MARKETING

Roberts, Mealer Grows: Roberts, Mealer & Co., an advertising and public relations agency in Santa Ana, said this week that it has purchased a Los Angeles-based ad agency and hired four of its employees.

Frojen Advertising Inc.’s business will be merged with Roberts, Mealer’s, the company said, for combined annual billings of more than $10 million. The company will keep the Roberts, Mealer name and Santa Ana headquarters, with a satellite account management office in Los Angeles.

Chuck Roberts, president, said Bob Frojen and his staff bring experience in such markets as telecommunications, health care, training and the nation of Mexico. Frojen will be chairman of the combined agency.