On Friday, June 27 at 11 a.m., Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, with the help of a bagpiper, will lead a Preston Kelly troupe of costumed brand icons across the Hennepin Avenue Bridge to their new home in N.E. Minneapolis. The mayor is helping commemorate the ad agency’s move to Minneapolis and to celebrate Preston Kelly’s “Iconic Ideas” communications philosophy.

WHO: Preston Kelly, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak

WHAT:  The Mayor (and a bagpiper) will lead the 40-member ad agency’s “Iconic Parade” of brand icons
across the Hennepin Avenue Bridge to its new Minneapolis headquarters. Icons include:
• MN Zoo animals
• HealthPartners Petey P. Cup
• Rainbow’s Bag of Dreams
• Taco John’s Whiplash the Monkey
• Roundy’s Chairman Bob

WHY: To commemorate the agency’s move to the historic Minneapolis Fire Barn building and to celebrate the agency’s “Iconic Ideas.”

WHEN: Friday, June 27, 2008. 11 a.m.

WHERE: From the west end of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge – east to the historic
Minneapolis Fire Barn building at 222 First Avenue NE, Minneapolis.

About Preston Kelly
Preston Kelly, formerly Kerker, Inc., is a full-service agency creating iconic ideas through advertising, interactive, design, direct marketing and promotion, strategy and research for a broad range of local, national and global clients.  Preston Kelly clients include Taco John’s, Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., Mall of America, HealthPartners, Deluxe, HowStuffWorks.com, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., United Sugars, Minnesota Zoo, Venture Bank and the YMCA.  For more information about Preston Kelly, visit www.prestonkelly.com.  Preston Kelly is a member of Worldwide Partners Inc., the world’s largest network of independent marketing and communications firms.