Magnet Global Network of Independent Ad Agencies Elects Dan Nelson, Jr.

Board Pr esident Six Directors Also Elected During Fall Meeting in Portland, Ore. Pittsburgh, PA, December 06, 2012 -- Daniel H. Nelson, Jr., president of full-se rvice marketing communications agency Nelson Schmidt Inc., of Milwaukee and Madi son, Wis., has been elected president of the board of directors of MAGNET the Ma rketing & Advertising Global Network of leading independent advertising agencies . He begins a two-year term, succeeding Gary Leopold from ISM Boston. MAGNETs 42 members collectively serve more than 800 clients worldwide and bill more than $2 .7 billion dollars annually from offices in all major U.S. markets and around th e world, including Barcelona, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Moscow, Munic h, Paris, Seoul, Tokyo and Vancouver. Nelson, Jr. has been a member of the MAGNET board for more than seven years, ser ving in a number of roles. His agency has been a member of MAGNET since 1978 and has been named one of the top marketing firms in the country for seven consecut ive years by BtoB Magazine. It serves U.S. and international clients within sele ct considered-purchase industries, including Alliance Laundry Systems, ADP, Hone ywell, McKesson, Polaris and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. MAGNET enables members to provide global marketers with immediately accessible lo cal knowledge and feet on the street to seamlessly deliver campaigns across the wo rld, said Nelson. Our agency and clients have seen first-hand how these global con nections become exponentially more important each year, so Im extremely honored t o work with my MAGNET colleagues to expand and further leverage the value MAGNET brings to our agencies and our clients businesses. Nelsons career includes independent business ventures, marketing, technology, com mercial real estate and executive leadership experience. Prior to succeeding his father as president of Nelson Schmidt, he worked in account management with nat ional and international consumer and business-to-business clients. Prior to join ing the agency, he owned a commercial photography and graphic design business in San Francisco, where he worked with Levi Strauss & Co., Dockers, the Ansel Adam s Center for Photography and San Francisco Symphony. Nelson earned a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree in Biological Sciences and Psychology and a Master of Sc ience degree in Biological Sciences, both from Stanford University. Other board members elected during the fall 2012 meeting in Portland, Ore., were : Director - Seminars Joanne Kim, Partner and Chief Idea Officer Marcus Thomas Cleveland, Ohio Director Membership Scott Morgan, President Brunner Pittsburgh, Pa. Director Planning Mark Lethbridge, CEO AGA/ Gravity Global London, England Director Marketing David Campbell, President/COO Chernoff Newman

Columbia, S.C. Director Programs Kevin Flynn, Partner Martino Flynn, LLC Pittsford, N.Y. Director - Sites Bruce Lev, Chief Creative Officer/Partner Levlane Philadelphia, Pa. About MAGNET Global Network: Providing global experts and local expertise, MAGNET agencies work with more tha n 800 consumer, retail, business-to-business and industrial clients worldwide. M embers share experience, knowledge and ideas with partner agencies domestically and internationally, collaborating on business opportunities and enhancing their ability to compete, serve clients, grow and raise the standard of work in the a dvertising agency industry. Members must maintain a level of commitment to the N etwork, and new agencies are carefully screened before membership is granted. Cu rrently comprised of more than 40 agencies and affiliations, MAGNET is always se eking to add leading independent agencies throughout the world. Visit www.MAGNET Global.org or follow us on Twitter @MAGNETnetwork. Contact: Cheri Gmiter MAGNET Global Network 1017 Perry Highway, Suite 5 Pittsburgh, PA 15237 +1-412-366-6850 +1-412-366-6840 cheri@magnetglobal.org http://www.magnetglobal.org