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, has been published in the May/June edition of The Western Independent Banker, the official publication of Western Independent Bankers.
Mike Purchia, BrandPartners’ Vice President of Strategic Market Intelligence, authored an article, “Tapping Alternative Funding Sources” addressing funding issues as they relate to mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Purchia, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years, commented, “In these uncertain times, it is important that financial services companies are aware of, and consider all of their options, including property consolidation or disposition, lease re-negotiations and sale-leaseback financing, as they contemplate their growth strategies.”
BrandPartners’ CEO James Brooks added, “Our design-build services extend well beyond simply designing and building retail environments. Through our Strategic Market Intelligence platform and our BancRealty Advisors affiliate, we are able to offer our clients real estate advisory and financial expertise as they evaluate expansion or consolidation plans.”
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.
BrandPartners’ Strategic Marketing Intelligence’s information and strategy professionals work closely with national and community financial institutions to help them understand and dimension local markets, determine growth rates, define competitive challenges and uncover market opportunities. Services include analyzing or finding new locations or energizing an under-performing branch region to help clients systematically build profits and customer service levels. In addition, the group works with BancRealty Advisors, a real estate affiliate of BrandPartners that offers local research, strategic advice, property searches, full brokerage and capital funding exclusively for the financial services industry.
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