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News Release
Contact:
Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications
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Karin.Martin@CooperIndustries.com
Architects Choose Cooper Lighting as the Preferred Brand of Choice
Architect Magazine Readers Name Company as a leader in Brand Familiarity,
Brand Used in Past Two Years and Brand Specified/Used the Most in its 2013 Brand Use Study
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., May 28, 2013 – Cooper Lighting, a division of diversified power management
company Eaton, is pleased to announce that it has been named the preferred brand of choice in the Lighting:
Interior/Exterior category in Architect magazine’s 2013 Brand Use Study. The magazine is the official
publication of the members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Surveyed Architect readers named
Cooper Lighting as a brand leader in Brand Familiarity, Brands Specified/Used in the Past Two Years, and
Brand Specified/Used the Most.
“We are constantly working to understand our customers’ business goals and to develop the most innovative
and reliable products that meet and satisfy their needs,” says Mark Eubanks, president, Cooper Lighting
Division. “We are honored that our continued efforts are being recognized by the architectural community.”
The 2012 Brand Use Study, sponsored by Hanley Wood, LLC, publisher of Architect, and conducted by the
independent research company Readex Research, provides an in-depth look at the product brands used by
Architect readers. Specifically, the study researches respondents’ familiarity with, use of and opinions about
593 brands in 45 product categories.
Readers were asked, with respect to the Lighting: Interior/Exterior category:
1. Which brands have you heard of?
2. Which brands have you specified / used in the last two years?
3. Which brands do you specify / use most often?
With respect to brand familiarity, Cooper Lighting was mentioned by 78 percent of all respondents – as high
or higher than any other lighting manufacturer. Cooper Lighting was also listed by architects as the number
one most frequently specified/used brand in the last two years. In addition, Cooper Lighting was named as
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one of the two brands specified/used most often among all lighting manufacturers. In summary, Cooper
Lighting received more first place rankings than any other lighting manufacturer.
Cooper Lighting continues to make significant investments to empower its customers with the innovations,
technology, and resources needed to meet the challenges of the future. Cooper Lighting delivers a wide
range of innovative and reliable lighting, LED, and controls solutions, all specifically designed to maximize
performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. For additional information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
Cooper Lighting is part of the electrical business of Eaton. Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in late
2012. Cooper Lighting provides world-class lighting, LED and controls solutions to commercial, retail,
institutional, residential and utility markets. Cooper Lighting is committed to helping businesses and
communities leverage the latest technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the
quality of the environment. Cooper Lighting. Innovation you can rely on™. For additional information, visit
www.cooperlighting.com. For information about Eaton, visit www.eaton.com.
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