JHG Townsend PR & Branding (a division of JHG), a results-driven communications group that effectively combines traditional marketing and PR services with new digital media, today announced it has been selected as the agency of record for TelCentris™, Inc. Earlier this week, JHG Townsend successfully executed the public beta launch of TelCentris’ free service, VoxOx, to consumers and media worldwide. As the PR and branding partner for parent company TelCentris, JHG Townsend will continue creating fully-integrated public relations and branding programs for VoxOx.

"JHG Townsend has an impressive history of launching innovative technologies to the market, plus they successfully blend traditional and digital public relations techniques,” said Bryan Hertz, CEO of TelCentris, Inc. “They are strategic, effective and adept in selecting the right medium to build the awareness which leads to consumer adoption. We are extremely impressed with their delivery of big-agency results, while having the accessibility and responsiveness of a smaller firm.”

TelCentris is an innovative San Diego-based telecommunications provider. On November 3, 2008, TelCentris announced the public beta launch of its free consumer service, VoxOx, which unifies today’s multiple communication channels — voice, video, IM, text, social media, e-mail, fax and more — into a single, intuitive user interface. As the first and only true “Universal Communicator Service,” VoxOx combines the benefits of Internet-telephony/VoIP solutions, interoperable Instant Messengers (IMs), social networking aggregators, inbound call management programs and much more for free, thereby enabling budget-conscious consumers to never have to pay for separate phone services.

"VoxOx by TelCentris is truly a game-changing service that combines all of today’s forms of communication into one snazzy interface, delivering immense benefits to media-centric consumers,” said JHG Townsend’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Liya Sharif. "We are pleased with the widespread response by the media to our initial launch, but most importantly, we welcome TelCentris as a partner and embrace the opportunity to help them build the VoxOx brand.”

The addition of VoxOx further expands JHG Townsend’s reach and expertise in the business-to-consumer technology sector, reaffirming the agency’s commitment to the high-tech industry. JHG Townsend will maintain an ongoing relationship with TelCentris to continue building on the awareness and momentum generated by this initial VoxOx launch campaign.

About JHG

San Diego-based JHG is a collection of integrated marketing groups that empower client companies in sports and entertainment, technology, lifestyle, and wellness to take full advantage of new techniques to engage audiences and drive results. JHG combines traditional communications with new technologies, such as interactive, mobile, digital public relations and other Web-based services, to create breakthrough marketing programs. Each of the three groups offer focused expertise or serve the needs of specific industries: JHG Townsend PR & Branding, JHG Interactive & Mobile, and JHG Sports & Entertainment. JHG clients include Qualcomm, MediaFLO USA and MediaFLO Technologies, National University System, Rogers Communications, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., Vidacare, Continuous Computing, Sequoia Communications, Covario, Tessera Technologies, and many more.

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