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 Stephenz 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.