Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Sales Manager Earns MIRM Designation

Raleigh, NC, January 15, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Kim Agnolutto, director of marketing for Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services (www.hpwnewhomes.com), has announced that Petra Bottomley, sales manager for the firm, has earned the prestigious Member Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) designation by the National Association of Home Builders. The MIRM designation is the fourth and most prestigious designation given by the Institute. The MIRM is the top-level achievement for professionals in new home marketing. She will receive the designation at the National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show on Feb. 13 in Orlando, Fla. Bottomley is a member of the Raleigh Board of Realtors, Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (TSMC), and Home Builders Association (HBA) of Raleigh-Wake County.

“The MIRM has given me a valuable, more complete understanding of new home sales and marketing,” said Bottomley. “It was a very intense program that focused on marketing management, sales management, advertising and on-site promotion that I can now apply to my industry.”

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Builder Services:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is a full service sales and marketing division specializing in new home developments and construction. Established in 1979, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services has represented both local custom builders and national corporate builders in over 500 new home communities throughout the area. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services provides comprehensive sales and marketing that includes buyer profile development, market research, target marketing, advertising, promotion and public relations. Also provided are professionally-trained sales managers, professionally-trained and dedicated on-site sales associates, a marketing department to develop and implement targeted marketing strategies and access to top relocation representatives and more than 700 Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston sales associates through out the Triangle. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services visit their Web site at www.hpwnewhomes.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh NC
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