BrandPartners' Thought Leadership Recognized in Industry Publications

ROCHESTER, N.H.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—BrandPartners Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BPTR), a provider of integrated environmental and customer experience solutions to the retail financial services industry was published in the following industry leading publications.

In the January/February edition of The Federal Credit Union entitled, “The Mod Squad, Architects and designers are helping credit unions trade tired décor for contemporary buildings and interiors,” Courtney Grover, BrandPartners Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Design/Build Services and Jeff Ferris, BrandPartners’ Director of Architectural Design were both quoted discussing the industry’s move to community charters and the push to create more visible brands through the design of their physical spaces, the hallmark of BrandPartners’ Design/Build Services.

In the January/February edition of ABA Bank Marketing, the premier source of innovative marketing information for the financial services industry, Mike Purchia, BrandPartners’ Vice President of Strategic Market Intelligence, authored an article, “Bungle-Free Branching” addressing the keys to an effective branch development strategy.

Courtney Grover and Jeff Ferris also authored a feature article in the October 2007 edition of Community Banker entitled “Right Location, Wrong Building, Building Makeovers Produce High-Performing Branches.” The article addresses what happens when the site is great, but the existing structure is in need of a makeover. BrandPartners has worked with numerous clients to turn inadequate structures into high-performing branches.

BrandPartners’ CEO, James F. Brooks, added, “We have become a thought leader in the retail financial services space over the past five years as a result of our integrated and consultative approach to helping clients improve their spaces and increase revenues at the branch level. Many leading industry publications seek out our executives for their views on a number of topics, including the issues addressed in the articles referenced above.”

About BrandPartners

BrandPartners Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BPTR), through its wholly owned subsidiaries provides an integrated approach to customer environments through brand translation, business strategy, design/build services, retail displays and in-branch communications products and services, from concept and design through implementation and training. BrandPartners installations are in more than 2,000 companies at more than 30,000 retail locations. The company serves its clients from its Rochester, New Hampshire home office and regional U.S. offices.

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