Online marketing company is one of Canada’s emerging growth companies

OAKVILLE, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 -- Opie Marketing Group Inc., a leading online marketing company and operator of over 50 high-traffic, niche-oriented marketing portals, announced today that they have been named to the eighth annual PROFIT HOT 50 ranking.

This is the second year in a row that Opie Marketing has been ranked on this list. In 2006 the company was ranked #9, with 1,250% growth; in 2007 they are ranked #21, with 446% growth.

The PROFIT HOT 50 is the definitive ranking of Canada’s Emerging Growth Companies. Published in the October issue of PROFIT magazine and online at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT HOT 50 ranks young firms by two-year revenue growth.

"Our team has worked really hard to achieve these results and I am so proud of them," commented Jamie Opalchuk, CEO of Opie Marketing Group. “It’s really exciting to work in an environment where we only get paid on the results we achieve for our clients. Seeing these relationships build with our advertisers year over year is very encouraging.”

View the complete ranking here: http://www.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/hot50/list.jsp?year=2007&pageID=list

About Opie Marketing Group, Inc.
Opie Marketing Group Inc. is a privately held company based just outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  The company owns and operates a network of over 50 niche-oriented web-based properties in select market verticals, including consumer goods, financial services, and technology. These websites generate millions of qualified visitors every month that in turn generate targeted customers for Opie Marketing’s clients. 

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Contact Information:
Ms. Janis Pethybridge
150 Randall St., Suite 201
Oakville, Ontario
Canada  L6J 1P4
Telephone: (905) 842-6702 ext. 706
Web: www.opiemarketing.com