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Padilla Speer Beardsley new business streak boosts 2008 revenues

MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 9, 2008) - Padilla Speer Beardsley, an independent public relations consulting firm with offices in Minneapolis and New York, announced that the firm acquired a projected $3.2 million in new business during the first eight months of 2008, a 31 percent increase in new business revenue over the same period in 2007.

Revenues include additional assignments from current clients, as well as new clients that include Golden Valley, Minn.-based Pentair and Chicago-based Beam Global Spirits and Wine.

"We're thrilled that our reputation for excellent client service, extensive industry expertise and measurable outcomes has earned the confidence of current clients and new clients who are world leaders in their industries," said Lynn Casey, Padilla chair and CEO.

Pentair, a global diversified operating company serving the commercial, industrial, municipal and residential markets, has hired Padilla as agency of record.

Beam Global Spirits and Wine, maker of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and other brands, named Padilla agency of record for its Jim Beam brand. Padilla is developing a social media-oriented marketing communications program to promote the brand to Beam's target markets.

About Padilla Speer Beardsley
Padilla Speer Beardsley is an employee-owned, multi-specialty communications firm with headquarters in Minneapolis and an office in New York. It is a founding partner of the Worldcom Public Relations Group, a consortium of 100 independently owned partner offices in nearly 100 cities in more than 30 countries on six continents. Padilla also is a founder of Lumin Collaborative LLC, an intellectual collaborative dedicated to developing next-generation communications solutions. Clients include BASF, Cub Foods, Ernst & Young, General Mills, HB Fuller, Rockwell Automation, Transamerica, UnitedHealthcare and Vital Images. The firm's Web site is www.psbpr.com.