Blanc & Otus Names Quinn Daly General Manager of San Francisco Office; Daly to Drive Financial Growth; Expand Practice Using Creativity and Investment in People.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Blanc & Otus, the public relations consultancy for start-up, high-growth and Global 2000 technology companies, today announced the promotion of Quinn Daly to general manager of its San Francisco office. Daly, a 15-year marketing and communications superstar, is best known for her strategic counsel and support to technology companies large and small, as well as messaging and positioning skills used to help clients differentiate from their competitors. Daly replaces Greg Spector, Blanc & Otus' president and CEO, who has served as acting general manager for the San Francisco office for the past five years.

"B&O is on the map as the agency with a passion for creativity, innovation and strategic thinking combined with market insight and research to back up our work," said Spector. "Simply said, we don't guess. We work tirelessly every day to achieve great results for our clients. And, we care deeply for the people at B&O who make this possible. I'm confident that won't change under Quinn's energized leadership."

As the new general manager, Daly will continue to drive B&O's San Francisco office to provide the communications know-how that makes it possible for clients to clearly define and communicate who they are, what they do and why they are different. But highly important to Daly in her new role, is a commitment to invest in the growth and professional development of the people whose high-tech PR expertise extends across business-to-business, consumer and emerging technologies.

"We have the opportunity to take B&O's San Francisco office to new heights with training, creative incentives and growing our environment that fosters great thinking, and helps us attract and retain the best people," said Daly.

Daly's career has included work with technology companies that provide products and services to enable new industries including interactive television, 3D graphics and web development. Early in her career she helped drive the international launches of new workstations for Silicon Graphics to the entertainment and manufacturing markets, and worked with the company's international subsidiaries to develop the first global, integrated communications plan for SGI's new line of enterprise servers. Daly went on to lead the corporate public relations team at Macromedia, spearheading executive visibility programs and managing communications for the company's $380 million acquisition of Allaire, Inc.

Prior to joining B&O, Daly led the marketing communications efforts of a San Francisco start-up, Xythos Software, developing lead generation programs for the content management and collaboration vendor. Her guerrilla public relations efforts helped to drive the company's improved visibility, contributing to the 50 percent increase in sales year over year.

About Blanc & Otus

Blanc & Otus is the most resourceful, tenacious public relations agency you will ever work with. With a 20-year history in the fiercely competitive world of high-tech PR, our people's expertise extends across business-to-business, consumer and emerging technologies. But most importantly, we know how to make PR work in an imperfect world.

More than just knowing technology, Blanc & Otus people are self-motivated communicators who love to compete -- and win. Virtually any agency can get you coverage if you've got all the customers in the world, willing and available executive spokespeople, a rock-solid product strategy and no 800-pound gorillas to compete with. But if you need to get more than your fair share of voice -- if your company is faced with as many communications challenges are you are business opportunities -- then you need Blanc & Otus. Unlike other PR firms, we employ a proven combination of market research and creative thinking to solve our clients' problems, relentlessly.

Our mission is to change the opinion and buying behavior of our clients' customers, investors, partners and employees. During the past 20 years, Blanc & Otus has represented companies in every stage of development -- from start-up to household brand-names -- and has been in the thick of PR battles in multiple markets. Throughout it all, Blanc & Otus has applied a rigorous research-driven approach to finding the best pressure points to leverage with media, analysts and events, which means we know how to prioritize your PR budget so that together we will measurably improve your business.

Whether you need more creative thinking at the top, more tenacious execution on the front lines or simply a smarter use of your PR budget, Blanc & Otus is your PR agency.

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