DPR Group Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary and Record Revenue

Milestones mark corporate growth, expanded services and excellence in promoting high-tech customers

Germantown, Md., and Cary, N.C. – February 18, 2008 – DPR Group, Inc. (www.dprgroup.com), a full-service agency that provides public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology companies, announced today the achievement of key corporate milestones: celebration of the firm’s 10th anniversary along with record revenue for year-end 2007. The agency, founded on February 16, 1998, began as Demaree Public Relations (DPR) in Wakefield, Massachusetts. In 2005, the company changed its name to DPR Group, Inc. to reflect the firm’s expanding core competencies and dual focus on public relations and marketing. Since its founding, DPR Group has relocated its headquarters to the I-270 Tech Corridor in Germantown, Maryland, and opened a second office in Cary, North Carolina to better serve its high-tech clients in the Research Triangle Park area and throughout North America.

DPR Group Founder and President Dan Demaree said, “It is quite rewarding to see a dream become a reality. Yet, even I couldn’t foresee the recognition and stature the firm has attained in such a short time. From a few software clients at the onset, DPR Group has evolved into a multi-disciplined firm that is meeting the daily and wide-ranging needs of companies in such industries as manufacturing, transportation and logistics, system integration, defense, electronics, aviation, healthcare, and professional services.”

DPR Group’s staff is comprised of highly skilled public relations and marketing professionals who recognize the importance of delivering results for its clients. From the start, DPR’s mission has emphasized quality of client service. Likewise, the firm places a premium on developing a growing team of account practitioners with broad skill sets over the hierarchy of executive staff common to larger public relations firms. Demaree relates, “DPR Group’s focus is and always has been client service. It is easy to sign new clients. The challenge in public relations is to keep existing clients happy over the long term. I am proud that DPR Group has remained true to this philosophy. Our clients—past and present—continue to be the firm’s best references.”

Jane Biddle, chief marketing officer and vice president, U.S. Operations, Eqos, a DPR Group client, stated, “I have known Dan Demaree for nearly 15 years and have worked with his team of professionals in a number of capacities throughout my professional career. In my current position with Eqos, DPR Group’s work on our behalf to increase our marketplace visibility has been consistently remarkable. We are now widely viewed as the leading solutions provider in the global sourcing and supplier management space.”

A few of DPR Group’s milestones include:

1998 – Dan Demaree founded Demaree Public Relations in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
2000 – Positioned its first client for profitable acquisition at $103 million. DPR continues to garner similar recognition for acquisition-minded firms, leading to other profitable buyouts and IPOs.
2001 – Relocated headquarters to Germantown, Maryland.
2001 – Established partnerships with PR firms in Europe and Asia to support client’s global public relations and marketing initiatives.
2005 – Announced new corporate identity as DPR Group, Inc.; Opened divisional office in Cary, North Carolina.
2007 – Formed a specialized Supply Chain Practice Group capable of delivering global PR and marketing services to this diverse, yet highly specialized market niche.
2007 – Secured more than 30 industry awards for clients spanning the technology spectrum; DPR Group also recognized by regional business press as a Top 10 PR firm for a third year in a row.
2007 – Posted record revenue growth.

Demaree added, “As we look to the future, DPR Group’s management team will continue to emphasize high-quality client service and managed growth. We currently envision opening additional offices in high-tech regions throughout the United States and expanding our partnerships with firms across Europe and Asia to complement existing corporate capabilities. This approach will enable our clients to achieve even greater name recognition in their target markets throughout the world.”

About DPR Group, Inc.

DPR Group is a full-service agency that specializes in providing public relations and marketing support services to a broad range of technology companies. Founded in 1998, the firm has a proven track record representing both privately held and publicly traded companies in fields that include software development, systems integration, telecommunications, electronics and component manufacturing, consulting and specialized services. With offices in metro Washington D.C. and Cary, North Carolina, DPR Group has the experience and industry contacts to successfully launch new companies and products and to increase the name recognition of larger, established companies. For more information, call 240-686-1000 or visit: www.dprgroup.com.

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