Virginia Beach, VA (May 18, 2006)- Meridian Group-Integrated Marketing Communications firm has added Amanda Smith to its Virginia Beach team roster. As an Account Coordinator, Amanda juggles day-to-day account projects while facilitating communications between clients and the agency. Additional responsibilities include organizing work in progress and supporting the efforts of agency account managers and team tactics for a variety of clients including Kiawah Island Golf Resort and The Jefferson.

Amanda graduated Magna Cum Laude from West Virginia Wesleyan College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations. She pursued internships with both a nonprofit organization and an integrated marketing communications firm in order to gain experience in customer/media relations, event promotion, strategic marketing and account management. Born and raised in West Virginia, she left her “home among the hills” to join the Travel & Luxury team at the Meridian Group.

ABOUT MERIDIAN GROUP:
Meridian Group, one of the fastest growing agencies in the mid-Atlantic region, specializes in consumer and business-to-business accounts in the financial services, travel and tourism, multi-outlet retail, real estate and industrial/corporate sectors.

Headquartered in Virginia with offices in Florida and New York, the agency has grown from two to more than 50 employees since its establishment in 1980 and has served more than 225 clients including Palace Resorts, Colee Hammock, St. Johns County Visitors & Convention Bureau, STIHL Inc., APM Terminals, Bon Secours, Kiawah Island, Grand Furniture, Wounded Warrior Project and more.

Providing comprehensive marketing solutions to clients in North America and the Caribbean, Meridian Group agency is a member of TAAN (Transworld Advertising Agency Network) and operates under "The Why? Philosophy," an exclusive six-step process designed to uncover the core issues of most communications problems. For more information, go to www.themeridiangroup.com or tmg3.com.