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		<title>BraveMatters Gains Director of Client Services</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Baker Added to Marketing Solutions Firm Leadership to Grow, Strengthen Relationships, and Expand Strategic Services Portfolio Norman, Okla. &#8212; BraveMatters announces the addition of Ryan Baker as Director of Client Services. Baker will be responsible for expanding BraveMatters’ client base in addition to contributing to the enhancement of tools and processes vital to top-tier [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ryan Baker Added to Marketing Solutions Firm Leadership to Grow, Strengthen Relationships, and Expand Strategic Services Portfolio</strong></p>
<p><strong>Norman, Okla. &#8212;</strong> BraveMatters announces the addition of Ryan Baker as Director of Client Services. Baker will be responsible for expanding BraveMatters’ client base in addition to contributing to the enhancement of tools and processes vital to top-tier account service and management. Baker’s role will also include the expansion of BraveMatters’ service portfolio, including public relations, digital marketing strategies, branding, communications and promotions.<br />
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<p>“The Director of Client Services is a critical role within any firm, tasked with developing new accounts and internal processes to continually improve service to our clients; with Ryan Baker, we have found an energetic and experienced resource capable of performing those essential functions,” said Peter Wyro, Managing Principal and Founder. “With such a vibrant history handling internationally-known brands, Ryan Baker combines the seasoned perspective, work ethic and unconventional creativity necessary for success.”</p>
<p>Following a November 2010 merger between BraveMatters and Dallas-based Holotrope Marketing, BraveMatters continues to grow with a robust portfolio of branding, strategic marketing, and online customer engagement strategies; BraveMatters continues to provide clients with continually-increasing services and strategies across a spectrum of industries and markets.</p>
<p>“BraveMatters has already established themselves as a brand-empowering, results-driven firm,” said Baker. “With that foundation, I am proud to join the team and confident in our future growth and strategic goals. In particular, I look forward to strengthening our presence within the Oklahoma market as we continue to gain momentum.”</p>
<p>With an MA from the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Baker provides his experience with multi-channel marketing and promotions for clients like Sony Pictures Entertainment, Disney’s Miramax Films label, Turner Broadcasting and IMAX for Dallas-based Moroch Partners. Previously, Baker has contributed to marketing strategies for firms in the security and legal industries as well as work for NewsCorp-owned 20<sup>th</sup> Century Fox and producer/Academy Award-recipient Roger Corman.</p>
<p><strong>About BraveMatters</strong></p>
<p>BraveMatters is a multidisciplinary marketing solutions firm with emphasis in branding, online customer engagement, and strategic marketing services. The firm’s goals are to represent the voice and values of the market and to partner with each client in the planning, implementation and optimization of marketing strategies. BraveMatters has offices in Dallas and Norman, OK, and serves clients anywhere in the United States.</p>
<p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.bravematters.com">www.bravematters.com</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bravematters">www.facebook.com/bravematters</a></p>
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		<title>BraveMatters and Holotrope Marketing Announce Merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combined Organization Strengthens Marketing Agency and Geographic Reach into Strong Dallas -  Oklahoma City Economic Corridor NORMAN, OK &#8211; November 8, 2010. BraveMatters and Holotrope Marketing, two firms providing integrated communications and strategic marketing services, announce that they are merging. Effective immediately, the resulting full-service marketing agency will integrate strategic resources and personnel operating under [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><em>Combined Organization Strengthens Marketing Agency and Geographic Reach into Strong Dallas -  Oklahoma City Economic Corridor</em></h2>
<p><strong>NORMAN, OK &#8211; November 8, 2010</strong>. BraveMatters and <a title="Holotrope Marketing" href="http://www.holotrope.com" target="_blank">Holotrope Marketing</a>, two firms providing integrated communications and strategic marketing services, announce that they are merging. Effective immediately, the resulting full-service marketing agency will integrate strategic resources and personnel operating under the BraveMatters brand. The firm will share resources and maintain offices in Norman, OK and Dallas, TX expanding its regional footprint in the economic corridor between Oklahoma City and Dallas.</p>
<p>BraveMatters, founded in 2008 by Peter Wyro, and Holotrope marketing, founded in 2001 by Tom Howard, both offer specialization in online marketing services including web design, development, inbound marketing, and social media strategies. Both companies have earned strong reputations for developing results-driven strategic marketing initiatives for their clients. Howard will be joining BraveMatters as a Principal while maintaining a presence in the Dallas area.</p>
<p>&#8220;The strength of this merger lies in expanding our platform of inbound and <a title="Social Media Marketing" href="http://www.bravematters.com/marketing-services/social-media-marketing/" target="_blank">social marketing</a> strategies to help clients create more engaging and valued brands, not only online but offline as well,&#8221; says Wyro, Principal and Founder of BraveMatters.</p>
<p>Holotrope&#8217;s experience with delivering interactive marketing solutions expands BraveMatters <a title="Engaged Marketing Practice" href="http://www.bravematters.com/marketing-services/engaged-marketing-service/" target="_blank">engaged marketing practice</a> and enhances its strategic approach across all marketing disciplines &#8211; research, branding, customer relationship management, and strategic communications.</p>
<p>“The merger of BraveMatters and Holotrope further solidifies our commitment to the business in the Southwest,&#8221; says Howard. &#8221; The Austin-Dallas-Oklahoma City corridor is an important market for us. This merger doesn&#8217;t just provide greater access to clients in the corridor but also nationally and internationally as well. Our growth potential is exponential.”</p>
<p>BraveMatters is a multidisciplinary marketing solutions firm with emphasis in branding, customer engagement, and strategic marketing services in B2B industries. The firm&#8217;s goals are to represent the needs of the market and work with each client as a partner in the planning, implementation and optimization of marketing strategies. BraveMatters has offices in Dallas and Norman, OK, and serves clients anywhere in the United States.</p>
<p><a title="BraveMatters and Holotrope Announce Merger" href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4757724.htm" target="_blank">Also available at PRWEB</a></p>
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