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By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 16, 2008
Marketing/Sales
Brand Communications
Greensboro, N.C. — Brand Communications, a public relations agency specializing in the home industries, has made two new hires and promoted two of its staff.
Jane Kitchen, former editor of Kids Today, a sister publication for Furniture/Today, has joined Brand Communications as senior copywriter, responsible for written communications and strategic editorial planning. She will contribute to press releases, feature articles, Web content and other client-specific materials.
NaKenya Jackson has joined the firm as editorial assistant. She is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she majored in communication studies. Jackson is now responsible for editorial support, including product submissions, tracking and database management.
Cherie Myers has been promoted from project coordinator to operations manager, and will oversee the staff, coordinate client planning and scheduling, and manage financial reporting. Myers joined Brand Communications in March 2006 following a 15-year career in hospitality management.
Nina Licketto has been promoted from editorial assistant to editorial coordinator, with responsibility for research and database building, as well as at-market support.
Brand Communications was started in 2005 by its president, Leslie Newby, a former editor at HFN and InFurniture magazines. It works with and promotes brands and companies in residential home furnishings.
Awards
Bedmart
Phoenix — Duke Pollock, vice president of sales and marketing for bedding retailer Bedmart, was honored by the Muscular Dystrophy Assn. at its annual 'Phoenix's Most Wanted Reception' for his work and for the commitment of all Bedmart employees to the MDA.
The reception honored "big-hearted, influential individuals" in the Phoenix area.
"Bedmart's commitment to the MDA is on-going," said Pollock. "We support them in many ways — from encouraging our customers to make a donation to involving our manufacturers. In fact, Tempur-pedic donated pillows to those attending the 'Most Wanted' event."
Simmons Mattress donated a World Class set through Bedmart and Southerland donated a king size mattress set.
"MDA is able to raffle these sets off and generate income many times the amount of the original donation," said Pollock.
Bedmart is based in Arizona and has 27 locations throughout the state. The company was started in Tucson in 1988.
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People Today
Mar 16, 2008
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