Object 9 Hires Vice President of Communications, Expands Agency Capabilities

ATLANTA, GA – Award-winning marketing agency Object 9 has hired Margaret Austin Lisi as Vice President, Communications and Account Management. “Margaret has more than 20 years’ experience in communications, design, marketing and account management,” said Jon Cato, CEO of Object 9.  “She has an unusually deep skill set and has experience on both the vendor and client side. She could have gone a lot of places so we feel very fortunate that she accepted the challenge of expanding our in-house capabilities. Object 9 has proven visual design and development skills, said Cato, Margaret’s background managing content is the final piece in executing clients’ digital and mobile application strategies over the long-term.”

With deep roots in the agriculture and energy industries, Austin Lisi will lead client branding efforts through effective messaging and brand positioning as well as supervise public and media relations efforts and client services.

Her career has spanned significant areas in the creative and consultative fields. She has been an award-winning marketing director, creative director, writer, editor, designer and illustrator. “I’m going to work for a strong company that has committed to growing its business through exceptional work and innovation,” Austin Lisi said. “The opportunity to use my diverse background is exciting – no day is like the one before. Helping our clients’ grow their business, whether through our strategic branding work or mobile app technology, means we all win. Me? I feel like I hit the lottery.”

About Object 9

Object 9 is a strategic branding and marketing firm with locations in Baton Rouge, LA and Atlanta, GA. Founded in 1992, the company has won innumerable national and international awards for design, strategic brand initiatives and marketing. The partners’ B2B and B2C expertise extends across the technology, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, financial, economic development and higher education industries.

In 2011, the company launched Object 9 Mobility, focusing on custom web and mobile applications that result in more effective, efficient and informed employees for the world’s increasingly mobile workforce.