Purdie Rogers Adds V.P. of Business Strategy

Industry Veteran Extends Agency’s Reach into Sustainable Development and Luxury Home Product Markets with Midwest Office

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purdie Rogers, a full-service advertising and public relations agency focused on the home lifestyle and building product industries, has named Craig Bryan as its vice president of Business Strategy.

“With him in place, we will be even better positioned to serve product manufacturers and sustainable development professionals who seek to create more earth-friendly products and environments.”

Prior to joining Purdie Rogers, Bryan, a 30-year veteran in the advertising, marketing and sales industries, managed the marketing services department for Homeplans.com, a division of Move.com, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has managed sales, marketing and advertising initiatives for several agencies, including Kamstra Communications in St. Paul, Minn.; Owens & Associates in Phoenix, Ariz.; and BBDO and Campbell Mithun, both in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His client experience is wide and varied, and includes such top names as Hurd Windows, Elkay Cabinet Group, Whirlpool, Honeywell, 3M Household & Hardware Products Division, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro Toys.

“Craig is an integral addition to our client strategy and business development efforts at Purdie Rogers, helping us to reach deeper into the sustainable development and luxury home products markets,” said Andy Rogers, principal of Purdie Rogers. “With him in place, we will be even better positioned to serve product manufacturers and sustainable development professionals who seek to create more earth-friendly products and environments.”

Bryan’s extensive résumé includes a current journalism and mass communication teaching position at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., where he serves as a clinical professor. His initial focus for Purdie Rogers will be implementing a Web-based, sustainable development program for new and existing clients. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., he will manage his extensive list of industry contacts to further cement Purdie Rogers as the go-to agency for sustainable development and luxury home product professionals.

A representative list of Purdie Rogers’ clients includes, Atrium Companies, California Faucets, Custom-Bilt Metals, Johns Manville, Lasco Bathware, Marvel, Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group and VisionArt.

About Purdie Rogers, Inc.

Based in Seattle, Purdie Rogers (www.purdierogers.com) is a full-service communications firm focused on the home lifestyle and building products industries. Agency capabilities include branding, advertising, public relations, strategic planning, and nontraditional and direct marketing. In business since 1990, the agency has a deep understanding of the building and home products industry, and the communications tools necessary to reach key target audiences, including consumers, developers, architects, interior designers, builders, remodelers and retailers.