XA Names Jeff Smith Director of Business Development for New York
July 26 2005 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
XA Names Jeff Smith Director of Business Development for New York
CHICAGO, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XA, Inc., (XA) (OTC BB:
XAIN), a major national event marketing firm that serves many
Fortune 500 companies, reported today that it has named Jeff Smith
Director of Business Development in New York City. "Jeff brings to
XA a strong base of networking opportunity, as well as expertise in
business development in the field of event marketing," said Chief
Executive Officer, Joe Wagner. "He plans to grow business for XA
based on his contacts on the East Coast." Jeff comes to XA with
over 10 years of experience in Business Development working in the
Healthcare and Technology industries. Some of his previous client
relationships included AOL Time Warner, ESPN, Morgan Stanley,
McCann Erickson and Grey Advertising. He joins XA from KSE
Productions, an event marketing and production company that
recently was responsible for product launches for Motorola and
Mazda. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Providence
College. Marketers spent $152 billion in event marketing in 2003,
up about 15% since 2002. In 2003, budgets for event marketing
reached an average of $901,935, according to PROMO's 2004 Event
Marketing Study. (Source: PROMO Magazine, January 1, 2005) About XA
XA has offices in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles from which it
provides corporations and highly visible brands with comprehensive
event marketing, design and production services. Since 1989, the XA
team has been the creative force behind prestigious, national
projects for such clients as The NBA, Disney, McDonald's, British
Telecom, Song Airlines, Eurex, Olympus, Salvatore Ferragamo, Vogue,
W Hotels, ABN AMRO and Emirates Airline. In 2003 and 2004, Special
Events Magazine ranked XA as one of the "Top 50 Powerhouse Event
Companies in the World." Forward-Looking Statements This press
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In
particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words
"believes," "expects," "intends," "will," "anticipated," or "may,"
and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are
subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Except for
historical information, all of the statements, expectations and
assumptions contained in the foregoing are forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. It is
possible that the assumptions made by management are not
necessarily the most likely and may not materialize. In addition,
other important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include the following: business conditions and the
amount of growth in the company's industry and general economy;
competitive factors; ability to attract and retain personnel; the
price of the Company's stock; and the risk factors set forth from
time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including but not
limited to its annual report on Form 10-KSB; its quarterly reports
on Forms 10-QSB; and any reports on Form 8-K. XA, Inc. (OTC BB:
XAIN) takes no obligation to update or correct forward-looking
statements and also takes no obligation to update or correct
information prepared by third parties that is not paid for by the
Company. For more information, please contact: Company: Amanda Puck
XA 312-239-2370 Investors: Art Batson, President Arthur Douglas and
Associates (407) 478-1120 DATASOURCE: XA, Inc. CONTACT: Amanda Puck
of XA, Inc., +1-312-239-2370, , or Investors, Art Batson, President
of Arthur Douglas and Associates, +1-407-478-1120 Web site:
http://www.expagency.com/
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