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GARY
M. FIRESTONE - Partner
Mr. Firestone is Partner and Chief Executive
Officer of Firestone & Cimring Advertising. He received his Bachelor
of Science degree in Broadcasting from Boston University. A specialist
in video and television programming, Mr. Firestone perfected his
expertise through his work for ABC Television in New York and Boston's
WSMW Television. In addition, Mr. Firestone has worked in a variety
of management and creative capacities for all of the Fort Myers
local network affiliates: WBBH TV 20 (NBC), WINK TV 11 (CBS), and
WZVN TV 26 (ABC). He has produced and directed programming for the
Fox Sports Network and ESPN nationally and internationally. In 1980,
Mr. Firestone opened Firestone Advertising, Inc., which had become
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DIANN
CIMRING - Partner
Ms. Cimring is Partner and President of the Firm and
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology. Originally
from South Africa, she was employed for seven years as the Senior
Research Executive for IMS, the second largest research company in
the world. Ms. Cimring has done work for clients
such as Xerox, Holiday Inns, B.P. Oil, Volkswagen, J. Walter Thompson
and Grey Advertising as well as many other advertising agencies. During
this time, she was responsible for the implementation and analysis
of numerous readership and audience measurements studies for all media
as well as advertising, concept testing, copy testing, studies measuring
advertising campaign effectiveness, market and brand share analysis,
as well as product testing. With this background, in addition to two
years as Public Relations Director for Boys Town, her insight into
consumer behavior, perceptions and response to advertising led her
to the field of marketing and advertising. After immigrating to the
USA in 1982, and prior to the formation of Firestone Imagery Advertising,
now Firestone & Cimring Advertising, Ms. Cimring
operated her own agency, Imagery Advertising, one of the largest agencies
in the area.
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BARBARA
MAYER
Vice President of Creative Services
Ms. Mayer is the Creative Director of the firm and holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Graphic Design from the Ontario College of Art.
Twenty years of experience and award winning work has made her one
of this area's most respected creative leaders in the area of graphic
design and production of printed materials. She has supervised the
creative efforts for a variety of accounts including Quaker Oats of
Canada, Beatrice Foods, General Electric and Westwood Pharmaceutical.
In 1986, Ms. Mayer joined Imagery Advertising in Fort Myers as Art
Director. Now as Vice President of creative services, she continues
to supervise all print creative at Firestone & Cimring Advertising.
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JUDY
SCHENK
Senior Graphic Designer
With over twenty years experience as a graphic designer and layout
artist, Ms. Schenk has proven her value countless times as Senior
Graphic Artist at Firestone & Cimring Advertising. She received her
Associate of Arts degree after completing her education at Centenary
College in New Jersey and the highly respected Pratt Institute in
New York. She also was employed at Imagery Advertising prior to the
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RENEE
LANE
Account Executive
Prior to becoming an Account Executive with the firm, Ms. Lane's experience
included with the advertising agency of Robinson, Yeasawich, and Pepperdine.
Her experience as liaison between the agency and its major client,
The Lee County Tourist Development Council has aided her in becoming
one of the premiere account executives to the real estate and tourism
trades. In 1988, Ms. Lane joined Imagery advertising as Account Executive
where she remained until the formation of Firestone Imagery Advertising,
now Firestone & Cimring Advertising. She received her Bachelor of
Arts degree from Texas Tech University.
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DEBI CIMRING-ROBISON
Account Executive
Mrs. Cimring-Robison is a graduate of the University of South Florida. Prior to joining Firestone & Cimring, Mrs. Cimring-Robison worked with Meridian Broadcasting, the largest broadcasting company in SW Florida. Her duties as AE with Meridian included new client acquisition and service, rating, research and organizing promotional events. As AE at Firestone & Cimring Advertising, her primary responsibilities include account service, PR, special event coordination and new business acquisition. |
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JANE FLEMING
Vice President of Media Services
Prior to joining Imagery Advertising in 1989, Ms. Fleming was employed for two years as Marketing Director for McDuff Foods (Kentucky Fried Chicken) and M&D Foods (Wendy's). Her specialized experience with franchises, public relations, media buying, and special event coordination made her invaluable as Executive Assistant at Imagery Advertising, working on a variety of accounts. At Firestone & Cimring Advertising, she continued to utilize her talents and marketing experience working as agency Account Executive until appointed to her position as Vice-president of Media services.
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CHRISTINE
McARTHUR
Bookkeeper
Ms. McArthur manages the accounts department
of the firm. Chris came to the United States from her home country
of Scotland almost 20 years ago, where she studied at Kircaldy Business
College. Her vast experience, which spans almost 3 decades in two
countries, includes employment with million dollar corporations doing
business on both a local and national level. |
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