Wendy Coulter Speaks At SCORE, Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce And Wake Technical Community College Event

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Wendy Coulter Speaks At SCORE, Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce And Wake Technical Community College Event
President Of Hummingbird Creative Group Speaks On Strategic Branding

RALEIGH, N.C. – Wendy Coulter, president of Hummingbird Creative Group, will speak at the SCORE, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Wake Tech “Marketing: The Key to Growing Your Business” workshop on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 a.m. in Cary, N.C. The day will feature six speakers, with Coulter’s session scheduled to begin at 11:35 a.m. Her session is entitled “Strategic Branding. Build Your Brand, Build Your Business” and will highlight how a business can apply simple branding principles to increase customer awareness and its bottom line. The event will be held at the Business & Industry Center on the Western Wake Campus at Millpond Village, 3434 Kildaire Farm Road in Cary. Event information is available at 919-856-4639.

“I am excited to be speaking at this event,” said Coulter. “It will help those who struggle with ideas on how to market their products, and will provide ideas to build a retail establishment’s visibility in the marketplace.”

About Wendy Coulter:
With more than a decade of experience in advertising and design, Wendy Coulter, President of Hummingbird Creative Group in Raleigh, N.C., is widely recognized as a principal professional in her field. She and the team at Hummingbird have won numerous design awards including silver and bronze international Summit Awards and 2004 and 2005 Triangle ADDY Awards. Hummingbird was also recognized as a winner of the 2007 American Corporate Identity 22 Competition, an annual award showcasing the best corporate identity design in America today. Most recently, she was honored as one of the Triangle’s top 25 businesswomen and presented with the Triangle Business Journal’s prestigious Women in Business Award for her exemplary leadership skills. In 2004, she was also honored as a recipient of Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award, an award honoring 40 of the region’s most significant young business leaders. She is actively involved in a variety of community and civic endeavors such as the Cary Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and the Ad Club of the Triangle. Wendy is the immediate past chair of the Capital City Club’s Young Executive Board and is a board member for the 6th Annual Big Bad Ball. She is frequently asked to present on topics such as branding, marketing, advertising and design, including presentations to NAWBO, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, Durham Technical Community College, the Cary Chamber of Commerce and the American Institute of Architects.

About Hummingbird Creative Group:
Hummingbird is a creative services firm specializing in building brand identities. The firm serves as a partner with their clients to provide unique, award-winning design, advertising and marketing services, including: logos, branding, marketing strategies, advertising, web design, public relations, and promotions. Since its establishment, the firm has repeatedly been recognized as an industry leader. Most recently, Hummingbird was acclaimed as a winner of the American Corporate Identity 22 Competition, an annual award showcasing the best corporate identity design in America today and two 2006 American Graphic Design Awards, for promotional card and logo designs. For more information, please call 919-854-9100 or visit the Web site at http://www.hummingbird-creative.com.

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

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