The Marketing Executives Networking Group Names Tech Image Public Relations Agency of Record: Tech Image to generate thought leadership campaign for MENG

Tech Image, recognized as one of the most influential technology public relations agencies in the U.S., announced today that it has been named the agency of record for the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), the premier organization of senior-level marketing professionals.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (Business Wire EON) March 31, 2008 -- Tech Image, recognized as one of the most influential technology public relations agencies in the U.S., announced today that it has been named the agency of record for the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), the premier organization of senior-level marketing professionals.

We are embarking on a focused public relations effort because we want to share the collective knowledge and insights of these top marketing executives.

"MENG members have extensive experience leading and advising the most sophisticated marketing-oriented companies around the world," says Richard Guha, MENG chairman. "We are embarking on a focused public relations effort because we want to share the collective knowledge and insights of these top marketing executives."

“One of MENG’s goals is to contribute to advancing the marketing profession by tapping into that collective experience to elevate thought leadership with white papers, case studies and industry surveys,” says Jeff Weinberger, chair of MENG's Thought Leadership Committee. "With Tech Image, MENG chose an agency that has strong experience with associations and knows how to establish thought leadership."

Tech Image will also assist in revamping the MENG online press room, so the media can easily access the resources made available by MENG's 1700 members.

"It is a pleasure to represent an influential organization such as the Marketing Executives Network Group," Tech Image president Mike Nikolich says. “As members of MENG, our employees have reaped the benefit of the collective knowledge of the organization. We now look forward to creating broader awareness of the group and its capabilities."

Tech Image represents eight other associations, and its parent company, SmithBucklin, is the world's largest association management corporation. PRSourceCode recently named Tech Image a Top Tech Communicator, as voted on by IT journalists nationwide.

About MENG

The Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) is the premier organization of senior-level marketing professionals who have reached at least the VP level in their organization. This 1,700-member not-for-profit networking community fosters career and personal success by sharing information and providing relationships for mutual assistance across virtually all industries and marketing specialties. Eighty four percent of the members have Fortune 500 experience and 70% have earned graduate degrees, the majority of which are from top-20 business schools. To learn more or to contact MENG, please go to www.MENGonline.com.

About Tech Image

Founded in 1993, Tech Image is a Chicago-area public relations firm with a proven reputation for positioning growing technology companies as market leaders. Tech Image provides media and analyst relations, messaging services, media coaching and sales acceleration programs for business-to-business organizations. Representative clients include Firefly Energy, GlobalSpec, ProtusIP Solutions, NEC Display Solutions, RedPrairie and the Society for Information Management (SIM). In 2007 the company was named “Best Boutique PR Agency to Work For” for the second consecutive year by the Holmes Report, and one of the Top Tech Communicators in a survey of technology journalists by PRSourceCode. Tech Image is owned by SmithBucklin, the world’s largest association management and professional services company with more than 750 employees. SmithBucklin is 100% employee-owned. Learn more at www.techimage.com, or call 1-888-4-TECH-PR (1-888-483-2477).