The Stephenz Group Recognized in Top Half of 2008 Top
Women-Owned Businesses in Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA, June 30, 2008
The Stephenz Group, Silicon Valley's largest independent
advertising agency, today announced it has been recognized as one of Silicon
Valley's Top Women-Owned Businesses for 2008. The annual ranking by the Silicon
Valley/San Jose Business Journal recognizes businesses that have a
fifty-one percent or greater female ownership and have made an impact on the
business community in San Jose.
The Stephenz Group was ranked number 24 of 50 Silicon Valley
businesses ranging from advertising and architecture to construction and
manufacturing. Barbara Zenz, president and CEO, and Stephanie Paulson,
executive creative director, founded The Stephenz Group in 1981 and have grown
the agency to the #1 Ranked Advertising Agency in Silicon Valley for the fifth
consecutive year. The firm serves leading business-to-business clients in the
technology, Bio/Pharma and financial services industries.
The award was sponsored by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business
Journal, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of
Women Business Owners (NAWBO-SV) and Union Bank of California.
"We are honored to be included in this group of extraordinary
business women in Silicon Valley," said Barbara Zenz, president and CEO, The
Stephenz Group. "We'll continue to set high standards in providing
results-driven integrated brand and marketing communications services for our
expanding client base."
About The Stephen Group
The Stephenz Group is the largest independently owned advertising agency in
Northern California. Based in San Jose, The Stephenz Group provides full
service integrated marketing communications to consumer technology and
Bio/Pharma clients, such as AMD, Epson, Nanogen, HP and Samsung. The Stephenz
Group currently ranks as the number one advertising agency in Silicon Valley by
the San Jose Business Journal. The Agency has received hundreds of
national, regional, and local creative awards, and is ranked as one of the Top
100 B2B agencies in the United States by B2B Marketing Magazine, Top 25
High-Tech Agencies in the United States by AdWeek, and Top 200 Agencies
in the United States by AdAge.
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