RuffCoffin, Breedlove+Partners Merge Operations

RuffCoffin and Breed-love+Partners have merged agency operations.

The two Austin, Texas, shops, now operating under the banner RuffCoffinBreedlove, joined forces to offer clients “more depth, experiences and resources to improve our capabilities,” said managing director Tom Breedlove.

Breedlove leads the shop with account services director Todd Ruff and creative director Mike Coffin, who formed RuffCoffin in June 2001.

Breedlove+Partners opened its doors a few months later, in October 2001. Its namesake founder came directly from Austin agency T3 (The Think Tank), where he spent five years heading strategic planning, media and research.

Breedlove+Partners relied heavily on freelancers, following a “virtual” agency model of working with a small network of art directors, copywriters and talent in other specialties.