Tampa Bay Companies Expand Despite Florida Economic Downturn

Released on: October 24, 2007, 7:05 pm

Press Release Author: Karla Jo Helms/VP Public Relations/PostcardMania

Industry: Marketing

Press Release Summary: In spite of home sales declining state-wide, Florida\'s
unemployment remains a low 4%. Companies listed in the Tampa Bay Business Journal
Fast 50 and the Business 200 are continuing to create more jobs and flux into the
economy.

Press Release Body: Clearwater, FL, October 19, 2007 - Despite Florida's attraction
being lessened due to rising real estate, taxes and insurance costs several firms
are expanding. The Wall Street Journal reported the most recent statistics
regarding Florida's down-turning economy:

. 41% drop in home sales in the past year

. In July, retail sales declined 2.5% statewide from the same period a year earlier,
compared with a 0.5% gain nationally


. Last year, domestic immigration contributed 166,000 people to Florida\'s
population, down 19% from the five-year average of 206,000, according to the census
bureau

The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently named 200 fast-track Tampa Bay companies by
virtue of their growth; 42 were new to the list this year, including OSI Restaurant
Partners, Lazydays RV Center, Inc and PostcardMania.

. For years OSI, the operator or franchisor of 1,385 restaurants, including
Carrabbas, Outback and Flemings, has been one of the largest companies in the Bay
area.

. Lazydays RV Center is the nation's #1 single site RV dealer and has won a host of
awards for their RV sales volume including Tiffin Motor Homes and Fleetwood RV.


. PostcardMania, the first direct mail postcard company to create postcard marketing
campaigns to general business owners nationwide, recently announced its
groundbreaking for expansion into its new headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. The
young firm began eight years ago by Joy Gendusa and grew rapidly into a
multi-million-dollar enterprise with no capital injection.

Florida\'s unemployment remains a low 4%. Companies listed in the Tampa Bay Business
Journal Fast 50 and the Business 200 continue to create more jobs and flux into the
economy.


About PostcardMania:
Hailed as one of the 500 fastest growing privately-held companies in the USA by Inc.
Magazine, PostcardMania was founded by Joy Gendusa in 1998, her only assets a
computer and a phone. Today they are on a $15 million-dollar-revenue run rate and
employ over 135 people. PostcardMania was the first full-service postcard direct
mail marketing company to market to general businesses nation-wide and help them
expand through the use of direct mail marketing techniques. Their services include
graphic design, printing, highly-targeted mailing list acquisition and mailing
services with FREE marketing advice. Visit their web site at www.postcardmania.com


Web Site: http://www.PostcardMania.com

Contact Details: PostcardMania, Inc.
404 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Clearwater, FL 33756

Karla Jo Helms, VP Public Relations
800-628-1804 x 342
fax: 727-441-4704

Karla_Jo@PostcardMania.com

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