Posted March 7, 2012
Brunner Promotes Tracy Gross to Senior Vice President, Communications Planning
PITTSBURGH (March 7, 2012) - Petra Arbutina,
Brunner executive vice president, director of communications
planning, announced the promotion of Tracy Gross to senior vice
president, communications planning. Prior to her promotion, Gross,
who joined Brunner in 2005, was vice president, contact
strategy.
Throughout her career, Gross has gained extensive experience in
direct marketing, public relations, media, and integrated
communications planning. "This combination of experience was a
great fit with our desire to deliver a higher level of integrated
work to our clients," said Arbutina. "Tracy has been leading those
efforts for clients that span a spectrum from Musselman's Apple
Sauce to Zippo lighters and new business opportunities that have
ranged from WesBanco to Bob Evans."
Over the past five years, Gross propelled the success of
Brunner's media discipline, resulting in a growth of media
billings, staff, and capabilities. "Whether leading client thinking
with her own innovative ideas or equipping and encouraging staff to
do so, Tracy is passionate and driven to achieve success," said
Arbutina.
In her new role, Gross will be instrumental in developing
inventive, groundbreaking solutions to strengthen the agency's
presence as a leader in integrated communications planning. Based
in Pittsburgh, Gross will oversee the agency's communications
activities across all three Brunner offices.
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About Brunner
Brunner (
www.brunnerworks.com) is a $220 million independent advertising agency with 200-plus employees in offices in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. The agency provides a broad range of services, including brand strategy, research and planning, advertising, digital, one-to-one, public relations, social media, mobile marketing and shopper marketing, to clients such as Bob Evans, Cub Cadet, CONSOL Energy, Eaton Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, GNC, Huffy, Philips Healthcare, PPG Industries and Werner Ladders.