FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact: Timberline Interactive
  Bud Reed, President
  802-388-8377, ext. 201
  email: breed@timberlineinteractive.com

Timberline Interactive Adds Depth to Client Services Team 

Middlebury-based Internet marketing & web development company hires Tom Funk as Vice President of Client Services.

Middlebury, VT – March 7, 2007 – Timberline Interactive is pleased to announce the hiring of Tom Funk, who for the past six years was Web Manager at The Vermont Teddy Bear Company.  Tom’s arrival in his new role as Vice President of Client Services means significantly increased marketing manpower for the Middlebury-based company.

As Web Manager of  The Vermont Teddy Bear Company and its sister brands including Calyx & Corolla and PajamaGram, Tom was responsible for site development and management, search engine optimization, and e-commerce performance for Web sites transacting over $46 million in sales and at peak times transacting over 2,000 orders an hour.  He has extensive experience in search engine advertising, user experience, and online merchandising.

“My relationship with Tom goes way back to the early days of e-commerce, and I’m extremely pleased and excited to have him on board,” said Bud Reed, president of Timberline Interactive.  “He brings a huge wealth of Internet marketing and web development expertise to Timberline, and I know his skills will immediately benefit our clients as well as our other staff members.”

A graduate of Middlebury College, where he received a BA in English, Tom returns to his roots to manage the client services staff as well as execute on strategic Internet marketing programs for Timberline clients.  He will also serve in a business development role, introducing Timberline Interactive’s e-commerce capabilities to Internet marketers throughout New England.

Timberline Interactive is New England's leading Internet marketing and web development company specializing in comprehensive and intelligent Internet solutions for direct marketing companies and catalogers. Among others, some of Timberline’s clients include Lake Champlain Chocolates (http://www.lakechamplainchocolates.com), A Greater Gift (http://www.agreatergift.org), American Meadows (http://www.americanmeadows.com), and Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont (http://www.beautiesltd.com).