud that Recruitment Marketplace honored JWT INSIDE with awards in a variety of media channel categories, from television and video, to mobile media, to internal communications and global campaigns, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director for JWT INSIDE. This portfolio of diverse, award-winning work speaks volumes about the hard work of our staff and our commitment to achieving strong results for our clients through creativity and innovation.

All winners will be showcased on the Recruitment Marketplace Web site after the Staffing and Management Conference. Check them out at: http://www.recruitmentmarketplace.com/

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand with a global network of more then 200 offices in over 85 countries. Parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About Recruitment Marketplace
Recruitment Marketplace is a newspaper sales and marketing company dedicated to the prospect of helping recruiters and their agencies find the best markets to reach a specific skill set through advertising in newspapers and their products. A proven formula using the most modern research available is used to locate those markets that will best satisfy the needs of the recruiter. Recruitment Marketplace is a subsidiary of Landon Media Group, a family owned and operated company for over 100 years.

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New Article Published on Authenticity in Employer Branding

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK April 15, 2009 - Recently published in the April edition of Human Resource Management, Issue 11, article Keeping it Real provides insights on how authenticity will shape both internal communications to employees and external communications to candidates in 2009, authored by JWT INSIDEs SVP Marketing & Digital, Tanya Krochuk and Digital Strategists, John Duffield and Pete Price.

Todays social trends and workforce dynamics can no longer be looked at separately. As the line between the workplace and the larger social environment continues to blur, connecting the internal with the external has become increasingly essential to leading organizations, asserts JWT INSIDE.
At the start of 2009, JWT INSIDE collaborated with Trendspotting at JWT to connect the societal trends, published by JWT in their annual trends forecast, with the current workforce landscape to develop a set of actionable insights for 2009. This article focuses on the specific trend of authenticity currently one of key importance to both consumer employment marketing.
To access this article visit the HR Management Report at: http://www.hrmreport.com/article/Issue-11/Technology-AND-E_Learning/Keeping-It-Real/

To learn more about how JWT INSIDE can help you implement the right employee engagement strategies, visit www.jwtinside.com.

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ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand with a global network of more then 200 offices in over 85 countries. Parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY)."

JWT INSIDE Wins Silver Addy Award

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

Washington, D.C. March 30, 2009 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment marketing and internal communications agencies, was recognized at the world's largest advertising competition with a Silver ADDY Award in the National/Regional Television category for its :30 spot developed for U.S. Border Patrol.

On Thursday, March 19, the Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington (DC Ad Club) celebrated the 41st annual ADDY Awards recognizing the best in creative excellence in advertising in the metropolitan area. JWT INSIDE won among the 843 entries.
The brand campaign developed by JWT INSIDE, Protected By, tells the story of the U.S. Border Patrol and their commitment to the country and the citizens they so proudly serve. "The television spot was the first piece to a complete campaign. It was filmed with beautiful and touching vignettes showing a community protected by agents of the U.S. Border Patrol, who look out for your family as they do their own, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director, JWT INSIDE.

The Protected By brand launched with a new logo and Web site; rich media interactive and online display ads; as well as print, outdoor and radio advertisements. The combination of each element had a role in the success of the campaign the television spot was integral part of the campaign and it is an honor to receive such recognition, said Kthe Downs, Client Director, JWT INSIDE.

In addition to the U.S. Custom Border Patrol, the JWT INSIDE Washington, D.C., office works with multiple government agencies, including the U.S. Department of State, National Institutes of Health, International Monetary Fund, and the U.S. Department of Education.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
About JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand with a global network of more then 200 offices in over 85 countries. Parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). www.jwtinside.com

About The Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington
Since 1918, The Advertising Club of Metropolitan Washington has served as the premier industry organization for area advertising professionals. As a chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the Ad Club promotes integrity and excellence in advertising through professional development seminars, recognizes industry leaders and outstanding work, and serves as the leading networking venue for the industry. The Ad Club membership represents all segments of the industry--clients, agencies, production companies and the media. http://www.dcadclub.com/

About the ADDY Awards
With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world's largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. The American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry http://www.aaf.org.

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JWT INSIDE Wins Both Intranet Awards in the 22nd Annual Mercury Awards Competition

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

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Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
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NEW YORK March 16, 2009 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment advertising and internal communications companies, took home both awards for excellence in intranet sites at the 22nd annual MERCURY Awards, the international competition honoring outstanding achievement in professional communications.

Continuing to raise the bar in brand activation within the internal communications arena, JWT INSIDE captured a Silver award for the JetBlue BlueTube intranet and a Bronze for Catholic Healthcare Wests (CHW) Personalized URL (PURL) Site.

JWT INSIDE created BlueTube, a user-generated intranet forum for JetBlue crewmembers (employees), in order for them to understand and embrace the new consumer campaign, Happy Jetting, before the idea went public. The site allows crewmembers to share their perspectives and stories about happy jetting and jettitude, giving JetBlue the ammunition to embody and extend the spirit of the new campaign to customers.

JWT INSIDE also developed the CHW PURL site as a unique way to engage CHW employees in the rollout of their employer brand, and new Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Personal Connection. All employees got personalized Web sites, with their names built right into the URL. The personalized sites give them the opportunity to learn about the brand campaign and their role in bringing it to life, as well as upload videos, voice recordings, photo essays and written essays on how they live their life on purpose.

We are thrilled to be awarded in the intranet category, paying merit to our strengths in digital and internal communications, said Rob Quish, CEO, JWT Specialized Communications, the parent company of JWT INSIDE. These awards inspire us to continue to partner with organizations, leveraging internal communications to create engagement cultures that unite employees and connect them in deeper, more meaningful relationships with their colleagues and customers.
Reni L. Witt, President and Founder of the MERCURY Awards stated, "The honor of the MERCURY award is a wonderful credit - a distinction to be very proud of. It's a privilege to be in the company of others regarded internationally as the best in communication excellence. To be selected by some of the world's best communications specialists as the top work in public relations is a real honor, especially considering the hundreds of other fine agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations eligible for the awards."
Judging for the International MERCURY 2008/09 Awards represented the most illustrious, creative professionals in the public relations industry. Over forty distinguished public relations, marketing, and advertising agencies, as well as corporate communications departments and public affairs offices participated in the judging. Some of the elements considered in the judging process were: how effectively the material met the stated objectives; how well the material was communicated to the designated audience; use of imaginative and original solutions; and the overall expression of the message. This year the MERCURY Awards accepted over 980 entries from 21 countries.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand with a global network of more then 200 offices in over 85 countries. Parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY)."

About Mercury Awards
The annual award is named for the Roman god who was the messenger of the other gods. The MERCURY Award symbolizes the spirit of the message communicated. It is the creativity, originality, and talent of the individuals involved to whom the program is dedicated. The annual MERCURY Awards competition was established in 1987 by MerComm, Inc., the world's only independent awards organization. The awards programs were founded to promote excellence in the various fields of communications.

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JWT INSIDE Wins Best of Show in 8th Annual iNOVA Awards Competition

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.comNEW YORK January 13, 2009 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employee relationship marketing agencies, took top honor in the 8th Annual International iNOVA Award Competition for their recruitment Web site, Microsoft View. The iNOVA awards - honoring the worlds best corporate Web sites - represent world-class achievement, competing with over 200 entries from 10 countries around the world.

JWT INSIDE won a total of seven awards, showcasing their creativity and innovation in the areas of recruitment and internal communications; including two awards for college careers sites and two intranet wins!

"[These awards] endorse all the hard work put into a site's creation and development," said the competition's founder, Reni Witt. "Winning an iNOVA Award is a tribute to the creative team which does outstanding work."

Microsoft View won the Gold for Careers/Recruitment - High Tech Web site, also claiming Grand Prize for Careers/Recruitment, and Best of Show. The iNOVA judges praised the site as "absolutely terrific - well designed, content-rich and very effective." Additional winners included the Career/Recruitment Corporation, Silver for the UBS careers site and the Careers/Recruitment College, Bronze and Honors for Merrill Lynch MeetMerrill.com and Microsoft MBA Careers Site, respectively. Continuing to raise the bar in the internal communications arena, JWT INSIDE also won the Intranet Silver for the JetBlue BlueTube and Intranet Bronze for the Expedia ERP site.

We are flattered by this suite of iNOVA awards, honoring our dedication to both external and internal digital employee communications, said Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. The combination of our talented team and the great partnerships with our clients, has given us the aptitude and scope to create award-winning work.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE

JWT INSIDE is an employee relationship marketing agency which integrates recruitment advertising, branding, strategy and internal communications to help organizations advance employee engagement; creating award-winning work for many of the world's most admired organizations in the areas of talent acquisition, employer branding strategy and activation, internal communications strategy and execution, leadership communications and customized research. The agency has 12 hub offices as well as 8 satellite locations throughout North American, Europe and Asia-Pacific. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the worlds best-known marketing communications brand with a global network of more then 200 offices in over 85 countries. Parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY)."

About iNOVA Awards

The mission of the iNOVA Awards is to recognize and promote achievement in creative web design, originality of content and functional performance. Web sites are evaluated for content, design, and technology. Preliminary judging was carried out by over 40 web developers, designers, site builders, and interactive media specialists. The iNOVA Award symbolizes the energy of numerous disciplines that inspire corporate Web site excellence. The iNOVA award is sponsored by MerComm Inc, founded in 1987 with the principal purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of communications in an international arena.

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JWT INSIDE Recognized with Web Award for University of Michigan Health System Career Web Site

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK October 28, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, was honored with an Employment Standard of Excellence WebAward from the Web Marketing Association for the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) Career Web site. The WebAwards honor the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all Web site development.

This year marks the 12th annual WebAwards, providing more than a decades worth of judging scores defining what Internet marketing professionals should strive for in their Web site marketing and design efforts.

We understand that to engage employees, both current and prospective, we need to do whats next first, using creativity and our experienced insight we get the right message to reach the right employees. said Beth A. Brooks, RN, PhD, FACHE, Senior Partner, Health Care at JWT INSIDE.

The UMHS Career Web site is one of many award-winning solutions that JWT INSIDE is providing for health care clients as they pursue whats next first in both recruitment and internal communications. This year alone, in addition to the WebAward, JWT INSIDE has also won a Silver iNova, for excellence in corporate web sites, for the MultiCare Health System Career Web site and three Bronze Aster awards, for excellence in medical marketing, for the MultiCare Health System Magazine Ad Series, the UCLA Health System Institute of Learning Pocket Folder, and the UCLA Health System Retention & Recruitment Toolkit.

For more information on health care employment marketing from JWT INSIDE email healthcare(at)jwtinside.com or call Beth A. Brooks PhD, RN, FACHE at 312.951.4736

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About VML:
VML delivers creative solutions at the intersection of marketing and technology. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML has principal offices in New York, Seattle and White Salmon, Wash. Delivering best-in-class interactive experiences for some of the most respected and recognized brands in the world, VMLs active client roster includes Adidas, AMC Theatres, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Colgate-Palmolive, DirectTV, Ernst & Young, Ford, Hills Pet Nutrition, HSBC, Intuit, Kansas City Royals, Microsoft, Sams Club, SAP, Savvis, Simon, Sprint, TJX Companies, Vanguard, YRC Worldwide and Xerox.

The 750+ person VML Digital Network includes Studiocom, with offices in Atlanta and Bogot, Colombia; and GT (goodtechnology), in London and Barcelona. In March 2008, GT was selected by the respected Revolution Awards as the U.K. Digital Agency of the Year. Founded in 1992, VML has been a member of the WPP Group of global communication agencies since 2001. Learn more at: www.vml.com

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JWT INSIDE Brings Web 2.0 Solutions to Health Care Employment Marketing

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK October 22, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, is bringing Web 2.0 solutions to hospitals and health care systems. In order to engage the employees of a large health care system that is geographically spread out, JWT INSIDE incorporated PURL technology in their recent internal communications campaign.

PURL stands for Personalized URL, a web address that incorporates the recipients name. For example: www.johnsmith.ourcompanysite.com. This technology provides relevant content in response to preferences and engages responders in more meaningful dialogue.

The PURL campaign was initiated as a pre-cursor to a recruitment campaign. After uncovering the institutions Employee Value Proposition (EVP), the promise between an employer and its employees defining what employers expect of their employees and vise versa, JWT INSIDE proposed the PURL solution to engage employees in the employer brand roll out, so they could understand the EVP and what the goals of the campaign were. Once employees are engaged and informed, they can become ambassadors for the brand.

To drive employees to their own PURL site, each were sent a personal electronic postcard and direct mail piece, which included their personalized URL. Also, posters in every one of the large number of facilities directed employees to their PURL site. When they arrived at their PURL site, employees were encouraged, by the CEO via video, to upload their personal story about working at the organization through video, audio or in writing.

JWT INSIDE is consistently looking to do whats next first and this PURL marketing campaign was a great way to engage employees around the launch of an employer brand. This campaign showcases a 360 degree approach to employment communications. It began with the EVP, moved to engage current employees with the message, and will now be communicated to candidates, with the support of the current staff.

To find out more about the innovative health care employment communication solutions from JWT INSIDE contact the team at healthcare(at)jwtinside.com or call 877-665-8768.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

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JWT INSIDE Track One of Human Resource Executive's Top HR Products of 2008

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK October 15, 2008 Human Resource Executive, the premier publication focused on strategic issues in HR, recognized JWT INSIDE Track as one of their top ten HR products of 2008. JWT INSIDE Track is the industry leading tracking and measurement tool developed by JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds top recruitment marketing and employee communications companies.

Each fall, the editors of Human Resource Executive choose the HR and training products they believe represent the very best of what vendors introduced to the market during the past 12 months; judging innovation, user-friendliness and value added to the HR profession. This years winners were selected from a record number of entries, released between July 2007 and

July 2008.

Human Resource Executive has been evaluating HR products and conducting this competition for 20 years," explained David Shadovitz, editor in chief of Human Resource Executive. "Our goal has always been to identify products and services that clearly offer value to the HR community while demonstrating innovation. JWT INSIDE Track is an exceptional tool that benefits HR in measuring media effectiveness.

JWT INSIDE Track provides the ability to apply source tracking data and metrics for any online and offline media placement. Through this single application, which consolidates the online and offline data into an interactive dashboard, clients can see which media candidates are coming from, which media are producing the most effective results, and compare online and offline vehicles to better plan and allocate their advertising dollars.

In the world of employment communications the importance of tracking and measurement is vital to business planning and program success, said Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. JWT INSIDE Track is a ground breaking tool which provides the metrics needed to determine ROI and optimize future investment and we are honored that it was recognized by Human Resource Executive as one of the top HR products of 2008.

This product stands out as a leading tool because any job posting, direct email campaign, billboard, radio spot, print advertisement, traditional direct mail program, job fair flyer, brochure and online banner or button can be tagged and tracked. This tracking data is then brought together into an easy-to-use dashboard that allows side-by-side analysis of all media properties used in the sourcing process. Using JWT INSIDE Track will fundamentally change the way companies generate sourcing strategies and allocate dollars. To get maximum benefit from media effectiveness tracking tool JWT INSIDE Track can also be used with any existing ATS solution to provide powerful data, such as number of completed applications by source and applications to clicks conversion rates.

The top ten product winners will be honored at a special awards luncheon on October 15th during the HR Technology Conference at McCormick Place, in Chicago.

To find out more about JWT INSIDE Track and how JWT INSIDE can help you measure and track, visit www.jwtinsidetrack.com or contact Doug Shonrock at doug.shonrock@jwt.com or call 610.832.0160 x13.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About VML:
VML delivers creative solutions at the intersection of marketing and technology. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML has principal offices in New York, Seattle and White Salmon, Wash. Delivering best-in-class interactive experiences for some of the most respected and recognized brands in the world, VMLs active client roster includes Adidas, AMC Theatres, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Colgate-Palmolive, DirectTV, Ernst & Young, Ford, Hills Pet Nutrition, HSBC, Intuit, Kansas City Royals, Microsoft, Sams Club, SAP, Savvis, Simon, Sprint, TJX Companies, Vanguard, YRC Worldwide and Xerox.

The 750+ person VML Digital Network includes Studiocom, with offices in Atlanta and Bogot, Colombia; and GT (goodtechnology), in London and Barcelona. In March 2008, GT was selected by the respected Revolution Awards as the U.K. Digital Agency of the Year. Founded in 1992, VML has been a member of the WPP Group of global communication agencies since 2001. Learn more at: www.vml.com

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Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Present "The Latest Evidence"

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK October 10th, 2008 - Beth A. Brooks, Ph.D., RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT INSIDE will delivered the keynote address for the Greater New York Association of Nurse Recruiters (GNYANR) meeting October 15th in New York City at JWT.

Through her presentation, The Latest Evidence, she will examine recent research findings, apply the findings in order to advance employee engagement and describe new trends in health care recruitment.

As organizations continue to implement clinical evidence in what is known as evidence-based practice, more human resource managers and recruiters are being challenged to use evidence in their practice, according to Dr. Brooks. This interactive presentation takes the mystery out of finding and using human resources and management research evidence to improve HR practice.

Dr. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in health care, including positions in nurse recruitment and nurse management. She also has previous experience in employment communications, working with health care clients across the country on award-winning advertising, branding and marketing programs. Her consulting work involves projects related to improving the quality of nursing work life and manager skill development.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About GNYANR:
GNYANR is made up of nurse recruiters from healthcare facilities and nursing schools located in Manhattan and its surrounding Boroughs and Counties that are generally accepted as being within the Metropolitan area of New York City. GNYANR's mission is to provide members with professional support and education on principles of recruitment, retention and related issues and has been doing so since it was resumption in 2000. In 2006 GNYANR and The Association of Healthcare Recruiters of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island agreed to operate as one group under the NAHCR organization.

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JWT INSIDE Recognized with Ten Web Awards Including Best Intranet Web Site

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Erin Hughes
JWT INSIDE
212-210-1167
erin.hughes@jwt.com

NEW YORK September 29, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, was honored with ten of the Web Marketing Associations WebAwards. The WebAwards honor the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all Web site development.

JWT INSIDEs JetBlue BlueTube won the honor of Best Intranet Web site, in head-to-head competition against all sites submitted in the Intranet Category. One expert judge noted BlueTube as, a very innovative Web site that uses multimedia and social information in a focused and intriguing way. It's easy to find content and it's very attractive. Great idea, great execution."

The agency was also honored with nine additional Employment Standard of Excellence awards for the Boeing BCA Hourly Workers Microsite, Dreyers Career Site, Expedias ERP site, Microsoft View Web site, Microsoft MBA Web site, Shell Technical Careers site, T.G.I. Fridays Career Site, Univeristy of Michigan Health System Careers Site, and the U.S. Department of State Careers site. Judges commented on Microsofts View site saying, This is a great non-traditional recruiting site. It provides a unique look at what it is like to work at Microsoft.

This year marks the 12th annual WebAwards, providing more than a decades worth of judging scores defining what Internet marketing professionals should strive for in their Web site marketing and design efforts.

We understand that to engage employees, both current and prospective, we need to do whats next first, using Web 2.0 and our experienced insight we get the right message to reach the right employees, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. Our 2008 WebAwards portfolio is a great testament to our commitment to innovation in employee engagement.

Visit www.webaward.org to view all of the 2008 WebAward winners.

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third largest full-service advertising network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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JWT INSIDE Sponsors Employer Branding Webinar for the Human Capital Institute

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK August 25, 2008 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, completes its fourth webinar in the 2008 series on Employer Branding for the Human Capital Institute (HCI). Sole sponsor of the Employer Branding Learning Track, JWT INSIDE provides insight, information and data to HCI members in todays market of aging workforces, lower unemployment rates and a demand for deeper skill sets. Effective talent branding can set in motion increasing brand equity, which pays off in greater ease and lower cost for recruiting and retaining top talent.

The webinar series covers a variety of topics from Employee Value Propositions to branding online, and from an array of experts including JWT Specialized Communications CEO, Rob Quish. Most recently on August 20, Anna Farmery, The Engaging Brand, presented Beyond the Logo: the Emotional Side of Your Brand, examining how to improve upon the resonance of your brand by finding out what mental and emotional associations have already been created, both externally and internally.

The series launched on January 22 with Winning the Candidacy to a Winning EVP, presented by Rob Quish, examining the role of media in employment marketing, explaining how to discern what really matters to a brand, and discussing the real meaning of creating a unique value proposition.

Using the current presidential election to demonstrate similarities in politics and branding, Quish said, "Both brands and politicians start in the same place as a company seeking to define itself as an employer: in need of a clear vision and a tight communication strategy. We borrow some best practices to build sharp and distinctive strategies, or Employee Value Propositions (EVP's) that meet the same criteria a politician needs to accomplish, to build trust, likeability and authenticity.

Also included in the series was Employer Branding in an E-World, presented by Shelly Rees and Kerry Antezana from JWT INSIDE, along with Warren Ashton, Microsoft Corporation and Employer Branding: Using it to Increase Employee Loyalty presented by Lizz Pellet, Emerge International.

To view all HCI Employer Branding track webinars, as well as a host of content including blogs, white papers and expert advise visit: http://www.humancapitalinstitute.org/hci/tracks_employer_branding.guid. For information on receiving a complimentary membership to HCI from JWT INSIDE, contact Erin Hughes at erin.hughes(at)jwt.com.

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third largest full-service advertising network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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Dr. Beth Brooks Authors Nurse Leader Article "Using Online and Emerging Media in Nurse Recruitment" Supporting Print to Online Shift

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK August 20, 2008 Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, Sr. Partner, Health Care at JWT INSIDE, leading employment communications company, co-authored Using Online and Emerging Media in Nurse Recruitment for the August issue of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Nurse Leader Journal.

The shift from print to online media has been a major topic of interest in recruitment advertising over the last five years, and has proven to be even more pertinent in 2008 as online media is now the principal vehicle for recruitment advertising today.

This article reviews the progression of print to online media since 2003. Data from surveys conducted by ERE Media inc, Booz Allen Hamilton and Direct Employers Association supports the importance of online media in recruitment advertising today; including statistics such as 60% of all new hires come from online job searches.

Health care recruitment is no different, online advertising has drastically altered the way health care employers communicate their job opportunities to candidates. Specifically, the improved ability to segment and then direct appropriate messages to a specific target has forever altered how employers find candidates, states Dr. Brooks. In the health care industry, 56 percent of responding Register Nurses search for jobs using Web sites and online services.

Times are changing. The world of print ads, brochures and flyers is transforming into careers sites, blogs and rich media banners, said Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. Beth has proven a tremendous resource in the facilitation of these changes into health care recruitment.

Highlighted topics within the article include behavioral marketing, googling, rich media and more, providing readers the information and the outlook to understand the health care recruitment environment today.

For a copy of Using Online and Emerging Media in Nurse Recruitment, including Creating a Winning Recruitment Strategy for Nursing You and I Together We are Nursing, by Barbara Ruppal Medvec, Senior VP and CNO at Oakwood HealthCare Inc., please contact Beth A. Brooks at beth.brooks@jwt.com or call 312.951.4736.

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third largest full-service advertising network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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JWT INSIDE and VML Launch Microsoft View<myWorld> Careers Site Revolutioning the Career Web Site Experience

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK August 7, 2008 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading employment communications companies, and fellow WPP organization VML, a full-service digital agency, announce the relaunch and expansion of the Microsoft View<myWorld> careers Web site at viewmyworld.com. The new site features a refreshed home site plus six, robust extension sites representing different business groups within the Microsoft organization.

Within the heavily competitive technology industry, this careers site takes a unique approach, where each business group site tells a distinctive story, yet maps back to one employer brand: "View<myWorld>. The concept stems from research that found Developers, Testers and Program Managers would rather learn about Microsoft careers from a fellow developer on the inside, rather than from a recruiter or an ad campaign. This site lets the employees do the talking, where View<myWorld> is an invitation, written in the core-techs tribal language of code, to discover the experience of being a real Microsoft employee.

Microsoft is truly revolutionizing the careers Web site experience by approaching candidates in a completely accessible, uncensored and personal way, said Kerry Antezana, Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. The site readily embraces Web 2.0 features and bans traditional marketing. Here, Microsoft steps aside and lets employees and candidates have a conversation.

View<myWorld> breaks ground with features such as social networking opportunities, uncensored testimonials, an intuitive and elegant user experience, video cataloging with sorting functions, targeted blogs links and an RSS blog feed, robust cross-linking across sites and products, and the question Why work at Microsoft? is answered with actual proof, such as employee roundtable videos. The message is communicated in Web 2.0 features and relayed through the images, words and experiences of Microsoft employees.

Our best evangelists are authentic. A candidate can spot a marketing spin from a mile away. Its the passionate, heart-felt conversations that help a company come to life through their employees. Our goal is to help these conversations take place. - Gretchen Ledgard, Marketing Manager; Microsoft Staffing & JobsBlogger

The partnership on this project was the first large-scale collaboration between WPP sister agencies, JWT INSIDE and VML. The site architecture has been developed with scalability in mind, so adding new business groups, features, employees, or content can be easily managed by the team.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About VML:
VML delivers creative solutions at the intersection of marketing and technology. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML has principal offices in New York, Seattle and White Salmon, Wash. Delivering best-in-class interactive experiences for some of the most respected and recognized brands in the world, VMLs active client roster includes Adidas, AMC Theatres, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Colgate-Palmolive, DirectTV, Ernst & Young, Ford, Hills Pet Nutrition, HSBC, Intuit, Kansas City Royals, Microsoft, Sams Club, SAP, Savvis, Simon, Sprint, TJX Companies, Vanguard, YRC Worldwide and Xerox.

The 750+ person VML Digital Network includes Studiocom, with offices in Atlanta and Bogot, Colombia; and GT (goodtechnology), in London and Barcelona. In March 2008, GT was selected by the respected Revolution Awards as the U.K. Digital Agency of the Year. Founded in 1992, VML has been a member of the WPP Group of global communication agencies since 2001. Learn more at: www.vml.com

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JWT INSIDE Grand Price Winner for Internal Communications and General Multimedia Campaign at the 2008 Creaive Excellence Awards

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK April 21, 2008 - JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and employment communications companies, was honored with 17 Creative Excellence Awards (CEA's), including Grand Prize for Internal Communications and Best Campaign for a General Audience, at the 2008 SHRM Staffing Management Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on April 14th. The CEA's honor the Best of the Best in Recruitment Advertising as prestigious companies from across the United States, Canada and Europe enter their most innovative and forward thinking advertising.
JWT INSIDE was presented with not only two grand prize awards, but 15 additional awards in the categories of internal communications, global communications, online media, diversity, print and multimedia - proving their commitment to traditional and emerging media alike.

This year is the first year that the agency, with 50 plus years of experience in recruitment advertising and employee communications, has been honored by the CEAs as JWT INSIDE - newly repositioned, restructured and renamed in 2007. The agencys new focus on advancing employee engagement takes on a more strategic approach by helping companies align their employment brand with their corporate brand, using these strategies to recruit the right people for the right jobs, and leveraging internal communications to keep employees engaged and productive, said Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications.

We are continually challenging ourselves and the work we create to be innovative and creative, while truly aiding our clients in their efforts to engage candidates and employees, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. The awards we have been honored with at the 2008 CEAs are a testament to these efforts, and a great accomplishment for our team and our clients.
Along with the Internal Communications Grand Prize for the Expedia Employee Referral Program and the Best Campaign for a General Audience Grand Prize for the Washington Mutual Multimedia campaign, other award winners included creative work for: The Boeing Company; Shell; Pepsi Bottling Company; Custom Border Patrol; B&Q and the Metropolitan Police.

View the JWT INSIDE winner work from the 2008 CEAs and other competitions at http://clients.jwtworks.biz/gallery/2008awardwinningwork/.

The Creative Excellence Awards are sponsored by Recruitment Marketplace, a sales and marketing company dedicated to the prospect of helping recruiters and their agencies find the best markets to reach a specific skill set through advertising.

About JWT INSIDE:

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About SHRM
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 210,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters and members in more than 100 countries.

About Recruitment Marketplace

Recruitment Marketplace is a newspaper sales and marketing company dedicated to the prospect of helping recruiters and their agencies find the best markets to reach a specific skill set through advertising in newspapers and their products. A proven formula using the most modern research available is used to locate those markets that will best satisfy the needs of the recruiter. Recruitment Marketplace is a subsidiary of Landon Media Group, a family owned and operated company for over 100 years.

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JWT INSIDE Received "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK April 16, 2008 -The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, today recognized the Microsoft View My World Microsite as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. The work is produced by the Microsoft team at JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies.
"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "JWT INSIDEs Official Honoree selection is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes David Bowie, Harvey Weinstein, Arianna Huffington, AKQA Global Creative Director Rei Inamoto, Matt Groening, Jamie Oliver, Internet inventor Vinton Cerf, and RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser.
"We're thrilled to have View honored by the Webby's," said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. "This recognizes not only our dedication to creativity and innovation in employment communications, but also Microsoft's willingness to take risks by truly opening up to job candidates by letting their employees do the talking.
The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 states. Out more than 10,000 entries submitted, fewer than 15% received this honor and were deemed Official Honorees.

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third largest full-service advertising network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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JWT INSIDE Presents Summer Webinar Series

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employment communications companies, announced it will host a webinar series for clients discussing trends and current topics related to health care recruitment. The tight team of experts from JWT INSIDE will present on the topics of Search Engine Marketing, Emerging Media, Metrics, Social Networking and more. The webinar series, Health Care Summer Series of Webinars begins this month with Search Engine Marketing in Health Care Recruitment.

This series, offered by JWT INSIDE, utilizes their tight team of experts to provide information and education to clients as a part of their 360 degree approach to advancing employee engagement. Creativity and innovation are at the forefront of the agencys values, and this series is a way to offer expertise to their client base, keeping them up to date on the latest and most innovative topics in their space.

The first webinar, Search Engine Marketing in Health Care Recruitment, will cover the use of SEM for health care recruiting, with descriptions of Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Attendees will learn what is needed to include SEM as part of their media plan: measuring ROI, how much SEM costs and how to measure effectiveness using a variety of analytical reports. The Webinar will be led by Marc Eberhart, Search Engine Marketing and Web Anaytics Specialist at JWT INSIDE.

JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third largest full-service advertising network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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Peter Womersley Appointed JWT INSIDE President, International

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK February 18, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, has appointed Peter Womersley as International President of JWT INSIDE, responsible for overseeing operations in all offices outside of North America.

Pete has worked in the employment communications industry for over fifteen years, and joined JWT INSIDE in January 2003 as Managing Director. He is now responsible for all levels of service on global accounts. Pete has an unrivalled track record of hands on delivery with some of the largest and most complex accounts around.

This is an incredibly interesting and challenging time for the resourcing industry both domestically and abroad. There are numerous shifting sands and changing habits that bring to the fore the need for innovative yet smart resourcing solutions that leverage the brand experience throughout the candidate journey, said Pete. Here at JWT INSIDE, we believe this brand experience should flow seamlessly from the inside out, ensuring great employee engagement leads to thriving companies. There is an increasing ground swell of corporations realizing the benefits of using a global Employer Marketing agency such as JWT INSIDE. These benefits range from the obvious economies of scale, to improved systems & processes, brand cohesion and staff retention - the list goes on.

Pete has a great track record of bringing creativity and innovation to employee communications programs cross border and this promotion really reflects the leadership hes been providing to many of our multinational clients, said Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. Further, the strong partnership between Pete and Jerry Touslee, JWT INSIDE President, North America forges a fabulous global offering for clients who want to drive consistency and efficiency in the internal and external employee marketing efforts.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

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Metrics Online 2007 Semi-Annual Report Released

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK January 29, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employee communications agencies, partnering with the National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR), has released the Metrics Online 2007 Semi-Annual Report. Metrics Online is a national database, developed by JWT INSIDE and hosted on NAHCR.com, which aggregates the data submitted by human resources professionals to provide national benchmarks for vacancy, turnover, cost-per-hire, days-to-fill and days-to-start. These benchmarks show national trends for the health care workforce and are used as guidelines to determine staffing, budgetary, and workforce retention plans at health care facilities.

This semi-annual report provides data summarizing the results for January-June 2007. The survey is now reopened for submission of July-December 2007 data. Participants of year-end date will receive a free Metrics Online 2007 Year-End Report.

To purchase the Semi-Annual Report or to participate in the 2007 year-end data submission visit www.nahcr.jwtworks.com. For more information on Metrics Online, contact Valarie Faber at 312.951.4734.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

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JWT INSIDE Recognized with Five MerComm, Inc. iNOVA Awards, Including Grand Prize Recruitment Site Best in Category

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK January 14, 2008 JWT INSIDE, one of the worlds leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with five MerComm, Inc. iNOVA Awards. The iNOVA awards, honoring the worlds best corporate Web sites, represent world-class achievement, competing with over 200 entries from 12 countries around the world.

Along with two Silvers, a Bronze and Honors for clients Shell, General Motors, Federal Student Aid and Multicare, JWT INSIDEs Gold Award for the Microsoft MBA site received Grand Prize in the Recruitment Site Category. This site, which lives within the larger Microsoft site, was developed to encourage MBA students and graduates to consider careers or internships at Microsoft. With the goals of the site being to create a meaningful, engaging experience for this very sophisticated target audience - it features employee videos, hidden onboarding pages, Microsoft fast facts that put the fun stuff first, information for overseas students, a product guide and more.

What a strong testament to the power of our creative, said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director at JWT INSIDE. And in todays interactive environment, its great to know that our work for these important clients breaks through and engages the end-user.

Along with the five awards won by JWT INSIDE; another JWT Specialized Communications company, JWT BOOM - the premier integrated marketing firm specializing in reaching the Boomer market won three iNova awards and Grand Prize in the Corporate Web site category for the Shea Home Superiology site.

About JWT INSIDE:
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 20 offices across North America and internationally. The agency is one in a suite of specializes organizations within JWT Specialized Communications under leadership of Chief Executive Officer Rob Quish. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the third full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY).

About VML:
VML delivers creative solutions at the intersection of marketing and technology. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VML has principal offices in New York, Seattle and White Salmon, Wash. Delivering best-in-class interactive experiences for some of the most respected and recognized brands in the world, VMLs active client roster includes Adidas, AMC Theatres, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Colgate-Palmolive, DirectTV, Ernst & Young, Ford, Hills Pet Nutrition, HSBC, Intuit, Kansas City Royals, Microsoft, Sams Club, SAP, Savvis, Simon, Sprint, TJX Companies, Vanguard, YRC Worldwide and Xerox.

The 750+ person VML Digital Network includes Studiocom, with offices in Atlanta and Bogot, Colombia; and GT (goodtechnology), in London and Barcelona. In March 2008, GT was selected by the respected Revolution Awards as the U.K. Digital Agency of the Year. Founded in 1992, VML has been a member of the WPP Group of global communication agencies since 2001. Learn more at: www.vml.com

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JWT Employment Communications Announces New Name, Positioning

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

NEW YORK, December 11, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, a global, full-service agency specializing in recruitment marketing and employment communications, is changing its name, its corporate structure and its positioning. The newly titled JWT INSIDE will be led by Jerry Touslee as its president, North America, and Peter Womersley as managing director, EMEA.

Its tremendously exciting to be leading the company during this time of change, says Touslee. This is not just a name change: JWT INSIDE will push our business in a new direction by offering our clients total solutions for employee engagement. We will bring new ideas and new strategies that meet the changing needs of our clients, helping them reach their target audience with compelling communications at every step along the employment journey.

JWT INSIDE is a part of JWT Specialized Communications, a portfolio of marketing communications agencies within JWT. Guided by Rob Quish, CEO of JWT Specialized Communications, JWT INSIDE will take on a more strategic focus by helping companies align their employment brand with their corporate brand, use these strategies to recruit the right people for the right jobs, and leverage internal communications to keep employees engaged and productive.

Smart companies keep their employees engaged, and one way to advance employee engagement is through communications, says Quish. Once a company establishes its business strategy and vision, its crucial for employees to be on boardto understand not only where the business is going but also that its a noble cause, one they can influence and one that will ultimately be valued based on their contribution. JWT Specialized Communications can help develop these corporate stakeholder strategies and JWT INSIDE can translate them into an employee value proposition that positively influences current and prospective employees.

JWT INSIDE has a long history of creativity and innovation. For the past two successive years it has taken top honors at industry creative awards with work for clients including Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, American Express, GM, the U.S. Department of State, Capital One, HSBC, Merrill Lynch, B&Q, The Metropolitan Police and Shell.

Communication tools and services offered by JWT INSIDE include employer branding, college and campus recruiting, media planning/buying, relationship marketing, HR process improvement, engagement research, internal communications and performance measurement.
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ABOUT JERRY TOUSLEE
As president, North America, of JWT INSIDE Jerry Touslee brings 21 years of experience in employment marketing and employee engagement to his role. Jerry joined JWT in 1994, most recently serving as regional partner overseeing offices and client operations in 10 Western U.S. markets.

Jerry has developed successful, lasting partnerships with clients that include Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing, AT&T Wireless, Nissan and Compaq. His employer branding and communications planning strategies have garnered numerous industry awards and significant media recognition; he is a frequent speaker on such topics as campus recruiting and employer branding. Jerry received a B.S. in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

ABOUT JWT INSIDE
JWT INSIDE helps organizations advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services. Measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches are employed to put the right people in the right jobs and keep the workforce engaged. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, the largest advertising agency in the United States and the fourth largest full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, go to www.jwtinside.com.

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JWT Employment Communications' Dr. Beth A. Brooks Published "Evidence-Based Human Resources: A Case for Exit Interview Surveys

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

New York, NY October22, 2007 Beth A. Brooks', PhD, RN, FACHE; Senior Partner, Health Care Practice at JWT Employment Communications; published "Evidence-Based Human Resources: The Case for Exit Interview Surveys" in the October issue of The Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA), the authoritative source of information on developments and advances in patient care leadership.

Exit Interview Surveys (EIS) focus on identifying the reasons why employees are leaving the organization, what may have encouraged them to stay, and what would entice them back to the organization. This Evidence-Based Human Resources article provides background information about EIS, describes how to conduct EIS, recommends how to share survey information with staff and managers, and provides evidence-based best practices for implementation.

"Collecting EIS data is one evidence-based strategy that can easily be implemented to understand factors leadings to employee turnover," writes Dr. Brooks. EIS data can also be used to target communication strategies that will improve employee engagement. Most often, in the form of internal communication programslike tool kits for managers to recognize employees or communication strategies to promote learning opportunities.
Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies.

For more information, or to receive a copy of the article, "Evidence-based Human Resources: The Case for Exit Interview Surveys", contact Dr. Brooks at beth.brooks@jwt.com.

About JWT Employment Communications

JWT Employment Communications helps enhance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.
The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Jerry Touslee and Dr. Beth A. Brooks of JWT Employment Communications to Present at the 17th Annual SHRM-Atlanta Conference

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

New York, NY October 12, 2007 The SHRM-Atlanta's 17th Annual Southeast Human Resource Conference will host two presentations by JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employment communications companies, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. On Monday, October 15th; Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner, Health Care Practice at JWT Employment Communications; will present "Why Employees Quit: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives" and on Tuesday, October 16th; Jerry Touslee, North American President of JWT Employment Communications, will present "Employer Branding: Episode or Engagement?"

As North American President, Jerry holds responsibility for overseeing operations in all 22 North American offices of JWT Employment Communications. He has 21 years in the field of employment marketing and employee engagement and his award employer branding strategies on behalf of his clients have resulted in industry awards and media recognition. Jerry's presentation at SHRM-Atlanta will cover the issues around employer branding and their impact on recruitment and retention.

Dr. Beth A Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications. Dr. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in health care, including positions in nurse recruitment and nurse management. She also has previous experience in employment communications, working with health care clients across the country on award-winning advertising, branding and marketing programs. Her consulting work involves projects related to improving the quality of nursing work life and manager skill development. Dr. Brook's presentation will review research on turnover and offer evidence-based solutions directed at avoidable turnover. With this presentation, Dr. Brooks offers credit towards PHR, SPHR, GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certificate Institute.

For more information on the SHRM-Atlanta's 17th Annual Conference visit http://www.shrmatlanta.org.

About JWT Employment Communications
JWT Employment Communications helps advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.
The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

About SHRM-Atlanta
SHRM-Atlanta, the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, was founded in 1965 and currently enjoys a membership of over 2,000 human resource professionals. While affiliated with SHRM National, the Chapter operates independently to provide a wide variety of professional development and networking opportunities for Atlanta area HR professionals. The Chapter's diverse membership represents more than 1,500 large and small organizations in the metro area, ranges in experience from entry to senior level, and varies in practice from specialist to generalist roles.

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JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT and JWT Employment Communications Recognized with the WPP Worldwide Partnership Program Award

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

New York, NY September 27, 2007 JWT, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and third largest in the world, and subsidiary JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest employment marketing and communications companies, were honored with the WPP Worldwide Partnership Program award which recognizes the value of groups working across marketing disciplines to deliver tangible benefits to clients. This specially created team achieved this award for their recruitment communications work produced for Shell, one of today's leading energy companies.

In 2005, Shell needed to hire 13 times more engineers then the previous year. A multidiscipline team was assembled with members from JWT and JWT Employment Communications, BPRI, Burson-Marsteller, RMG and Mediacom. Run out of London, the team fused together advertising, Web, media, PR and events, and hard-wired this into the recruitment process itself. This was the first global multi-agency network for recruitment communications on this scale and the resulting work proved very unlike traditional recruitment campaigns. Shell's vision of a far more marketing based approach was successful and by the end of 2006, Shell had filled its quota and reduced its cost-per-hire by 232 percent.

"The partnership approach utilized by the WPP Group of Companies has been a critical enabler for Royal Dutch Shell plc to meet our external resourcing needs. It has been a real case of enterprise first marketing' as Shell and the various WPP teams demonstrate how we can work and deliver together as one team irrespective of our individual visual identities with one common goal," noted Navjot Singh, Global Marketing Manager - Recruitment & Global HR Communications Manager at Shell. "This model has required new ways of thinking, working and behaviors which may be available in a text book, but are very rarely followed and implemented by marketing professionals."

Along with the WPP Partnership award the work has also been recognized with several creative awards.

Recognition goes to team leader Raymond Kieser, Wayne Nguyen, Tolu Onile-ere, Lis Daglish, Chris Beckles, San Leung and the rest of the Shell Recruitment Team at JWT and JWT Employment Communications; Stef Tiratelli at JWT, Kate McGhee and her team at BPRI; Chantal Bowman and team at Burson Marsteller; and Louise Goodman and team at Mediacom Career.

About JWT
JWT, which celebrates its 143rd anniversary this year, ranks as the largest advertising agency brand in the United States and as the third largest full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY).

About JWT Employment Communications
JWT Employment Communications helps advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.
The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT.

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JWT Employment Communications Expands Services Within Research and Planning Division

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x 227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

New York September 24, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest employment marketing and communications companies, has expanded the portfolio of research services in their Research and Planning Division in a strategic move to consolidate their entire suite of research capabilities under one management.

The Research and Planning Division will now lead all programs that help objectively measure critical areas of a talent management plan, including: new hire surveys, secret shopping, onboarding surveys, employee engagement surveys, interception surveys, exit interviews and process mapping. The decision to shift these services extends from an approach to strengthen the account planning function by adding to the research ability.

The Research and Planning Division of JWT Employment Communications, directed by Chuck Hurst, PhD, is made up of experts in research methodology that bring an enhanced capacity to provide rich data about the employee experience in order to advance employee engagement. This new alignment brings a more focused approach to the already successful research function.

Jerry Touslee, North American President of JWT Employment Communications, said, "This move to further enhance our research offerings will allow our agency to more fully integrate the powerful findings of engagement survey metrics into our clients' communications programs. Our research and planning team is best equipped to connect the voice of the employee to the voice of the brand and they will now have the rich data to do exactly that."

For information on this reorganization or any questions regarding JWT Employment Communications research and planning offerings, contact Chuck Hurst at (415) 615-0710 x295 or chuck.hurst@jwt.com.

About JWT Employment Communications

JWT Employment Communications helps advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management. The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Six Webawards Including Employment Best of Industry

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Tanya Krochuk
JWT Employment Communications
617-451-6110 x227
tanya.krochuk@jwt.com

New York, NY September 21, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading employment marketing and communications companies, was honored with six Web Marketing Association's WebAwards, the premier annual Web site awards that name the best Web sites in 96 industries while setting the standard of excellence for all Web site development.
Their work on the FedEx Air Ops Microsite (http://fedexairops.com/) won the honor of Best Employment Web site of Industry, in head-to-head competition against those sites in the Employment Industry Category. "First class company. First class site," commented one expert judge on evaluation of the site.
JWT Employment Communications was also honored with an Outstanding Web Site award for the Expedia Careers site (www.expediajobs.com/students_grads/) as one of the top Web sites in the industry. Additionally receiving four Employment Standard of Excellence awards for the Microsoft College Web site, Microsoft MBA Web site (www.microsoft.com/mba), T.G.I. Friday's Career Site (fridays.com/jobs/), and the General Motors Careers site (www.gm.com/careers).

JWT Specialized Communications, with work categorized outside the employment communications space, was awarded with a Government Standard of Excellence award for the Federal Student Aid Web Gateway (www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov)and two Home Building Standard of Excellence Awards for Cooper Life Web Site (cooperlife.com) and the Trilogy Web site (www.trilogylife.com).
The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and development of the best Web sites on the World Wide Web. Staffed by volunteers, this organization is made up of Internet marketing, online advertising, PR, and top Web site design professionals who share an interest in improving the quality of online advertising, internet marketing, and Web site promotion. The Web Marketing Association is the producer of the WebAward Competition.

About JWT Employment Communications
JWT Employment Communications helps advance employee engagement through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.
The agency has 24 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Metrics Online(TM) Survey Results for 2006 Continue to Highlight the Shortage of Health Care Professionals

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:Jo Bredwell JWT Employment Communications(212) 210-1141jo.bredwell@jwt.comAmy Allman-SemescoNAHCR(407) 481-2893amy@nahcr.comNew York, NY, June 12, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading recruitment marketing and internal communications agencies, partnering with the National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR), has released the Metrics Online 2006 Year-End Report. Metrics Online is a national database, developed by JWT Employment Communications and hosted on NAHCR.com, which aggregates the data submitted by human resources professionals to provide national benchmarks for vacancy, turnover, cost-per-hire, days-to-fill and days-to-start. These benchmarks show national trends for the health care workforce and are used as guidelines to determine staffing, budgetary, and workforce retention plans at health care facilities. The Metrics Online 2006 Year-End Report includes data from over 850 surveys taken nationwide, and represents the first full year of data studied.With the exception of a few peaks in the overall data collected, shortages of health care professionals continue in several critical areas. "The graying of Baby Boomers, coupled with new employment opportunities for past hospital workers, pose serious problems for most health care organizations," according to Shyrl Johnston, Senior Partner, JWT Employment Communications, who directed the Metrics Online research. "The average age of RNs continues to rise and younger workers are looking for opportunities that offer more flexibility than traditional bed side patient care. The nursing shortage is not new news. However, shortages extend beyond nurses into several other categories of health care professionals." Key findings of the NAHCR/JWT Employment Communications Metrics Online 2006 Year-End Report, compared to 2005 data, include:Overall vacancy rate for nurses dropped. However, the vacancy rate for LTC, ER, Critical Care and CRNA remain high.Cost-per-hire for nursing positions rose.Turnover rate among nurses is highest for nurse practitioners and critical care positions. Overall vacancy rates for rehabilitation professionals were the highest of the job categories. The FTE vacancy rate for Occupational Therapists was low but improved considerably.Cost-per-hire for rehabilitation positions dropped, but days-to-fill averaged 90 days for rehabilitation positions.Allied health position vacancy rates rose and LPN turnover rates top the Allied Health category.Cathy Allman, NAHCR Executive Director, said, "Although the vacancy rate for nursing has decreased slightly, there are still significant vacancy rates in some specialty nursing areas. In addition, the vacancy rates for Rehab and Allied Health emphasize the need for health care employers to provide recognition and rewards, creating an atmosphere that allows best practices and positive work environments. As health care profession shortages continue to be a challenge, retention is key and recruitment of the best and brightest must continue."For more information on the Metrics Online 2006 Year-End Report, contact Amy Allman-Semesco at (407) 481-2893.About JWT Employment CommunicationsJWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and recruitment communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management. The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.About the National Association for Health Care RecruitmentThe National Association for Health Care Recruitment provides leadership and support to the health care recruiting profession through advocacy, education and professional development. NAHCR has more than 1,000 members nationwide, serving nurse, allied health, physician recruiters and human resources professionals; working in hospitals, home care, long term care, rehabilitation facilities, HMOs, schools of nursing and the military..

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JWT Employment Communications Releases "Health Care HR Best Practices Brief - Exit Interview Surveys"

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY June 12, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, has released the Health Care HR Best Practice Brief: Exit Interview Surveys(EIS), detailing the strategy and benefit behind exit interview surveys in the health care field, written by Senior Partner Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE.

Exit Interview Surveys (EIS) focus on identifying the reasons why employees are leaving the organization, what may have encouraged them to stay, and what would entice them back to the organization. The Health Care HR Best Practice Brief: EIS provides background information about EIS, describes how to conduct EIS, recommends how to share survey information with staff and managers, and provides evidence-based solutions for implementation. It also lays out how EIS data can be used with other data to have a well-rounded picture of the current state of affairs in a health care organization.

"Health care leaders are beginning to use research evidence in their management practice. This brief encapsulates the best empirical evidence on EIS so that leaders and managers are able to access recommendations that are based on sound evidence, not just hunches," said Dr. Beth Brooks.

To register to receive the Health Care HR Best Practice Brief: EIS visit www.jwtec.com and click on the Health Care Briefs & White Papers link. For questions or comments please email healthcare@jwt.com.

JWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Creative Excellence Awards

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY May 9, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with 33 Creative Excellence Awards during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Staffing Management Conference and Exposition in New Orleans on April 23rd. The 33 awards included the Dansker Award for Best in Show, 3 Grand Prizes and 10 First Place awards - representing a full spectrum of media, including newspaper and magazine advertising, collateral, outdoor and online.

"Our clients are benefiting from our continued focus on creating ideas that people want to spend more time with," said Rob Quish, President and CEO of JWT Employment Communications.

"We are honored with the recognition we received at the Creative Excellence Awards. It's a thrill to create work that is effective for our clients and also is recognized by our industry," said Mary Olson, Executive Creative Director of JWT Employment Communications.

The Dansker Award for Best in Show was awarded to JWT Employment Communications for a College Multi-media campaign done for Microsoft. "Winning the Dansker Award is great recognition for the hard work and creativity the JWT Employment Communications and Microsoft teams have put into this year's college campaign" commented Warren Ashton, Recruiting Manager at Microsoft. Other award winners included creative work for: The Boeing Company; Wachovia; Nordstrom; U.S. Department of State; Washington Mutual; General Motors; American Girl; Nissan; Valley Health System; Dreyer's; Quickstuff Convenience Stores; Orange County Department of Social Services; The Metropolitan Police and Deloitte.

JWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 210,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters and members in more than 100 countries.

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JWT Employment Communications Recognized with MerComm, Inc. iNova Awards

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY April 20, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with two MerComm, Inc. iNOVA Awards. The iNOVA awards, honoring the world's best corporate Web sites, represent world-class achievement, competing with over 200 entries from 12 countries around the world.

JWT Employment Communications was honored with a Bronze award for the Nordstrom Career Site (http://careers.nordstrom.com) and Honors for the U.S. Department of State Career Site (www.careers.state.gov), the core component of the U.S. Department of State's recruitment initiatives, which incorporates Jobster's social networking technology as part of the integrated recruitment strategy.

"As we strive to lead the way in using innovative technologies for recruiting into the federal environment, we appreciate MerComm's recognition of our careers site as one of the world's best. This is one of the greatest compliments we can receive as a government entity," said Diane Castiglione, Director of Recruiting at the U.S. Department of State. "Our continued partnership with JWT Employment Communications has resulted in innovative strategies and effective recruitment solutions," she concluded.

JWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Recognized with The Web Marketing Associations IAC Awards

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY April 19, 2007 JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with seven Interactive Advertising Competition Awards (IAC's). The IAC's, produced by the Web Marketing Association, honor excellence in online advertising.

JWT Employment Communications' awards-winning work included: U.S. Department of State, Best Online Government Email and Best Government Online Ad; The Boeing Company, Best Other Rich media Online Ad and Shell (UK), Best Employment Integrated Ad Campaign, Best Employment Interactive Application, Best Employment Microsite/Landing Page and Best Employment Rich Media Online Ad.

"The U.S. Department of State embraces the use of innovative technologies for identifying and attracting interested parties to our career opportunities," said Diane Castiglione, Director of Recruiting at the U.S. Department of State. "We strive to exceed expectations of how most consumers perceive government employment and thank the Web Marketing Association for recognizing our efforts," she concluded.

The Web Marketing Association (WMA) was founded in Boston in 1997 to help set a high standard for Internet marketing and corporate web development on the World Wide Web. The Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards honor excellence specifically in online advertising, recognize the individuals and organizations responsible. This is one of the only competitions to recognize only online categories of advertising.

JWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at South Carolina Healthcare Human Resource Association Annual Conference

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY April 16, 2007 Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Evidence-based Recruitment & Retention: Translating Research Into Practice at the South Carolina Healthcare Human Resource Association (SCHHRA) Annual Conference, held April 22 24th, at the Hilton Head Crowne Plaza Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. SCHHRA, a state chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), is an association of almost 100 healthcare HR professionals from across South Carolina, representing over 35 hospitals and 20 nursing homes/extended care facilities.

"As organizations continue to implement clinical evidence in what is known as evidence-based practice, more human resource managers and recruiters are being challenged to use evidence in their practice," according to Dr. Brooks. "This interactive presentation takes the mystery out of finding and using human resources and management research evidence to improve HR practice."

Dr. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in health care, including positions in nurse recruitment and nurse management. She also has previous experience in employment communications, working with health care clients across the country on award-winning advertising, branding and marketing programs. Her consulting work involves projects related to improving the quality of nursing work life and manager skill development.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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The South Carolina Healthcare Human Resources Association (SCHHRA) is an association of almost 100 healthcare HR professionals from across South Carolina, representing over 35 hospitals and 20 nursing homes/extended care facilities. SCHHRA is dedicated to enhancing sound human resources practices in the highest professional standards in South Carolina's hospitals and healthcare facilities.
SCHHRA is a state chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association.

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Rob Quish to CEO OF JWT Specialized Communications; After Nearly 45 Years in the Business, Tim Gibbon Announces His Retirement in 2007

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212 210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York January 16, 2007 Bob Jeffrey, chairman and CEO of JWT Worldwide, the largest advertising agency in the U.S. and fourth largest in the world, today announced that Rob Quish, 44, will become CEO of JWT Specialized Communications, effective immediately. Tim Gibbon, the current CEO, will become non-executive chairman of JWT Specialized Communications. Quish continues in his role as JWT's region president, managing its offices in Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, and Toronto; he joined JWT in 2005 as chief talent officer.

JWT Specialized Communications is a 50-year-old agency that includes a major recruitment marketing and employee communications agency (JWT Employment Communications), a boomer marketing agency (JWT Boom) and an enrollment marketing specialty (JWT Education). The company, which operates in over 20 markets, has clients in the U.K., Europe, Asia and North America.

"Rob's international experience and commitment to creativity and digitivity will bring a fresh perspective to developing these businesses, as we invest in growing our specialized capabilities in new and emerging areas that are important to our clients," commented Jeffrey. "Tim did a marvelous job of creating a market leading business, especially in Recruitment and Employer Branding, and we will continue on his legacy. We wish him the very best."

"Helping clients drive their branding efforts to their own employees, prospective employees and niche audiences is a crucial extension of their overall marketing efforts and we have a killer capability in place," said Quish. "All of our specialized services require deep expertise of industry specialists and we have a remarkable bench of very impressive people across rapidly growing industries like healthcare, financial services, technology and retail. With deep digital capabilities, the business is well positioned for growth."

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About JWT

JWT, which celebrates its 143rd anniversary this year, ranks as the largest advertising agency brand in the United States and as the fourth largest full-service network in the world. Its parent company is WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY).

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth A. Brooks Achieves Fellow Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:Contact:Jo BredwellJWT Employment Communications212-210-1141jo.bredwell@jwt.comorIdan Sims Sims & Associates, Inc.212 725-3838idan@simsinc.comNew York, NY January 11, 2007 Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, FACHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, achieved the status of Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as of January 1, 2007. The ACHE is an international professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, health care systems and other health care organizations throughout the country.A Certified Healthcare Executive since 2002, Dr. Brooks achieved the status of Fellow by demonstrating professional accomplishments and commitment to leadership excellence. With over 20 years of experience in health care Dr. Brooks has held positions as a nurse recruiter, nurse manager and director of nursing and is currently the health care industry thought leader for JWT Employment Communications, responsible for the agency's expertise on the attraction, recruitment and retention of health care talent. Dr. Brooks is a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders and Valparaiso University's National Council for the College of Nursing; she also serves on the Publications Committee for the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Academy of Management.Dr. Brooks is widely published in the nursing administration and health care management literature and presents workshops internationally and nationally. Previously in her career, Dr.Brooks worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was Associate Dean for Education Outreach, Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation, and Director of the Graduate Program in Administrative Nursing in the University's College of Nursing, where she taught the graduate human resource management course. She also founded the Brooks Group, Inc., a health care consulting and training company dedicated to improving the quality of nursing work life. A graduate of Valparaiso University (B.S.N.), Dr. Brooks received an M.S. degree in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois. JWT Employment Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.The agency has 25 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Continues Support of Human Capital Institute's "Employer Branding" Initiatives

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
JWT Employment Communications
Jo Bredwell
212-210-1141

Human Capital Institute
Andrea Miller
866-538-1909

Washington, D.C. - December 19, 2006 - The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and JWT Employment Communications, an award-winning advertising, communications and consulting firm, announced today that the agency has renewed its sponsor of HCI's Employer Branding learning and research track. The track is one of several topics addressed in HCI's Talent Strategy community of interest, a community HCI considers critical to organizations working to build competitive advantage.

HCI and JWT Employment Communications recognize that the market for talent may already be the world's most competitive-and that it is intensifying in the face of an aging workforce, lower unemployment rates, and an inexorable demand for more skills, knowledge, experience, and education. As a result, strong talent branding, which goes beyond "employer of choice" marketing, must be the cornerstone of any effective long-term recruitment and retention strategy. A weak talent brand can nullify the effects of even the best recruitment and retention strategies.

The Employer Branding track focuses on effective talent branding that sets in motion increasing "brand equity." That equity pays off as a virtuous cycle develops in which organizations gradually find it easier and less expensive to recruit and retain top talent while their competitors must look harder, further, and pay wage premiums to get good people.

A panel of expert advisors examines methods, trends, and best practices in employer branding. These advisors are Jo Bredwell, Senior Partner of JWT Employment Communications; Joan Giansante, Director of Recruitment Marketing for Merrill Lynch; Regina Miller, CEO and Founder of The Seventh Suite; Paul Rogers, Program Manager of Employer Brand for Starbucks Corporation; Kristen Weirick, Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for Whirlpool Corporation; and Donna Wildrick, Senior Manager of Global Staffing for The Boeing Company.

Webcasts, white papers, education, and other resources provide human capital professionals with information they need to understand employer branding, develop a strategy, and implement a successful marketing program.

"JWT Employment Communications' alliance with the Human Capital Institute has enabled us to educate more employers about employer branding and the benefits of an effective program," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Employment Communications. "We look forward to continuing our support."

"As the term 'employer brand' gets used more frequently it becomes even more important to educate organizations about what building brand actually entails. We look forward to working with JWT Employment Communications? to continue our efforts in this area," said Allan Schweyer, HCI's President & Executive Director.

More information about HCI's education and research tracks is available in the Communities menu at: www.humancapitalinstitute.org

ABOUT THE HUMAN CAPITAL INSTITUTE
The Human Capital Institute is a think tank, educator, and global professional association dedicated to the advancement of talent management practices with individuals and organizations. HCI serves as a catalyst for innovative thinking in integrated talent strategy, acquisition, development, engagement, management, and measurement. Through research and collaboration, HCI programs collect original, creative ideas from a field of the brightest thought leaders in talent management. Those ideas are then transformed into measurable, real-world strategies that help its members attract and retain high-performing people, build a diverse, inclusive workplace, and leverage individual and team performance throughout the enterprise. HCI members represent a broad coalition of educators, talent managers and executives. For more information, please visit: www.humancapitalinstitute.org

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Continues Support of Human Capital Institute's "Employer Branding" Initiatives

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

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Mary Olson Appointed Executive Creative Director for JWT Specialized Communications

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - November 14, 2006 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's largest marketing communications companies, has appointed Mary Olson as Executive Creative Director for North America, responsible for all creative services for the agency's JWT Employment Communications, JWT Mature Market Group and JWT Education groups.

Ms. Olson steps into this role with many years of experience. A graduate of California State University, she worked as a designer and illustrator in Pasadena, California in the mid 1980s. She moved into the role of Art Director and then Creative Director in the 15 years she worked in the Southern California area and has worked throughout the years on major accounts such as Disney, Bank of America, and Sony. In 1999 she moved to Seattle to join JWT Employment Communications on the Microsoft account, where the work Ms. Olson and her team developed was featured on ABC News. She also won the Employment Management Association's Dansker Award in 2001 for work done for the Seattle Police Department.

Prior to assuming this role, Ms. Olson was the JWT Employment Communications Regional Creative Director for the West Coast, working with clients such as Starbucks, Nordstrom, Expedia, Washington Mutual and Boeing.

She resides in Seattle, loves to hike in the Cascades, enjoys gourmet cooking and plays guitar in a local band. She also works with Habitat for Humanity and is a supporter of World Vision.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks Presents Why Employees Quit: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - September 26, 2006 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Why Employees Quit: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives at the Philadelphia Area Association of Healthcare Recruiters (PAAHCR) meeting, October 4 in Abington, PA.

Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies. Her presentation will focus on calculating the cost of health care industry employee turnover, tactics to reduce turnover and strategic approaches to increase retention of health care talent.

"Many organizations struggle to accurately calculate the cost of employee turnover; and when they do, they are shocked to learn how much turnover is costing the organization - not just in monetary terms, but also in how it impacts morale," according to Dr. Brooks. "Likewise, many organizations do not realize that, if invited, many employees who voluntary left the organization would be willing to return. Staying connected with former employees is a terrific recruitment strategy that can pay huge dividends if done right."

For more information on the October PAACHR meeting, contact Peggy Woods at (610) 565-7727 or email peggy.woods@jwt.com.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Present Evidence-Based Recruitment: Translating Research into Practice

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - September 25, 2006 Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Evidence-based Recruitment: Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) at the Health Care Recruiters Association of Metro Detroit (HCRAMD) seminar on September 28 in Ann Arbor, MI. A chapter of the National Association of Health Care Recruiters (NAHCR), HCRAMD is made up of over 50 members from 32 Detroit-based health care facilities.

Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employment communications companies. Her interactive session will review new management and human resources evidence that can be translated for use in practice by recruiters, employment managers and HR directors.

"Health care professionals have been diligently working to provide patient-focused care which is based on the latest clinical research evidence. Now, managers and human resources professionals are using the latest management and human resources evidence in their practice as well," according to Dr. Brooks. "The goal of using clinical research evidence is to improve patient outcomes. The goal of using management evidence is to develop employer brands that attract the right candidates that will fit in an organization, streamline the recruitment and hiring process and use evidence to devise programs, policies and procedures to reward, recognize and retain health care workers."
For more information on the upcoming seminar, contact Lisa Garity at (248) 799-0939 or email lisa.garity@jwt.com.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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New Survey Underscores Crisis in Shortage of Health Care Professionals

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Amy Allman
NAHCR
(407) 481-2893
amy@nahcr.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY, August 25, 2006 Shortages of health care professionals continue to challenge health care organizations throughout the country and a new survey reveals that the increased demand is outpacing the growth in supply of new health care professionals. This problem is intensifying as a result of graying Baby Boomers growing use of health care resources across the country, according to Shyrl Johnston, Senior Partner, JWT Employment Communications, citing the findings of the "Metrics Online(TM) 2005 Year-End Report."

"The nursing shortage has received much attention for some time. However, the shortage extends beyond nurses into other categories of health care professionals," said Ms. Johnston.

"The shortage of health care professionals is strongly reflected by the number of days it takes to fill open positions. There are simply not enough candidates in the current market place to fill the open positions in many hospitals and health care facilities across the country." said Cathy Allman, National Association for Health Care Recruiters Executive Director

JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's leading recruitment marketing and internal communications agencies, partnered with the National Association for Health Care Recruiters (NAHCR) to develop the Metrics Online(TM) Program.

Metrics Online(TM) is a national database, developed by JWT Employment Communications, that aggregates the data submitted by human resources professionals to provide national benchmarks for vacancy, turnover, cost per hire, days to fill and days to start. These benchmarks show national trends for the health care workforce and are used as guidelines to determine staffing, budgetary, and workforce retention plans at health care facilities.

Key findings of the NAHCR/JWT Employment Communications Metrics Online Report include:

Based on full time equivalent positions (FTE) the overall vacancy rate for nurses is 10.1% and 20.8% for occupational therapists and 10.3% for speech therapists.

The vacancy rate for rehabilitation professionals is high: 20.8% for occupational therapists and 10.3% for speech therapists on an FTE basis.

The turnover rate among nurses is high at 11.3%and even higher among critical care nurses.

The turnover rate for occupational therapists is 21.8%.

Nearly 55% of all open rehabilitation positions took 60 to 90-plus days to fill, including 75% of physical therapist positions, 71% of respiratory professional and almost 68% of occupational therapists.

More than 30% of open nursing positions required 60 to 90-plus days to fill.

"The continued nursing shortage results from tougher educational standards and the failure of the educational system to expand its capacity to train nurses. Last year 30,000 qualified candidates were turned away by four-year colleges because of a shortage of seats. Even larger numbers of qualified candidates were turned away by two-year nursing academic programs because of a shortage of instructors," said Ms. Johnston of JWT Employment Communications, who directed the Metrics Online(TM) research. "Health care providers must continue to aggressively address the challenges presented by the shortages of all health care professionals."

"Employers who will be most successful are those who have innovative recruitment and retention programs and remain focused on developing a retention culture," added Ms. Johnston.

She warned that "the demographic phenomenon of aging Baby Boomers has begun placing unprecedented demands on the U.S. health care system, encompassing acute, chronic and rehabilitative resources."

Cathy Allman added, "In order to meet the country's health care needs we must continue to engage young students' interest in a career in health care and provide an educational track for them to enter college programs and pursue health care careers. Educational systems, government and private sector must also provide scholarship opportunities for health care educators, and funding for faculty and labs for health care students. And health care organizations must be diligent to make sure they are serving the needs of their employees with competitive compensation and benefits. Employers need to create and maintain positive work environments that allow employees to feel valuable and have input in their practice on clinical, professional and other issues."

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Specialized Communications Affiliates with G2G to Offer Interactive Marketing Services to the Education Sector

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - August 3, 2006 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's leading specialty marketing communications companies, has formed an affiliation with G2G, an interactive communications agency located in suburban Boston, Massachusetts.

G2G has over 11 years of online media design and marketing experience, with a special focus on the world of higher education. "We understand the complex strategic objectives that educational institutions face and the multitude of audiences they must address online," said Andrew Child, co-founder and principal of G2G. "We're very proud to be able to combine our knowledge of this sector with the world-recognized interactive and branding expertise of JWT."

"It's a winning combination of talents," said Ben Klau, Senior Partner at JWT Specialized Communications and Director of Interactive Solutions. "Higher education administrators and faculty can take advantage of G2G's experience and success advancing their specific communications goals, and at the same time have the benefit of JWT Specialized Communications' pioneering work in the area of brand management through the innovative use of interactive media."

G2G will continue to operate under the leadership of Andrew Child, whose creative and strategic work for institutions such as Boston College, University of Virginia's Darden Business School, Hamilton College, Dominican College, Goucher College, MIT and the Baltimore Collegetown Network has frequently been recognized by CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Crisis in Health Care Recruiting Reported at NAHCR IMAGE 2006

Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141

The Forum for Shared Governance Appoints Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Advisory Board

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - August 1, 2006 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, has been appointed to the Forum for Shared Governance Advisory Board, a clearing house for promoting and distributing research about shared governance and other organizational improvements that assist in the empowerment of nurses and other health care professionals in their workplace.

The Forum promotes shared responsibility between staff, managers and patients in the control and influence of their health care organizations. The role of the advisory board is to offer support and education to effectively participate in the governance of these organizations.

With over 20 years of experience in health care including positions as a nurse recruiter, nurse manager and director of nursing, Dr. Brooks is currently the health care industry thought leader for JWT Employment Communications, responsible for the agencys expertise on the attraction, recruitment and retention of health care talent. She and her team work to identify and utilize academic research findings to enhance the agencys products and services.

Dr. Brooks is a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders and serves on the Education Committee for the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Academy of Management.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Rod Alanis Appointed JWT Employment Communications Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - June 5, 2005 JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, has appointed Rod Alanis Director of Diversity and Inclusion, responsible for helping clients attract, recruit and retain diverse candidates, as well as for the introduction and management of diversity programs and initiatives.

Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Alanis developed and executed a wide array of diversity marketing initiatives for major government agencies and private industry employers.

We are amidst one of the most profound demographic changes we\'ve experienced in the past century, and it\'s a very dynamic time in the marketplace, said Rod Alanis. I\'m excited about the opportunity to continue to bring value to our clients, while helping to make a positive impact in our diverse communities as well.

Before joining JWT Employment Communications, Rod Alanis worked in Accenture\'s business process competency group in Dallas, Texas. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he obtained a BBA with a double major in Marketing & MIS and a Spanish minor. He received his MBA from Texas Tech University with an emphasis in Marketing.

The son of Mexican immigrants, Rod is fluent in Spanish. He currently resides in Washington D.C.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at American Organization of Nurse Executives\' Annual Meeting

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com
New York, NY - April 11, 2006 Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present What Every CNO Needs to Know About Branding at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Annual Meeting, held April 20th - 21st, in Orlando, Florida, at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel. AONE is a national organization of over 5,000 nurse leaders and executives who design, facilitate, and manage care. Dr. Brooks is an AONE member and holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and employment communications companies.

Managing your employer brand means having a clear understanding of what you have to offer your target audience - the nurses who will succeed in your organization, and who, in turn, will make your organization successful, according to Dr. Brooks.

Dr. Brooks has more than 20 years experience in health care, including positions in nurse recruitment and nurse management. She also has previous experience in employment communications, working with health care clients across the country on award-winning advertising, branding and marketing programs. Her consulting work involves projects related to improving the quality of nursing work life and manager skill development.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Employment Management Association Creative Excellence Awards

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - April 11, 2006 - JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with 28 Employment Management Association (EMA) Creative Excellence Awards at the groups annual ceremony. The 28 awards included one Grand Prize and 11 First Place awards and represented a full spectrum of media, including newspaper and magazine advertising, collateral, outdoor, video, DVD, and online media.

Our clients are benefiting from our continued focus on creating ideas that people want to spend more time with, said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Employment Communications.

The award winners included creative work for the following employers: Boeing; Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta; CapitalOne; Department of State; Ferguson; FSA (Financial Services Authority); GM; Lee Memorial Health System; MasterBrand; Merrill Lynch; Metropolitan Police; Oakwood Health System; Premier Food; St. Johns Mercy; Texas Childrens Hospital; University of Michigan Healthcare; XBox and Xerox.

The EMA presents the Creative Excellence Awards annually to recognize outstanding achievement in recruitment advertising and marketing. The program is sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management, the world\'s largest association devoted to human resources. Representing more than 190,000 individual members, the Society\'s mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks Examines The Quality of Nursing Work Life

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - April 11, 2006 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, has published an article focusing on the construct of Quality of Nursing Work Life (QNWL), entitled Defining Quality of Nursing Work Life, in the December 2005 issue of Nursing Economics.

The health care industry requires an increasingly sophisticated approach to drive organizational performance, while recruiting and retaining a nursing workforce in short supply. The concept of QNWL examines and understands workers and the work environment better than information about job satisfaction. About 30% of what is learned in job satisfaction surveys concerns employees personalities, something an employer has little ability to change. QNWL offers direct and useful feedback to leaders aspiring to manage employee and organizational outcomes.

The conceptual components outlined in Dr. Brooks article are intended to provide nurse leaders with ideas on how to enhance the work life of nurses, as well as provide information to improve the work environment. In order to access QNWL, there are a number of strategies that may be employed. An assessment of the current organization can help build a quality work environment and retain employees.

Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Peggy Brogan Woods Joins JWT Employment Communications

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Employment Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - April 4, 2006 - JWT Employment Communications, one of the worlds largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, has appointed Peggy Brogan Woods Director of Business Development, with sales and marketing responsibilities in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.

Ms. Woods has over twenty years of experience in advertising, communications and employer branding, with extensive expertise in building client relationships and project management. Much of her experience involves coordinating the efforts of large national accounts in the pharmaceutical, health care, education, government contract and high-tech industries. Most recently Ms. Woods headed her own consultancy, PBW Communications, where she provided marketing communications services.

She has a long-term involvement with the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) as well as with the Philadelphia SHRM chapter, the Philadelphia Area Association of Healthcare Recruiters (PAAHCR), New Jersey Healthcare Recruiters (NJHR) and the Employment Management Association (EMA). She has served on the board of the HR Person of the Year Award Program for the Delaware Valley. Ms. Woods is also a member of the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE) and has been listed in Whos Who Among Executive and Professional Women.

Peggy is a valuable addition to our Philadelphia team, said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Employment Communications. Her client-focused strategic consulting experience has given her an in-depth understanding of recruitment marketing communications issues.

A graduate of Fairfield University in Connecticut, Ms. Woods holds a degree in English/ Communications as well as a certificate in Secondary Education. She is AIRS-certified in Internet Recruiting, and has received Dale Carnegie training including Leadership Training for Managers, The Leader in You and Achieving Customer Delight programs. She and her family reside in Wallingford, PA.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at the Nursing Management Congress

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - October 3, 2005 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Hiring the Best Through Behavioral Interviewing at the Nursing Management Congress [NMC] in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies.

The conference will be held October 9th - 12th, at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, publisher of Nursing Management journal. NMC 2005 is a platform for new, experienced, and aspiring nurse managers to take a hard look at some of the most crucial issues facing nursing management today.

Dr. Brooks was on faculty in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was Associate Dean for Education Outreach, responsible for developing partnerships with health care providers to provide on-site degree programs, and the Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation - the College's faculty consulting practice. She also directed the Graduate Program in Administrative Nursing where she taught the human resource management course. She founded The Brooks Group, Inc., a health care consulting and training company dedicated to improving the quality of nursing work life. Previously, Dr. Brooks worked in employment communications, as a nurse recruiter, and as a nurse manager and director. She is widely published in the nursing administration and health care management literature and presents workshops internationally and nationally.

A graduate of Valparaiso University (B.S.N.), Dr. Brooks received an M.S. degree in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Brooks is also a board certified health care executive (CHE).

About JWT Employment Communications

JWT Specialized Communications provides strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management and other specialty marketing categories, as well as general interactive marketing services. The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

About NMC

Nursing Management Congress is an annual event, coordinated by some of the top health experts in the field, which focuses on the issues facing nursing today. The 2005 NMC is sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkin, an accredited provider of continued education (CE) in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation and by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (ACCN).

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JWT Specialized Communications Develops New Tracking Formula for Organic SEO

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

New York, NY - September 28, 2005 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's largest marketing communications companies, has developed a new proprietary formula to better track the success of organic Search Engine Optimization [SEO] campaigns.

Search Engine Optimization is a marketing strategy that increases a site's ability to be found on Internet search engines and directories. The right search engine strategy can effectively impact online traffic levels, generate qualified leads, and support a company's overall branding and online marketing initiatives. The use of the web analytics formula proves that SEO can be very competitive with Pay-Per-Click [PPC] advertising and much more affordable than more traditional online marketing methods.

Available at no charge, the formula helps estimate the value of organic search using industry standard metrics such as Cost Per Mil [CPM] and Cost Per Click [CPC], which then allow marketers to estimate the Return on Investment [ROI] of organic search campaigns. Although these are metrics that can be determined through the use of a high powered analytics suite, the JWT Specialized Communications' solution requires no additional hardware and can be put to use without the need for any programming or IT resources. In addition, unlike analytics packages, this new formula can predict the value of SEO keywords before they are implemented.

By taking into account an advertiser's ranking on the major search engines, down to the level of page and position, as well as the market share of the search engines a site is ranked on and the estimated searches per month of the optimized key words, this formula can gather an estimate of the impressions per month a site is getting on search engines in terms of the quantity of people who view the listing.

Both a summary and full dissertation of the formula are available at www.jwtsc-seo.com, along with more information on related services.

JWT Specialized Communications provides strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management and other specialty marketing categories, as well as general interactive marketing services. The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at the National Nursing Administration Research Conference

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - September 28, 2005 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Measuring Nursing Shared Governance, as well as a poster session on Assessing the Quality of Nursing Worklife, at the National Nursing Administration Research Conference (NARC) in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies.

The conference will be held October 5th - 8th, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson and is sponsored by The University of Arizona College of Nursing at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. The conference focus is From Nursing Science to the Nursing Workplace: Creating New Pathways, with the goal of disseminating current nursing research on nursing administration and nursing systems topics.

Dr. Brooks was on faculty in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was Associate Dean for Education Outreach, responsible for developing partnerships with health care providers to provide on-site degree programs, and the Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation - the College's faculty consulting practice. She also directed the Graduate Program in Administrative Nursing where she taught the human resource management course. She founded The Brooks Group, Inc., a health care consulting and training company dedicated to improving the quality of nursing work life. Previously, Dr. Brooks worked in employment communications, as a nurse recruiter, and as a nurse manager and director. She is widely published in the nursing administration and health care management literature and presents workshops internationally and nationally.

A graduate of Valparaiso University (B.S.N.), Dr. Brooks received an M.S. degree in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Brooks is also a board certified health care executive (CHE).

About JWT Employment Communications

JWT Specialized Communications provides strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management and other specialty marketing categories, as well as general interactive marketing services. The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

About NARC

The National Conference on Nursing Administration Research is one in a series of biennial conferences initiated by the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (CGEAN) offering clinical leaders, researchers, educators, policy makers, and graduate students a forum for discussion of issues relating to nursing's impact on improving health and the delivery of health and nursing services. NARC is sponsored by The University of Arizona College of Nursing at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Arizona Nurses' Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

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Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at Staffing.org Philadelphia Performance Summit

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - August 24, 2005 - Beth A. Brooks, PhD, RN, CHE, and Senior Partner at JWT Employment Communications, will present Why Employees Quit: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives at Staffing.org's Philadelphia Performance Summit. Dr. Brooks holds management responsibilities for the integrated offerings to health care employers at JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies.

The Summit will be held September 21st-23rd, in Philadelphia at the Warwick Hotel and is sponsored by Staffing.org, a web-based non-profit organization dedicated to using measurement to help organizations to make the best decisions about people and work.

Dr. Brooks was on faculty in the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was Associate Dean for Education Outreach, responsible for developing partnerships with health care providers to provide on-site degree programs, and the Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation - the College's faculty consulting practice. She also directed the Graduate Program in Administrative Nursing where she taught the human resource management course. She founded The Brooks Group, Inc., a health care consulting and training company dedicated to improving the quality of nursing work life. Previously, Dr. Brooks worked in employment communications, as a nurse recruiter, and as a nurse manager and director. She is widely published in the nursing administration and health care management literature and presents workshops internationally and nationally.

A graduate of Valparaiso University (B.S.N.), Dr. Brooks received an M.S. degree in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Brooks is also a board certified health care executive (CHE).

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Partners with NAHCR To Introduce Metrics Online^TM

Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - August 2, 2005 - JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, has partnered with the National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR) in introducing Metrics Online^TM, a national database of statistics relevant to health care recruiters and HR professionals.

Metrics Online^TM aggregates the data submitted by participating organizations to provide national benchmarks for vacancy, turnover, cost-per-hire, days-to-fill, and days-to-start. Organizations are easily able to compare their individual data with national statistics on those key metrics. Customized reports by region, state, metro area and bed-size are also available.

JWT Employment Communications developed the program's methodology and supporting technology, and provides the data analysis. NAHCR members and other interested health care employers can access Metrics Online^TM through the organization's Web site at http://www.nahcr.com/.

"The National Association for Health Care Recruitment is thrilled to introduce Metrics Online^TM," said Amy Allman, Director of Marketing and Member Relations at NAHCR. "This is a great opportunity for NAHCR members to get the statistics they need to measure recruitment and retention and to compare their organization's statistics to national benchmarks."

Shyrl Johnston, Senior Partner and head of consulting services at JWT Employment Communications, said, "We have had a long-standing relationship with NAHCR and together we have been able to provide meaningful programs and support to their members. We greatly appreciate NAHCR's endorsement of Metrics Online^TM and the opportunity to offer a quality HR benchmarking program that will benefit all who participate."

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

The National Association for Health Care Recruitment provides leadership and support to the health care recruiting profession through advocacy, education and professional development. NAHCR has more than 1,000 members nationwide, serving nurse, allied health, physician recruiters and human resources professionals; working in hospitals, home care, long term care, rehabilitation facilities, HMOs, schools of nursing and the military.

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Dr. Beth Brooks Joins JWT Employment Communications as Senior Partner, Health Care

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - June 13, 2005 - JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and internal communications companies, has appointed Dr. Beth A. Brooks, RN, CHE, as Senior Partner for Health Care, with management responsibilities for the agency's integrated offerings to healthcare employers.

Dr. Brooks joins the agency from the University of Illinois at Chicago where she was Associate Dean for Education Outreach, Executive Director of the Institute for Healthcare Innovation, and Director of the Graduate Program in Administrative Nursing in the University's College of Nursing, where she taught the graduate human resource management course. She also founded the Brooks Group, Inc., a health care consulting and training company dedicated to improving the quality of nursing work life. Previously in her career, Dr. Brooks worked in employment communications and as a nurse recruiter. She is widely published in the nursing administration and health care management literature and presents workshops internationally and nationally.

"Having Beth lead our health care team will be of enormous value to our clients in that industry," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Employment Communications. "She combines clinical knowledge with recruitment expertise and a strategic approach to the attraction, recruitment and retention of talent. We look forward to sharing her insights and vision."

A graduate of Valparaiso University (B.S.N.), Dr. Brooks received an M.S. degree in Nursing Administration from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois. Dr. Brooks is also a board certified health care executive (CHE).

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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Michael Tsugranis joins JWT Specialized Communications

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - May 12, 2005 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, has appointed Michael Tsugranis Senior Partner, with management responsibility for agency offices in New York, Boston, Detroit, and Toronto.

He joins the agency from the Bernard Hodes Group, where he held a variety of account management positions since 1986, and a senior management position as head of that agency's New Jersey office since 1997.

"Mike is an outstanding addition to our leadership team," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. "I've admired his commitment to his clients for years, so I'm very proud that we're joining forces."

A graduate of New York University (Journalism, 1983), Mr. Tsugranis lives in Ft. Lee, New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Employment Management Association Creative Excellence Awards

Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - May 12, 2005 - JWT Employment Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, was honored with 27 Employment Management Association (EMA) Creative Excellence Awards at the group's annual ceremony. The 27 awards included one Best in Category Award and ten First Place Awards and represented a full spectrum of media, including newspaper and magazine advertising, collateral, outdoor, DVD, radio, and Web communications (http://www.jwtec.com/ema).

"Our focus on creating ideas that people want to spend more time with is paying real dividends for our clients," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Specialized Communications.

The award-winning work included creative for the following employers: Boeing; Coca-Cola Enterprises, LTD; Discover; Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare; Exelon; GM; Merrill Lynch; SEPTA; Shell; Solvay; Starbucks; Universal Studios Hollywood; Wachovia; and Xerox.

The EMA presents the Creative Excellence Awards annually to recognize outstanding achievement in recruitment advertising and marketing. The program is sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 190,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Specialized Communications Opens in China

Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Lily Siu is appointed Managing Director, China

Contact:
Jo Bredwell
JWT Specialized Communications
212-210-1141
jo.bredwell@jwt.com

or

Idan Sims
Sims & Associates, Inc.
212 725-3838
idan@simsinc.com

New York, NY - May 2, 2005 - JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world's largest recruitment marketing and communications companies, announced today that it has established a presence in China and has appointed Lily Siu, Managing Director, China, in charge of its new offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Ms. Siu joins JWT Specialized Communications from TMP Worldwide, where she spent the past six years in the Asia-Pacific market, with management roles in China and Singapore.

"China is the most important market in our global expansion strategy. More and more of our international clients are expanding there, and many employers in China are interested in applying recruitment marketing techniques proven successful in other countries. Our goals match perfectly with Lily Siu's experience and enthusiasm for new approaches to communicating with workforce talent in the world's most dynamic market," said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO, JWT Specialized Communications.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT Specialized Communications Consolidates Asia Pacific Locations

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700

CONTACT:
Allison Doorbar
JWT Specialized Communications
+ 612 9947 2285
allison.doorbar@jwt.com

Singapore - April 26, 2005 -- JWT Specialized Communications (JWTSC), a subsidiary of the global advertising agency JWT, has announced the closure of its Singapore office. As part of a global review of its operations, the agency will focus its Asia Pacific operations in three key centers - Australia, China and Hong Kong.

JWTSC is implementing a handover plan to minimize any disruption to its current clients' operations in Singapore. Some clients and staff will be transitioning to the start up company of Kelvin Low, the former Managing Director of JWTSC while others' needs will be met by associated companies in the JWT group.

JWT Singapore is a separate operating company from JWTSC and is unaffected by the closure.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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JWT INSIDE Press Releases

JWT INSIDE Wins Outstanding Website for CHW Careers Site Online Network in Interactive Advertising Competition and Grabs Majority in Intranets

JWT INSIDE Sweeps the iNOVA Awards in Careers/Recruitment Category and Grabs Majority in Intranets

Catholic Healthcare West with JWT INSIDE Honored with Excellence in New Communications Award by Society for New Communications Research

JWT INSIDE Wins Three Astrid Awards For Outstanding Achievement in Design Communications

JWT INSIDE London is handed global Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Marine and Energy account

JWT INSIDE Wins Healthcare Advertising Award for Catholic Healthcare West Employee Communications Program

TalentDrive and JWT INSIDE Announce Innovative Recruitment Marketing Product & Partnership

JWT INSIDE Wins Twenty-Eight Creative Excellence Awards, including Grand Prize for Online Media, Global Communications and Self Promotion

New Article Published on Authenticity in Employer Branding

JWT INSIDE Wins Silver Addy Award

JWT INSIDE Wins Both Intranet Awards in the 22nd Annual Mercury Awards Competition

JWT INSIDE Wins Best of Show in 8th Annual iNOVA Awards Competition

JWT INSIDE Recognized with Web Award for University of Michigan Health System Career Web Site

JWT INSIDE Brings Web 2.0 Solutions to Health Care Employment Marketing

JWT INSIDE Track One of Human Resource Executive's Top HR Products of 2008

Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Present "The Latest Evidence"

JWT INSIDE Recognized with Ten Web Awards Including Best Intranet Web Site

JWT INSIDE Sponsors Employer Branding Webinar for the Human Capital Institute

Dr. Beth Brooks Authors Nurse Leader Article "Using Online and Emerging Media in Nurse Recruitment" Supporting Print to Online Shift

JWT INSIDE and VML Launch Microsoft View<myWorld> Careers Site Revolutioning the Career Web Site Experience

JWT INSIDE Grand Price Winner for Internal Communications and General Multimedia Campaign at the 2008 Creaive Excellence Awards

JWT INSIDE Received "Official Honoree" Distinction for the 12th Annual Webby Awards

JWT INSIDE Presents Summer Webinar Series

Peter Womersley Appointed JWT INSIDE President, International

Metrics Online 2007 Semi-Annual Report Released

JWT INSIDE Recognized with Five MerComm, Inc. iNOVA Awards, Including Grand Prize Recruitment Site Best in Category

JWT Employment Communications Announces New Name, Positioning

JWT Employment Communications' Dr. Beth A. Brooks Published "Evidence-Based Human Resources: A Case for Exit Interview Surveys

Jerry Touslee and Dr. Beth A. Brooks of JWT Employment Communications to Present at the 17th Annual SHRM-Atlanta Conference

JWT and JWT Employment Communications Recognized with the WPP Worldwide Partnership Program Award

JWT Employment Communications Expands Services Within Research and Planning Division

JWT JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Six Webawards Including Employment Best of Industry

Metrics Online(TM) Survey Results for 2006 Continue to Highlight the Shortage of Health Care Professionals

JWT Employment Communications Releases "Health Care HR Best Practices Brief - Exit Interview Surveys"

JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Creative Excellence Awards

JWT Employment Communications Recognized with MerComm, Inc. iNova Awards

JWT Employment Communications Recognized with The Web Marketing Associations IAC Awards

Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at South Carolina Healthcare Human Resource Association Annual Conference

Rob Quish to CEO OF JWT Specialized Communications; After Nearly 45 Years in the Business, Tim Gibbon Announces His Retirement in 2007

Dr. Beth A. Brooks Achieves Fellow Status in the American College of Healthcare Executives

JWT Employment Communications Continues Support of Human Capital Institute's "Employer Branding" Initiatives

JWT Employment Communications Continues Support of Human Capital Institute's "Employer Branding" Initiatives

Mary Olson Appointed Executive Creative Director for JWT Specialized Communications

Dr. Beth Brooks Presents Why Employees Quit: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives

Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Present Evidence-Based Recruitment: Translating Research into Practice

New Survey Underscores Crisis in Shortage of Health Care Professionals

JWT Specialized Communications Affiliates with G2G to Offer Interactive Marketing Services to the Education Sector

Crisis in Health Care Recruiting Reported at NAHCR IMAGE 2006

The Forum for Shared Governance Appoints Dr. Beth A. Brooks to Advisory Board

Rod Alanis Appointed JWT Employment Communications Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at American Organization of Nurse Executives\' Annual Meeting

JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Employment Management Association Creative Excellence Awards

Dr. Beth Brooks Examines The Quality of Nursing Work Life

Peggy Brogan Woods Joins JWT Employment Communications

Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at the Nursing Management Congress

JWT Specialized Communications Develops New Tracking Formula for Organic SEO

Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at the National Nursing Administration Research Conference

Dr. Beth Brooks to Speak at Staffing.org Philadelphia Performance Summit

JWT Employment Communications Partners with NAHCR To Introduce Metrics OnlineTM

Dr. Beth Brooks Joins JWT Employment Communications as Senior Partner, Health Care

Michael Tsugranis joins JWT Specialized Communications

JWT Employment Communications Recognized with Employment Management Association Creative Excellence Awards

JWT Specialized Communications Opens in China

JWT Specialized Communications Consolidates Asia Pacific Locations

JWT Employment Communications Partners with NAHCR To Introduce Metrics Online^TM