The Brissi Group is pleased to announce the appointment of their new Marketing Director, Katie Ward, bringing a public relations and marketing background within the luxury real estate industry to help develop and strategize marketing efforts for the team’s high-end listings.

Katie joins the Brissi Group bringing diverse public relations and marketing experience, having previously worked for Luxury Portfolio International,® the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® the largest global network of premier locally branded companies dominated by many of the world's most powerful independent luxury brokerages where she served as the Luxury Communication Manager. While there Katie was responsible for writing their semi-annual magazinewith an annual distribution of over 200,000 in 60 countries, social media and blog content, strategizing public relations initiatives and brand awareness, working with HGTV.com on their annual Ultimate House Hunt, and assisting in creating marketing materials for their member brokerages and their real estate agents.

Prior to entering real estate, Katie worked for a Los Angeles public relations firm with entertainment, hospitality, food and beverage, television and technology clients as well as for the television production and casting company, Doron Ofir Casting, based in Los Angeles, facilitating media outreach for television shows.

Katie comments, “I feel very fortunate to join such a hardworking and successful team as The Brissi Group. Ben and Zach know the Miami real estate market inside, and out and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish when we combine all of our expertise.”

Ben Brissi, Founder of The Brissi Group and a top producer with EWM Realty International said, “Zach and I are very fortunate to have Katie join our team. Her marketing and public relations experience and talent will be invaluable to us and our clients. We are excited to continue growing the group and working hard for our clients.”

About the Brissi Group:

The Brissi Group (www.BrissiGroup.com) was founded by Ben Brissi and business partner and co-founder Zach Joslin. The group represents both buyers and sellers, specializing in waterfront, high-end, luxury condos and estates as well as commercial properties throughout South Florida. Formerly a Manhattan based real estate brokerage, The Brissi Group joined EWM Realty International. For twelve years, Brissi has worked with high net-worth individuals in the charitable, political, and investment banking areas and is a licensed attorney in both New York and Israel. Joslin’s passion for Miami and the Miami real estate market is evident, having spent three years working for a real estate listing site building pages for every new development in South Florida as well as 27 other select markets around the country.

About EWM Realty International:

Founded in 1964, EWM Realty International (EWM) is one of the largest real estate services firms in America. The full-service firm has 10 locations spread through Miami-Dade and Broward counties. EWM’s 800 associates and staff members offer residential and commercial real estate services, corporate relocation, and international services, as well as home mortgage and title closing services through affiliated companies HomeServices Lending, LLC and Columbia Title of Florida. EWM’s annual sales volume exceeds $2.6 billion.