BrandPartners' Willey Brothers Subsidiary and The Huntington National Bank Sign Expanded Contract.

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Willey Brothers, a BrandPartners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BPTR) company, today announced that it signed a contract with The Huntington National Bank, the principal subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN), a $25 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

The contract designates Willey Brothers as an "essential partner" with Huntington. In addition to overall project management, Willey Brothers will provide merchandising, manufacturing, installation and in-branch creative services to the more than 300 regional retail banking offices of Huntington in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.

BrandPartners Executive Vice President Ed Stolarski stated that this latest in-branch merchandising and branding roll-out is a highlight in the successful five-year relationship between Willey Brothers and Huntington and represents additional revenue opportunities for Willey Brothers within the existing association.

"We are proud to be valued as an essential partner to a respected and prosperous institution like Huntington," continued Mr. Stolarski. "In this expanded role, Willey Brothers will continue to aid Huntington in its goal of expressing 'the new Huntington' through the company's strong corporate culture based on beliefs, values and brand promise. We look forward to maintaining our solid relationship with Huntington and view this contract as an example of Willey Brothers ability to cultivate sustaining and profitable relationships with our customers."

BrandPartners Group, Inc (www.bptr.com) currently operates through Willey Brothers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary providing merchandising, branch planning and design, and creative services and iMapData, a majority owned subsidiary, which provides data based solutions.

(This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the Company's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the Company's ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, complete such acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; changes in the Company's business strategies or development plans; effects of competition; the Company's anticipated growth within the financial services industry; the Company's ability to obtain sufficient financing to continue operations; and general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in the regions in which the Company operates. These and other risks and uncertainties are disclosed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Forward-Looking Statements" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, in the Company's press releases and in oral statements made by or with the approval of authorized personnel. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.)