Awards

2011 Best of Sunnyvale Award in the Public Relations Counselors Category
The Loughlin Michaels Group has been selected for the 2011 Best of Sunnyvale Award for the third year in the row by the Public Relations Counselors category by the US Commerce Association. The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. Less than 1% receive the award three years in a row.

MarCom Award: Video Campaign
MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The competition has grown to perhaps the largest of its kind in the world. A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 50 companies. The Loughlin/Michaels Group won the MarCom Award for best video product introduction video it created for for ViVu, a client that makes smarter videoconferencing software.

International Davey Award: Website
The largest and most prestigious awards competition exclusively for the "Davids" of creativity. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock - the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the "Creative Davids" who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets. The 7th annual Davey Awards are designed to recognize the outstanding work of smaller communications firms. This year’s contest received more than 4,000 entries from around the world. Entries were judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts.The Loughlin/Michaels Group received a silver Davey Award for its website based on design, content and social media components.

Best Entrepreneur - Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of business women worldwide. Donna Michaels, founder and president of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, has been recognized as a finalist in The 2009 The Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses - Up to 100 Employees category.

Blog of the Year
The 7th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business honored women entrepreneurs, executives, and the organizations they run. The Loughlin/Michaels Group Blog, the LMGPR Lounge, has been recognized as a finalist in The 2009 The Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Blog of the Year category.

2009 Best of San Jose Award in the Public Relations Counselors Category
The Loughlin Michaels Group has been selected for the 2009 Best of San Jose Award in the Public Relations Counselors category by the US Commerce Association. The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.

PRSourceCode’s 4th Annual Top Tech Communicators Awards
The Loughlin/Michaels Group has been named a small agency runner-up for this year’s PRSourceCode Top Tech Communicators Awards. This award is the IT editorial community's ranking of the best public relations agencies and public relations professionals. They surveyed more than 500 technology and business journalists to honor the “best of the best” in tech PR.

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal; Women of Influence Award
The 2009 Women of Influence honorees exercise power and influence within their industry and throughout the valley and serve as role models for future generations of leaders. Donna Michaels, founder and president of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, has been recognized as one of the Most Influential Women of 2009 by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Michaels has more than 20 years of experience as a publicist and is known for her high impact PR, dedication to her clients and constant enthusiasm for technology.

Hermes Creative Award
Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. Loughlin/Michaels Group was recognized as a Gold Award recipient for its “We Make Tech Heroes Daily” campaign featured in O’Dwyer’s PR Report magazine.

The Stevie Awards; The American Business Award
The Stevie Awards were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. Donna Michaels, founder and president of the Loughlin/Michaels Group, has been recognized as a finalist in The 2009 (7th annual) American Business Awards for the Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive of the Year.