St. Louis, MO (January 8, 2007)  Blast Companies in O'Fallon, MO has strengthened its client service offerings with the addition of two professionals hired to assist the company with its current, as well as new business. 

Closing out the year on an upswing, Blast added numerous clients, including the Kerry Group, HealthCare One and Doane Marketing Research. With the addition of these new clients, Blast's billings increased by nearly two-hundred fifty percent. Blast's new clients encompass voice broadcasting, email marketing, text messaging and social messaging. After the fourth quarter of impressive growth, the company formally welcomes Judy Bindbeutel as accounting director and Jennifer Kennedy as marketing director.

Bindbeutel will head up the company's accounting department; overseeing financial management, accounting and all fiscal responsibilities. Prior to joining Blast, Bindbeutel held various positions within the Enterprise Rent-A-Car organization.

Kennedy will serve as marketing director for Blast Companies. She will lead the company's advertising and public relations efforts as well as serve as account manager for Blast's voice broadcasting and email marketing clients. Kennedy previously held positions with Geile-Leon Marketing Communications.

Blast Companies offers database messaging applications and marketing services in voice broadcasting, e-mail marketing, IVR and SMS Text messaging. The company offers a robust product set enabling businesses to deliver personal, interactive messages simultaneously to thousands of customers and prospects over various communications mediums. By offering not just the technology, but also the marketing strategy, design and execution, it helps clients dramatically increase productivity, profitability and brand awareness.