November 5, 2009
The LMGPR team will be participating in the sixth annual PR Day 2009 Head Start to PR – Sprint to Success! at San Jose State University. According to the event Web site, “PR Day is aimed to give students a holistic view of where public relations can go and how to best prepare for a headstart in the business. This year’s event will feature a keynote speaker as well as two breakout sessions with panels on entertainment and special events, going green and corporate PR.”
The LMGPR team is looking forward to speaking with new PR mavericks and seeking experienced applicants to join our team. Stop by and say hello! We’re looking forward to seeing you all there.
PR Day 2009
November 5, 2009
Barrett Ballroom
Student Union, SJSU
November 4, 2009
From time to time people ask us who is that cute dog on the lmgprlounge blog? Well, that’s our founder’s Wire Fox Terrier, Bailey. He is also known as Bailey Sprocket, the Taco Terrier and the Burrito Buddy. He’s a spunky eight-year-old male and likes to socialize with people, children and any four-legged rodent or cat. He’s been known to catch a few oppossums, collided with a squirrel and lived to tell the story. He’s true to his AKC feisty, fun loving terrier breed and as a result - a good mascot for the Loughlin/Michaels Group.
Other famous Wire Fox Terriers include Asta of the “Thin Man” movie series and Snowy from the Belgium comic TinTin.
The LMGPR team has been on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for some time now…and have a growing fan base. Now, it’s time for Bailey on our lmgprlounge site to socialize with friends on Dogster. If you like Bailey’s style, wit and smile, join him today at www.dogster.com and send him a bone!
November 3, 2009
Our client, 3Leaf Systems, announced today a disruptive set of technologies that enable the Dynamic Data Center. The company launched the x86-based Dynamic Data Center™ – Server for the AMD Opteron family of processors (see announcement) and outlined plans for supporting the Intel QPI 1.1 interconnect beginning with the Sandy Bridge processors. With an innovative product portfolio, world-class partners, and strong financial backing, 3Leaf Systems is helping original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and enterprises to exploit industry standards in brand new markets and make data center infrastructures more agile and scalable while dramatically reducing both capital and operational costs.
Check out 3Leaf System’s website (www.3leafsystems.com) for more news about the announcements and the exciting new changes going on at 3Leaf!
October 28, 2009
Today our client, Ankeena Networks, announced its partnership with Juniper Networks. Together these companies will help service providers extend and optimize their network for online media delivery. Juniper is providing Ankeena with access to its JUNOS® Software and partner development platform to drive solutions. This functionaility will enable telecommunication companies (Telcos), Multi-System Operators (MSOs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and mobile networks to optimize infrastructure, reduce delivery costs and expanding revenue opportunities by engaging new and larger audiences through emerging initiatives, such as “TV Everywhere.”
To learn more about this partnership, click here to view the press release. And for more information on Ankeena visit the web site at www.ankeena.com.
October 27, 2009
This is the second in the series decided to our beloved home, Sunnyvale.
I have to give you all an update on Murphy Avenue as the construction never seems to end. The street which contains some of our most favorite hangouts is surrounded by loads of dirt, tractors, construction workers and metal piping. The City is updating the sewage lines down the street and this project never seems to end.
We’ve suggested time and time again about putting one of our two options there instead of repaving the road for car access. These ideas are 1) create a giant pool of water for gondola rides from one end of the block to the other 2) install grass and picnic benches under the shade of the tree. While both of our ideas have been nixed, repeatedly, we think they are good ones.
At any rate, we’re looking forward to the completion of the project. We’ll keep you posted.
October 26, 2009
With the rising trend of online media sources, are traditional outlets such as newspapers and magazines becoming obsolete? According to a survey put out by TargetCast:tm last month, the answer may be more complicated than a simple yes or no.
The study conducted on 895 adults ages 18-34 and adults 35 and over, found that the younger group is much more likely to replace newspapers and magazines with Internet content. The older group was found to value traditional media sources such as magazines and newspapers as still more legitimate sources of information. The younger generation is also more likely to consider radio to be less relevant and that they would prefer to read magazines online.
The study also highlighted the difference between how men and women engage with traditional media. The results showed that men are more willing than women to adapt their habits “to incorporate digital and online platforms as replacements for traditional media.” Thus, it is more likely that men will find it easier to replace printed media with the Internet. It seems that women are less likely to jump on the Internet news bandwagon than men, potentially leaving them behind as we move towards a much more Internet-based society.
While technology is constantly changing the ways in which we receive our news, the key finding here is that men and women are consuming media differently- and that newspapers and magazines are not considered to be as relevant today.
So what does this mean for the future of traditional media and news sources? The study did find some good news on that front, stating that the majority said they would not abandon their newspapers and more than 40% of adults 18-64 said they preferred reading a printed magazine or newspaper over an online sources.
The takeaway for both consumers and media sources is that the market for news and entertainment is changing rapidly. While there are some who still hold the traditional newspaper in the highest regards, they are now in the minority and traditional media needs to change in order to keep up with the demands of the younger generations.
Though it seems that the predictions of many that print media is dead are not necessarily coming true as soon as once thought, if newspapers and magazines do not begin to better adapt to the ever-changing world of media they may become just as obsolete as once feared.
You can review the original study here:
Consumer Perspectives on How Media Usage Patterns are Evolving in the Digital Era
October 22, 2009
We’ve heard the hype, seen the ads with the adorable young Kylie and dealt with our issues related to Vista. So what do you all think of Windows 7? I haven’t had time to play with it yet – but am planning on doing so, sometime soon. I’ve been checking out all the sites online to see what’s being said about it.
Yes, Windows 7 is better and easier to manage than Vista. We’re pretty much all in agreement with that. But does it perform better or rival equally the old, trusted Windows XP? That’s still to be decided.
Here is some reading on the new operating system for you to take a look at and decide on your own, whether or not it’s upgrade worthy. However, overall I’d say that Windows 7 looks to be a solid, easy-to-use operating system.
October 20, 2009
Our client, Ankeena Networks, has been named runner-up in the 2009 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of TV over IP Solution. There were nearly 5,500 votes cast for more than 200 different products and Ankeena was selected runner-up with 12 percent of the total votes.
The winners were announced last week at the Streaming Media Europe show. For a complete list of winners, click here.
Congrats Ankeena!
October 15, 2009
The Loughlin/Michaels Group has made the finalist list for two different categories in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business! Donna Michaels, president and founder of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, has been named a finalist for the Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees category and the LMGPR Blog, The LMGPR Lounge, has been selected as a finalist for the Blog of the Year category.
The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business was established in 2004 with the mission to raise the profile of exemplary organizations and individuals among the press, the business community, and the general public.
Donna has been recognized by multiple awards this year including being named one of The 2009 Women of Influence honorees and being named a finalist for The Stevies Awards, American Business Awards, for the Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive of the Year. Her leadership and dedication to public relations has fostered a successful agency team. The Loughlin/Michaels Group team has also been honored with three awards this year including earning a Hermes Creative Awards Gold Award, was a small agency runner-up for this year’s PRSourceCode Top Tech Communicators Awards and was recognized for the 2009 Best of San Jose Award in the Public Relations Counselors category by the US Commerce Association.
The entire LMGPR team contributes to our blog and we take great pride in what we post. Each team member brings a unique perspective to the world of public relations and to our agency environment. To be acknowledged as one of the best blogs by The Stevies Awards is a prestigious honor. Thank you to all of our avid readers and congratulations to all the other finalists!
October 8, 2009
Social networking is overwhelming. I’m on Facebook, I’m LinkedIn, I am active on Twitter… but all of these sites have been trying to create a “real-time” updating system so members can know exactly what their connections are doing when they are doing them. That in itself is overwhelming. I feel out of the loop if I don’t check Twitter in an hour. I’m constantly afraid I’m going to miss a friend’s birthday if I don’t check Facebook every morning. What are we going to do about this overload of real-time updates?
The answer is simple: NutshellMail.
NutshellMail.com is a free web-based service that enables you to productively access and manage all your email and social networking accounts through any inbox you already use. So how does this work? Easy, you go to NutshellMail.com and register your social networking and email accounts that you would like to have managed and consolidated. Once you register these accounts, you choose the email address that you use most often. After signing up, you will begin to receive email alerts throughout your day with all of your social networking updates, in real-time. However, you can program these NutshellMail alerts to be delivered to your email on your time. You can customize these email alerts to filter what information you want to be updated with- instead of being overcome by unimportant details from your connections.
Another great feature of NutshellMail is that you can actually reply to friends, share stories, post to your wall and update your status on Facebook and Twitter through the email updates you receive. This is absolutely fantastic for people who are blocked from these social networks at work… you can still be connected socially while at work through your email. Genius!
You will no longer feel overwhelmed by your social networking due to the all-inclusive update email that NutshellMail.com will send you. NutshellMail is not only a way to consolidate your social networking into one easy email update, but it is a way to organize how you network online. We at LMGPR are big fans of our new NutshellMail accounts, you should get yours today!
