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DALLAS, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, today announced the addition of Encore Enterprises to the client roster. As a full-service commercial real estate firm, Encore focuses on acquisition, investment, asset management, property management, leasing and development. The account will be led out of MWW's Dallas office with support from staff across its Chicago, New York and Los Angeles offices.

MWW Group will lead a brand awareness program to help further develop the company's overall image, increasing awareness of each of its divisions, as well as help Encore further its brand recognition amongst private investors and institutional investors. The communications program will include message development, media relations, financial relations and creative services.

"Our team has been charged to help Encore build its brand with key stakeholders in the real estate and investment community. This assignment will focus on raising Encore's public profile while highlighting the company as a category leader in the hospitality, retail and multi-family housing sectors," said Cherie Gary, senior vice president and general manager, MWW Group's Dallas office.

"Through lots of hard work and discipline, Encore Enterprises has delivered impressive results to our investors, and we believe a new window of opportunity is opening," said Patrick Barber, president of Encore Enterprises. "We are confident that MWW Group, with its strong real estate and investor relations expertise, is well poised to help us significantly raise our profile with key stakeholders."

About Encore Enterprises

Encore Enterprises, Inc. is a diversified commercial real estate firm in Dallas, Texas, with a unique blend of expertise, innovation and efficiency in acquisition, investment, asset management, property management, leasing and development. Since the company's formation in 1999, Encore has completed over $1 billion of acquisition and development, with a focus on the southern, eastern and midwestern United States.

About MWW Group

MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and "Aim High... and Deliver" commitment to client service. For the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News, in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).