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Some agencies focus on PR. Others do design. Some combine interactive and creative campaigns while others mix in a little marketing strategy for good measure. At c.a.k. & associates we do all of these things and we do them well. It started out as a strategic idea, to combine all the elements that define a powerful brand into an integrated set of client services. “Why not be brandologists?!” one of our designers proclaimed during our weekly “Freaky Friday” celebration.

We think it is Brilliant! Bringing together a pinch of PR, a dash of design, an inch of interactive and a motley mix of marketing know how – we aim to serve a superbly creative concoction -- Brandology. We think it matters now more than ever, and want to help your organization maximize the value of every message that reaches your customers. That is the power of our premium integrated blend.

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John Kerrigan
President
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Sign: Pisces
Obsession: Toss up between Manuel's and Sushi
Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption (serious); The Devil Wears Prada (fun)
Favorite Author: Patricia Cornwell
Most People Don't Know: I dig landscaping design (pun intended)
Expertise: Seeing what can be
 
Joie Tamkin
Assistant Director of PR
Hometown: San Diego, California
Sign: Libra
Obsession: Green M&M's
Favorite Movie: Big Fish
Favorite Book: Everyone Worth Knowing
Expertise: Public Relations and Having Fun
 
Jake Schaale
Traffic Manager
Hometown: Royal Oak, Michigan
Sign: Sagittarius
Obsession: Carbonation
Favorite Book: The Myst Reader
 
Ben Conrad
Vice President
Hometown: Durham, New Hampshire
Sign: Capricorn
Obsession: Currently, running
Favorite Book: Too many good ones
Most People Don't Know: I had lunch with Johnny Cash on a boat
Expertise: Communicating passionately about cool companies
 
Andrew Van Hyfte
Graphic Designer
Hometown: Texas (I know, that's not a town)
Sign: Sagittarius
Obsession: Airport culture and airline brand identity
Favorite Movie: The Big Lebowski
Favorite Book: Being and Nothingness (Jean Paul Sartre)
Most People Don't Know: I lived in Sydney, Australia when I was younger
Expertise: Ideation, Branding, Design and the Art Pizza Making
 
Neal Hittner
Sr. Graphic Designer
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Sign: Leo
Obsession: Calvin Klein
Favorite Movie: Airplane
Favorite Book: FM 23-10
Most People Don't Know: I am a direct descendant of Mary Todd Lincoln
Expertise: Branding
 
Matt Hagens
Sr. Web Developer
Hometown: Baldwin, New York
Sign: Scorpio
Obsession: At the moment - Wakeboarding
Previously - Watches
Favorite Movie: The Departed
Favorite Book: Artie Lange - Too Fat to Fish
Most People Don't Know: I run a very popular financial social networking site that is ranked in the top 40,000 websites in the U.S. </plug>
Expertise: I.T. experience aside.... I can roll my own sushi.