Jen Hunt New Group Services Director AIM Proximity

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AIM Proximity Creates Senior Business Development Role With Appointment of Jen Hunt to Group Services Director

AUCKLAND – 31 July 2002 – AIM Proximity, New Zealand's leading direct and interactive marketing agency, today announced the appointment of Jen Hunt to the new position of Group Services Director. “Jen Hunt is one of New Zealand ’s most outstanding direct marketers with a proven track record,” says Robert Limb, Managing Director of AIM Proximity. “She has the creative drive and passion that fit well with the AIM Proximity culture. As Group Services Director in New Zealand, Jen will be working across the group to identify growth opportunities with new and existing clients.”

A marketing graduate with First Class Honours from Otago University, Jen Hunt has driven the direct marketing campaigns for a number of companies in the last five years, including American Express, Farmers, Sanitarium, RD1.com and Kimberly-Clark. “AIM Proximity has an impressive client base, outstanding creative talent and ‘strategic smarts’. I am excited by the challenge ahead,” says Jen Hunt.

About AIM Proximity and the worldwide Proximity network

Established in 1988, AIM Proximity is New Zealand's largest direct and interactive marketing agency, with offices in Auckland and Wellington, as well as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Combining proven direct marketing leadership with award winning database and new interactive media, AIM Proximity offers a complete range of solutions to bring brands closer to customers.

AIM Proximity has won numerous awards in the last decade, including the ground breaking success at the 2001 New Zealand Direct Marketing Awards when it became the first agency to pick up both major prizes, the RSVP Grand Prix and the Supreme NEXUS. In addition, the company has achieved consistent success overseas, gaining recognition at the prestigious US-based International Echo Awards and the Marketing Direct Awards in Britain.

AIM Proximity joined the worldwide Proximity group of companies in 2000. Proximity is a new generation Customer Relationship Management (CRM) network which marries direct marketing with database, CRM and interactive media to create and nurture brand relationships. Created for the new media environment, Proximity eclipses traditional direct marketing by fusing together all of these principles.

More information on AIM Proximity and the Proximity network is available at http://www.aimproximity.co.nz

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