ACCOUNT ACQUISITIONS



WISCONSIN

Circle Design Studio, Milwaukee, has been selected to handle projects by Salon Medusa.
Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp., Chicago, named P&S Group, Milwaukee, its agency of record.
MarkeTrends, Brookfield, was named agency of record for North American BioIndustries Corp.
Vets Plus has named Prom Krog Altstiel, Mequon, its agency of record, handling advertising, market research, pr and database marketing.
Henke & Associates, Cedarburg, has been selected by Chemtool Inc. to produce its corporate identity brochure.
Knupp & Watson, Madison, was selected to handle pr for the Great River Road by the Mississippi River Parkway Commission’s Promotion Committee.
PENNSYLVANIA
Send Me No Flowers, a gift-basket company, named DDF&M Advertising, Pittsburgh, its advertising/pr agency.
Elisco Advertising & Public Relations, Pittsburgh, was named agency of record by Singer Floor Care Division of Ryobi Motor Products.
OHIO
ContainerPort Group has appointed Olson & Gibbons, Cleveland, its advertising and pr agency of record.
Urda Co., Akron, has been named ad/pr agency of record by Air Enterprises, a manufacturer of air-handling systems.
Lord, Sullivan & Yoder, Columbus, has been retained as agency of record by WSYX-TV, Columbus.
Freedman, Gibson & White, Cincinnati, was selected agency of record for The Perry & Derrick Co., a manufacturer of paints and coatings.
MISSOURI/NEBRASKA
Patrick Co., St. Louis, has been named sales promotion agency of record for Monsanto’s Ortho Products division.
Fellowes Inc., a manufacturer of office products, selected The Puckett Group, St. Louis, to handle its Workstation line of computer accessories.
Corporate Strategies, St. Louis, will develop local marketing communications – including advertising, direct mail and pr – for Archway Kitchen & Bath.
Ayres Advertising/Marketing, Lincoln, will handle marketing communications for Centurion International, a manufacturer of cellular telephone antennae.
MINNESOTA
Gold Star Manufacturing has selected the Environmental Division of Alpine Merketing Communications, Minneapolis, its agency of record. Its first assignment will be a corporate identity program.
Layton Marketing Group, St. Paul, will handle direct-mail marketing and telemarketing for the Tampa Tribune, Hillsborough County, Fla.
Johnson Grossfield, Minneapolis, was named promotion agency of record for Minnesota Special Olympics.
KENTUCKY/MICHIGAN
Brymer Advertising, Louisville, has been named agency of record by Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. and by Lens Lab. Additionally, it will create the season subscription mailer for the Jenny Wiley Theatre in Prestonsburg, Ky.
Broome Marketing, Louisville, has been named telephone directory agency by Trane Co.’s Unitary Products Group.
Perich & Partners, Ann Arbor, is handling projects for several new clients, including advertising and package design for Glacial Ridge Foods; package design and point-of-sale materials for Natures Way Products; and local advertising and promotion for Whole Foods Market.
INDIANA
Asher Agency-Indianapolis will handle advertising and media buying for Melvin Simon & Associates’ national network of shopping malls, in addition to corporate advertising and collateral.
System Two Controls Corp. has named Communico, Indianapolis, agency of record. System Two manufactures and designs data-acquisition and control system products.
ILLINOIS
Minkus & Dunne Communications, Chicago, has been named to handle pr for the Association of Legal Administrators.
Investor Relations Co., Northbrook, has been retained by CMI Corp. for financial public relations.
James D. Martin & Associates, Wilmette, has been selected advertising and pr agency of record for Re-Act Inc., a cargo-securement company.
Western Industrial Products selected Tucker Chicago, Schaumburg, its marketing communications agency, handling advertising, collateral, pr, trade shows, promotion and research.
Coil Count Ford & Cheney, Chicago, was awarded creative and media buying responsibilities for the Insure One insurance agency. Werle + Brimm, Chicago, will handle pr for Insure One.
Aaron D. Cushman & Associates, Chicago, has been selected to create a pr program for Parke-Davis’s Caladryl lotion. It also has been retained by four new clients: Arrow Entertainment, Channel 23/Chicago, Raycom and Ulta(3) The Cosmetic Savings Store.
The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange has selected Ganchiff Communications, Chicago, to handle creative, and Karl Productions, Chicago, to handle TV production.
McCann Healthcare, Chicago, will handle marketing communications for Caremark International, a service supplier in the managed-care industry.
Templeton, Kenly & Co., a manufacturer of mechanical jacks and hydraulic equipment, awarded its marketing communications account to Daniel O’Connell Advertising/Public Relations, Chicago.
Noyes-Robertson-Schwartz Communications, Chicago, has been chosen to handle pr for Telemarketing Temps.
Town & Country Homes has named Dragonette, Chicago, its pr agency of record.
Copyright Adweek L.P. (1993)