The Brandon Agency Announces Social Media Team
June 13, 2010
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – June 11, 2010 – Representatives from TheBrandon Agency today announced that Michael Jordan and Braden Pate will lead the Agency’s social mediateam. Jordan, who joined the Agency in 2002 as a public relationsassociate, will head-up the team as a social media specialist/manager.Pate, who recently served as an intern for the Agency, will take on thenew role of new media designer. Jordan and Pate will be responsible forexecuting and managing Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube accountsfor the Agency’s social media clients.
Prior to joining The Brandon Agency, Jordan served as a reporter forseveral South Carolina newspapers including the North Myrtle BeachTimes, Florence Morning News and The Sun News. He received a bachelor ofarts in mass communication from Francis Marion University in Florence,S.C.
In addition to interning in thecreative department at The Brandon Agency, Pate (pictured, left) alsoserved as art director for both Archarios Literary Art Magazine andTapestry Magazine in Myrtle Beach. He received a bachelor of arts degreein graphic design from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C.
“I am thrilled to announce the addition of our newest department,” saidScott Brandon, president of The Brandon Agency. “The Agency has alwaysbeen on the cutting edge of social media. By implementing these newpositions we are assuring our clients that their social mediaexpectations will be exceeded. I look forward to many great things fromMichael and Braden as they head-up this new endeavor.”
The Brandon Agency currently handles social media efforts for a varietyof accounts in a range of categories including travel, packaged goods,textiles, retail, shopping centers, golf, financial andtelecommunications. With clients located throughout the United States,The Brandon Agency currently services the following social mediaaccounts: Provost Academy South Carolina (www.Facebook.com/ProvostAcademySouthCarolina),Margaret Holmes (www.Facebook.com/MargaretHolmesFresh), Peanut Patch (www.Facebook.com/PeanutPatch),Myrtle Beach Resorts (www.Facebook.com/CoralBeachSeaCrestHolidayInn), SeaCrest Resort (www.Facebook.com/SeaCrestMB), Coral BeachResort (www.Facebook.com/CoralBeachMB),Holiday Inn at the Pavilion (www.Facebook.com/HolidayInnMB),Crescent Bank (www.Facebook.com/CrescentBank), Community First Bank(www.Facebook.com/CommFirstBank), Creative Cuts (www.Facebook.com/CreativeCutsFabricandCrafts),Farmers Telephone Cooperative (http://www.facebook.com/FarmersTelephoneCooperative),Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative (www.Facebook.com/PalmettoRural),Valley Mall (www.Facebook.com/ValleyMall),Patrick Henry Mall (www.Facebook.com/PatrickHenryMall),Woodland Mall (www.Facebook.com/WoodlandMall),Magnolia Mall (www.Facebook.com/MagnoliaMall),Waccamaw Golf Trail (www.Facebook.com/WaccamawGolfTrail).
About The Brandon Agency
Founded in 1959, The Brandon Agency is a full service marketing firmoperating on the leading edge of change in the advertising industry.Recognized for focus on original thinking and the use of new technologyto engage consumers, The Brandon Agency is headquartered in MyrtleBeach, S.C. with satellite offices in Charleston, S.C. and Charlotte,N.C. The Agency’s client list includes Farmers Telephone Cooperative,Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Best Golf Cars, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club,True Blue Golf Plantation, Greenway Medical Technologies, CrescentBank, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Myrtle Beach CampgroundAssociation, Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort, Myrtle Beach NationalCompany, SpiritLine Cruises, Fort Sumter Tours, Palmetto Rural TelephoneCooperative, Springs Creative Products Group, LLC, Dataw Island and HTCCommunications.
For more information about The Brandon Agency, call (843) 916-2000 orvisit TheBrandonAgency.com.
