Sweeney’s Fitch Named AAF-Cleveland “Rookie of the Year”

Sweeney’s Fitch Named AAF-Cleveland “Rookie of the Year”

CLEVELAND – May 26, 2010 – Kayleigh Fitch, an account executive at Cleveland-based Sweeney, a full-service marketing and public relations firm, has been named “Rookie of the Year” by the American Advertising Federation-Cleveland.

Fitch was recognized for her commitment and service to AAF-Cleveland primarily through her role on the communications committee, which provides marketing and communications support for the AAF-Cleveland brand, events and other committees within the organization.

Specifically, Fitch was responsible for developing and executing the communications plan for the annual AAF-Cleveland Auction, conducting local publicity and media relations, developing membership drive fliers and ads and developing branding and positioning statements for the organization.

“Kayleigh has certainly surpassed the industry standard of a rookie and is an incredibly motivated individual with a drive to achieve superior results,” said Jim Sweeney, president of Sweeney. “We are proud that a Sweeney team member has shown such dedication to AAF-Cleveland.”

Fitch joined Sweeney in May 2007 and graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a bachelor of arts in public relations and an entrepreneurship minor. She resides in Brook Park, Ohio.

About AAF–Cleveland

The American Advertising Federation–Cleveland is Northeast Ohio’s premier resource for communications professionals. As Cleveland’s largest professional organization, AAF–Cleveland offers its 500+ members continuing professional education courses; social activities; planned fundraising events; and a networking breakfast and luncheon speaker series. For more information about membership or events, visit the AAF–Cleveland Web site, http://www.aafcleveland.com.

About Sweeney

Sweeney, established in 1986, is a strategic marketing and public relations firm with offices in Cleveland, OH (headquarters) and Wilmington, NC. Sweeney specializes in building and launching brands, products and services for a wide range of consumer and business organizations. For additional information, visit www.sweeneypr.com.

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Jim Sweeney

CEO & COO

Jim is a veteran of the agency industry and the founder of Sweeney. He is uncommonly passionate about the idea of creating and implementing insanely great marketing campaigns that achieve insanely great results. He pioneered the full-service, full-circle agency model and continues to forge new ideas in an ever-changing industry. And he is accessible to everyone about anything, seemingly all the time, serving as a mentor to all agency personnel and clients.