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The Corporate Image Expands to Raleigh

The Corporate Image Inc. will begin offering its comprehensive media and public relations services in the Raleigh, N.C., market. Jonathan Van Carpenter has joined the firm as director of client relations. Carpenter has also been appointed to the same position for Corporate Racing Group, a motorsports communications firm and subsidiary of The Corporate Image.

“Van’s public relations experience in the corporate sector makes him a tremendous asset to our firm,” said Jon Lundberg, president of the Bristol, Tenn.-based firm. “He is extremely well-versed in strategic communications, and he possesses the necessary leadership characteristics that will help us achieve our expansion goals for The Corporate Image and Corporate Racing Group.”

Carpenter has more than 15 years of executive public relations and marketing experience in corporate, agency and entrepreneurial settings. Carpenter has spent the past six years as global marketing manager for IBM Corp. His background also includes three years as founder and managing principal for CorporateCom Inc., and five years with Fujitsu Network Switching of America Inc., in various public relations and marketing communications management positions.

Carpenter has completed the national accreditation test for the Public Relations Society of America and has written and presented for more than 500 seminars.

“I’m excited about this opportunity with The Corporate Image and Corporate Racing Group,” Carpenter said. “I look forward to creating new opportunities for these rapidly growing companies and joining a talented staff of public relations professionals.”

Van and his wife, Deborah, have three children, Adam, 25, Jared, 22, and Zane, 10.

The Corporate Image is a comprehensive media and public relations firm specializing in strategic corporate communications. The firm also has a presence in Asheville, N.C., and Washington, D.C. Corporate Marketing Group LLC, a sister company also located in Bristol, designs, develops and implements targeted marketing and advertising.