LEWIS Expands Marketing Services to the West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 12, 2016) - LEWIS, the global communications agency, has appointed Amanda Diamondstein-Cieplinska as Vice President, West Coast Marketing Services. This appointment represents a significant expansion of the agency's Marketing Services division, based in Boston with additional presence in Europe. With the arrival of Diamondstein-Cieplinska, LEWIS will provide local marketing services to clients in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and beyond.

LEWIS Marketing Services helps clients with strategic functions such as competitive positioning, branding, demand generation, content marketing and sales enablement. Diamondstein-Cieplinska brings 14 years of experience in these areas, leading global marketing and communications programs. She joins LEWIS from SS&C Advent, where she was Director of Marketing Communications. She previously held senior positions at Burson-Marsteller, Portland Communications, WE and Porter Novelli. Amanda has worked for leading global brands including Microsoft, SAP and the Dow Chemical Company and has consulted with numerous startups in the Bay Area.

In her new role at LEWIS, Amanda will oversee client marketing initiatives with a focus on strategy development and hands-on tactical implementation. She will help drive the expansion and strategic development of Marketing Services on the West Coast. She will report directly to Lisa Paglia, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Marketing Services.

"Marketing Services at LEWIS has grown exponentially, both nationally and globally, over the past three years, as clients continue to demand more integrated solutions to their marketing and communications challenges and overall business objectives," stated Lisa. "I am excited to welcome Amanda to the organization. Working closely with our digital and PR teams, she'll advise our clients and help define and implement integrated programs and campaigns that have the real and measurable business impact our clients have come to expect."

"I'm delighted to be launching the Marketing Services team in San Francisco and thrilled to be joining the LEWIS team," shared Amanda. "Integrated marketing is the key to driving brand awareness and lead generation, and I am excited to develop more impactful solutions for West Coast clients, whether they are an early stage startup, a business heading towards IPO or a public company."

The agency was recently ranked 7th in O'Dwyer's PR Firm Rankings and holds the 28th position in The Holmes Report Global Top 250. Its finished fiscal year 2015 with global revenues of US $65 million, representing year-on-year growth of 23%. In June 2016, it entered the Sunday Times top 200 Fastest Growing companies.

About LEWIS

LEWIS is a global communications agency built to solve the four challenges brands face: awareness, demand, adoption and advocacy.

LEWIS provides full PR, marketing and digital services to drive tangible results for clients around the world. Its agile approach allows brands to adapt to market opportunities and win the war for relevance. Consistently named as one of the industry's fastest-growing agencies, LEWIS has 600 staff across 26 offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America.