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ATLANTA, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --PictureU Promotions, Inc., an Atlanta-based experiential and social marketing company, announced today that it has filed an 11-count civil complaint and action in the Superior Court of Cobb County, State of Georgia, against defendants Charles Louis Jones, Preston Carter, Daniel Scott Sheppard and Mozeus, Inc.

PictureU, a 14-year-old experiential and social marketing technology firm with blue-chip clients like Coca-Cola, Budweiser and Chevy, has worked with hundreds of event marketing agencies and well-known brands all over the United States and internationally since inception. Its proprietary experiential marketing technology and services have brought millions of smiles to consumers and bottom-line results to its clients at prominent sporting events, concerts, trade-shows, national marketing tours, fairs, festivals, and countless other events.

The complaint alleges that the defendants, while still employed with PictureU, conspired to create MoZeus, Inc., a business that directly competes with PictureU. The defendants' actions were detrimental to PictureU and in essence, an attempt to destroy the company from within. The complaint alleges that there were acts of stealing clients, stealing property, stealing trade secrets, destroying property and computer records, misusing property and trade secrets, sabotage, and other malicious behavior, all of which is actionable in a court of law.

The complaint specifically details a pattern of actionable conduct, on the part of the defendants, that took place over more than a year. The suit says the defendants committed fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, misappropriation, tortious interference, breach of contract and conspiracy. The complaint also seeks punitive damages, attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

"The defendants and their company, Mozeus, have done a great disservice to our industry, our clients and the hard-working people at PictureU," stated Walt Geer, President of PictureU. "We have a very open culture here and we treated those guys like family. To think that all along they were secretly conspiring to destroy us... I'm all for the American dream but there's a right way and a wrong way to do things."

"I am grateful to our people and the terrific clients we have. We have not only overcome the defendants' acts, but are thriving again today," concluded Geer.

Business is continuing as usual at PictureU during the lawsuit. The company is experiencing double-digit growth and looks forward to serving its existing blue-chip clients and growing its client list to include many more in the future.

ABOUT PICTUREU

PictureU is a 14-year-old national provider of imaging technology-based marketing and data capture solutions in the experiential and social marketing space. The company enables 1:1 consumer interactions at live events on behalf of brands that wish to create a positive brand experience, capture valuable consumer data, and enhance their social media marketing campaigns.

The company's mobile smart-device technology creates real-time interactions, integrates with FaceBook and Twitter, and provides measurable results. They take live marketing viral via consumers' own social networks thus extending brand reach and loyalty. In 2012, the company will engage with millions of consumers at thousands of events nationwide on behalf of global brands such as GEICO, Chevy, Budweiser, and Coca Cola at NASCAR races, pro sports arenas and stadiums, concert tours, fairs, festivals, rodeos, and pro golf tournaments.

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