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Charles Tombras Advertising, Inc., dba The Tombras Group, is a full service advertising agency founded in 1946 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, noted for its national advertising campaigns in the United States. In 2015 The Tombras Group was honored as National Small Agency of the Year, presented by Advertising Age.〔()〕 The Tombras Group has aligned its mission and core competencies in support of its mantra: "Connecting data and creativity for business results." With annual billings of $130 million, Tombras is one of the top 35 largest independent national advertising agencies with offices in Washington, D.C.; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville; and Charleston, South Carolina. Tombras offers advertising, creative development, web design and in-house programming, branding, media buying, public relations, social media, content development, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), integrated marketing communications, analytics and marketing research services. Tombras is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA).〔(American Association of Advertising Agencies )〕 ==History== The company was founded by Charles Tombras Sr. in 1946, doing business as ''Charles Tombras & Associates''. By the 1960s, notable clients included the Tennessee Valley Authority〔''Broadcasting'', February 26, 1968, "Broadcast Advertising," p. 31 ()〕 and AAMCO Transmissions.〔''IEEE Spectrum'', September 1968, "Advertisers", p. 156. ()〕 Charles Tombras Jr. joined the firm in 1966 after he returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam, where he commanded a platoon in the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 8th Cavalry Regiment ("Jumping Mustangs"), was awarded the Bronze Star, Bronze Star for Valor, and Air Medal, and attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant.〔()〕 Tombras Jr. was commissioned after his graduation from the University of Tennessee, where he was enrolled as a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadet. He remains a notable supporter of the university, having created the ''Charles Tombras Memorial Scholarship'' in the school's College of Communications & Information.〔University of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Communications & Information, "CCI Scholarships", (). Accessed Thursday 4 June 2015.〕 His service to the university was recognized with the awarding of its 2013 ''Donald G. Hileman Alumni Award''〔University of Tennessse Knoxville, ''Tennessee Today: News & Events for the UT Community'', "Advertising Executive Tombras to Receive Alumnus Award", November 5, 2013 ()〕 When the senior Tombras retired in 1982, Charles Jr. took over as president. Under his presidency, the Tombras Group has grown from 25 to over 150 employees and added offices in four states plus Washington, D.C..〔Carly Harrington, "(Ad Man Charlie Tombras Meets the Challenge )," ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', 24 June 2012. Retrieved: 24 June 2012.〕 Charles Jr.'s son, Dooley Tombras, now represents the third-generation of Tombras family leadership, and is currently acting as executive vice president. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tombras Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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