Shelton Group Ranks in the Top Half of Dallas Business Journal’s Largest Metroplex “Women-Owned Businesses” of 2006

DALLAS (Oct. 16, 2006) – Shelton Group, an integrated communications firm providing public relations (PR) and investor relations (IR), was ranked in the top half of Dallas Business Journal’s 2006 “Largest Metroplex Women-Owned Businesses”.

Shelton Group was ranked as the 35th largest women-owned businesses.  The annual listing ranks the top women-owned businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area based on 2005 revenue.

Shelton Group currently represents local, national and international clients that are leaders in their respected industries.  Some of these premiere clients include: Alereon, Carreker, FSA, Fish City Grill, Intellon, Microsemi, Staktek, Techwell, and most recently, Tower Semiconductor. 

“We have chosen to service our clients differently than other firms by providing integrated PR and IR programs that include experienced people in each discipline to ensure a successful program and garner results. We have been able to achieve our impressive growth and success over the last 12 years based on this strategy,” said Jodi Shelton, president and CEO, Shelton Group. “We are honored to be recognized as one of the top ranking women-owned businesses by the Dallas Business Journal.”

Placement on the list is in addition to a long history of industry recognition, including:

• PR Week’s “Top PR Agencies”
• “Dallas 100” Fastest Growing Private Companies by SMU’s Caruth Institute
• “Top 25% of the Nation’s Public Relations Agencies in the U.S.” by PR Week
• PR Week’s “The 100% Club” of the Top 20 PR Agencies in the U.S.”
• One of the “Fastest Growing Public Relations Firms in the Nation” by PR Week

Established in 1994 and originally structured to meet the distinct and challenging needs of high-tech companies, Shelton Group has since expanded its scope to offer the same services and results to a wide variety of clients across multiple industries.

About Shelton Group
Shelton Group is a full-service, strategic IR and PR agency providing customized programs and services to public and privately held companies across multiple industries. Founded in 1994, Shelton Group offers a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds that uniquely blend business acumen with creativity to deliver the highest quality of service. Applying an integrated approach to corporate communications, Shelton Group delivers a company’s unified story to all targeted audiences. Through a dedication to value-added service and a national network of key strategic relationships, Shelton Group has built a trusted reputation with the media, industry experts and the financial community that produces immediate results for emerging and established companies. With offices in Texas, California and Taiwan, Shelton Group is also a partner firm of Public Relations Organization International (PROI), which provides access to more than 50 offices worldwide. For more information about the firm, please visit http://www.sheltongroup.com/.