The Team
BrandCottage’s team has over a hundred years of communications planning and media buying experience.
Patricia Wilson
Founder + CEO
Patricia Wilson, founding partner and chief executive, has been helping clients and brands invest media dollars for over 30 years. A passionate student and experienced practitioner of the ever-changing media marketplace, she's held executive media positions at Ogilvy and Mather, Young & Rubicam, McCann, Della Femina and Omnicom Media. Before founding BrandCottage, she also served as Chief Marketing Officer at BrightHouse. Her client portfolio includes Automotive, CPG, Travel, HealthCare, Pharmaceuticals, Restaurants, Technology, and Retail. Patricia has worked in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, New York, and Phoenix. She is the lead Media Strategist at BrandCottage.
Elaine Cheedle
Partner, Director of Media Services
Elaine Cheedle is Media Planning Director and oversees integrated media strategies for BrandCottage clients. She has over 20 years of client-side and agency-side media experience. She has worked client-side as Media Director at Cadbury Schweppes on Snapple, Mott’s, Trident, and Sour Patch Kids, and agency-side at ZenithOptimedia, leading the Nestlé Beverages, Nestlé Nutrition, and Purina accounts. Her category experience ranges from Consumer Packaged Goods, Finance, Travel & Tourism, and Retail. Elaine is hands-on with BC clients, guiding them strategically and tactically.
Emily Jameson
Senior Manager, Performance Manager
Emily Jameson started her career in New York and recently made her way back down south to Atlanta. She has worked on both earned and paid media strategies, with training at Edelman before moving into paid media at BC. Her experience and knowledge of the influencer industry, with an emphasis in digital marketing, allows BC clients to integrate seamlessly organic and paid digital strategies. Her Industry Experience includes Food/Beverage, Retail, Financial Services, Health/Fitness and Tourism. Emily works on day-to-day digital plan management and analytics for BrandCottage.