Nikolas Contis to Lead Siegel+Gale's Global Naming Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Global strategic branding firm, Siegel+Gale (www.siegelgale.com) today announced that Nikolas Contis was promoted to the position of global director of naming. Contis will steward the company's naming group, which is integrated within the firm's full-service brand development practice.

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Contis joined Siegel+Gale last year as director of strategy in Siegel+Gale's San Francisco office. He has led successful naming projects for Demand Media's TypeF (Tyra Banks' new fashion site) and social commerce entrant Beget. He has also worked with Dow AgroSciences to name lead offerings such as Enlist.

Contis has over 20 years of experience developing brand names and strategic branding programs for firms in the technology, entertainment, financial services, consumer, retail and tourism sectors. He recently held senior positions at Lexicon Branding, where he managed global brand naming programs for Microsoft, Intel, Nokia, VH1 and Toyota.

"Nik immediately impressed clients and colleagues with his tireless work ethic, passion for naming, exceptional creativity and positive attitude," said Jason Cieslak, managing director at Siegel+Gale. "His successful naming projects have further built our reputation on the West Coast for conceiving simple, fresh strategies and experiences for leading brands. Now our clients in the rest of North America, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and China, will have access to his unparalleled creativity and leadership."

Siegel+Gale's global naming group consists of eleven experienced professionals with specific expertise in the art and science of naming across a wide range of categories and industries. Combined, the Siegel+Gale naming team has over one hundred years of experience in creating brand names and nomenclature systems.

Nikolas Contis, global director, naming at Siegel+Gale, said: "Naming reflects our Simple is Smart philosophy. We help companies, products and services express the simple truth of who or what they are. A name is one of the simplest and most powerful expressions of that truth. I am proud to accept this appointment, and look forward to leveraging my experience in this new role."

About Siegel+Gale

Siegel+Gale (www.siegelgale.com) is a global strategic branding firm committed to building world-class brands through elegantly simple, unexpectedly fresh strategies, stories and experiences. With Simple is Smart as its operating philosophy, Siegel+Gale delivers powerful services in brand development, simplification, research, and digital strategy.

Since its founding by branding pioneer Alan Siegel in 1969, Siegel+Gale has helped drive business results for brands such as Aetna, American Express, Bank of America, China Youth Development Foundation, Dell, Dow Chemical Company, The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the Internal Revenue Service, The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Microsoft, Motorola, Pfizer, Qatar Telecom, SAP, Sony PlayStation, Yahoo! and the YMCA.

Siegel+Gale has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Dubai, Shanghai and Beijing and strategic partnerships around the world as a member of the Omnicom Group of companies (www.omnicomgroup.com).

Contact:
Camille Priselac
CooperKatz for Siegel+Gale
917.595.3042

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