Welcome to the fun and fascinating world of French/West/Vaughan. As we celebrate the agency's 10th anniversary, I thought I'd take a minute and reflect on the wild ride it has been since we opened our doors as a four-person agency on April 1, 1997 with the ambitious goal of becoming the first national PR agency to emerge from the Southeast region.
Well, over the past 10 years I guess we have accomplished our goal and then some. With our headquarters in Raleigh and thriving offices in New York City and Tampa - in addition to affiliate offices around the world - FWV has had a great deal of good fortune bestowed upon it over the years. But it couldn't have happened without great employees and loyal clients. A perfect example of the latter is Wrangler, which has been with the agency since we opened our doors and personifies what a true client-agency partnership should be like. We thank them for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to do great work on their behalf. The same can be said for the likes of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the International Gemological Institute, Speedo, Diageo, Ford Motor Company, Pfizer, the Coca-Cola Company and hundreds of other companies that have placed their trust in us over the past decade.
I hope you enjoy perusing the world of FWV as much as we enjoy being a part of it. On our new site you will find celebrity-filled events put together by the agency, the cool ads included here, incredible media coverage we initiated for our clients, and thought-provoking commentary from some of the best and brightest minds in the world of PR, advertising and emerging media. We hope you enjoy being a part of our interesting world for a few moments and we welcome your feedback.
Rick French
President & CEO
French/West/Vaughan



