Bill McCue Joins Dukas Public Relations to Support Growing Technology and Financial Services Practices

NEW YORK, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Dukas Public Relations (DPR - www.dukaspr.com) today announced that Bill McCue, formerly of The Bailiwick Company, has joined DPR as an senior account supervisor to lead client teams in the firm's technology and financial services practices. McCue will also support DPR's new business development and marketing initiatives. McCue brings to DPR nearly 15 years of technology-related public relations and corporate communications experience. DPR also announced the promotion of Mike Bush to account supervisor in the agency's technology practice. He had been a senior account executive.

"Bill's a technology industry veteran with a proven track record and a demonstrated ability to deliver consistent and superior results for his clients," said Todd Barrish, DPR's executive vice president and general manager. "We're confident he will play a vital leadership and mentoring role in our technology and financial services practices, and help DPR achieve our aggressive growth projections."

At The Bailiwick Company, McCue was the primary client contact and delivered consistent top-tier media placements for a number of technology accounts, including AT&T Business, USA.NET, and Avaya, Inc. Prior to joining Bailiwick, he was a senior account executive at Gibbs & Soell Public Relations in NYC, where he was the primary client contact for Sprint PCS-New York (now Sprint NEXTEL) and several other technology-related companies. McCue also spent 10-plus years working at NYNEX Mobile/Bell Atlantic Mobile (now Verizon Wireless), including six in the company's corporate communications department.

Mike Bush has been with DPR for more than a year and brings deep experience and knowledge in multiple marketing strategies, with a focus on public relations, Web-based, and experiential marketing. Prior to joining DPR, Mike was the senior team leader at a full service boutique technology agency in the Washington D.C. area, having moved into the agency world after more than three years in radio promotions and sales.

Over the course of the last two years, DPR has grown from five employees to more than 20, added over 20 new accounts to its client roster, moved into a brand new 4,500 square foot Chelsea office, won several awards, and was named as 2007's third fastest growing PR firm in the world by an industry trade publication.

About Dukas Public Relations

New York-based Dukas Public Relations (DPR), recently ranked as the world's fifth fastest growing PR firm by a leading PR trade journal, is an award-winning firm that specializes in developing and implementing high-impact communications programs and media relations campaigns for financial and professional services firms and emerging technology companies, as well as prestigious academic, philanthropic and arts-oriented institutions. Founded in 2002, DPR is regarded for its ability to generate coverage for its clients in the nation's top-tier media. DPR, which currently has more than 20 employees, grew revenues in 2007 by more than 90%. For more information about DPR, visit www.dukaspr.com.

     Sean Carney
     Dukas Public Relations
     +1-212-704-7385, ext. 108
     sean@dukaspr.com