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Wray Ward Hires in Account Management and Interactive

12/13/2011

Wray Ward, one of the Southeast's leading independent creative marketing communications firms, has hired Alicia Shoemaker as account supervisor and Brandon Kirby as assistant account manager.

Shoemaker brings more than 10 years of marketing experience in both corporate marketing and agency environments. Most recently, Shoemaker was director of marketing for Rosetta Technologies, a solutions software company based in Tampa, Fla.  She is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and holds a degree in communications media.

An Avon, Conn., native, Kirby comes to Wray Ward from The Melting Pot Restaurant in the University area of Charlotte, where he was a managing partner. He was part of a team that received successive "Franchise of the Year” awards from The Melting Pot Restaurants Incorporated (TMPRI corporate) and he also developed a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list. Kirby is a graduate of Furman University.

Wray Ward is one of the largest independent creative marketing communications firms in the Southeast, providing clients with programs that include strategic planning, advertising, public relations, media planning/buying, interactive and direct marketing. Founded in Charlotte in 1977, the firm's clients include Glen Raven and its Sunbrella performance fabrics, Duke Energy, Huber Engineered Woods, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, TUUCI, VELUX skylights and WIX Filters. www.wrayward.com

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