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Our Clients in the News

2006 Client Placements Archive

Here are a few representative placements for some of our clients to whom we provide our media relations services.

December 12, 2006.Business Ethics”, StartupNation

November 14, 2006.Say 'Aah' - Cosmetic Dentistry Now Comes With the Spa Treatment”, Naperville Sun

November 13, 2006.Internet Condolences Not Yet a Trend in Knox County”, Mount Vernon News

November 12, 2006.Secrets of Dead Quiet on Obit Site”, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

November 9, 2006.Morning Briefing - Cosmetic Dentistry Office Opens”, Naperville Sun

November 8, 2006.Legacy.Com”, WVVA-TV

November 8, 2006.Morbid Web Site Makes Amusement of Online Profiles Left Behind by the Dead”, The New York Sun

November 5, 2006.In Online Mourning, Don’t Speak Ill of the Dead”, The New York Times

November 1, 2006.Mourning Show”, The Herald News

October 31, 2006.Legacy.Com Makes Sure the Dead are Left to Rest in Peace”, The State

October 16, 2006.MySpace For Baby Boomers”, Business Week

October 6, 2006.Salaries, Hiring up for Small Business”, Witchita Eagle

October 2, 2006.Small-Business Hiring Rises”, Entrepreneur

September 28, 2006.YMCA to Dedicate Basketball Park to 12-year-old Meningitis Victim”, Appleton Post-Crescent

September 26, 2006.Survey Shows Accountants Are Most Trusted Advisers”, Accounting Web

September 20, 2006.Grass Greener at Eco-Friendly Office in Elgin”, The Courier News

September 19, 2006.Health Insurance Costs Soar for Small Businesses”, Kansas City Star

September 18, 2006.Hiring Declines but Pay Grows”, Chicago Tribune

September 14, 2006.Older Workers More Loyal to Employers”, Inc Magazine

September 13, 2006.Business Buzz: Did You Know”, The Arizona Republic

September 11, 2006.Valleywide WiFi Would Keep Area On Cutting Edge”, Mercury News

September 11, 2006.Small-Business Salaries Continue to Balloon”, New Orleans City Business

September 11, 2006.Cisco, IBM Are Winners in Giant Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Mesh”, NetworkWorld

September 11, 2006.10 Things to Know”, The Albuquerque Tribune

September 10, 2006.Sept. 11, 2001 -- The Day the Web Grew Up”, Poynter.org

September 9, 2006.Troops Receive Thanks at Fest”, CBS2

September 9, 2006.Cybertainment: Online Memorial Marks Anniversary of Sept. 11”, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

September 8, 2006.Silicon Valley Metro Connect to Provide Free Wireless Broadband in Silicon Valley”, TechWhack News

September 7, 2006.Grand Haven Firm Helps Silicon Valley Go Wireless”, The Grand Rapids Press

September 6, 2006.Troops Receive Thanks at Fest”, Chicago Daily Herald

September 6, 2006.Silicon Valley to Receive Free Wi-Fi”, New York Times

September 6, 2006.County Chooses Wireless Network Provider”, San Francisco Examiner

September 6, 2006.Cisco, IBM Team Prevails”, The Mercury News

September 6, 2006.Silicon Valley to Get Public Wi-Fi Network”, San Francisco Chronicle

September 6, 2006.Wireless Silicon Valley Picks Provider”, Wi-Fi Planet

September 6, 2006.Silicon Valley to be Blanketed by Wi-Fi”, RCR News

September 6, 2006.IBM/Cisco Team Wins Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Mesh Race”, Telecom Web

September 6, 2006.Cisco, IBM Team on Muni Wi-Fi Tech giants team with Azulstar and SeaKay to provide free Wi-Fi across Silicon Valley.”, Red Herring

September 6, 2006.Cisco-IBM Group Wins Silicon Valley Wi-Fi Deal”, CIO

September 6, 2006.Cisco & Pals to Unwire Silicon Valley”, Unstrung

September 6, 2006.Silicon Valley to Get Free Broadband”, Extreme Nano

September 6, 2006.Peninsula WiFi Plan Alliance Selected”, San Mateo County Times

September 6, 2006.IBM-Cisco Group's Bid Wins Valley Wi-Fi Contract”, East Bay Business Times

September 6, 2006.Web Site Remembers Local 9/11 Victims”, Pocono Record

September 5, 2006.Small-Business Hiring Down”, Entrepreneur

September 5, 2006.Silicon Valley to Get Public Wi-Fi Network”, Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

September 5, 2006.Metro Connect Consortium Picked for Wireless Silicon Valley”, Wi-Fi Net News

September 1, 2006.Four in 10 Managers Have Fired Employees for Theft”, Inc Magazine

September 1, 2006.Click: Remembering 9/11”, Kansas City Star

August 31, 2006.This Week's Economic Roundup”, Inc Magazine

August 31, 2006.Websites Offer Mourning for Youths Online”, Boston Globe

August 31, 2006.Going Online to Express Grief”, Lexington Herald-Leader

August 25, 2006.SurePayroll, INS Gets Moving with Movéo”, Brandweek Magazine

August 17, 2006.Some Omaha Businesses Buck Trend In Employee Healthcare”, KETV 7

August 15, 2006.Firms Consider End To Employee Health Insurance”, Wall Street Journal

August 15, 2006.Health Coverage: Firms Consider End To Employee Health Insurance”, Insurance Information Institute Database

August 15, 2006.Consider Dropping Health Benefits, Survey Finds”, American Health Line

August 13, 2006.A Space to Get Known”, The Saginaw News

August 7, 2006.Software Review: Payroll Software and Services: Works in Progress”, Accounting Today

August 3, 2006.Musician Uses Power of Song to Raise Awareness”, Kalamazoo Gazette

August 3, 2006.Area's Young Talent puts on Benefit Concert Saturday”, The Bay City Times

August 3, 2006.Aerial Thrills, Saucy Spills and ... Pig Racing”, The Bay City Times

August 3, 2006.Payroll Growth Slow in South”, The Birmingham News

August 1, 2006.SurePayroll - SureChoice For Accountants”, The CPA Technology Advisor

July 31, 2006.Cost of Doing Business: Ouch!”, Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 29, 2006.Playoffs are Still Possible for Rays”, Battle Creek Enquirer

July 27, 2006.Business Buzz: Did You Know”, Arizona Republic

July 21, 2006.Song Rights Fetch $660 on EBay”, Washington Times

July 17, 2006.Small Businesses in Western U.S. Take the Lead in New Hires”, San Diego Business Journal

July 17, 2006.Small-Business Hiring Rises In June, Ending 4-Month Slide”, Orange County Register

July 15, 2006.Health Care Costs Stretch Businesses Thin”, New Orleans City Business

July 12, 2006.EMPLOYMENT: Small Ventures, Bigger Staffs”, Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 11, 2006.Songwriter Utilizes EBay To Get Noticed”, Washington Times

July 11, 2006.Rights Sold On Ebay”, AOL Money & Finance

July 10, 2006.Hiring Remains on Downward Track”, The Chicago Tribune

July 10, 2006.Survey: Small-Business Hiring is on the Rebound”, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

July 10, 2006.Software Review: Low-Cost Accounting -- Small Cost, Big Features”, Accounting Today

July 8, 2006.Business Briefs: Texas Businesses Cut Staffing in June ”, San Antonio Express

July 7, 2006.Small Businesses May Be In A Position To Do Some Big Hiring”, Nightly Business Report

July 6, 2006.Economic Outlook Below National Average”, The Chicago Tribune

July 5, 2006.U.S. Small Business June Wages, Hiring Up-Survey”, Reuters

June 25, 2006.California Firms see Increase in Employees, Average Wage”, Orange County Register

June 22, 2006.Small Business Pessimism Grows”, Lawn and Landscape

June 16, 2006.U.S. Small Business Outlook Much Less Upbeat-Survey”, Reuters News

June 12, 2006.Embracing an Entrepreneurial Attitude”, Industrial Distribution

June 9, 2006.Small Biz Hiring Down, But Salaries on the Rise ”, Long Island Business News

June 5, 2006.Father's Day Takes on New Meaning ”, Democrat & Chronicle

June 3, 2006.Spring Growth in Jobs Slows ; Unemployment Hits 5-Year Low ”, The Washington Times

June 3, 2006.Grief Online ”, The Press-Enterprise

June 2, 2006.Why Those Pay Hikes Are Not Going Very Far ”, Christian Science Monitor

June, 2006.39 Great Business Bargains”, Inc Magazine

May 23, 2006.Monitoring System Comes in Under the Wire ”, Chicago Sun-Times

May 22, 2006.Wireless Telehome Health Monitoring Devices”, Chicago Sun-Times

May 21, 2006.Stuck in Neutral”, Entrepreneur Magazine

May 17, 2006.The Perils of Payroll”, PC Magazine

May 15, 2006.Tribute to the Fallen”, Oakland Tribune

May 12, 2006.It's Never Too Late to Think About Mom”, Spartanburg Herald Journal

May 8, 2006.Small Businesses Reduced Hiring in April, Indicator Says”, Chicago Tribune

May 6, 2006.Steady Growth Boosts Market ; Wage Increase, Dow Hit Highs”, The Washington Times

May 5, 2006.No Brick, No Mortar: Virtual Approaches to the Daily Grind”, eWeek

May 4, 2006.This Week’s Economic Roundup”, Inc Magazine

May 2, 2006.A Couple of Good Kids”, Chicagoist

May 2, 2006.My First Business”, Inc Magazine

April 27, 2006.Cyberspace Inspires Changes in Grief Rituals”, International Herald Tribune

April 27, 2006.Rituals of Grief Go Online ”, New York Times

April 27, 2006.Mourning a Lost Friend, MySpace Style”, AZ Central

April 24, 2006.Speaking to the Dead — Digitally”, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

April 17, 2006.Hiring on Rise so Far in 2006”, Las Vegas Review Journal

April 17, 2006.Small Business Salaries Climb, Hiring Slows”, New Orleans City Business

April 13, 2006.On Her Way", Bay City Times

April 13, 2006.Turning Points”, Columbus Alive

April 10, 2006.Some Impressive Figures on the Nation's Small Firms”, The Orange County Register

April 1, 2006.Fast Facts”, Florida Trend

April 1, 2006.The Ease of Online Payroll Partnerships”, Practical Accountant

April 1, 2006.The Return of Payroll ”, Accounting Technology

March 26, 2006.Who You Gonna Call?”, Chicago Sun-Times

March 24, 2006.Her Sports Injuries Fuel Career in Music”, Chicago Tribune

March 12, 2006.Going to the Club an Exercise in Courage”, The Chicago Tribune

March 12, 2006.Online Visitation”, The Jackson Citizen Patriot

March 12, 2006.Boom in Small Businesses”, Arizona Daily Star

March 11, 2006.Local Economic Gauge Declines in February”, Las Vegas Review Journal

March 10, 2006.The Big Payoff”, Entrepreneur Magazine

February 27, 2006.Filling the Void”, The Arizona Republic

February 27, 2006.Acunetix Offers 5,000 Free Vulnerability Audits”, Programmers Heaven.com

February 26, 2006.Grieving process goes high-tech”, Cape Cod Times

February 22, 2006.Keeping It on the Download”, Red Eye

February 22, 2006.Hiring Up, Pay Down”, Arizona Republic

February 8, 2006.Keep on Scanning”, IT Business Edge

February 7, 2006.Small-business Outlook for Ohio Good”, The Columbus Dispatch

February 2, 2006.Low Price No Frills Works for Airlines, Will it Work for Fitness Club Franchises”, FitCommerce.com

February 1, 2006.SurePayroll Scorecard Show Salaries Up for January”, Lawn and Landscape Magazine

January 30, 2006.Check It Out”, The Wall Street Journal

January 24, 2006.Award-winning Singer Headlines DM Benefit”, The Daily Northwestern

January 23, 2006.Future Concerns Stall Growth Plans”, The Chicago Tribune

January 16, 2006.Small Business Notebook Column”, The Orange County Register

January 16, 2006.Labor Market: Where are the Workers?”, Las Vegas Journal Review

January 15, 2006.Small Firms See Minimal Job Growth”, Dallas Morning News

January 15, 2006.Web Sites Gain Growing Share of Mourners”, Mercury News

January 10, 2006.Results Mixed for Small Business on Yearly Ratings”, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

January 10, 2006.Small-Business Hiring Flattens”, Inc Magazine

January 9, 2006.Industry News & Notes”, Arizona Daily Star

January 8, 2006.10 Ways to Improve Your Health in 2006”, Chicago Tribune

January 6, 2006.NY's Small Biz Climate Gets Mixed Reports”, Long Island Business News

January 5, 2006.Young, Restless and on Her Way to the Top”, The Summit Daily News

January 5, 2006.What do Workers Want in '06? Money”, Las Vegas Review Journal

January 5, 2006.Quitting the Evil Weed Three Resolutions in One”, The Toronto Star

January 4, 2006.Schell Shocked”, The Vail Trail

January 4, 2006.Introspective Singer Debuts on Mall Stage”, Snowmass Village Sun

January 3, 2006.Small Business Hiring Flat in December ”, New Orleans City Business

January 3, 2006.Invest as You Kick the Habit”, North Jersey Media Group

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