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Surviving An Economic Downturn |
| Hilary was quoted in the Feb. 9 OC Register article by Jan Norman in
which business owners gave their experiences in prior recessionary
periods. Hilary focused on the continuing need to market and network
even during slower times.
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PR Forecast for 2008 |
| Hilary was quoted in the OC Business Journal article on the prognosis
for the PR industry in the Jan. issue. Hilary’s “cautiously optimistic”
view definitely has held true for Q1, with strong growth continuing
into Q2.
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Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY)- Orange County/Desert Cities |
| For the second year in a row, HKA, Inc. has stepped up to sponsor
E&Y’s annual EOY program in Orange County. Now in its 22nd year on
a global scale, E&Y’s Orange County program brings successful
entrepreneurs into the limelight. HKA is providing public relations
outreach for the program in Orange County, Inland Empire, Arizona and
the Las Vegas region of Nevada. The program concludes
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New Clients in Q1 |
| Q1 2008 has brought several additional clients to HKA – all of whom
have excellent, newsworthy stories – the ideal additions to our client
roster. Among the additions are:
- Farmers & Merchants Bank, www.fmb.com,
recognized as the strongest bank in California, which has been in
operation for 101 years, and now has 22 branches
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A Promotion Too |
| Inez Be, who joined HKA at the beginning of 2007, has been promoted to
Assistant PR Specialist. Inez is popular with clients and media, as
well as fellow team members at HKA, because of her enthusiastic
attitude, diligent independent work and being a superb team player.
Congratulations Inez!
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Awesome New Hires in Q4/07 and Q1/08 |
| HKA, Inc. has been busy adding great additions to the HKA Team. Martha
Ware, Account Coordinator, and Heather Tien, PR Specialist, were added
in Q4 2007. Robyn Williams, PR Specialist, and Linda Domingo, Account
Coordinator, joined HKA in Q1 2008. All four are solid additions to the
award-winning team at HKA. Welcome Martha, Heather, Robyn and Linda!
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Ethics in America Award on April 2 |
| Hilary is very proud to be receiving the Pillar Award in Business as
part of the 2008 Ethics in America program sponsored by Vanguard
University. The event, at The Grove in Anaheim, will feature a keynote
from the well-respected national honoree, Dennis Prager, plus awards to
4 Orange County Pillar Award recipients, including Hilary, for Ethics
in Leadership in their respective areas of endea
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Ruby’s Raiders on April 12 |
| Ruby’s Raiders, the team that walks each year at the MS Society’s
Orange County MS Walk, is taking place again and welcomes all walkers –
in person and virtual. The team is dedicated to supporting all MS
patients through funds raised for both research and treatment programs.
The team is named after Hilary’s mother, Ruby, who was an MS patient
for many years. Ruby’s Raiders received the Most I
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