Shaun Wilson, John Bailey to Launch Public Relations Agency

                Minority-Owned Joint Venture to Specialize in
                   Corporate/Urban Communications Programs

    DETROIT, Aug. 14 Shaun Wilson, a specialist in minority
business and urban market affairs, and John Bailey, a 30-year Detroit area
public relations veteran, announced the launching of Shaun Wilson & Associates
(SW&A), a minority-owned public relations agency.
    Shaun Wilson & Associates' mission is to provide strategic public
relations counsel and implementation for minority businesses and major
corporations.
    Wilson, formerly an account supervisor at John Bailey & Associates Public
Relations, Inc. will serve as president of SW&A.  Bailey will serve as senior
counsel, and will continue his position as president and CEO of John Bailey &
Associates, one of Detroit's fastest-growing public relations agencies with
billings of $2.1 million in 2000.
    "The challenges confronting minority-owned businesses and major
corporations looking to strengthen their relationships with minority customers
requires a public relations partner with a unique combination of mainstream
experience and minority and urban issues expertise," Wilson said.  "The depth
and breadth of John Bailey's 30 years as a strategic counselor in the Detroit
market, combined with my own experience and passion for the Detroit community
creates a team that can meet the needs of these growing markets."
    SW&A will launch from an office location in Troy, with plans to establish
a Detroit office as soon as possible.  "We look forward to the opportunity of
a Detroit office, and becoming a part of the city's dynamic community," Wilson
said.
    While Bailey recognizes the growth potential for the joint venture, he
relishes the opportunity to help jump-start the entrepreneurial plans of one
of his own employees.
    "At JB&A, we are always thinking outside the box to see how we can grow
our firm, our capabilities and our people," Bailey said.  "The joint venture
with Shaun is an outgrowth of this philosophy.  Shaun has developed an
exceptional knowledge of minority business issues through relentless
networking and passion for the City of Detroit.  This joint venture is a
win/win situation for both companies and our clients while furthering the
goals of minority and majority owned enterprises in this region and beyond."

    About John Bailey & Associates
    Founded in 1996 by John Bailey, a 30-year public relations veteran, John
Bailey & Associates Inc., Public Relations (JB&A) has quickly grown into one
of Michigan's largest and most respected public relations firms.  JB&A has 30
professionals -- half with 10 years or more experience -- providing senior-
level counsel and implementation for clients in the automotive, health care,
professional services, retail and technology sectors.

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