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AutoMedia Appoints Alexi Venneri as President

PHOENIX, Jan. 10, 2007 -- AutoMedia, Inc., a leading national advertising agency to the automotive industry, announced today the appointment of Alexi Venneri to the position of President. In this role, Venneri will be responsible for the day to day management of the agency and future expansion. She brings a strong marketing and business background to the position including over 15 years of marketing and management experience with much of it directly within automotive and high tech industries.

"Alexi's creativity and track record of driving business growth within our industry aligns with our goal of delivering superior full service agency support nationwide," said Larry Van Tuyl, Founder and Chairman of AutoMedia. "She has the skills to manage future agency growth and I am confident that Alexi will take AutoMedia to the next level."

"AutoMedia's track record of delivering dynamic, results-driven advertising is impressive," said Venneri. "I am looking forward to working with the team to expand our suite of services and use our direct dealership knowledge to deliver exceptional results for our clients."

Before joining AutoMedia, Alexi Venneri was Vice President of Marketing for DealerTrack Holdings and was part of the management team that helped take the company public. Prior to this she served as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Who's Calling and helped grow the company from $1 million to over $60 million in revenue in just five years. Venneri was also Director of Guest Relations for the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club and played a key role in opening, marketing and managing Safeco Field ballpark. In 2005 she authored "Balls! 6 Rules for Winning Today's Business Game", a business book written for small to midsized businesses to help managers overcome the many unique challenges that occur in high growth companies.

About AutoMedia, Inc.

AutoMedia, founded in 1990, provides complete advertising, creative, multimedia, research, public relations, event management and full service marketing support to dealerships and automotive-related companies nationwide. For more information visit www.automediaads.com.