The Brandon Agency Named as the Agency of Record for Santee Cooper

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from The Brandon Agency today announced that the firm has been named agency of record for Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility and the state's largest power producer. The Brandon Agency will manage and execute marketing efforts for Santee Cooper including developing a strategic marketing plan, creative development, media planning and buying and social media.

The Brandon Agency was selected as part of a rigorous Request for Proposal process involving several of South Carolina's largest advertising agencies.

Founded in 1934, Santee Cooper directly serves more than 164,000 retail customers in Berkeley, Horry and Georgetown counties, ultimately bringing power to more than two million South Carolinians. Santee Cooper is the primary source of power distributed by the state's 20 electric cooperatives to more than 700,000 customers located in the state's 46 counties. Santee Cooper also supplies power directly to 29 large industrial customers in 10 counties, the town of Bamberg, the City of Georgetown and the Charleston Air Force Base.

Santee Cooper began South Carolina's first Green Power program in 2001 and now generates 28 megawatts of electricity from six landfill generator stations throughout the state. Santee Cooper also has solar installations at 20 schools across the state, Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., the Center for Hydrogen Research in Aiken, S.C. and the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort, S.C.

"We are thrilled to welcome Santee Cooper as a client," said Scott Brandon, president and CEO of The Brandon Agency. "They are an integral part of the success of South Carolina's economy and a critical partner in the State's ability to recruit and grow industry and jobs.  We are honored that they have chosen us as their agency of record and look forward to assisting them grow the Santee Cooper brand."

For more information about Santee Cooper, visit www.santeecooper.com or www.facebook.com/santeecooper.

About The Brandon Agency

Founded in 1959, The Brandon Agency is a full service marketing firm operating on the leading edge of change in the advertising industry. Offering an integrated approach to marketing, advertising, public relations, interactive and social media, the agency administers the "Why We Buy" Consumer Research Panel, an ongoing, in-depth consumer study that predicts how buyers interact with communications to the buying cycle.

The Agency's client list includes Glory Foods, Inc., Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Southern Tide, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT Malls), Beaufort Memorial Hospital, HTC, Provost Academy South Carolina and Provost Academy Colorado/EdisonLearning, McCall Farms, CBL and Associates, YETI Coolers, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club, True Blue Golf Plantation, CresCom Bank, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Golf Academy of America, The Haig Point Club, Myrtle Beach Campground Association, Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort, National Golf Management, and Springs Creative Products Group, LLC.

The Brandon Agency is headquartered in Myrtle Beach, S.C. with satellite offices in Charleston, S.C. and Charlotte, N.C. For more information about the agency, call (843) 916-2000 or visit www.TheBrandonAgency.com or www.facebook.com/BrandonAgency.

SOURCE The Brandon Agency