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Blue Clover, one of San Antonio’s leading creative firms, has promoted Ryan J. Kelly from General Manager to Partner. He will continue to act as GM, managing all business processes and the company’s investments, and overseeing all production staff. He also develops financial pro formas, budgets, legal contracts and company proposals, and provides integrated marketing and brand strategies to clients.

“I speak for all the partners when I say we are blessed to have Ryan on our team,” says José B. Sena, president of Blue Clover. “He personifies the Blue Clover values of respect, creativity, integrity and leadership.”

Kelly, who joined Blue Clover in 2003, has more than seven years of professional experience in integrative strategic marketing and management. Before joining Blue Clover, he worked for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft as a design engineer, process development engineer, integrated product team leader and ultimately as sales and marketing manager.

Kelly is a member of the Rotary Club of San Antonio (the Downtown Rotary) and serves on a number of committees. Kelly also serves as Treasurer of the Hispanic Professional Social Organization, a networking group of small business owners and professionals. As a member of the San Antonio Advertising Federation and the American Marketing Association, he engaged Blue Clover to donate the web-hosting and maintenance services for both organizations.

Kelly received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is currently working on his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from the University of Phoenix.

San Antonio-based Blue Clover was established in 2003 by marketing and design experts Sena, Juan Barrera and Chris Gilbert. It is a versatile, fast moving ON and OFF-LINE BRANDING™ boutique firm -- fusing Internet and traditional marketing/media to provide highly creative and strategic integrated marketing communication to help clients maximize their brand potential with synergy.

Clients for Blue Clover include Yates Construction, Blaine Construction, Seguin Economic Development Corporation, Falcon International Bank, Terramark Communities, HollyHills Development, Woodcrafters, Rackspace Managed Hosting, Border Media Partners, City of San Antonio, Gillespie Ford, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Indatatech, Obra Homes, Dr. Edward Rashid, Mobius Partners, Moffit Homes, Pet Medical Center, TBG Partners, Traffic Sports, Ueta, Inc., University of Texas at San Antonio, Worldport Logistics, Cementville (website won Gold ADDY Award for Blue Clover) and Zen Bar. Blue Clover’s own website also won Gold ADDY Award.

More information on Blue Clover is available at (210) 223-5409, www.blueclover.com or info@blueclover.com.