Ally Communications

Ally Communications offers Worldwide Marketing Communications and Public
Relations Service

It's not enough to have great products and services.
You have to get the word out. Unless you're an expert
at Marketing Communications and PR, you need an experienced Ally.

Ally Communications is a hands-on, full-service
marketing firm. We lead companies into high-visibility positions in today's marketplace.

Ally Communications has the industry knowledge, marketing expertise, and PR contacts needed to construct a successful marketing communications program for you.

The Ally team will come onsite, weekly, to work
with you and your staff.

WHAT MAKES ALLY DIFFERENT?

At Ally, we believe a crucial part of success is working closely with our clients.

For that reason, we work on-site with the majority of
our clients.

Time spent onsite allows us to ensure your strategic marketing communication efforts stay on track. We participate in your meetings; we interact with all the departments in your company, we go on press tours
and speaking engagements with your executives. In contrast to other firms, we become like members of
your direct staff.

SERVICES WHAT ALLY CAN DO FOR YOU

Brand Development	•	Identification and implementation of brand strategy
	•	Competitive positioning of company and products
	•	Assistance in corporate and product naming

Corporate Communi- cations	•	Identity analysis and strategic marketing audits
	•	Design of communications collateral for annual reports and product brochures
	•	Sales management tools including sales kits, presentations, training programs, video taping
	•	Print & electronic newsletters
	•	Website development

Advertising	•	Print and electronic media planning
	•	Media planning and placement negotiation
	•	Creative and full program execution

Public Relations	•	Strategic media relations and press tours
	•	Writing: press releases, presentations, white papers, customer success stories
	•	Press kit development
	•	Executive visibility programs

Mentoring	•	Specialized programs dedicated to assist junior marketing employees with the marketing duties
	•	Objective-based training courses including time management and project management
	•	Spearhead (watchdog) programs to keep projects on track. Ally manages-- employees execute.
	•	Employer gets projects executed by a seasoned team and OJT for their employees

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Whether you're creating a new market space,
redefining your current sales strategy, or establishing
a brand, you need effective marketing communications.

Strategic media relations and press tours are our signature service. We create Executive Visibility
Programs including speaking engagements that will
give your executives and key technical people the opportunity to get the word out.

Our on-going relationships with editors worldwide
will help you get the press you need.

Who we are:
Founded by industry veteran Beverly Scott, Ally has provided global communications strategy for a wide variety of companies within the technology arena. At Ally, Scott has assembled a team of marketing experts capable of satisfying diverse client needs. Realizing
that each project requires different solutions, Ally capitalizes by using each team member's career specialty, providing a cohesive outcome for each
project.

Where is Ally located?
Based in San Rafael, California, Ally Communications Worldwide, typically works on location with offices in Sausalito and San Diego. Call us to plan a program
that works for you: Bev Scott 415-328-5763

ASSIST, DEPLOY,
OR MENTOR™

Choose a program to fit your exact needs

Ally Communications can assist busy executives who simply don't have enough hours in the day to get
their company's message across to the media and to prospective buyers. You tell us what you want to say, we'll tell you how, when, and where to say it for
maximum effect.

For companies who are currently developing their
internal marketing departments, Ally Communications offers outsourced marketing expertise. We will deploy |top talent to assist you. Ally Communications can
serve as your temporary marketing department during staffing changes. We can manage your marketing
efforts during downsizing. We can assist firms that
don't currently have marketing personnel to create exposure while helping you construct a world-class marketing program.

Ally Communications also offers a mentoring program.
We can mentor marketing specialists who are new to their role, or Senior Managers performing multiple roles.

ALLY CLIENTS

ReadSoft is the market leader in the development and sales of software for automatic data capture, which is software that automatically registers and interprets data on forms and invoices in paper or electronic format.

Exemplar Logic, a division of Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies.

Since 1996, Acotec has provided over 10,000 customers and technology providers with next-generation AAA, RAS/ VPN client, security and Web access management solutions. Today, Acotec is the leading independent software vendor (ISV) of access and security management solutions for telecommunications carriers, service providers, and corporate enterprise.

Bizfinity provides an integrated suite of Web-based applications designed to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) better manage their online |and offline commerce and customer relationship management functions while seamlessly synchronizing those functions with traditional back office activities, i.e. inventory management and accounting.