The Pohly Company
The Pohly Company Purchases Kennard Design
Acquisition supports ongoing expansion plan

BOSTON, July 25, 2007 — The Pohly Company, a diversified marketing and publishing services company specializing in engagement marketing and customer communications, announced today the acquisition of Kennard Design (Boston) as Pohly continues to implement its 5-year expansion plan that was announced in the fall of 2005.

Kennard Design, a 20-year-old Boston-based design communications firm, owned and managed by Justin Kennard, principle provides a wide range of design services to a client list that includes Harvard Business School Publishing, Holcim (U.S.), and National Educational Travel Council.

“We are pleased to have Kennard Design join The Pohly Company," said Diana Pohly, president. "This acquisition brings in more great talent and a larger roster of clients to strengthen and expand our existing Design Communications Group as part of our current business plan.”

In September of 2005, The Pohly Company restructured into five business units: Communications Consulting & Market Research, Custom Publishing, Media Sales & Consulting, Design Communications, and Fuel Publishing - each an outgrowth of capabilities Pohly was already providing to its clients. Pohly's Design Communications Group is headed by Kevin Miller, vice president and chief creative officer, and currently serves clients that include MIT Sloan School of Management, Continental Airlines, and the Massachusetts Lodging Association.

“I know that making this move will prove to be beneficial for both Kennard Design and our clients,” Kennard commented. “The Pohly Company's services in the customer communications and engagement space provide more resources for my clients to meet their needs.”

About The Pohly Company
The Pohly Company is a diversified marketing and publishing services company that specializes in engagement marketing and customer communications - creating and advancing programs that drive emotional relationships with a company's customers and best prospects. Services include communications consulting and market research, custom publishing, media sales and consulting, and design communications. The company works with world-class brands, publishers, and major associations, including Continental Airlines, Coca-Cola FoodService, UAW-DaimlerChrysler, Boston Whaler, Western Union, and the Association of National Advertisers. The Pohly Company is also the publisher of Fuel, a bi-monthly newsletter for marketing and communications professionals that focuses on unconventional ways in which to reach and influence key customer groups. For more information on the Boston-based company, visit pohlyco.com.

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