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B&LPR News
Unique recipes featured by Mrs. Wages during Lent.
Mrs. Wages, a manufacturer and marketer of seasonings and mixes for everything from salsas and dips to canning pectins and pickling mixes, kicked off Lent with the re-introduction of several unique recipes for the season.
Nostalgia farmers return to Mrs. Wages for a 2nd year
Mrs. Wages is pleased to announce that Joe Dennis and Ed Kraklio will return as bloggers for their website and 2011 newsletters. As the operators of Nostalgia Farms (located in Walcott, IA), they provide a unique perspective on organic growing, local food and traditional, farmhouse recipes.
Colon cancer awareness month kicks off early
March is colon cancer awareness month and the Mississippi Valley Endoscopy Center teamed up with the Gastroenterology practices in the Mississippi Valley Health Network to promote colon cancer screenings and an online risk assessment at their informational website: www.becoloncancerfree.com.
MVHNews celebrates anniversary with a new look
After nearly one year online, the Mississippi Valley Health News e-zine has grown to more than 6,000 subscribers and hundreds of pages of content. According to Dr. John Dooley, publisher of the online magazine, the resulting growth of the publication required a re-design of the publication.
B&LPR’s e-Presscenter.com launches
Bawden & Lareau Public Relations officially launched it’s online pressroom site with the debut of the online pressroom for Mrs. Wages(TM). The St. Louis-based manufacturer and marketer of canning and food preservation spices and mixes has retained B&LPR to handle media relations and consumer communications programs and promotions for 2010.
B&LPR to help introduce Senior Star to the QCA
Bawden & Lareau Public Relations has been selected by Senior Star Management Company of Tulsa, OK to help introduce the company’s senior living center in Davenport, IA to the surrounding community.
OS “Rejuvenate Your Body” campaign renews for ’10
Orthopaedic Specialists, PC of Davenport debuted a new ad in their “Rejuvenate Your Body” campaign for 2010 that features Bettendorf-native, Emily Podschweit. mily’s story will be seen by tens of thousands of people in the Quad Cities through a long-term newspaper and online advertising program produced and coordinated by B&LPR.
Mrs. Wages selects B&LPR for product-oriented PR
Mrs. Wages, one of America’s leading brands of spices and canning mixes, has selected Bawden & Lareau Public Relations to serve as its public relations agency. B&LPR will work with Mrs. Wages in-house sales and marketing staff to create and implement a product-oriented, public relations program in 2010.
B&LPR uses crowdsourcing for logo assignment
Through the use of an innovation called “crowdsourcing”, B&LPR was able to create an identity package for a client who had a large need but not a lot of time or the budget to go through dozens of iterations and modifications.
B&LPR helps launch becoloncancerfree.com
March is colon cancer awareness month and three of the members of the Mississippi Valley Health Network have launched a multi-media campaign to raise awareness of the disease and the importance of periodic screening. And all of the advertising and pr messages lead to one place … www.becoloncancerfree.com.
Hill & Valley inks national sponsorship with ADA
(Rock Island, IL) – Hill & Valley Premium Bakery, the nation’s largest premium baker of sugar-free and NSA (no-sugar-added) pies, cakes, cookies and muffins finalized an national sales promotion arrangement with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) that allows the bakery to work with local and regional retailers.
H&V media tour kicks off in Virginia
Bawden & Lareau Public Relations helped premium bakery client, Hill & Valley, kick off their 2008 media tour in support of the ADA’s walks to fight diabetes by overseeing and managing a tour of radio stations and newspapers in the Hampton Roads (VA) area this past week.
B&LPR helps create a new look for iLivehere Online
B&LPR’s on-going responsibility for managing iLivehere Online, the social network that supports iLivehere, stepped up a notch on Monday (July 21) with the launch of a new look for the site. “We spent some time enhancing the look and adding some new features over the weekend,” explained Mike Bawden, partner at B&LPR.
AgencyFinder launches successfully in UK.
B&LPR client, AgencyFinder (based in Richmond, VA), officially announced the launch of its operations in London with this press release. “”Europe provides a unique opportunity for AgencyFInder’s growth and Chuck’s team is poised to take advantage of it,” said Mike Bawden, Partner with B&LPR and advisor to AgencyFinder’s Chairman and CEO, Chuck Meyst.
B&LPR helps re-launch Wine Library Associates web site in Sonoma County , CA
Bawden & Lareau Public Relations announced the launch of a newly re-designed web site for the Wine Library Associates of Sonoma County based in Healdsburg , California . The web site, which is built on a WordPress engine, provides all of the critical information and contact details necessary for the non-profit association.
iLivehere television spot debuts.
A new television spot promoting iLivehere, the social responsibility campaign promoting environmental practices and conservation for the Waste Commission of Scott County debuted this week on area television stations. The spot started airing on Monday, July 7 and will run on and off for the next six to eight weeks.
B&LPR to cook up web content for bakery.
Bawden & Lareau Public Relations announced it has just reached agreement with Hill & Valley Bakery to create and manage web content on the bakery’s web site for the remainder of 2008. “We’ve seen our relationship with Hill & Valley grow over the past 12 to 18 months, and this is just a logical extension of that partnership,” explained Liz Merdian Lareau, partner at B&LPR.
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