Former Flagler Director Kathleen Rodriguez Tapped to Lead Marketing at Expanding Metro 1

March 19, 2012 - PRLog -- MIAMI, FL. – March 8, 2012 -- Metro 1 President Tony Cho today announced Kathleen Rodriguez will join the company as its new Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications. The seasoned marketing and communications director joins Metro 1 from Flagler. Rodriguez will be responsible for shaping an integrated marketing and communications strategy to further build the Metro 1 brand and support the Company’s overall growth objectives.

“When it comes to commercial real estate sales and leasing in Miami’s Greater Downtown Area, urban core, and Miami Beach, no one understands the markets better or has a stronger track record of getting deals done than Metro 1,” said Cho. “As we continue to expand our commercial real estate services footprint throughout South Florida, Kathleen’s experience successfully marketing commercial real estate assets and services will prove to be invaluable to Metro 1 and our growing list of clientele.”

Over the past decade, Rodriguez has worked on behalf of a prestigious list of commercial real estate players, including publicly traded REITs and international real estate owners, investors and dealmakers, to build brand awareness, raise visibility and promote clients’ people, projects and activities locally, regionally, and nationally.

Rodriguez most recently served as Director of Marketing and Communications at Flagler, where she developed and managed the overall corporate, property specific and third-party service divisions marketing and communications strategy. Prior to joining Flagler, Rodriguez served as Associate Vice President at Gregory FCA Communications—Philadelphia’s largest privately held public relations firm and one of the top 30 PR firms nationwide. Kathleen started her career with Beckerman Public Relations, one of New Jersey region’s highest-grossing public relations firms with a specialized focus on serving the real estate community.

Rodriguez is actively involved in industry and community associations, including the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and Urban Land Institute (ULI) Southeast Florida Chapter, College Challenge Committee; the Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida (CIASF), Membership Committee; Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), active member; United Way Miami-Dade, Food & Wine Festival Committee; and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS).

About Metro 1
Headquartered in Miami, Fla., Metro 1 is a forward-thinking, full-service real estate services firm that advocates for sustainable real estate solutions and smart urban growth. Founded in 2005 by Tony Cho, Metro 1 was the first real estate company in South Florida to focus on serving the urban core. Through its subsidiary Metro 1 Commercial, the company provides world-class advisory, transaction, management and investment services for office, retail, industrial, retail and hospitality real estate throughout South Florida on behalf of a prestigious roster of clients and partners worldwide. Through its subsidiary Metro 1 Properties, the company provides a full range of residential real estate services and specializes in the brokerage of homes and condominiums located throughout Miami’s Greater Downtown Area. For more information please visit www.metro1properties.com or call 305.571.9991.