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hawthorne direct Appoints Jason Graves to Vice President of New Business Development

Fairfield, IA - hawthorne direct, the direct response TV advertising agency, is pleased to announce they have recently appointed Jason Graves to position of Vice President of New Business Development.

Graves is responsible for developing new business opportunities for hawthorne direct in the areas of: creative/production, long and short form media, tape duplication, telemarketing and fulfillment management and integrated marketing opportunities. He will also act as the account director for various established and new clients.

Graves has been a creative force in the DRTV industry for a decade. As a producer and marketing manager, his shows have generated millions of dollars in direct response sales. Graves has been involved with all aspects of DRTV marketing.

Graves’ experience includes serving as the senior account executive for In-Finn-Ity for the past two years. Primary responsibilities included bringing in new business and fulfilling all marketing functions. Prior to this Graves acted as the agency producer for Williams Television Time, overseeing all video production. For five years, prior to producing for Williams, Graves was the Executive Vice President for Pantron I. His duties at Patron I included product development and executive producing for the company. Graves also served as Marketing Manger at United Business Interiors and as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for White and Associates.

"Jason Graves brings to hawthorne direct the kind of integrity and longevity in the industry that hawthorne is known for. His addition to our team only made sense. It is our great pleasure to announce his arrival to hawthorne direct," said Tim Hawthorne, founder, chairman and executive creative director of hawthorne direct.

hawthorne direct is a full-service direct response advertising agency, specializing in creative and production, long and short form media buying, telemarketing/fulfillment management and integrated marketing.