Love Communications Wins R.c. Willey Advertising Account

SALT LAKE CITY – March, 2008 – R.C. Willey – one of the nation’s largest and most successful retailers of home furnishings, electronics, appliances, mattresses and flooring – has contracted Love Communications to develop a new branding campaign for the furniture chain.

The largest furniture dealer west of the Mississippi – and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway (recently named one of America’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune) – the Utah-based R.C. Willey also has stores in Idaho, Nevada and California. R.C. Willey’s existing in-house marketing department will work with Love Communications to develop new advertising, marketing, promotional and creative materials for the R.C. Willey brand across all of its markets, the company announced.

“We had a tremendous year in 2007, and our company continues to experience impressive growth across the board,” said R.C. Willey President Jeff Child. “Love Communications demonstrated their ability to think about our business in terms of maximizing the many existing strengths of the R.C. Willey brand.”

“R.C. Willey is the premier advertising account in the Intermountain Region,” said Tom Love, president of Love Communications. “And this is the kind of work we do really well – building on brand while maximizing sales. It’s an honor to be associated with an organization that has the history, reputation and resources of R.C. Willey.”

Founded in 1932 by Rufus Call Willey (who opened his first store in 1954), today’s R.C. Willey organization has full-service store locations throughout the Wasatch Front – including Salt Lake City, Murray, Orem, Riverdale, Syracuse and Taylorsville. The company also has stores in Boise, Sacramento and Reno, as well as two in the Las Vegas area.

“We expect the Love Communications team to complement our in-house efforts in building upon the great value of the R.C. Willey brand name both in and outside of Utah,” said Clark Yospe, marketing vice president for R.C. Willey. “We look forward to their counsel and expertise as we continue to grow.”

Founded in 1999, Love Communications offers a full range of account management, media planning, public relations and governmental relations, marketing, creative and production services. The agency, which reported capitalized billings of $28 million in 2007, operates under the direction of partners Tom Love, Rich Love, Preston Wood and Alan Reighard.