Sugo - the Music and Multimedia Agency - Opens East Coast Office

Sugo, the music and multimedia agency, announced today the opening of its New York-based sales office to service its East Coast clients.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) July 23, 2005 --- Sugo, the music and multimedia agency, announced today the opening of its New York-based sales office to service its East Coast clients.

Sari McConnell, currently Sugos vice president of marketing and product development at its Silicon Valley headquarters, has been appointed managing director of its East Coast operations. McConnell and her creative team will continue to develop disc-based and online solutions using music and multimedia to create brand experiences for their clients.

Her business-sector focus will include retail, consumer packaged goods companies, financial services, publishing and media, as well as promotional and advertising agencies who seek a highly specialized partner in music and multimedia-based projects. With more than four years at Sugo, and previous brand management positions at Hallmark, Clorox, and LeapFrog, McConnell is a natural fit for her new role.

Sugo, a division of Tambourine, Inc. adopts a new logo, name, and website (www.sugoagency.com) to acknowledge the enormous growth and significance of its agency business over the past several years. Separately, Tambourines finished-goods distribution business will continue to use the Sugo Music name.

Our agency business has experienced explosive growth over the last 8 or 9 quarters," states Tambourine CEO, Scott Kellner. Clearly, the effectiveness of our innovative marketing tools mixed with engaging entertainment content resonates with a wide variety of companies."

Sugos new sales office is located in the New York metro area at 130 Shore Road, Suite 347, Port Washington, NY 11050. For more info, visit www.sugoagency.com or contact Sari McConnell directly at 516.883.0884. Sugos headquarters phone number in Foster City, CA continues to be 650.350.1920.

Additional recent promotions include:
Paul Bailin, Senior Director of Business Development (from Director)
Andre Dneprov, Director of Multimedia Technologies (from Manager)
Jason Mullen, Director of Product Development (from Manager)
Elif Somay, Director of Business Development (from Manager)

New additions to Sugo include:
Dan Aufhauser, Business Development Manager (formerly of Globalphonic Music, LLC, San Francisco)
Greg Jordan, Business Development Manager (formerly of IVAX Laboratories, Miami)
Gina Quinlan, Business Development Manager (formerly of Westway Marketing, London.)

ABOUT SUGO
SUGO -- the music and multimedia agency - is the only boutique agency of its kind to create brand experiences using music and multimedia that engage consumers and achieve the business objectives of leading consumer brands and national retailers. Powered by the Listen & Link™ multimedia platform, Sugos solutions on disc and online feature the optimal combination of world-class music compilations and downloads, targeted website navigation, multimedia and packaging design and content, CRM tools, and ring tone and software downloads, along with built-in ROI tracking.

Its clients include: Bath & Body Works, Del Monte, Duty Free Stores, Harlequin, Kimpton Hotel Group, Korbel, Kraft, Kohler, National Geographic, Pottery Barn, P&G, NBC Universals Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Republic of Tea, Sharper Image, Sur La Table, Teavana, Unilever, Wells Fargo, and many others. Sugo is a division of Tambourine, Inc., along with Sugo Music, Sugo Licensing, Granada Studios, and its other music labels Soundecor and Monarch Records. Founded in 1985, privately held Tambourine is headquartered in Foster City, CA, near San Francisco.

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