4th of July Weekend

MiMedia had their hands tied this past weekend with events ranging from a family oriented concert, to a wedding at St. Regis and then topped off with a raging beach party at Pacific Edge Hotel for 944 Magazine!  We had multiple crews loading in on Saturday for both the beach party and concert event.  We then provided audio gear for the band performing at Sunday’s wedding at the St. Regis.   

Thanks to everyone who worked with us this past weekend!  A short Press Release will soon follow with more details and photos.

Details & Details

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944 Magazine

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Merit Property Management

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Photos from Human Options

The event on Friday went great and the guests seemed to have had a wonderful time!  The theme was 50’s and the stage was decorated with 50’s props.  We also played the movie Grease on the background of one of the walls to add to the atmosphere.  Here are a few photos!  Please contact us for more info.

Fight against domestic violence

MiMedia is partnering up for the second year in a row with Human Options, a local nonprofit organization focused on supporting women, children and families dealing with domestic violence. 

Human Options’ multiple services—hotline, shelter, transitional housing, and community resource center—served more than 3,200 clients last year.

Human Options’ community education/prevention program spoke to more than 22,000 youth from kindergarten through college last year.

In three separate research studies, Human Options found that 93% of graduates from our residential programs are violence-free one year or more after program graduation

For more information, please visit www.humanoptions.org.

Their annual fundraiser is being held this Friday, May 21st, at Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.   MiMedia will be providing heavy audio, video and lighting for the 1950’s themed event which will include a 6 piece band.  We will be sure to follow up with photos next week!

Contact us for your next nonprofit event (949)649-4202.

Photos from Lolita Fashion Show!

Our last post talked about a recent charity event we did for Relay for Life that was hosted by Lolita Clothing.  Below are a few pictures from the show.  MiMedia provided lighting, audio and staging which includes the runway and also the stage which the band performed on.

For stage rental please contact us directly at (949)679-4202.

Design4aCure Fashion Show 5/1

MiMedia is collaborating with Lolita Girl Clothing (www.lolitagirlclothing.com) as they present a 50’s themed fashion show benefitting the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life! 

We will be providing the runway for the event along with lighting, video and audio elements.  Please visit www.design4acure.org to purchase tickets and attend the event!  We love being able to partner with local organizations like this so if you have an event coming up please contact us for any production needs you may have.

Our Stage @ the DUB Show

Our crew began loading in Friday and Saturday for Sunday’s DUB Show at Anaheim Stadium (www.dubshowtour.com).  The stage sits 5 ft. high with dimensions of 40′ x 40′.  Along with the stage was our roof that was 35 ft. high and 40′ x 70′.

Live Webinar 2/18

Join us as we host a live webinar for 50+ Housing Council (www.50plushc.com) tomorrow, February 18th, starting at 8AM-9:30AM PST.  The webinar is titled “Power of Persuasian II” and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Eric Snider (www.lifestoryresearch.com)

Webcasting services as a great cost-saving alternative for your meeting.  Connect with us tomorrow to get a glimpse on how your webcast can look and feel.

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More on the Event

Part I of this eye-opening discussion took place before a sold-out audience in October 2009. All agreed, there was a lot more to be said about how active adults are persuaded to buy.

Join us as we delve deeper into the psychology behind what influences the 50+ consumer and how you can become significantly more persuasive. Based upon more than 25 years of scientific research on the psychology of persuasion, Dr. Eric Snider will share key features of social influence strategies and how to use them in your sales and marketing efforts in today’s challenging housing market.

What is Social Media?

Last night, MiMedia attended a seminar held at the Verizon Wireless headquarter’s here in Irvine that was put together in partnership with AWT, Association for Women in Technology.  (www.awtsocal.org) 

The event was focused on introducing social media to your business and how to mold it according to your industry. Too often, people are using social media as an advertising tool and not as general exposure for them and their company.  Between all of the marketing engines currently out there, it makes sense for a seminar like this to bring people together from all sorts of backgrounds so that we can get a better understanding of what to do vs. what not to do.

MiMedia uses four socially-driven tools to gain exposure and attract more people to our website, in hopes of turning a prospect into a contact;

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Weekly Email Campaigns/Newsletters – must be signed up for this
• Blogging

In our industry, most of our business is driven from past events and word of mouth.  We find that we can acquire new interest online using photos and general information of the events that we do.   We also try to use our social marketing efforts to expose YOU and your company should you choose to do an event with us.  If you’ve noticed in the previous blogs we almost always write a blurb about you and your company as well as post your logo with your website link.  I like to think that people appreciate free exposure

The event lastnight also gave recognition to Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine program which focuses on the awareness and prevention of domestic violence.  ‘For more than a decade, HopeLine has grown significantly and is now a multifaceted program that includes a successful phone recycling and re-use effort, financial support for local and national domestic violence organizations, community and corporate awareness programs, and partnerships with law enforcement agencies, professional sports teams, educational institutions and corporations nationwide.’  You can read more on how to contribute to this cause here.

Special thanks to the panel speakers at the event:

Kirsten Mangers, Founder & CEO, Webvisible

Tamara Devitt, Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP

Karen Jensen, Director of Marketing, Printronix

Cara Stewart, Principal, Remarx Media

Wendy Bucknam, Public Affairs Manager, Laguna Woods Village

Carrie Yutzy, Web Producer, LegalZoom

Jared Smith, CEO, Talent Evolution

Mike Ivey nominated for Excellence in Entrepreneurship

The Orange County Business Journal is celebrating its ninth annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards and Mike Ivey has been submitted for nomination!  The event is being held March 17th at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine and tickets can be purchased by emailing kennedy@ocbj.com.

Chris Trela, who is working closely with MiMedia in generating quality press kit material, has submitted a written statement documenting Mike’s business history and accomplishments.  Below is a blurb from the essay and the full articicle can be found under the Press >> Press Materials section of our website.

“I was a Jungle Cruise skipper at Disneyland—how much fun is that!” laughs MiMedia president Mike Ivey, who was born and raised in Huntington Beach. “It’s the world’s greatest training ground if you have any fear of standing in front of an audience. Try being a comedian for 10 minutes on a boat ride. You quickly get over the fear and embrace public speaking.”

Ivey has embraced a variety of activities and projects during his multifaceted career, starting with his high school years when Ivey mixed the sound for local bands. After obtaining a bank loan to buy sound gear, he got hired both for his sound engineering skills and for his DJ work.

“When the bands took a break, I’d play music,”recalls Ivey. “However, the audience liked what I did so much they didn’t want the band to come back on. That’s where the whole thing started.”

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Good luck to Mike and all of the other candidates (but mostly Mike) out there who were nominated!     We will keep you posted to see if Mike qualifies after this initial round!

Corie Lovelace joins our team!

2010 is proving to be the changing of tides for MiMedia.  As we step into another year, we continue to grow our business and expand our horizons more than ever.  Corie Lovelace is a new addition to our family and we are excited to expose her to our industry of professionals.

You can read more about Corie here.