Jacob Tyler Brand Communications Agency Appoints Executive Vice President of Business Development

SAN DIEGO, August 9, 2011 — Today, Jacob Tyler, a nationally-acclaimed, full-service brand communications agency based in San Diego, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ray Davies as its executive vice president of business development. Ray will share responsibility with the leadership team in new business development efforts, as well as help lead strategic engagement and mobile marketing initiatives.

“We are delighted to have a marketing executive of Ray’s caliber join the management team at Jacob Tyler,” said Charles Van Vechten, President and CCO of Jacob Tyler. We have been very fortunate in that we have sustained rapid growth in this difficult economy. We are excited to be in a position to bring in an executive with Ray’s talent to continue strong growth in our core business, as well as add new business services to our mix.” He added that Mr. Davies’ seventeen years of marketing experience would benefit staff and clients alike.

“Jacob Tyler’s work truly speaks for itself. I’m honored to join a company so dedicated to client satisfaction, attention to detail, and results-driven campaigns,” said Mr. Davies. “The collective creativity of their team is unparalleled.”

Prior to his work at Jacob Tyler, Mr. Davies served as managing partner of the j. simms agency, an advertising,marketing and public relations firm based in San Diego. He managed all revenue generating activities for the organization and was responsible for the creation and growth of several new business units, both regionally and nationally. Before that, he started and built a sales and marketing agency, Rebralex Corporation, which he later merged with the j. simms agency. Davies has also held sponsorship and strategic marketing management positions with IMG, International Exposition Center, Playhouse Square Foundation, and Westwood One.

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About Jacob Tyler:
Jacob Tyler is a full-service brand communications agency that creates brands with meaningful and significant value. It does so through its expertise in brand strategy, identity and implementation, which includes web design and development, product design, printed collateral, online marketing, social media, and reputation management. It has been honored by the Inc. 5000 organization as one of America’s fastest growing companies in 2010, was named by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the city’s fastest growing companies, four years in row, and has been the recipient of more than twenty national design and marketing awards. Clients served include Lamkin Golf Grips, Nuvasive Inc, Chicago’s Hotel 71, Four Seasons Hotels, Terranea Resort, AT&T, Rhino Vehicle Protection, Vitalyte, Milwaukee Motorcycle Clothing and Upper Deck. For media inquiries, please contact Robert Blodgett at 619. 573.1061 xt. 311 orRobert@jacobtyler.com. For more information visit jacobtyler.com.