Brogan & Partners Names New COO

Birmingham, MI-September 29, 2005- Maria Marcotte was recently named Chief Operating Officer at Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing. She is responsible for all operations management, implementing best HR practices and various creative assignments. Marcie Brogan, managing partner, made the announcement today.

"The position of COO requires maintaining a highly productive, diverse, equal opportunity workplace with impeccable standards," said Brogan. "Maria's creative ideas are what makes our agency an award-winning place to work."

Maria manages the administration of the agency which has been recognized as a high performance workplace by the U.S. Department of Labor's Best Practices Clearinghouse and was awarded the Woman's Economic Club Workplace of Tomorrow award. Brogan & Partners has twice been named one of the 10 Best Places to Work in Michigan by Crain's Detroit Business. In September the agency was recognized as a Cool Place to Work by Crain's Detroit and the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, established in 1984, specializes in advertising, PRIZM®-based media, public relations, digital and diversity marketing. The firm has offices in Detroit and Research Triangle, service offices in Washington D.C. and Florida and an affiliate in Chicago.