Monstermoving.com Announces Agreement with The Bekins Company

Monstermoving.com to Provide Integrated Marketing and Advertising Services to Premier TMP Worldwide Yellow Pages Client

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2001--Monstermoving.com, the newest division of TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW; ASX: TMP), and marketing extension of Monster(R).com, today announced a collaborative advertising and marketing agreement with The Bekins Company, one of the largest moving van line companies in the United States.

A premier TMP Worldwide Yellow Pages client since 1970, The Bekins Company is partnering with Monstermoving.com to expand its Internet marketing efforts. As a result of this new agreement, TMP Worldwide assumes a significant role in both the online and offline advertising efforts of The Bekins Company through its Yellow Pages and Monstermoving.com divisions. This arrangement demonstrates TMP Worldwide's strategic approach of integrating and expanding its online and offline business units to effectively serve clients and consumers, and its commitment to leverage interactive technology to generate new business opportunities for Yellow Pages advertising clients and for TMP.

As one of the world's largest online marketplaces for relocation information, Monstermoving.com will provide Bekins with access to a highly targeted moving market, and assist them in identifying and reaching potential moving customers during the early stages of the relocation cycle. Through this agreement, Monstermoving.com will enhance Bekins' efforts to build brand awareness and acquire new customers.

Since launching in October, Monstermoving.com has announced agreements with several major TMP clients - an indication of Monstermoving.com's ability to provided value-added services to those clients. "We welcome the opportunity to provide services to other TMP Worldwide clients," said Tom Zorn, President, Monstermoving.com. "Bekins has built a trusted name in the relocation industry. Monstermoving.com looks forward to helping them build even greater brand awareness through enhanced online advertising and marketing efforts."

Bob Dalaskey, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bekins Van Lines states, "We are excited at the Internet opportunities provided to us through our long-standing relationship with TMP Worldwide. We know that their knowledge and expertise will assist us in providing our current and future customers with the solutions and assistance they need throughout the move process."

About Monstermoving.com

As one of the world's largest online marketplaces of relocation information, services and moving-related decision support tools, Monstermoving.com intends to change the way people move by leveraging the power of the Internet to successfully manage all stages of the relocation process. Monstermoving.com offers access to a comprehensive array of moving-related services as well as an exciting assembly of "cool tools" designed to reduce the time, cost and stress associated with all stages of a move. Monstermoving.com features everything from home and apartment searches to school information, utility and community resources. Monstermoving.com is a thoroughly effective point of service for consumers and businesses involved in the relocation process. As the newest interactive product offering of TMP Worldwide, Monstermoving.com is a marketing extension of Monster.com. More information about Monstermoving.com is available at www.monstermoving.com.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide, now with more than 8,750 employees in 31 countries, is the on-line recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search & Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

Monster.com (www.monster.com), headquartered in Maynard, Mass, the flagship product of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide, is the leading global career portal on the web which recorded over 18.3 million unique visits during the month of November 2000 according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local language and content sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain and Ireland. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com.

About The Bekins Company

Founded in 1891, Bekins Van Lines is the oldest, and one of the largest, van line companies in the United States. Bekins Van Lines consists of over 370 agents who provide quality, household goods relocation services, both domestically (and internationally through Matrix International Logistics, a Bekins Company operating unit.) A quality service organization, Bekins is the only major van line to be registered to ISO 9002 standards in all business product lines. Other Bekins Company operating units, besides Bekins Van Lines, include Bekins Worldwide Solutions, Bekins Trade Show Services and HomeDirectUSA. For more information, visit their website at www.bekins.com.

Special Note:

The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in TMP Worldwide's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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