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MEDIAWHIZ HIRES TOP ONLINE ADVERTISING

New York, NY, November 18th, 2008: MediaWhiz (www.mediawhiz.com), a leading results-driven online marketing company, today announced a number of senior appointments at its New York office.

MediaWhiz made strategic hires in key areas including product development, sales, and client services, setting the stage for a solid 2009.

“We are excited to add this level of talent to our team in preparation for 2009,” said Jonathan Shapiro, CEO of MediaWhiz. “The fact that each one of these individuals brings significant online advertising leadership experience to the table is a testament to the type of organization we are building… a team of true experts in driving real innovation and results for our clients.”

“We sought out and hired the best talent in the industry,” said Katie Hollis, HR Director of MediaWhiz. “Our current and future clients will reap the benefits that only a top-notch team like this can provide.”

MediaWhiz welcomes the following new team members:

Peter Klein joins MediaWhiz as General Manager of Monetizeit, MediaWhiz’s Affiliate Network. With thirteen years of marketing and product management experience, Klein is responsible for managing the Monetizeit Affiliate Network and optimizing the MediaWhiz Full Service Lead Program offering. Before joining MediaWhiz, Klein was the Director of Affiliate & Search Engine Marketing at Hot Rocket Marketing, Inc., a provider of online advertising services. Klein also held senior product development, strategy, and marketing positions at Cablevision, Barnes & Noble.com, and Publishers Clearing House.

Daryl Colwell has taken the role of Vice President of Business Development for Monetizeit, MediaWhiz’s Affiliate Network. Colwell will manage the Monetizeit advertiser and affiliate sales teams. Colwell joins MediaWhiz from Acxiom Corporation, where he led multiple sales verticals as a New Business Leader. Prior to Acxiom, Colwell served the Vice President of Sales at Silver Carrot, an online performance marketing company, for six years.

Larry Morgan joins MediaWhiz as Vice President of Sales of its Performance Marketing division. Morgan will manage both advertiser and affiliate sales groups for the MediaWhiz Co-Registration advertising offering. Morgan joins MediaWhiz from QInteractive where he served as the Director of Business Development. He also held senior sales positions at Ampere Media and Trade Press Publishing Corporation.

Avishan Hodjat joins MediaWhiz as the Vice President of Advertiser Services. Hodjat is responsible for leading the MediaWhiz Advertiser Services team in the management of all major advertiser account relationships. Hodjat joins MediaWhiz from ValueClick, Inc., an online performance marketing company, where she served as the Vice President of New Business Development for six years. Prior to ValueClick, Hodjat held marketing positions at Walter Karl Info USA and DoubleClick.

About MediaWhiz

Founded in 2001, MediaWhiz has grown steadily to become a leader in the online advertising space. MediaWhiz provides its clients with five results-driven marketing services: Lead Generation, Email Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Display Advertising, and Search Marketing.

Over 3,000 advertisers across dozens of verticals leverage the innovative solutions and online advertising expertise of MediaWhiz to improve their online marketing results. The MediaWhiz advertising network consists of over 30,000 top online publishers, who leverage MediaWhiz to maximize the profitability of their Web traffic.Learn more at www.mediawhiz.com, or call 888-866-WHIZ.

MediaWhiz has approximately 130 employees between offices in New York (corporate headquarters), and Ft. Lauderdale.