FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2008

Hodgson/Meyers Expands Team to Serve
Growing Client Base

Hodgson/Meyers, a full-service marketing and communications agency, announced today that it is expanding its account and graphics team to support growth and help contribute to new key accounts. Jason Frummet, Amber Lanni and Katie Burnett join as part of the expanding account team, and Daniel Brockley and Charlie Worcester join the award-winning creative team.

"We have several key initiatives underway to grow our team and the depth of services we can provide to our clients," said Gary Meyers, president and creative director at Hodgson/Meyers. "We're fortunate to have some very talented people join the team, and this in turn will help us partner more closely with our clients and meet all of their needs."

Jason Frummet joins Hodgson/Meyers as senior account director. He brings more than 15 years of marketing experience to the agency, having held senior level positions in field and customer marketing, marketing communications, business development, and corporate marketing. Frummet has worked with technology companies like Genesys Telecommunications, Nuance Communications, and Varolii Corporation, as well as with nationally recognized travel companies. He holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing from San Diego State University, as well as a number of sales and marketing certificates.

Joining the creative team as a senior designer, Charlie Worcester brings over 12 years of experience in graphic and package design, and has been a creative lead for a number of branding and marketing firms in Seattle including Kendall Ross, Wilkes Creative and Monaghan & Company. Through these firms he has worked with a number of prominent clients including Milliman, Sheraton Hotels, Bellevue Square, Continental Mills, Bristol-Myers Squibb, The Napoleon Company and Sahale Snacks. Worcester's work has been featured in national design publications such as Communication Arts, How Magazine, and Graphic Design USA. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design from Western Washington University.

Daniel Brockley joins Hodgson/Meyers as a senior copywriter. As the lead writer on several key accounts, Brockley will be responsible for developing concepts for ads, websites, direct marketing material, sales collateral and more. In the past, Brockley has written for industries as diverse as technology, finance, healthcare and fashion. He has written and managed communications at Varolii Corporation, SanMar Corporation, REM Eyewear and AlexanderOgilvy. Brockley received a bachelor of arts in English from the University of Oregon.

Amber Lanni comes to Hodgson/Meyers as account manager. Lanni had worked previously with the agency, taking time off to complete a masters of business administration from Seattle University. In previous work with Hodgson/Meyers, Lanni provided management on accounts such as Opus Group, SAVO Group, Irwin family of companies, Fair Isaac, Mackay Restaurants, CMP Technologies, Microsoft, and others.

Joining Hodgson/Meyers as an administrative coordinator, Katie Burnett graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor of arts degree in communications. There, she focused on a range of disciplines, including public speaking, project management and event management. Burnett also worked as a customer service specialist with Starbuck's Coffee Company.

About Hodgson/Meyers
Hodgson/Meyers (pronounced Hodsun/Myerz) is a Kirkland-based marketing communications agency that provides integrated strategy and creative services for business and technology clients. Clients include the Puget Sound Business Journal, Perkins Coie, Fair Isaac Corp., Philips Medical Systems, HomeStreet Bank, F5 Networks and Microsoft. Hodgson/Meyers was named one of the top 100 B2B agencies in America for 2007, the only Washington agency to receive this designation.