FARMINGTON, MO (March 14, 2006) – ACCENT Marketing Services officially opens its state-of-the-art inbound contact center in the Farmington Industrial Park, 1828 Landrum Drive. The Farmington center is ACCENT’s second facility in Missouri and tenth customer care center globally.

The new center is expected to create 450 new jobs in Farmington, Missouri, when at full capacity in late 2006. ACCENT has already hired more than 300 employees. The company will hold an on-site job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, March 17, 2006, in partnership with Workforce Employment Solutions, to fill the remaining positions. In total, ACCENT will employ more than 700 workers between its two centers in Kansas City and Farmington.

“The Farmington community presents a wealth of talent and hard workers, and they have welcomed us with open arms,” said Kevin Foley, president of ACCENT. “Farmington is exactly the type of community we were looking for when we decided to build our seventh domestic customer care center.”

The 33,750 square-foot building previously was the Farmington Industrial Development Authority’s Center for Industry, or “incubator” building. ACCENT invested significant capital and human resources to completely renovate the facility, incorporating conference and training rooms, a 40-seat Learning Lab, and a 324 seat production floor.

“In just 90 days, we were able to retrofit and rewire the entire facility, equipping it with the latest in telecommunications technology, equipment, and work stations,” said Foley. “We couldn’t have done that without the support of key individuals and their respective organizations including the Missouri Cabinet for Economic Development, the City of Farmington, and the Farmington Industrial Development Association.”

About ACCENT Marketing Services
ACCENT is an international provider of customer relationship management solutions that partners with Fortune 1000 companies to market, sell, service and retain their customers through customer care, loyalty marketing and customer satisfaction programs. Founded in 1993 and majority owned by MDC Partners, Inc., the fast-growing company employs more than 2,000 people in eight U.S. cities, Trinidad, and the Philippines.

Media Contact:
Kelly M. Hilton, ACCENT
812-206-6215 – office / khilton@accentonline.com

Kevin Foley, ACCENT
812-206-6265 – office / kfoley@accentonline.com