Paul Stechschulte Joins Pereira & O'Dell as Executive Creative Director

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Stechschulte has joined Pereira & O'Dell as Executive Creative Director in San Francisco. An Art Director by trade, Paul was most recently with Goodby Silverstein & Partners where he was Group Creative Director. His career includes posts at W+K Amsterdam, 180 Amsterdam and Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Miami. At GSP, Paul helped create the internationally award winning Sprint "Now Network" campaign. His television spot for Nextel was one of only 8 nominated for an Emmy in 2009.

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In 2002, Paul and colleagues reintroduced the MINI brand to the US for BMW. The highly successful launch did not include a single television ad; unheard of in the US automobile category. Additionally, Paul's work for the American Legacy Foundations "Truth" campaign is credited with preventing over 700,000+ US teens from starting to smoke.

"Paul has one of the most well balanced portfolios out there," said PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Pereira & O'Dell. "He's worked at both small and big agencies, ran small and huge accounts, created both serious and oddball work, with both high end or low budget resources... and in all these different situations, he manages to make great work happen."

When not thinking about his clients' business, Paul spends time prepping the future of the industry by teaching and participating on the Board of Advisors at the Creative Circus in Atlanta. He graduated from the Circus in 1997.

About Pereira & O'Dell

With offices in San Francisco and New York, Pereira & O'Dell is an advertising agency heavily influenced by the digital culture and focused on creating cross-disciplinary campaigns for progressive marketers. Since Pereira & O'Dell launched in April 2008, the agency has amassed a diverse client roster including Corona, Muscle Milk, Ubisoft, University of Phoenix and LEGO.  In July 2010, Pereira & O'Dell, was named Advertising Age's Small Agency of the Year, based on the company's business performance, impact on clients' businesses as well as industry leadership and innovation. Pereira & O'Dell was featured in the San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work (Apr '10) as well as 7x7's "Hot 20", a list of San Francisco companies and individuals who are making their mark on the city  (Oct '09). For more information visit the website at: http://www.pereiraodell.com

Press contact:  Molly Parsley, Pereira & O'Dell, +1-415-284-9916 ext. 18, [email protected]

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