Brogan & Partners Recognized For Assistance In Downtown Raleigh Economic Development Video

Raleigh, N.C. - Jim Tobin, Partner at Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, has announced that the firm donated their services to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance for the production of a video on economic development in Downtown Raleigh. Brogan & Partners is responsible for landing Clay Aiken's participation in the video. The video will be used to promote the downtown area to prospective employers, investors, developers, and businesses considering relocation to Downtown. The video appears on the Alliance's award winning website at www.downtownraleigh.org.

"We are delighted to have an agency of Brogan & Partners stature to assist with this video and we are indeed fortunate that they have the commitment to our downtown to provide these donated services to our organization. Donated services of this magnitude allow us to do more for the community with the limited resources available to us," said Margaret Mullen, President of Downtown Raleigh Alliance.

"It was an honor for our firm to be a part of a video which I feel makes a substantial effort towards the economic development of our great city," said Tobin.

About Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing:
Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing, established in 1984, specializes in marketing, advertising, PRIZM®-based media planning/buying, public relations, customer and prospect research, web-site development, online marketing, diversity marketing, and publications. The firm has offices in Cary, North Carolina and Detroit, Michigan, as well as affiliated offices in Chicago, Illinois and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing has been voted One of the Best Places to Work, a Workplace of Tomorrow, and a High-Performance Workplace and most recently was ranked seventh largest advertising agency in the Triangle in the Triangle Business Journals' Book of Lists 2004. For more information, please call 919-653-2580.

About Downtown Raleigh Alliance:
The Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals, associations, corporations, and partnerships who want to improve Downtown Raleigh. This leadership organization is focused on the revitalization of Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina and serves as a clearinghouse and advocacy group for all issues affecting Downtown. The organization also sponsors the Downtown Ambassadors and Sidewalk Cleanup Programs. For more information, please call 832-1231 or visit the website at www.downtownraleigh.org.