MMI Associates, Inc. Named Agency Of Record For Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston

May 10, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
MMI Associates, Inc.
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
patty@mmimarketing.com

For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600

MMI Associates, Inc. Named Agency Of Record For Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Local Public Relations Firm Inks Deal With Real Estate Firm

RALEIGH, N.C. – Don Walston, co-founder of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, a Raleigh-based real estate firm, has announced that MMI Associates, Inc. has been named agency of record for the firm. MMI Associates, Inc. will assist Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in developing and implementing a public relations campaign, including communications counsel and a range of public relations and media relations services and other brand-building initiatives for all of the firm’s companies, staff and services.

“Our new relationship with MMI Associates, Inc. marks an exciting opportunity for our company,” said David Jones, COO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston. “We look forward to working with MMI and passing on the benefits of this partnership to our phenomenal team members and clients.”

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur, formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company has over 600 real estate professionals, 12 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, title company, an award winning relocation division, a growing Concierge home services division, the area’s number one real estate school, and the state’s number one real estate Web site. The company has become the largest full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $3 billion in sales.

About MMI Associates, Inc.:
MMI Associates, Inc. is a full-service marketing and public relations firm offering a wide range of services to help clients achieve measurable results in brand awareness, name recognition, market penetration and crisis management. Established in 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona, this award-winning firm was named one of the top 10 public relations firms in the state by Arizona Business Magazine and bizAZ Magazine. In North Carolina, the Triangle Business Journal’s Book of Lists for 2004 and 2005 recognized MMI as one of the top public relations firms in the Triangle. The firm has received numerous MarCom Creative Awards, the 2005 Videographer Award and the 2004 Communicator Award. For more information, please call 919-233-6600 or visit the Web site at http://www.mmimarketing.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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