• June 21, 2007

Several independent agencies expanded their services or staffs yesterday, including:

San Francisco-based Interactive agency Red Bricks Media, which launched a buzz marketing practice. Initial clients include THQ, Academy of Art University, and Low Impact Living.

Digital and direct media services company ID Media, which named Angela Crego as vice president, account director in its Los Angeles office. Crego, previously with Deutsch Advertising, will oversee ID's newly acquired Brink's Home Security account.

Cramer, a digital marketing and events solutions agency based in Norwood, MA, which promoted Darren Ross to executive vice president and added five others to its interactive services group:

-Nathan Pickett, senior developer, previously a senior software engineer at Digitas

-Amy Quattrocchi, interactive producer, formerly senior account executive at Mullen Advertising

-Susan Jeune, interactive producer, previously a Web producer at Electronic Business magazine

-Kyle Chafin, developer, formerly an IT engineer at Virtual Solutions, Inc.

-Lindsay Rayner, interactive producer.