Innis Maggiore Names Marty Richmond as Public Relations Director

CANTON, Ohio (July 30, 2013) - Innis Maggiore, the nation's leading advertising agency in the practice of positioning, today announced it has named Marty Richmond as Public Relations Director.

Mr. Richmond will lead the agency's public relations efforts with its existing and growing stable of corporate clients. Dick Maggiore, president and chief executive officer of Innis Maggiore said, "Marty is a welcome addition to our agency. His many years of corporate communications experience will enhance our capabilities at a time when businesses all over the country continue to see the benefit of a comprehensive positioning strategy articulated by Innis Maggiore."

Most recently, Mr. Richmond served as the vice president of marketing and communications for Cleveland-based DDR Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust with over $15 billion in assets under management. Richmond, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, has also held public relations and financial communications positions at Missouri-based Charter Communications, the nation's fourth largest cable, Internet and telephone provider; and Furniture Brands International, whose portfolio includes Thomasville, Broyhill, Lane, Drexel-Heritage, Henredon, and other prominent residential furniture brands.

Richmond is a graduate of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where he holds a bachelor's degree in communications and English, and holds a master's degree in business administration from Webster University in St. Louis. He and his family are residents of Streetsboro, Ohio.

Innis Maggiore is the nation's leading advertising agency in the practice of positioning, building strong brand positions for companies in competitive markets. The advertising and public relations agency had 2012 capitalized billings of more than $26 million. Key clients include Alside, Aultman Health Foundation, Bank of America, Chesapeake Energy, GOJO Industries, Inc., inventors of PURELL®, Goodyear, GuideStone Financial Resources, Nickles Bakery, RTI International Metals and Republic Steel. Innis Maggiore is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Public Relations Society of America. The company maintains a website at www.innismaggiore.com.