Los Angeles-based full service brand response advertising agency Hawthorne Direct has announced the appointment of Steve D’Amico as the agency’s new vice president/account director. In his new role D’Amico will work closely with the company’s creative, media and data science departments. He will both service and help grow the agency’s key brand response clients. D’Amico joins the agency from RAPP, a leading customer acquisition campaigns for AAA/Auto Club.