Cloggens Shoes Strides Ahead with Carey Kerns PR

Portland, Ore. (June 16, 2006) Cloggens Shoes, an innovative molded comfort brand, has tapped Carey Kerns Public Relations to direct a comprehensive marketing communications campaign. Portland, Ore.-based Cloggens is debuting with a fall ’06
line of men’s and women’s shoes that offer maximum comfort, performance and style.

According to Cloggens co-founder Troy Lewis, public relations will play a key role by generating awareness of the new brand as it enters the competitive and popular lightweight footwear segment.

“We felt it was critical to work with someone who has knowledge and experience in the footwear industry, as well as long-standing consumer and trade media relationships,” said Lewis. “With her extensive footwear background, Kerns was the ideal choice, and the fact that she’s located in Portland was an added bonus.”

Carey Kerns Public Relations is the latest addition to the Cloggens team of footwear industry veterans, which includes design, development, sales and marketing experts.

Carey Kerns Public Relations offers 20 years of public relations experience and a results-oriented approach to promoting companies in the health and fitness, outdoor, and sporting goods industries; with particular expertise in athletic footwear. The agency has represented several footwear and apparel brands, including Avia, Pacific Trail, Rogue and Ryka.

Based in Portland, Ore., the Cloggens brand was created in October 2005 to provide to consumers a better line of molded comfort shoes. In addition to offering fresh modern styles, Cloggens improves overall performance and fit with their patent-pending Comfasoles footbeds, and a women’s specific last. More information on this new generation of lightweight “shoes for humans” can be found on the company’s web site, www.cloggens.com.

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