Olmstead Williams Communications, Inc.

Public relations and marketing professionals: Please join us from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2, for a free five-star breakfast, networking and panel discussion about major awards programs such as Inc. magazine’s prestigious “Inc. 500/5000“ and Ernst & Young’s global “Entrepreneur Of the Year” awards. You’ll learn the do’s and don’ts of getting your company (or client) nominated so they reap the rewards of local, regional and national recognition. You’ll also learn how to fully leverage each step of the process as an opportunity for even more acclaim — from the initial nomination to being named a semi-finalist and ultimately winning the award.

This free panel, sponsored by PR Newswire and Olmstead Williams Communications, is open to all marketing and public relations professionals. Junior staff and interns are welcome.

Please RSVP to info@olmsteadwilliams.com

Olympic Collection Banquet and Conference Center, Regency Ballroom
11301 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064

Thursday, Feb. 2
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast and networking
8 to 9 a.m. – Panel discussion

Our Esteemed Panel:

Patrick Hainault
Inc. magazine, Vice President, SMB Marketing

Bill Dube
PR Newswire, West Region Director

Linda Whalen
Ernst & Young, Associate Director, External Communications & Marketing

Tracy Williams
(moderator)
Olmstead Williams Communications, President and CEO

Joel Russell of the Los Angles Business Journal features Olmstead Williams Communications in his “Advertising and PR” column this week for winning two PRisms from the Public Relations Society of America in LA earlier this month.

The other agencies winning more than one award are: GolinHarris, Citizen Paine, Hill & Knowlton, Edelman, Ketchum and Calvin Nieto.

Tracy Williams is president and CEO of Los Angeles-based Olmstead Williams Communications.

Broads Circle, the executive level women’s networking group in Los Angeles, honored Tracy Williams, president and CEO of Olmstead Williams Communications, recently at its first annual “Bottom Lime Broads Awards.”

Williams was named the “Bottom Line-Oriented Service Provider,” one of six awards categories. The luncheon honored Broads Circle members who have absolute commitment to the bottom line and full support of women’s leadership in the corporate world.

Pictured, from left, the team at Olmstead Williams Communications: Derek Houck, Carla Collado, Kaitlen Murphy, Trent Freeman, Tracy Williams and Ashton Uytengsu. OWC won two PRisms this past week for its work with Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP ("Ongoing Product or Service Program") and FlexEnergy Inc. ("Green/Sustainable Programs").

Los Angeles-based Olmstead Williams Communications, a business-to-business public relations and social media firm which focuses on technology and professional services, won two PRism awards for its work with Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP (“Ongoing Product or Service Program”) and FlexEnergy Inc. (“Green/Sustainable Programs”) during the 47th Annual PRSA-Los Angeles PRism Awards Wednesday, November 9, at the Renaissance Grand Ballroom in Hollywood.

The Los Angeles chapter of PRSA annually recognizes outstanding programs created by public relations professionals who have completed assignments for LA-based clients. This year’s program included 59 winners in a wide range of categories and sub-categories.

Olmstead Williams Communications has been named a finalist in two categories for the 47th Annual PRSA-Los Angeles PRism Awards. The firm will compete in the “Ongoing Product or Service Program – Business to Business” category for its work with Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP and the “Green/Sustainable Programs – Ongoing Corporate/Consumer Brand” category for its work with FlexEnergy Inc.

“This shows the power of a hard-working OWC team and two outstanding clients,” said Tracy Olmstead Williams, president and CEO of Olmstead Williams Communications. “We’re honored to be a finalist in one of our industry’s top competitions.”

This year’s program features 29 categories. The Los Angeles chapter of PRSA annually recognizes outstanding programs created by public relations professionals who have completed assignments for L.A.-based clients. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at the Renaissance Grand Ballroom in Hollywood.

Broads Circle, the executive level women’s networking group in Los Angeles, will host its first annual “Bottom Lime Broads Awards” on Thursday, November 3, at the Olympic Collection Banquet & Conference Center. The luncheon will honor Broads Circle members who have absolute commitment to the bottom line and full support of women’s leadership in the corporate world.

Selections will be made my Broads Circle’s advisory board and the winner from each category will be presented an award at the luncheon.

FINALISTS

Supporting Women’s Leadership
Cheryl Calhoun, managing director, CBIZ MHM LLC
Angie Wilson, partner, Ernst & Young

Bottom Line-Oriented Service Providers
Lisa Greer Quateman, managing partner, Polsinelli Shughart
Tracy Williams, president and CEO, Olmstead Williams Communications

Women CEOs
Ramona Cappello, CEO, Corazonas Foods
Linda LoRe, president and director, Frederick’s of Hollywood Group

Women Board Members
Jackie Kosecoff, CEO, OptumRx
Linda Griego, president & CEO, Griego Enterprises

Women Capital Providers
Jeri Harman, managing partner, Avante Mezzanine Partners
Renee LaBran, partner, Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners

Olmstead Williams Communications will sponsor the SoCalBio networking event “Women, Work and Wisdom” on Wednesday, October 12, for bioscience female executives and allied service providers.

Karen Aboody, MD, founder and chief scientific advisor of TheraBiologics Inc., will share her company’s approach to targeting brain cancer and stem cell-medicated therapies. The event will take place at the House Research Institute in Los Angeles starting 4 p.m.

SoCalBio is the trade association of the life-science industry in Greater Los Angeles. The association represents and promotes medical device and biotechnology in Los Angeles and adjacent communities. Olmstead Williams Communications is a business-to-business public relations and social media agency with offices in Los Angeles and Seattle. The firm works with technology and professional services companies to meet their sales and marketing objectives, raise their profiles nationally, regionally and locally, and help increase their market share.

Olmstead Williams Communications has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s list of the 100 largest women-owned businesses in LA.

“Public relations is even more important to businesses during economic turmoil,” Tracy Williams, president and CEO of OWC, says in the announcement. “The advent of social media has helped agencies like ours thrive. There are so many more communications levers to pull that opportunities and challenges are growing, making our role critical.”

OWC is a business-to-business public relations and social media firm that focuses on technology and professional services. The company was founded in August 2008, making it the youngest business on the list. OWC generated $1.4 million in revenue in 2010, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Tracy Williams, CEO and president of Olmstead Williams Communications

Successfully marketing your startup to customers and investors can be challenging. The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) has put together a panel of experts from the PR world to give entrepreneurs a map on how to navigate the world of public relations.

Panelists for “PR for Startups” include IBD’s Brian Deagon, LABJ’s Charlie Crumpley, Truecar.com’s Kasey Soll Pitillo, and Demand Media’s Quinn Daily. They will offer tips on mastering social media and earning coverage in the traditional press and online. Moderating the event are Tracy Williams, president and CEO of Olmstead Williams Communications; and Matt Crowley, attorney, Crowley Corporate Legal Strategy. The breakfast event will take place at Los Angeles’ Skirball Center on Tuesday, September 13.

LAVA is the go-to organization for capital raising. The organization provides forums where entrepreneurs and executives of middle-market companies actively meet and learn from fellow executives, investors, bankers, financial advisers and other providers of professional services.

Tracy Williams speaking at the event last week. Topics included the do’s and don’ts of effective marketing in the current economy.

Broads Circle hosted “Marketing Me,” a panel luncheon about the most effective methods to promote professional services and other businesses this past Wednesday. Panelists included Tracy Williams, CEO and president, Olmstead Williams Communications; Ali Brown, founder and CEO, Ali International LLC; and Merri Jill Finstrom, CCO, HUTdogs.

Joy Chudacoff, founder of Smart Women Smart Solutions and an advisory board member of Broads Circle, moderated the event. Topics included the do’s and don’ts of effective marketing in the current economy and how to create a strategic plan that produces results.

Broads Circle is a prestigious networking organization dedicated to building a network of elite professionals and focused on taking women to the next and highest level in business. The organization brings together women in a variety of industries who share the same career and personal drivers to generate revenue and assume leadership positions.