RALEIGH - Cross + Associates, a full-service marketing firm, has promoted Juana Gustin-Quick to vice president for strategic development.  The announcement was made today by William Cross, president and CEO of Cross + Associates.

In this role Quick will direct the agency's new business efforts as well as steer all marketing strategy for the agency and its client accounts.

"Juana is certainly deserving of this position," said Cross.  "Her years of experience and her enthusiasm for the business will serve the company well in going forward.  I congratulate her on this new position."

Quick is a graduate of East Carolina University and has more than 25 years of marketing experience which includes notable accounts such as Neiman Marcus and General Electric. She is an active member of healthcare marketing associations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia and serves as president for the Virginia association.

About Cross + Associates:

Founded in 1993, Cross + Associates is a full-service marketing agency with offices in Raleigh, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. providing traditional and interactive branding solutions, print and collateral services and media. Cross + Associates manages the complete media buying process, including media research, planning, purchasing and placement. Recent work includes: Rutherford Hospital, The City of Dunn, Lenoir Memorial Hospital, G&P Trucking, Sinclair Broadcasting, Maria Parham Medical Center, The University of North Carolina Online, Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Wallace Thomson Hospital, North Carolina State University, Centra Health's Division of Rehabilitative Services and Senior Care, University of Arizona, and Kroger Mid-Atlantic. This award-winning agency was named one of the "Top 100 North Carolina Businesses" by Business Leader Magazine this year and also received the "Best Places to Work" recognition from the Triangle Business Journal in 2005 and again in 2007. For further information, visit www.cross-a.com or call (919) 787-7652