Headline Group Adds Direction & Clients Headline Group Adds Direction & Clients The Headline Group recently added three clients. Hobbs Group, LLC has retained the agency to handle its public relations. The Atlanta based company is the 35th largest commercial insurance brokerage firm in the United States, specializing in strategic risk management, complex property risks, owner-controlled insurance programs, employee benefits and professional liability coverage. Audiological Consultants of Atlanta, one of the South's fastest growing and most progressive private audiology practices, has contracted THG to handle external communications and media relations. THG has also been hired to handle public relations for The Watermarke Companies. The Atlanta based real estate company develops, builds, and manages award winning, high end apartment communities and high rises in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

THG launched its company web site with the tag line: "Communications Adrenaline for Fast Moving Companies®." THG's web site was developed and produced by advertising and interactive agency, Kilgannon McReynolds.

THG added Tim Shannon, APR, as Director for the company. Shannon brings expertise in the areas of public and governmental affairs, employee and community relations, and public information programs. Prior to joining THG, Shannon provided counsel to business, governmental organizations, and PR/advertising firms in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta areas. Shannon has held a national Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) since 1987. His affiliations include the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); Mensa, the international high-IQ society; and the Friends of the Atlanta Opera.