Matrix(TM) Sports Management Inks Public Relations Agreement with Joe Gibbs Racing
GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 6 -- Matrix(TM) Sports Management announces an agreement to manage the public relations functions for NASCAR Busch Grand National Driver Mike Bliss. Bliss is the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion, and is poised to make an explosive impact in the NASCAR Busch Series. In 2003, Bliss is teaming up with two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the #20 Rockwell Automation Chevrolet. This season will be the first full- time effort for Bliss in the Busch Series. "We're extremely pleased that Joe Gibbs Racing has selected Matrix(TM) to provide public relations services for Mike Bliss and the #20 Rockwell Automation team," said Rockwell Automation Power Systems' Jay Lee, director of Business Communications and the company's Matrix(TM) Sports Management team. "We look forward to a very successful 2003 season with Mike and Joe Gibbs Racing." Matrix(TM) Sports Management, based in Greenville, SC, develops sports- related programs for product manufacturers and service businesses. Its services include sponsorship investment opportunities, hospitality and event management, promotions, public relations, and marketing and branding strategies. Rockwell Automation is a world-leading provider of industrial automaton power, control, and information solutions. Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, it brings together leading brands in industrial automation including ALLEN-BRADLEY(R) controls and engineered services, Rockwell Software(R) factory management software, DODGE(R) mechanical power transmission products, and Reliance(R) motors and drives. The company is also a leading provider of contact management technologies and applications that help companies more efficiently manage interaction with their own customers.