November 24, 2003 -- Merrill Corporation's Realty Services Group today announced that is has acquired the bulk of the assets of Watchdog Print Media a Southern California provider of high-quality real estate marketing programs. The acquisition highlights Merrill's aggressive moves to enhance its service platform in the California market. Watchdog provides its customers with a high-touch, customized level of service as well as a very high-quality product. Lori Pool, owner of Watchdog has joined Merrill in a senior management position to help with both the California expansion and national strategy. John Lundgren, Merrill's Vice President of Marketing for Realty Services and leader of Merrill's California initiative said, "Watchdog has been a strong competitor in this market for many years. We're excited to have Lori and her staff join our team and be able to offer our customers the best of both our companies." Merrill Corporation's Realty Services Group is the leading provider of print marketing materials and services to real estate brokerages across the United States. Merrill Corporation (merrillcorp.com) is an international, diversified communication and document services company applying advanced information systems and intranet/internet technology to provide a wide range of services to its, financial, legal, corporate and real estate clients.