Welcome to the Febraury issue of K-COMM's Communication Alert. These emails will be your insight to public policy, political updates, Internet Marketing news and the latest information regarding K-COMM.

In this issue...
  • Field Report: Sinan Kanatsiz Talks to Chapman University Students on How to Succeed
  • Networking at the White House: GenNeXt, K-Comm Members Attend Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C.
  • K-COMM Adds Director of Public Affairs: Shannon Widor Joins Team
  • K-COMM New Accounts: K-Comm Tapped by Deaf Link, Inc., U.S. Auto Parts and Xytech Systems Corporation
  • Internet Marketing Association (IMA) Update: Google Global Director is Keynote Speaker at April Event in San Francisco
  • K-Comm Shares Expertise at IABC Helios Awards: Sinan Kanatsiz Has Fun with Audience as Keynote Speaker
  • We Thought You Should Know: A Special Column Dedicated This Month to CRM
  • Job Opportunities: K-COMM is Hiring - New Job Listing(s) Posted


    Field Report:.

    Sinan Kanatsiz Talks to Chapman University Students on How to Succeed
    A graduate of Chapman University, K-Comm Chairman and CEO Sinan Kanatsiz has spent the past decade building a multi-million dollar public relations and marketing company from the ground up. In December Sinan returned to his alma mater to share what he has learned along the way with students, and offer advice on how they can also be successful in a competitive business world. See the article in Chapman’s The Panther newspaper below.

    Link here to read more

    Networking at the White House :.
    “Celebrating Freedom and Honoring Service” was the theme for this year’s 55th Inaugural Celebration. It was an exciting time to be at our nation’s capitol as members of K-Comm and GenNeXt celebrated the second inauguration of our 43rd President, George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. They had the unique opportunity to experience and attend some special venues and meet and mingle with distinguished dignitaries, world leaders and elected officials.

    GenNeXt members attended an event co-hosted by Congressmen Chris Cox and Ed Royce on the floor of the House of Representatives and heard from distinguished speakers, including Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao, newly elected Senator, John Thune (R-South Dakota) and former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, Peggy Noonan. In addition, several members joined Congressman Royce for two pre-inaugural receptions where they met Political Minister and Acting Deputy Chief of the Mission, Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar and Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S., His Excellency Ambassador Fritz Kwabena Poku.

    The highlight of the trip was witnessing President Bush taking the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol in front of a crowd of over 250,000.
    Following the Inauguration GenNeXt members attended the Center for Democracy Ball, where the President and First Lady made a brief stop and thanked attendees for their support.

    Link here for photo gallery

    K-COMM Adds Director of Public Affairs:.

    K-Comm has named industry expert Shannon Widor as the firm’s new Director of Public Affairs. With nearly a decade of public relations and public affairs experience, Widor will support the firm’s public affairs division through account management and business development, working in unison with Vice President of Public Affairs Jeff Montejano. In this role Widor will help oversee the strategic activities and focus on media relations, public policy and pubic awareness campaigns, including strategy development and creation of media and marketing materials.

    Link here for the complete press release


    K-COMM New Accounts:.

    K-Comm kicked off the New Year by adding three key accounts to its portfolio: Deaf Link, Inc., U.S. Auto Parts and Xytech Systems Corporation.
  • San Antonio, TX-based Deaf Link, Inc. utilizes state of the art technology, the Internet and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to provide clear communication access for the deaf and hard of hearing at businesses and government agencies throughout the country. www.deaflink.com
  • U.S. Auto Parts, located in Carson, CA, is one of the most trusted auto parts wholesalers today. They provide superior quality auto body parts and replacement parts nationwide online. www.usautoparts.com
  • Headquartered in Burbank, CA, Xytech Systems Corporation specializes in helping companies in the media and entertainment industry through time and cost efficient software applications that are designed by industry veterans with extensive experience in media production, post-production, distribution, fulfillment and archive facilities. www.xytechsystems.com

    • Internet Marketing Association Upcoming Event Sponsored by Google:.

    		 The Internet Marketing Association (IMA) and Google Inc. invite you to a very special event, “The Future of Internet Marketing, by Google.” The presentation will be held Tuesday, April 26, 2005 from 4-7p.m. at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco in Union Square (http://grandsanfrancisco.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml). The keynote speaker at this historical IMA event is David Fischer, Google Global Director for AdWords. Fischer will share his expertise on the current state of Internet marketing and its forecasted future growth. Additional speakers include Sinan Kanatsiz, Chairman of the Internet Marketing Association (IMA) and Chairman & CEO of K-Comm, Inc., Paul Myer, President of 8e6 Technologies, Pete Elliot, Director of Marketing of KEY Information Systems (IBM), Chris Baggott, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of ExactTarget and Father Bernard McCoy, CEO of LaserMonks.
    For more information, to register, or to inquire about available sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please visit     www.imanetwork.org or e-mail sinan@kanatsiz.com.

    K-Comm Shares Expertise at IABC Helios Awards:.
    The Orange County chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) held their 2004 Helios Awards banquet, “Step Through the Looking Glass,” on January 27, 2005 at Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel.
    After an exciting hour of networking among some of Orange County’s hottest marketing and public relations leaders, keynote speaker Sinan Kanatsiz treated attendees to a passionate presentation. Sinan discussed the convergence of print and online media, and shared valuable insight on the latest industry trends and the future of Internet marketing. For more information on the IABC visit     www.iabcoc.com.

    We Thought You Should Know:.

    For the past decade K-Comm has relied heavily on its use of CRM software to help its clients maintain better and more personalized relationships with their customers. CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software acts as an automated "clipping" service, culling information on a variety of topics from 8,000 media resources, allowing users to keep track of any topics their customers may be interested in. When the user comes across a news article that may be of interest to their customer, they can forward the article with a personal note. As part of K-Comm’s vast array of services, we utilize CRM software on behalf of our clients so that they can maintain and build relationships with their current and potential customers. To find out more about CRM software, and its surging popularity in the business community, check out this story from The Orange County Registe.

    Link here to read more

    K-COMM is Hiring :.

    SUMMARY
    Marketing / PR Manager to work directly with the CEO and Director of Public Relations. Responsible for handling a variety of PR/Marketing/E-Marketing duties on multiple accounts simultaneously.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    Include the following. Special projects may be assigned as needed.
  • Public relations, media relations, e-marketing, web site copy, client correspondence, and research
  • Producing media materials including press releases, pitches, editorial articles, ads, advertorials, collateral, broadcast copy, PSAs, speeches, event scripts and more
  • Support and contribute to business development efforts
  • Assist with internal collateral, online campaigns, materials and events that will increase business growth
  • Media Database management: Maintain current media databases for individual clients
  • Maintain client account activity in Client Project Manager
  • Media pitching and follow-up on various campaigns as needed
  • Assist with producing proposals for potential clients
  • Maintain news clip archives
  • Coordinate and execute special events from concept to post-event summary, including press conferences, media receptions, business events, and trade shows
  • Contribute key creative advice on all client accounts
    • Email     Sinan Kanatsiz to inquire within.

    K-Comm is a full-service, public relations and public affairs firm, specializing in internet marketing, strategy and public positioning.

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