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Kevin Meyer (973) 496-7215 or kevin.meyer@ERA.com |
Contact: Jason Vida
Edelman Public Relations (212) 704-4542 or jvida@edelman.com |
Parsippany, NJ (May 6, 1999) – ERA® Real Estate served up a winner in Orlando, FL at the 1999 ERA Real Estate Clay Court Championships, broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, April 25th. The tournament made its third consecutive appearance at Disney's Wide World of Sports™ Complex, and is the second oldest tennis tournament in United States history.
The tournament featured 32 of the top men's players in the world competing in singles and doubles competition. ERA President and CEO Peter Burgdorff presented the check to singles winner Magnus Norman as part of the CBS broadcast. Jim Courier and Todd Woodbridge were victorious in the doubles tournament.
"It was an honor, not only for me, but for the entire ERA team to sponsor one of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournaments in the United States," said Peter Burgdorff, President and CEO of ERA Real Estate. "Like the competitors in this event, ERA brokers and sales associates know what it takes to succeed."
As part of the 1999 Real Estate Clay Court Championships, ERA conducted a national sweepstakes promotion. Twenty winners, made up of consumers and ERA brokers, received the grand prize consisting of a four day/three night trip for two to Orlando, FL, to see the 1999 ERA Real Estate Clay Court Championships. Each grand prize consisted of round-trip airfare, resort accommodations, official ERA Real Estate Clay Court Championships merchandise, and $400 spending money.
The ERA Real Estate "Best Service in the Game" sweepstakes garnered tens of thousands of entries, both through ERA Real Estate offices nationwide and via the ERA website, www.ERA.com. In addition to premium box seating during the finals of the 1999 ERA Clay Court Championships, the winners enjoyed a weekend of fun-filled festivities including a welcome reception, golf outing, a round robin tennis tournament, and tickets to a Disney Theme Park.
ERA Franchise Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD), is a leader in the residential real estate industry with over 25 years experience in developing consumer-oriented products and services. The ERA Real Estate network includes more than 2,600 independently owned and operated brokerage offices with more than 28,000 brokers and sales associates throughout the United States and 19 other countries and territories. ERA is available to consumers on the Internet at www.ERA.com.
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