CIPS Marketing Group Launches Operations in Chicago

LOS ANGELES, California – September 14, 2009 – CIPS has opened its first operation in Chicago this month with the recent business award for the delivery of Impremedia-owned La Raza newspaper.

Jim Pellegrino, the Director of Circulation for Impremedia, said “CIPS offers us the management expertise and quality control we need for our distribution. They offer the most cost-effective solution, while providing great service and swift responses on all issues”.

Michael Lynch, President of CIPS, adds “We are very excited to be partnering with La Raza for their newspaper distribution. Chicago is a very attractive market for CIPS, and we are very encouraged by the opportunities in this market for further expansion.” Chicago is one of many major US markets CIPS is expanding its services to in the coming months.

CIPS has been providing the most reliable and cost-effective distribution services to advertisers, newspapers, phone directory publishers for more than 25 years. CIPS is the largest independently-audited alternate distribution company in the United States, specializing in alternate home delivery and single copy distribution, and distributing to more than 5 million households per week. CIPS maintains strong relationships with major advertisers and with the newspaper industry's top national advertising agencies, NSA, Valassis and ACG.

CIPS has developed the most technologically advanced GPS verification and barcode scanning systems in the industry allowing its clients to track their deliveries in real time from anywhere. Coupled with their in-field Quality Control employee personnel armed with laptops to track all driver vehicle GPS positions and for reporting audit results in real time for immediate problem resolution, CIPS provides a delivery system that is both reliable and transparent. Their Quality Control technology is the new standard in the alternate delivery industry.

In addition to CIPS developing the industry's top-performing GPS tracking system, CIPS also brings you the most qualified operational leadership and expertise in the industry, bar none. With one of the largest and longest running TMC programs in the US, CIPS has become the industry standard in alternate home delivery and single copy distribution.

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CONTACT:
Kennedy Higdon
khigdon@cipsmarketing.com
(310) 769-6900, ext 235
www.cipsmarketing.com