Austin Kelley Advertising Promotes Three Austin Kelley Advertising Promotes Three Austin Kelley Advertising has promoted Jim Spruell to Senior Vice-President/Executive Creative Director in recognition of the tremendous contributions he has made to the creative product of the agency. AKA has also promoted Mark Robinson to Senior Vice-President/Creative Director due to his increased role in the creative ventures at the agency. Spruell's and Robinson's work has helped AKA receive many awards and has improved the agency's standing in the industry. Sheryl Jessing was promoted from Director of Broadcast Production to Vice President.
Peggy Redfern joins AKA as Vice-President/Associate Creative Director. Redfern comes from Fitzgerald & Company where she worked on such accounts as Vlasic Pickles, Partnership for Drug-Free America, and Jerzees/Russell Corporation. Redfern is an award-winning Art Director with over 17 years experience and she will assist Robinson by helping supervise AKA's creative personnel.
These promotions and hires are just in time to support new accounts. Holiday Hospitality, formerly Holiday Inn Worldwide, hired the agency to launch its new extended stay product, Staybridge Suites by Holiday Inn. With years of experience in hospitality marketing, AKA will work to make Staybridge Suites the leader in the fast growing extended stay segment of the hospitality industry. Deep Design, AKA's design subsidiary, has already developed Staybridge's logo and identity, and the agency is currently working on a brand positioning campaign.