ENVOY
Communications Group Inc.
ENVOY CLOSES DEAL FOR SAGE INFORMATION CONSULTANTS
Acquisition of leading North American technology solution
provider part of aggressive global growth strategy
Toronto, Canada. August 10, 2000 - Geoff Genovese, President and CEO of
Envoy Communications Group (NASDAQ:ECGI / TSE:ECG) today announced that
Envoy has closed the deal to acquire Sage Information Consultants Inc.,
one of North America's leading technology solution providers. The
purchase of Sage follows the recent announcement that the e-Marketing
leader closed the deal for Gilchrist Brothers in the U.K. These
acquisitions are part of Envoy's aggressive, global growth strategy.
Sage (www.sageconsultants.com) is a leading Microsoft Solution Provider
Partner in Canada and the U.S. and is part of an elite group of
organizations on Microsoft's Partner Advisory Council providing guidance
on issues that shape Microsoft's channel strategy for delivering solutions
and services. With 75 consultants and offices in New York and Toronto,
Sage will operate in conjunction with Devlin Applied Design and complement
Envoy's internationally recognized web development services with leading
edge e-commerce, knowledge management and infrastructure solutions. This
acquisition adds blue-chip clients like Hewlett Packard (USA), State Farm
(USA), Prudential (USA) and TD Waterhouse (USA ) to Envoy's impressive
client roster.
A new breed company, Envoy (www.envoy.to) is an integrated e-Marketer,
digitally driven and committed to building global brands both on and
off-line. In addition to Sage, Envoy owns leading advertising and
e-Marketing agencies, Communique, Devlin Applied Design, FUSIONcreative,
Gilchrist Brothers (UK), Hampel/Stefanides of New York, and The Watt
Group. Envoy clients include adidas-Salomon Canada, Aer Lingus,
Alliance Atlantis, BASF, Benjamin Moore, Bermuda Telephone,
Bridgestone/Firestone, CAMCO, Canadian Football League, Canada Life,
CCOHS, CIBC, Castrol, CDNow, Fairmont Hotels (USA), FedEx, Fisherman's
Friend, Health Canada, Hewlett Packard, Honda, Hummingbird, IMAX
Corporation, Juno Online Services, LCBO, National Discount Brokers,
MAC Cosmetics, Oxford Properties Group Inc., Panasonic, PETsMART,
PhoneFree, Pizza Hut Canada, Prudential (USA), Safeway, SPAR Aerospace,
Sprint Canada, SportsRocket.com, State Farm (USA), Steelcase, Taylor
Made, TD Waterhouse (USA), Wal-Mart and Woofur.com.
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