Liberty Tax Service Appoints VentureDirect Worldwide
as Agency of Record

New York, NY, May 24, 2007 –Liberty Tax Service, the leading international tax preparation franchise company, just announced that it has appointed marketing firm VentureDirect Worldwide, Inc. as agency of record for new franchise acquisition.

Founded in 1997, Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing retail tax preparation company in the industry’s history. Liberty Tax Service operates 2400 offices throughout the United States and Canada, and has prepared over 4,000,000 individual income tax returns. Previously, the account was handled in-house.

For over 20 years, Venture Direct Worldwide has provided ROI-based advertising and marketing by generating sales leads, acquiring new customers and driving web traffic through online and offline media via three divisions -- Online Services Group, List Services Group and Print Media Services.

For more information on VentureDirect Worldwide contact Richard Baumer at 212.655.5123 or via email, rbaumer@ven.com.

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