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Creative Circle Advertising Solutions expands into Asia Pacific media market

Company appoints Medialive as marketing representative in the region

For Immediate Release
Contact: Bill Ostendorf, 401-272-1122

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (October 10, 2006) -- Creative Circle Advertising Solutions (CCAS), makers of the innovative adQ: Intelligent classifieds web entry system, is expanding into the Asia Pacific region with the help of marketing partner, Medialive. The two companies signed a partnership agreement this week.

Medialive will help CCAS establish and manage sales and support channels in the Asia Pacific region. Medialive will also provide other services, including market feasibility reports, strategic planning, direct sales to key customers and key account management. Medialive specializes in marketing leading edge technology for the media industry.

"Because adQ is much more effective and user-friendly than other classifieds software, we see amazing potential for our products in the Asia Pacific market," says Bill Ostendorf, CEO of Creative Circle. "Media companies cannot meet the rising demand for simple-to-use advertising tools and online community forums without software such as the products we offer." And he should know. Ostendorf is also president and founder of Creative Circle Media Consulting, one of North America's leading media consulting, design and training firms. Ostendorf has led more than 400 industry seminars in 23 countries and helped more than 100 media companies sharply focus their resources on satisfying their readers and advertisers.

CCAS's leading products include:
adQ: Intelligent classifieds, cutting-edge, content-rich software that helps newspapers, magazines and broadcast outlets generate classified advertising revenue online. adQ's friendly interface helps users write more effective ads, resulting in longer ads, more revenue and more repeat business.
Community Connections, a participatory journalism forum that encourages people to build an online community so they may sign up and share stories, event announcements, photos or blogs, as well as host debates. This user-generated material can then provide inexpensive content for print editions as well.

"I am excited to be representing Creative Circle in the Asia Pacific region," says Reiner Ebenhoch, Medialive's Managing Director. "The Asia Pacific region certainly offers the potential for high growth for CCAS and part of Medialive's charter is to expand CCAS's reach in the region to media corporations who will benefit most from its online products and its deep knowledge of growing audiences and revenue."

About Creative Circle Advertising Solutions, Inc.
Creative Circle Advertising Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2004 to create innovative software that will enable media companies to grow web revenue and audiences - solutions crucial to their future in a hotly competitive web environment. The firm has a rich heritage of serving the industry. It sprang from the experience of its sister company, Creative Circle Media Consulting, which has a 25-year history of providing media companies with management consulting, training, as well as branding and design solutions. The media consulting firm has led more than 200 redesigns of newspapers, classified sections, web sites and magazines. For more information, visit www.creativecirclemedia.com.

About Medialive Pte Ltd
Medialive Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, specializes in assisting media companies in the Asia Pacific region identify and purchase leading edge technology solutions by representing top software providers based in the U.S. and Europe. Medialive helps manage sales and support to accommodate the needs of both sides in these international technology connections. For more information, visit http://www.medialiveasia.com.