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Fathead(R) Selects Wieden+Kennedy New York as Agency of Record.


NEW YORK & DETROIT -- Fathead, the fast-growing sports and entertainment home decor brand, has named Wieden+Kennedy New York its agency of record. Wieden+Kennedy New York will be responsible for Fathead's creative advertising and a significant portion of Fathead's integrated media investment planning and execution, in addition to supporting the brand with a complete range of marketing resources including brand strategy and development, digital advertising and print, television and out of home initiatives.

"The Fathead brand is much more than the sum of our athletic, entertainment and home decor wall graphic concepts. The Fathead brand embodies big, fun, inspirational and entertaining moments of greatness captured in time," said Fernando De Los Reyes, Chief Marketing Officer, Fathead. "We wanted an agency capable of understanding our vision for the brand, core values and heritage. Wieden+Kennedy New York is the type of agency that shares our values and vision and will work closely with us as we grow."

Fathead Chief Executive Officer Brock Weatherup praised Wieden+Kennedy New York as an agency that will help grow the Fathead brand. "Wieden+Kennedy New York has been instrumental in building some of today's greatest brands in sports, such as ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network  and Brand Jordan," said Weatherup. "This is the reason we were drawn to them. We want to build one of the next generation's great brands."

Wieden+Kennedy New York's first initiative will be creating Fathead's campaign for the upcoming NFL season.

"Through its strategic partnerships with renowned sports and entertainment organizations, Fathead has managed to bring mass appeal to a very special product line," explains Buz Sawyer, Managing Director, Weiden+Kennedy New York. "Owning a Fathead reflects the emotional and inspirational bond consumers have with something beyond and yet reflective of themselves. Purchasers of Fathead products refer to them as fun, cool, and real. We look forward to building on that consumer enthusiasm through strategic brand insight and creativity."

About Fathead LLC: The Livonia-based company whose products are commonly referred to as Fatheads, has become the preferred home, personal and lifestyle decor purchase for sports and entertainment enthusiasts of all ages. The most popular Fathead product line consists of a colorful vinyl wall graphic of popular sports stars, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla.  race cars and entertainment characters. Fathead LLC maintains license agreements with the NFL and PLAYERS INC., Collegiate Licensing Company The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is an American collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company. Founded in 1981 in Selma, Alabama, CLC is the largest and oldest collegiate licensing company in the United States and currently provides its services to more than 200 , Licensing Resource Group, Inc., MLB and MLBPA MLBPA Major League Baseball Player's Association , NASCAR, NBA Entertainment, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there  and NHLPA NHLPA National Hockey League Players' Association
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, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), a National Football League cheerleading squad from Texas, are one of the most famous cheerleading organizations in the world.

The DCC started with the founding of the Dallas Cowboys, in 1960.
, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Gracie Films, Time, Inc., Marvel Characters, Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., and Spider-Man 3, the Movie. Fatheads can be seen and purchased at www.fathead.com or 1-877-FATHEAD and will soon be available at preferred retailers throughout the United States.

Fathead LLC is owned by Camelot Ventures, a private investment group based in Livonia, Mich. Camelot Ventures also owns and operates Quicken Loans, the nation's largest online mortgage lender, the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, Flash Seats LLC, which replaces physical tickets for sporting events with an electronic approach; and the American Hockey League's Lake Erie Monsters The Lake Erie Monsters are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007-08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The team is the minor league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.  franchise, that will begin play at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena Current arenas in the National Basketball Association

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 in the 2007-08 season. Other companies in which Camelot Ventures has invested include Michigan-based online promotions company e-Prize.

About Wieden+Kennedy New York: Based in Manhattan, Wieden + Kennedy New York (www.wk.com) is a full-service advertising agency with a staff of 125. The agency produces groundbreaking work for clients including ESPN, Nike NYC, Brand Jordan, a division of Nike, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly , the ABC Television Network and Sharp. Globally, Wieden + Kennedy is a privately held agency with over $1.4 billion in billings and offices in Portland, New York Portland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 5,502 at the 2000 census.

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, Amsterdam, London, Tokyo and Shanghai. Clients include Coca-Cola, Honda, Nike, Starbucks, Electronic Arts and Procter & Gamble.
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