Geary Interactive Wins iMedia Connection Financial Marketing Summit Agency Shoot-Out

Leading Interactive Agency Impresses
Panel of Financial Marketing Experts at Annual iMedia Connection Event

SAN DIEGO, CA - Oct. 23, 2008 - Geary Interactive, a full-service digital marketing agency, has won the Agency Shoot-Out held October 21 at the iMedia Financial Marketing Summit in New York City. The event featured Geary Interactive's Tim Warder and Sarah Kotlova pitching a transitional marketing campaign against Crayon. Both teams based their campaigns on an RFP for a fictional national bank sent out by iMedia two weeks prior.

Each agency presented their plan during a 20 minute pitch that was then followed by a Q&A session with top financial marketing executives from Bank of America, Citi Global Wealth Management and Dow Jones Company.

"Geary Interactive sees finance as a key area where we are looking to further develop our presence in the future," said Andreas Roell, president and CEO of Geary Interactive. He added, "This win highlights Geary's leadership in strategy, reputation management and transitional campaigns - which a lot of financial institutions are looking at right now." He added that the win shows a continued commitment to excellence by San Diego-based Geary Interactive, which has strong ties in the financial sector.

Geary Interactive has already had a busy year, with employees winning awards for technical excellence and contributions to the advertising community. The firm was also named one of the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. Earlier in the year, Geary acquired Fathom Online an
award-winning SEO firm based in San Francisco.

About Geary Interactive:

Geary Interactive is the leading REAL RESULTS digital marketing agency that provides nationally recognized, full service capabilities in a performance driven model. Premium services include: strategic planning, analytics, paid digital media, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, creative design and Web site development. Geary has helped ROI - focused companies like WD-40 Company, MobiTV, Covad Communications and University of Phoenix exceed their goals since 2000.

As one of the West Coast's foremost independent digital agencies, Geary has been continually recognized as one of the region's fastest-growing private companies and Best Places to Work. Geary is headquartered in San Diego with locations in San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. For additional information, please visit www.gearyi.com or call (619)756-6700.