PORTLAND, Ore. – CMD, one of the largest marketing agencies on the West Coast, has promoted Darcie Meihoff, APR, to vice president of the firm.
Meihoff currently serves as managing director of CMD’s earned media team, which includes public relations and social media services. She has been with the agency since 2003, and during that time has helped establish CMD’s PR and social media practices. Under her leadership, the earned media department has grown to nine full-time employees, won numerous regional and international awards for excellence and has built its client base to encompass both consumer and high-tech accounts. The agency’s earned media team spearheads a number of social media programs utilizing the latest in digital strategies, techniques and tools for it’s clients, which include such industry-leading global brands as JELD-WEN, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco and others.
“Darcie and her team’s vision for initiating and developing CMD’s social media practice as a fundamental part of the agency’s core disciplines nearly three years ago has helped establish CMD as a leader in the digital communications space,” said Phil Reilly, president of CMD. “It has revolutionized our service offerings and positioned CMD and our clients on the forefront of where the industry is heading.”
With nearly 20 years of agency experience, Meihoff joined CMD after for seven years as Partner/Public Relations Director for Leopold Ketel & Partners, a boutique advertising and public relations agency in Portland. She has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including building and home improvement, technology, tourism, transportation, restaurant and hospitality, sports, retail and health-related fields and has earned national accreditation, achieving APR designation. Her industry and community involvement includes serving on the board of the Portland Metro Chapter of PRSA, of which she was president for the past 10 years. She also currently serves on the board of directors for Forest Park Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Oregon’s largest urban park.
About CMD
CMD, which uses synergistic marketing disciplines to generate demand for clients, is ranked among the nation’s top 50 interactive agencies and is among the top 20 independent agencies, according to Adweek and Advertising Age. The agency provides advertising, film and video, earned media (public relations/social), media, digital and Web services, print design, strategic services, meetings and events management, direct and database marketing, training, and promotion marketing for a client list that includes McCormick & Schmick’s, Microsoft, Regence, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, NW Natural, ACDSee, Timber Products Company, Intel, Iberdrola Renewables, and JELD-WEN, inc.
####
