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Evergreen Fund Chairman, Michael S. Scofield, Joins Branded Media Corporation's Board of Directors
Wednesday March 23, 8:00 am ET


NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2005--Branded Media Corporation (PINK SHEETS: BMCP - News) announced today that Michael S. Scofield has joined its Board of Directors.
Mike Scofield currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of the Evergreen Funds, one of America's 20 largest mutual fund families. Scofield's oversight of the funds started in 1984 while he was practicing law at Charlotte, NC-based Wardlow, Knox, Freeman & Scofield when the fund group only had one fund. Today Mr. Scofield oversees 90 funds with more than $110 billion in assets under management.

Scofield graduated from North Carolina State in 1965 with a BA and earned his law degree from the Duke University School of Law in 1968. After graduating from law school, he taught pre-law classes at the University of North Carolina at Ashville from 1968 through 1970. After his tenure in the US Attorney General's office as a federal prosecutor, he entered private practice in 1979.

"I am pleased to join the board of such a dynamic company. I am impressed with Branded Media's talented management team and I look forward to adding my experience to help them increase shareholder value." - Mike Scofield on his new position.

Branded Media's President and board member, Don Taylor stated, "I welcome the opportunity to serve with such a fine gentleman. Mike Scofield will no doubt bring strong leadership and an independent spirit to Branded Media's Board of Directors."

Branded Media Corporation markets consumer products through its proprietary strategy, Branded Media(TM). As developed by BMCP, Branded Media(TM) is designed to materially increase sales of consumer products by exposing brands and their messages through commercial and public television programming, DVD, Video-on-Demand, Direct-Response infomercials and Internet driven direct marketing campaigns.