Slack Barshinger Media Director to be Honored as one of min's '21 Most Intriguing'

Chicago (PRWEB) November 16, 2007

Bill Hebel, partner and media director at Slack Barshinger, will be recognized by min magazine as one of the 21 most intriguing people in the magazine business at its Top 21 & Hottest Launches Awards Luncheon on Nov. 13 in New York City.

Hebel, a 30-year media industry veteran, will be honored along with 20 other media people and agency executives who "have made an indelible mark in the magazine business in the past year and have raised some eyebrows along the way." All 21 will be profiled in min's November issue.

"Bill is truly a force in this industry," said Gary Slack, senior partner at Slack Barshinger. "Being named with HBO and Visa media executives in min's 21 Most Intriguing, not long after being honored in min Advertising Report's 'Sweet Sixteen,' is a true testament to Bill's contribution to today's media business."

Hebel joined Slack Barshinger in 2003 after a distinguished 20-year media career at J. Walter Thompson (now known as JWT), where he was widely known throughout the global agency as "Mr. B2B."

Hebel was among seven honorees who were announced as part of a sneak peek at the Top 21 list, which also includes Wayne Arnold, co-founder, Profero; Susan Smith Ellis, CEO, (Red); Courteney Monroe, senior vice president of marketing, HBO; Jon Raj, vice president of online advertising and emerging markets, Visa; Matt Ross, president of McCann World Group San Francisco and CEO of the Global Microsoft Account; and Diego Scotti, vice president and head of global advertising, American Express. The others honorees will be revealed at the Nov. 13 award luncheon at New York City's Tavern on the Green.

Slack Barshinger is an integrated marketing communications agency that works exclusively with business-to-business marketers to build strong business brands and efficiently identify, create, retain and grow profitable customers. Founded in 1988 and located in Chicago and Silicon Valley, the agency's 70-person staff works expertly across the entire marketing communications spectrum, combining deep expertise in demand creation with new marketing technologies to build solutions-neutral programs that deliver predictable ROI to a growing and diverse list of blue-chip clients. In 2006, Slack Barshinger was named Midsize Agency of the Year and national Agency of the Year, respectively, by Crain's BtoB magazine and the Business Marketing Association. To learn more, please visit http://www.slackbarshinger.com

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