The Loughlin/Michaels Group has done it again folks! We have been named a small agency runner-up for this year’s PRSourceCode Top Tech Communicators Awards. This award is the IT editorial community’s ranking of the best PR agencies and PR professionals. They surveyed more than 500 technology and business journalists to honor the “best of the best” in [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 28, 2009
LMGPR Takes a Trip out to the Ballgame
The importance of teamwork is as significant for a baseball team as it is for any successful business, and here at Loughlin/Michaels Group we are taking the idea of teamwork out to the field, literally. We are treating ourselves to night with the Giants as they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates tomorrow at AT&T Park. [...]
July 20, 2009
Nokeena Named a Finalist in the 2009 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards
Nokeena has been named a finalist for the 2009 Streaming Media European Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of TV over IP Solution. Please help out by voting for Nokeena’s Media Flow Director. Public voting closes on Monday, 8/31. Click here to vote. Registration is required.
July 15, 2009
Top 10 Bay Area Summer Activities
When I woke up this morning I realized that summer is rolling past us – quickly. In just over a month, school will be back in session and shortly thereafter it will begin to show signs of fall. In hopes of keeping summer here longer, I’ve put together a list of the top 10 summer [...]
July 13, 2009
Putting the Valley Back into Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley used to be called “The Land of Hearts Delights” well before for the computer industry took over. Long before HP, Apple, Intel and the vast array of emerging startups, the valley was known for an abundance of cherries, apricots, prunes, walnuts, figs and wine grapes. At the height of the agricultural boom [...]
July 9, 2009
Video Interviewing… New standard in job applications or just a fad?
We at the Loughlin/Michaels Group (LMGPR) tried a new approach to our usually job candidate application process; we added online video. Not only did we ask potential job candidates to email us their resumes, cover letters and best pitches, we asked candidates to submit a video of them to YouTube further explaining why they were [...]
July 8, 2009
Journalism 101- Getting Your Last Words Right
One of the first writing assignments you learn in journalism is writing obituaries. As morbid as it may sound you need to write quickly, consolidate and quickly with meaning. Yes, you have to practice by writing your own.
When you are in your late teens and 20s, it’s hard to imagine what your family and public will [...]
July 2, 2009
Happy Fourth of July
Loughlin/Michaels Group wishes everyone a safe and happy fourth of July holiday weekened. Enjoy the time with your family and friends.
