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S&K Famous Brands Selects RightMinds and Kinton & Stallings as Primary Advertising Agencies(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RICHMOND, VA, December 7 / MARKET WIRE/ -- S&K Famous Brands, Inc., the Richmond-based operator of S&K Menswear with 225 stores in 26 states and 2,100 employees, has selected integrated marketing agency RightMinds, Inc. as its advertising agency of record. RightMinds will work with S&K marketing executives to develop creative executions for a new advertising campaign. S&K media strategic planning and buying duties have been awarded to Kinton & Stallings, Inc. Both agencies are located in Richmond. S&K reported sales of $183 million in the fiscal year that ended February 3, 2007. The ad campaign will be managed by S&K Vice President of Marketing Bryan Kipp, who recently joined the company from May Department Stores and Macy's, where he was a senior marketing executive. S&K President and CEO Joseph A. Oliver, III, who was promoted to his current position in May 2007 and joined the company in February 2006, expects major recent changes at the retailer to significantly drive growth. "Our goal is to make buying menswear simple and enjoyable for our customers and to give them the best buying experience possible. To accomplish this, we've adopted an aggressive strategic plan that will grow our business by better serving our customer who is often younger and more diverse. With this in mind, we've selected RightMinds and Kinton & Stallings to help refocus the S&K brand, and we look forward to successful partnerships." Chris Thurston, President and CEO of RightMinds, said the independent agency is a perfect fit with S&K's bid to build stronger relationships with current customers while attracting and making connections with new ones. "RightMinds likes working for fighter brands and S&K is a fighter brand with a long and successful history. Its key goals of better understanding its customers while developing a plan to increase traffic to its stores by investing in new technology and implementing the best practices in the industry, fit well with RightMinds core competencies." Development of S&K's new creative and branding platform will be led by RightMinds Executive Creative Director James Sawyer. S&K Famous Brands, Inc. operates 225 menswear stores in 26 states and is celebrating 40 years of clothing America's men in 2007. S&K Menswear's vision for the future is to be the nation's premier menswear retailer, selling quality, stylish merchandise at prices that represent the best value proposition in the market. For more information visit www.skmenswear.com. RightMinds (www.rightminds.com) is a strategic marketing company that provides marketing consulting, solutions and infrastructure to extend consumer and business-to-business marketing operations and to empower brands. In addition to being particularly strategic, RightMinds has integrated a team of expert implementers in the disciplines of advertising, marketing, media, public relations, and web in order to be able to accomplish any client objective. RightMinds serves a variety of regional and national clients from its Richmond, Virginia headquarters. Chris Kinton and Beth Stallings established Kinton & Stallings Marketing and Media Consultants in 1996. Since that time, K&S has grown media billings to $15-20 million annually and has maintained many long-term clients. K&S' goal is to provide a highly skilled, client-based, sales-focused marketing and media experience to its clients. The company possesses extensive skills and experience in development of strategic marketing plans and communications objectives to achieve all client business goals. CONTACTS: Dan Durazo Phone: 804-915-1351 E-mail: Email Contact Bryan Kipp Phone: 804-346-2553 E-mail: Email Contact Copyright 2007 Market Wire, Incorporated |