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Bob Kelly counsels and writes for business, non-profit, government agency and association managers about using the fundamental premise of public relations to achieve their operating objectives. He has published 245 articles on the subject which are listed at EzineArticles.com, click ExpertAuthor, click Robert A. Kelly. He has been DPR, Pepsi-Cola Co.; AGM-PR, Texaco Inc.; VP-PR, Olin Corp.; VP-PR Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; director of communications, U.S. Department of the Interior, and deputy assistant press secretary, The White House. He holds a bachelor of science degree from Columbia University, major in public relations. mailto:bobkelly@TN I.net Visit:www.PRComment ary.com

Anthony Mora Communications, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based public relations firm that focuses in the areas of media relations, image development and media training. Anthony Mora Communications regularly places clients in major media outlets, including Time, Newsweek, Oprah, the New York Times, CNN, the Today Show, the Wall Street Journal and hundreds of other media outlets. Through media placement, you are not presented within the context of an ad or commercial. You're not positioned as an ad but as the news. President and CEO, Anthony Mora, has been featured in: USA Today, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The BBC, CNN, E! Entertainment Television, Entrepreneur, Fox News, MSNBC, and other media. He has written three books, the most the most recent, a how-to on PR called Spin to Win. For further information visit: www.AnthonyMor a.com

Michele PW (Michele Pariza Wacek) is your Ka-Ching! marketing strategist and owns Creative Concepts and Copywriting LLC, a copywriting and marketing agency. She helps entrepreneurs become more successful at attracting more clients, selling more products and services and boosting their business. To find out how she can help you take your business to the next level, visit her site at www.Mich elePW.com. Copyright 2008 Michele Pariza Wacek.

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Scott Lorenz is President of Westwind Communications, a public relations and marketing firm that has a special knack for working with individuals and entrepreneurs to help them get all the publicity they deserve and more. Lorenz has handled public relations and marketing for numerous doctors, lawyers, authors inventors and entrepreneurs since 1980 and is an integral part of the marketing strategy for many firms. Lorenz has arranged for plastic surgery, LASIK surgery, dental surgery, liposuction and BOTOX for numerous radio, TV, and Sports personalities in Michigan. He’s arranged endorsements with members of the Detroit Lions and Red Wings as well as Detroit TV and radio personalities helping to convince customers that it’s safe and desirable to use elective medical procedures. On an international level, Lorenz handled the public relations effort for Kevin Uliassi, a balloonist attempting to become the first person to fly solo around the world in a balloon. More than 135 news organizations generated over 4,000 articles and newscasts worldwide during the launches and flights over a four year period.

Adrian Maguire has been a member of the British Chartered Institute of Public Relations since 1990. He is a co-founder of CLICKintoPR.com - an online public relations service that provides an affordable way for companies and organizations to send press releases, place feature articles, raise their profile, attract more customers and build web site traffic. It is a simple pay-as-you-go service without any hidden costs. Press releases, features, advertorial, mail shots and web pages are drafted by professional writers from an online briefing and can be issued within 24 hours – without the need for time-consuming meetings. Distribution lists are carefully researched from 100,000 possible UK and USA media outlets – magazines, newspapers, e-zines, news portals, radio and broadcast media.

With more than fifteen years of experience in communications and media, a strong background in film and television, branding strategies and public relations, Leanne is able to assist organizations in brand creation, brand values and communication and promotion to internal and external shareholders including media. A seasoned public relations professional, Ms. Bucaro launched her career writing for the Film and Television industry. She transitioned into advertising and soon launched into the political arena in corporate communications with the Provincial Government of Ontario. Having excelled in various management positions Ms. Bucaro entered into the high-tech market with Bell Mobility, where she was instrumental in the launch of Digital PCS for Bell Mobility. Leanne has managed Public Relations, Communications and Investor Relations teams in various high-tech companies, from start-up to publicly-traded corporations. This range of perspective provides companies with invaluable information on situational analysis and communications opportunities and challenges based on her experience and expertise.

Martin Cohn has over thirty years of public relations experience. He has provided pr counsel to a wide variety of organizations.

Most well-known as the CEO and founder of BlabberMouth PR, Patti D. Hill has launched another brand, CameronWeeks Public Relations. Where BlabberMouth PR is the agency of choice for such industries as entertainment, hospitality, interior design and restaurants, CameronWeeks provides 100% senior-level representation to complex technologies and industries. Patti and her team of PR practitioners provide strategic council to executives locally and across the globe, helping them deal with elite media and other sophisticated audiences. For more information, visit www.blabber mouthPR.com and www.cameronwe eks.com – or contact Patti directly at 512.218.0401 or phill @cameronweeks.com.

Spread The News PR, Inc. specializes in generating media exposure and publicity for innovative products, businesses, experts & inventions. Spread The News PR has worked with clients all over the United States and Canada and landed features in magazines, newspapers and on radio & TV shows/newscasts nationally.

Catriona Pollard believes that PR is an essential element to the success of any business – large or small or micro. She established her PR company, CP Communications to drive business success by using the power of PR and marketing. CPC provides public relations and marketing services that are vital to building business, offering truly strategic and creative solutions that achieve positive media coverage, increase brand awareness and improve sales results. For more information go to www.cp communications.com.au

DURNING PR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA ADVISERS Durning PR was established in 1985 by John Durning, a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand. John Durning, FPRINZ, APR, managing director. Double PR industry award winner. Two decades plus in communications, having been a newspaper journalist for 10 years, including five years with The Press before establishing Durning Public Relations in 1985. A member by examination of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand. Specialty areas: commercial, sport, industrial, finance sector, tourism, property.

DPK Public Relations specializes in proactive and reactive media relations, media interview skills training, presentation skills training and corporate crisis communications planning and recovery. Guided by an accredited Houston public relations veteran, Dan Keeney, APR, DPK Public Relations helps clients increase visibility in order to build demand for their products and services. With a background in journalism, we know what it takes to secure media placement through expert writing and persuasive media relations services. Our public relations team has planned and managed communications programs and deflected controversy related to some of the most important issues of our time. DPK Public Relations is known for its professional and successful relationships with reporters, editors and producers throughout the country. Our media interview skills training teaches clients to project a positive image on television, radio or in print interviews, which helps protect and enhance the reputation of their organizations. You don't have to take our word for it -- ask NASA - Johnson Space Center, Carbo Ceramics and Range Resources, just a few of our media training clients.

Sarah O'Brien is an ex-journalist and Senior Partner at Square One PR & Communications. Square One PR provides communication solutions to businesses that want to stand out in their industry. Communication is an important part of every business. When it's managed in a strategic, proactive, and result-focused manner the effect on the image, growth and success of a business is astounding. Square One also focuses on helping small businesses and entrepreneurs make the most of their PR on a tight budget, and has recently launched Australia's first DIY PR Pack, which includes a consult with a Senior PR Account Manager.

Sententia Group Public Relations are new thinkers in PR and communication. We work with organisations to integrate this thinking into strategy, planning and implementation, enhancing corporate profile, brand management and business operations. Our combination of business experience, practical PR skills and new thinking makes us stand out from the competition. We help clients succeed through • Strategic communications advice and planning including bid support • Brand and reputation management • Crisis Management including CEO and board counsel • Media Relations • Corporate copywriting • Stakeholder research, strategy and engagement • Change Management communication

Nick Renton is a consulting actuary, commercial arbitrator, company director & writer. He was Executive Director of the Life Insurance Federation of Australia 1975-86. He was the founder of the Australian Shareholders' Association and has been president of the Australian Society of Security Analysts and chairman of the Commercial Law Association of Australia. Renton has had 60 books published by 11 different publishers in Australia & the US. He has written books about more different topics than any other Australian author. His Guide for Meetings & Organisations has been widely used as a reference work on all aspects of chairmanship and the running of voluntary associations since 1961. In 1992 he was awarded the prestigious H M Jackson Memorial Prize for two of his works, Understanding Dividend Imputation and the Retirement Handbook. In 1995 he received the Ken Millar Award for his best-selling Understanding the Stock Exchange and his highly controversial Company Directors: Masters or Servants? As a free community service his site invites questions on meetings procedure, family trusts, style and investment terms. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004.

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Bonnie Harris is the president of Wax Marketing, a marketing and PR agency for small business. She also operates waxcoach.co m, a DIY marketing and PR site for entrepreneurs. Bonnie can be reached at bharris@waxcoach.com.

Do Your Own PR specialises in PR coaching. We work with people who have established their businesses, but now want to build on that, and create a strong off and online presence. For more information visit www.doyourownpr.com/prcoaching.asp

Bill Stoller, the "Publicity Insider", has spent two decades as one of America's top publicists. Now, through his website, eZine and subscription newsletter, Free Publicity: The Newsletter for PR-Hungry Businesses www.PublicityInsider.com/freepub .asp he's sharing -- for the very first time -- his secrets of scoring big publicity. For free articles, killer publicity tips and much, much more, visit Bill's exclusive new site: ww w.PublicityInsider.com

Stephen Manallack is a Communication Consultant, Professional Speaker and published author. His book, You Can Communicate, Pearson 2002, is an acknowledged leader in bringing the techniques of corporate PR to the role of promoting the individual. Stephen is a member of the management committee of the Australia India Business Council and writes for India's biggest business website, www.domain-b.com< /a> Stephen Manallack can be contacted at ste phen@manallack.com.au

Harvey Farr started his career in public relations / marketing almost 30 years ago. He spent much of that time as senior vice president of Ruder Finn, an international public relations and marketing firm. At Ruder Finn, Mr. Farr representated such concerns as Mitsubishi Motors Corp., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Co., The Academy Awards, CitiCorp, Union Bank, Executive Life Insurance Co. and many other national and international corporations. His areas of expertise include PR / marketing on behalf of the financial services industry, crisis communications (in conjuntion with law firms), nonprofit organizational campaigns, emerging companies and community relations programs. He is a sought-after speaker and currently offers workshops and seminars for companies seeking to provide employees with a better understanding of the public relations process. In addition to operating Farr Marketing Group, he also teaches advanced public relations at California State University, Los Angeles and the Center for Nonprofit Management.

At No Retainer PR, we believe in helping small- and medium-sized companies get the most out of their PR budgets by using our public relations, press release, and marketing services when they need it, not paying us month after month just to say they have a PR firm. With access to over 25,000 journalists at more than 17,000 media outlets, we can make sure the news you need gets to the publications or broadcasters you want to reach. We'll even write your release for you so you can feel confident it gets the attention your news deserves. We'll have real, live, phone conversations with editors and journalists in your target segment with most of our packages and we can help you design and implement complete marketing plans. Visit www.NoRetaine rPR.com for more information. Mention Evan Carmichael for 10% off.

Dennis Rutzou Public Relations is a full service communications consultancy drawing on the resources of a diverse range of people with a wealth of experience. Our clients employ us because we understand that public relations is as much a business discipline as it is a function of communication. We work with clients according to defined objectives and pride ourselves in the highest quality of work. We can offer results through a range of service areas. Each area of service can be applied to any industry. Dennis Rutzou Public Relations is a member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) and Dennis Rutzou has served as a President of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (Victoria). DRPR is also a member of the Registered Consultancies Group (RCG).

Formed in early 2005, we are a broad based communications agency - with particular emphasis being placed on IT, Telecoms and the Computer Games (PC, Console and Mobile) markets - specialising in the following areas: - Strategy - Public Relations - Branding - Hospitality - Web Creation. We've set about transforming the way Small and Medium Business go about attracting greater interest in their own companies.

David Brimm has 25 years of experience in the corporate, agency and association sectors, with a specialization in corporate counseling, strategic planning and crisis communication. His current clients represent health care; financial services; technology; construction/building; publishing; and law.

Prior to founding GMG PR Risa was Director of Public Relations with Ernst & Young where she wrote feature articles and press releases, developed special events, and prepared market research and advertising. Today she provides marketing support, plan development, feature story placement and writes press releases, brochures, newsletters, and websites. She has is a past president of the Westchester Association of Women Business Owners and twice received that organization’s President’s Award. She has served on the boards of WAWBO Education Fund, Partnership for a Better Westchester, Ad Club of Westchester, Nanuet Chamber of Commerce, and Tappan Zee International Trade Association. Risa has presented marketing seminars to business organizations and universities and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs. She has been featured in many publications including Cosmopolitan magazine which highlighted her as one of the nation’s leading female PR professionals. She has received gold awards from the PR Society of America, North American Summit Creative Awards and twice received the Best of Show award from the Ad Club of Westchester.

John Barr, a Canadian communication consultant with more than 30 years of experience in media, politics, corporate communication and consulting, works with private and public sector organizations in the following fields: -Financial services (including insurance and banking) -Natural resources and energy -Transportation. He also works closely with not-for-profit organizations, particularly in health care. He provides strategic communication counsel and various kinds of communication training (including both media and presentation skills) to executives and managers. He has published three works of history, three e-books on communication planning, and numerous papers and contributions to references such as The New Canadian Encyclopedia. His work has received numerous awards -- most recently, a Gold Quill Award of Merit from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). He lives in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, and practices in Canada and the United States.

Nelson Hudes is President Of Hudes Communications International, a PR firm that has had its clients featured in numerous media in the USA and Canada including ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE, INC MAGAZINE, THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER, as well as on CANADA AM, and THE CONAN O’BRIEN SHOW to name a few. Known as the PR Magician, Hudes has the uncanny ability to spin a story making it irresistible to editors and reporters. For more information on how Hudes Communications International can help your company obtain media exposure, visit www.hu descommunications.com or contact Nelson at nelson@hudescommunications.com or call (905) 660-9155

Kim Harrison is Principal of Cutting Edge PR. He markets a series of e-books on public relations and publishes a free, fortnightly PR newsletter from his website, www.cutting edgepr.com. His 25 years of wide-ranging PR experience are the foundation for his work as a consultant, author and Internet marketer. Kim is Vice President of the Western Australian branch of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and has run the Institute's professional development program for the past five years.

Margie Fisher is the President of Margie Fisher Public Relations. Learn more about her Do-It-Yourself Public Relations Kit™, Pay for Results Publicity Program™ and more at www.ma rgiefisher.com or contact Margie at info@m argiefisher.com

Bronwen Evans is a senior public relations practitioner based in Bangkok with more than 20 years experience in public relations and journalism. She is a director of the Bangkok Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. You can see more of her articles at www.faasai.com

Warschawski is dedicated to providing clients with the highest quality public relations, marketing and branding service. In the past seven years alone, Warschawski has won more than 115 industry awards for its work and has been voted “Boutique PR Agency of the Year.” For five years in a row, Warschawski has been ranked as one of the Top 15 “Best Agencies to Work For.” Warschawski clients include Fortune 500 and Inc. 500 companies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

bcc+gem publicity's founder and managing director, Gwynne Chipperfield MBE, started life as a political speech writer. Since then he has been managing editor of a successful weekly paid for newspaper, publicity officer, bbc tv news and current affairs, a city financial PR consultant and freelance journalist. He started bcc+gem in 1991 and is now supported by a talented creative team of family and friends.

Maggie Chamberlin Holben, owner of Denver-based Absolutely Public Relations, is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of its Counselors Academy. In addition she was recently certified as an Industry Analyst Relations Practitioner. Specializing in media relations, Holben has taught both advertising and PR on the university level. She currently owns and operates PublicRelationsNewsroom.com, Online-Presskit.com, Expert411.com and DenverPRNewsroom.com. National placements include Inc., More and Entrepreneur magazines, USA Today, First For Women and Redbook. Go to www.absolutel ypr.com for additional information.

Dawn Marie Yankeelov is present of Kentucky-based ASPectx specializing in business strategy, competitive intelligence, marketing and public relations for technology companies, and technology-driven corporations. As a marketing and public relations practitioner for 19 years, she has counseled many companies on their marketing needs and executed effective campaigns in targeting, select markets--using internet tools, and traditional methodologies. Her client list includes international startups, publicly-traded corporations, and other niche firms. including Manning & Napier, AIAA, Fortress Network Security, Catalyst Learning, Humana, Intellon, Genscape, Akiva, TrainRight Solutions, and GE. For seven years, Ms. Yankeelov was an organizer of the International Virtual Communities Conference held in Europe by Infonortics, Ltd.; and many other events, including the 2004 Idea Festival, Infonortics' inaugural Data Mining Conference 2005; Louisville, Ky.'s Women in Technology Healthcare IT Summit, and ISSA/LWIT's Security Conferences.

Robert J. Fisher, a veteran public relations executive and counselor with over three decades of experience in the fields of public relations, marketing/communications and advertising, is President of Fisher & Associates, Inc. (F&A), a Los Angeles, CA-based public relations and communications firm which has served a broad range of businesses and industries on local, national and international levels for more than a quarter century. Prior to founding F&A in 1978, Mr. Fisher worked for three of the world's larges public relations firms: Burson-Marsteller, Inc., Harshe-Rotman & Druck and Doremus & Company. Other positions included: reporter with the New York Times; PR Director of Los Angeles Beautiful and Promotion Director of major Los Angeles Shopping Center. Mr. Fisher has held leadership positions in many business organizations, including: Public Relations Society of America, Publicity Club of Los Angeles, Institute of Management Consultants, American Heart Association, Public Interest Radio & Television Society and the Executives Association of Los Angeles. An author and lecturer, he is an expert in crisis communications and image development.

CR Cataunya Ransom is the Co-founder of Mosnar Communications, INC. She developed a niche for Luxury PR & Global Marketing. Guiding clients on how to brand, market, and promote luxury products, events, and services. She is highly respected as a luxury public relations expert. "CR" consults clients and speaks to audiences about luxury public relations and global marketing practices.

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Gaunt Corporate Affairs and Business Communication is a consultancy specialising in communications for corporate change programmes (mergers, acquisitions, divestment, re-engineering, re-structuring, regional/global integration), and crisis management. In other words, when the communication is strategic, and when success is crucial. Richard Gaunt- and a small team of carefully selected, senior consultants, have run major programmes cost-effectively for international companies. We have associates in most European countries, the USA and Canada, and access to the best creative skills in writing, design, video and print We also carry out focused B2B media relations campaigns for UK companies

Nancy Marshall has been doing public relations for 25 years, primarily in the tourism and economic development fields. Her firm, Nancy Marshall Communications, has won national and statewide awards from the Society of American Travel Writers and the Maine Public Relations Council for its results-driven media relations campaigns in travel, tourism, and economic development. SHer agency, located in Augusta, Maine, was founded in 1991 to serve clients desiring to increase their brand recognition or drive sales through public relations and media relations. Nancy has taught public relations at the college level and she frequently does speaking engagements in the U.S. and in Canada on working with the media. More of Nancy's helpful tips and advice can be found online at www.marshallpr.com/tips/tips.html. Nancy was recently named a "Star of PR" by PR news, a national trade publication.

As a published writer and media professional, I am delighted to share with you information on public relations techniques and building media relationships that will be of benefit to your business. I have worked in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and North America in roles relating to media, publishing, marketing, event management, international relations, publicity and public relations. I am now the Managing Director of the Hot Pepper Group Pty Ltd - a company that offers three business units covering editorial & PR, creative & graphic design, and event management. The Hot Pepper Group has developed an in-house business communication and media relationship manual called 'Success in a Briefcase' - a valuable business tool that replicates a public relations firm in your own organisation. We also support corporate philanthropy as part proceeds are donated for breast and prostate cancer research. It's great to be associated with Evan Carmichael and I look forward to providing you with relevant and practical information. Best wishes for your business success. Cheers, Penelope

The idea of working for a boss is far removed from the life plan of Janine Lloyd (Buhrmann) who has been in business for herself since 1990. Founder and shareholder of one of SA’s top PR companies - Livewired Communications - Janine is an entrepreneur 'extraordinaire'. With 16 years of leadership experience in the PR field, she spent the last 2 years growing her PR business and developing her professional coaching skills. In her career Janine has advised over 50 local and global businesses on PR and communications, as well as profiling for CEO’s, executives and leaders. Janine is known for being an inspiring leader, razor-sharp strategist and skilled professional coach. Janine has received professional coach training through global coaching organisation Results Coaching Systems. Her love and passion for communicating, especially where she can impart knowledge and provide guidance, led Janine to become a regular contributor for The Witness newspaper in South Africa. She has also written a chapter for international PR book published in the UK called International Public Relations, 2004.

Brian J. Dooley is an author, analyst, and journalist with more than 20 years' experience in analyzing and writing about trends in IT. He has written six books, numerous user manuals, hundreds of reports, and more than 2,000 magazine features. Projects include user manuals, market research, technology research, magazine features, case histories, white papers, online documents, Web pages, and multimedia. Mr. Dooley is the founder and past president of the New Zealand chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. He has been a Senior Analyst for Datapro (Gartner), and a Senior Product Information Specialist for Unisys Corp. He initiated and is on the board for the Graduate Diploma of Technical Communication program at Christchurch Institute of Technology, and he is on the editorial advisory board for Faulkner Technical Reports. Mr. Dooley currently resides in New Zealand, with a Web site at http//bjdooley.com. He can be reached at bjd@bjdoole y.com.

Fast Track SEOP is an public relations firm that not only writes, optimizes and distributes press releases on behalf of its clients, it offers internet public relations training for the do-it-yourselfer. In a single 3-4 hour online training session, small to medium businesses can learn how to promote their online and offline businesses using internet press releases. To introduce business owners to the marketing concept, Fast Track offers a free, one hour introductory session that takes place on Saturday. To learn more visit the company's site.

Wendy McWilliams has more than 20 years experience in leading public relations consultancies in London (UK) , Sydney and Melbourne (Australia). Wendy established WMC Public Relations in 1992 < www.wmcpr. com.au > after she saw the need for a flexible, proactive and cost effective PR company that offered a personal level of service. Wendy is well placed to undertake the full gamut of public relations requirements for large and small private and public sector organisations.

Vereronica Hannon (www.vmhassociates.co.uk/)is a successful PR consultant. She has over 10 years experience in public relations working in both the B2B and B2C environment. She delivers strategic campaigns, backed by strong planning and evaluation. Prior to her public relations career, Veronica spent 6 years as a journalist working some of the UK's leading business and consumer publishers.

Blaise Nutter A former account executive and writer for HR Public Relations, a boutique PR firm specializing in the travel industry, Blaise has worked in a number of media fields including magazines, online content, film, and advertising since graduating in 2004 from the University of Southern California.

Karen Morath founded M Power in 2001 to work with clients - individuals and organisations - to identify and fulfil their needs. She is a consultant, writer, academic and speaker who will add author to the list when her first book is published later this year. Since beginning her career in 1983 (still looking for anyone who will believe she was eight years old at the time) she has consulted to the senior management of major organisations throughout Australia. Karen has a bachelor's degree in journalism and politics and a master's degree in communication as well as qualifications in management and public relations. She is also a sessional academic who has lectured at most of the universities in Victoria. Trying to create her own 'la dolce vita', she is learning to speak Italian and doing everything in her power to live by her credo that 'life can't be all palm trees and margaritas but there are worse game plans'. She is available internationally as a speaker, workshop facilitator or consultant internationally. Karen can be contacted at karen@mp owercct.com or visit www. communicationempowers.com

Lou Covey has been a professional communicator for more than 30 years as a journalist, technical writer and corporate communications consultant. Beginning his career in 1971 as a journalist, Lou has written for the Palo Alto Times, San Jose Mercury-News, Lodi News-Sentinel, Sacramento Bee and New York Times. His experience included covering the Ford/Carter presidential campaign in 1976 with the national press corps. He has also written for ECN and MacWorld. Since 1990, Lou has represented leading electronics firms, embedded software and hardware suppliers, CAD software companies At VitalCom, Lou is responsible for the day-to-day management of the agency, directs the expansion of business worldwide, and provides strategic counsel to all clients.

Johnson King is a European B2B PR firm that specialises in the technology and telecoms sectors. The firm has offices in London, Paris and Munich and is a founding member of The Global Reach PR Network of affiliated independent agencies. Johnson King's clients range from start-ups such as Ruckus Wireless and U3 to established firms such as Sophos and Alcatel. Its services include strategy and messaging development, media relations, analyst relations and speaker programme development. The firm is an award winning top 20 technology PR agency (according to the PR Week league tables). It excels at taking complex technical messages and turning them into compelling angles for a business audience. This approach is at the centre of the agency's campaigns, which focus on driving activities for its clients and developing opportunities for comment on relevant issues even when hard news is scarce.

Lindsay Consulting specializes in strategic planning, communications and public relations. We design and implement strategies to promote organizations and help them meet their goals. We have particular experience of working within government. Lindsay Consulting also works in the private sector to help companies develop strategic plans, systems and training so that they can interact with their stakeholders successfully. Our knowledge of how government, the media and the private sector works means that we can cross boundaries and engage with different groups. We use targeted strategies and language to create change. We add value by providing expert and dispassionate advice. Dispassionate advice can be especially useful with relationship and issues management. Lindsay Consulting will quickly learn the content and context of your business so that we can design the communications that will influence your audiences and strategies that will meet your goals. Jim Lindsay is the Director of Lindsay Consulting. Jim is based in New Zealand, but he, and his team of PR experts, travel internationally. Please visit our website if you would like to know more.

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