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Three Catholic weeklies choose software from Creative Circle

Papers draw on a variety of tools from the CCAS suite of software to grow readership and revenue

For Immediate Release
Contact: Sue Tremblay, 401-935-9414

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March, 2007) -- Creative Circle Advertising Solutions, Inc. (CCAS), developer of innovative internet software for media companies, will provide software to help develop and expand the web capabilities for three Catholic weeklies - The Florida Catholic, based in Orlando, which covers six of Florida's seven Catholic dioceses, The Arlington (Va.) Catholic and The Providence (R.I.) Visitor.

The papers will draw on websiteQ, communityQ and/or adQ: Intelligent classifieds to make their sites more robust and interactive and to generate more revenue.

websiteQ is a flexible content-management system that allows a media staff to quickly alter the layout and emphasis of news, photos, calendars and more. Dynamic content and ad positions are managed through an easy-to-use interface, resulting in a fresh website at any time. The Florida Catholic site will be built on websiteQ and is scheduled to launch this May.

Both the Arlington Catholic and The Providence Vistor will use both communityQ and adQ on their sites.

communityQ provides an easy-to-use interface for users to submit stories, photos, blogs and events. communityQ is being deployed by the Chicago Tribune in Chicago's suburban ring at www.Triblocal.com and is used by several other newspapers, including the North Jersey Media Group at www.mycommunity.com.

adQ is a web-entry classified solution that helps users write more effective classifieds through an easy-to-use and fun interface. Users have the ability compare upsell opportunities and see the composed ad in the specific typography of the newspaper. Ads can also be hosted online through adQ's searchable web display product, which enhances the shopping experience by displaying classifieds more like an attractive display ad.

"We're honored to have the opportunity to help the Catholic church reach out through the internet to build its community and support the work of the Church," said Bill Ostendorf, CEO of CCAS and the founder of Creative Circle Media Consulting (CCMC), which is providing consulting, training and design services for all three papers as well. CCMC will provide both print and web redesigns of all three papers. "Our suite of products was a great choice for these publications. Everything we build is functional, flexible and easy to use. And they provide the latest tools to pubishers, editors and web managers to build communities, provide diverse and varied content, to interact with users and to monetize their sites."

CCAS also offers a 24/7 call center and the ability to provide review and approval of classified ads and user-submitted content.