THE BLAINE GROUP’S DEVON BLAINE
TO BE INTERVIEWED ON “STARS OF PR”

Beverly Hills, CA… Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group, will be interviewed at 7 A.M. PST on Thursday, February 23 by Voice of America’s “Stars of PR” talk show personality, Cindy Rakowitz.

Crisis planning and crisis management as it relates to reputational risk management and crisis public relations will be their topic.  You can tune in at www.voiceamerica.com.

This should prove to be an informative hour as both Cindy and Devon are experts in this arena.  Cindy co-authored the definitive book on the subject with Alan B. Bernstein, Emergency Public Relations-Crisis Management in a 3.0 World.  It will be released March 2012.

The Blaine Group has been brought in on many crisis assignments; the most high-profile one involved the pet food crisis.  As a result, The Blaine Group advocates planning in advance and has worked with a risk manager to develop a Reputational Risk Management Solution Product.

The show will be available to download in perpetuity through Voice America’s website.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

WAMBTAC COMMUNICATIONS, THE BOOK INDUSTRY EXPERT,
SIGNS WITH THE BLAINE GROUP FOR MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… Want to write a book?  Learn to be a ghostwriter?  Wambtac Communications is the expert resource and the company has retained The Blaine Group to support its national marketing and public relations outreach.

There are 200 million Americans, 81 percent of the population, who want to write a book, many of them professionals for whom the book will serve as a calling card for rest of their career.  Yet the blank page, time constraints, competing priorities can be daunting… and a professional ghostwriter may be the solution.

With the publishing industry in a state of flux, they not only need help with writing and editing their books but also with guidance about publishing options.

Displaced writers and editors also need retraining to be able to make a living in an environment where the Internet has positioned everyone with an opinion as an unpaid writer.

“After ghostwriting more than 115 books over the last 20 years and training 30+ certified ghostwriters, Claudia Suzanne, CEO and founder of Wambtac Communications, www.wambtac.com, has the solution to all of the above.  She’s also the author of This Business of Books:  A Complete Overview of the Industry From Concept Through Sales, which is the most complete single-volume book-industry reference, an indispensable tool for aspiring authors, teachers, industry professionals, and explains what every author needs to know about concept, writing, editing, submissions, publishing, distribution, marketing, promotion and sales, editorial-service providers, and publishing contracts,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

About Wambtac Communications
Wambtac Communications satisfies the full spectrum of public and industry literary needs:  creation, education, and publishing.  Learn more at www.wambtac.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

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Public Relations Expert Provides Crisis Management Tips

By Terry Corbell
The Biz Coach
Nov. 30, 2011

Appearances count. But universities, presidential candidates and businesses have all demonstrated a lack of awareness about good public relations. Given their significant status, we would expect them to exhibit world-class PR expertise in their crises.

But that’s not the case. Best practices in crisis management have been practically non-existent.

Consider these examples:

• Penn State and Syracuse – their sexual abuse scandals
• Herb Cain’s responses to the sexual harassment accusations
• Rick Perry – his meltdown after a fast start in which he seemed invincible
• Bank of America’s controversial debit-card pricing fee, which prompted countless Americans to switch to community banks and credit unions, and a downgrade in the bank’s credit rating
• Anthem Blue Cross of California is facing multiple lawsuits as a result of policyholder perceptions of predatory increases in healthcare premiums and deductibles

Undoubtedly, in each situation, they would benefit from expert PR counsel.

“Businesses, politicians, sports figures and celebrities should all have a crisis plan because, sooner or later, they’re apt to need to activate it,” says noted PR expert Devon Blaine. “If that need never arises, at least they were prepared in case it did. There’s no harm in being a good Scout!”

Ms. Blaine has been the president and CEO of The Blaine Group, Inc. in Los Angeles since 1975. She has countless successes. So when she talks, clients listen and profit.

First step – preparation
“We’ve all seen what happens when people are not prepared,” she asserts. “Herb Cain is the perfect example. And he had a 10-day heads up prior to the Politico article coming out! Most people don’t have that advantage.”

She says even with a crisis plan, there are important financial considerations.

“…even if a crisis ends up being well managed despite the lack of advance preparation, managing the situation is needlessly more costly than it would have been had plans been made in advance,” Ms. Blaine explains. “The quality of the response may also suffer.”

She advises against complacency.

“Everyone believes that it will ‘not happen to me,’ but it can…and does…even to extremely small businesses such as our client that imported all of the wheat gluten from China that was used in every recalled pet food product a few years back,” she cites as an example.

“Had they had a crisis plan prepared which identified the vendors needed to mitigate risk, i.e., FDA attorney, crisis public relations firm, other legal counsel, etc., before they needed all of the above on an emergency basis, they would have paid a small consulting fee in advance and been ready rather than retaining all of the above on a last-moment, already-into-the-crisis emergency basis at top billing rates.”

Here are her excerpted answers to my crisis-management questions:

Q: What are the keys to crisis management?

A: There are many, for example:

• Knowing what the potential crises could be
• Planning and preparing in case the unthinkable should occur
• Knowing who does what
• Ensuring that the “chain of command” is known and adhered to in their office
• Having a trained spokesperson who will address the media
• Knowing what media to outreach to so that you are proactive rather than reactive
• Ideally, having an ongoing positive media campaign in place, based on the theory that the best defense is a strong offense…if your business is viewed as a good corporate/community citizen, a crisis will harm the business less, and perhaps not at all

Q: How do you suggest preparing for crises in business?

A: Ideally the management team will brainstorm what they believe could go wrong in the business and then bring in a professional risk manager and crisis public relations person to brainstorm with them. A walk through the facility will also identify other potential trigger points, i.e., doors that are left open and provide access to the company’s computer server, to other sensitive data, to products where quality control is essential, etc.

Q: How do you suggest preventing a crisis?

A: Conducting business in a prudent fashion is always the best way to prevent a crisis, however, there are issues beyond your control that can go awry, i.e., buying product from a manufacturer that operates with less than optimum ethics, importing toys that are decorated in China with paint that is toxic to humans, etc… unless you have control over each part of the process, there’s room for error. Visiting your vendor before doing business with them can help to control this but does not 100 percent ensure that you’ll not encounter a problem later.

Q: In the event of a crisis, what are best business management practices?

A: Openness with the press and honesty are the best practices. Sometimes issuing a “controlled statement” is the best way to proceed, especially when management needs to focus on resolving the problem rather than being available to the press 24/7. It also prevents the possibility of a “burnout moment” and guards against a response that is not empathetic… as we saw in the recent oil spill crisis. Absolutely never respond with “no comment.” It is better to say “we are aware of the situation and we are looking into it,” which gives no more information yet sounds caring, concerned, involved, active and responsive rather than evasive.

Q: What are your suggestions for testing your crisis plan?

A: In an ideal world, your management team will work with a crisis planning team such as that which The Blaine Group offers with its Reputational Risk Management Solution Product and avail itself of the opportunity to have key management roll up its sleeves and “play” a board game where a crisis is enacted and everyone plays out their role. We recommend this be done on a quarterly basis to ensure that everyone stays fresh. It is also a good idea for your spokespeople to be trained and for there to be “refresher” sessions every few months.

Q: What should be done PR-wise immediately following a crisis?

A: See the response above regarding best business management practices. And, more important, think about what should be done before a crisis, i.e., being a good corporate citizen and making sure that you’re acknowledged as such in an ongoing positive corporate communications campaign.

Q: What should be done during the crisis aftermath?

A: See best business management practices above. Also, ensure that there is a steady stream of information released as you have answers to the situation that occurred.

Q: What should be done once a crisis has ended?

A: If there has been a problem with one of the company’s products or their product has caused their customers problems, there’s an opportunity to generate goodwill by setting up a program that not only ensures this won’t happen again but also instructs their customers in how to handle such a crisis. Be certain to communicate that all underlying issues have been addressed.

Resource link: Ms. Blaine’s Web site.

(Note: I’ve been very familiar with the expertise of Ms. Blaine since 2004. She is a fellow member of Consultants West, www.consultantswest.com, a roundtable of veteran consultants in the Los Angeles area.)

From the Coach’s Corner, Ms. Blaine also explains the secrets to marketing success in recessions.

“If I was down to my last dollar, I’d spend it on public relations.”

-Bill Gates

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Columnist Terry Corbell is also a business-performance consultant and profit professional. Click here to see his management services (many are available online). For a complementary chat about your business situation or to schedule Terry Corbell as a speaker, why don’t you contact him today?

HUMANS VERSUS ZOMBIES, 
RETAINS THE BLAINE GROUP TO SUPPORT ITS
NOVEMBER 11 THEATRICAL RELEASE

Beverly Hills, CA… Humans Versus Zombies, the movie, is based on the live action

role-playing game of the same name.  Its cult-like following has spread quickly to over 650 college campuses worldwide after its creation by Brad Sappington and Christopher Weed at Goucher College in 2005.

Studio 3 Entertainment, LLC, and Phoenix Group Releasing has partnered with distributor, Panorama Entertainment and will debut HvZ, the movie, in 12 cities nationwide in a limited theatrical run on November 11.

The Blaine Group has been retained to support this theatrical launch in Houston, TX;  Gainesville, FL; Iowa City, IA; Lafayette, IN; St. Louis, MO; Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Tampa, FL; Baltimore, MA; Cape Girardeau, MO; Greensboro, NC;  Bryan-College Station, TX; and Madison, WI. and the events connected to them at OSU, University of Missouri, University of Florida, University of Iowa, Purdue, and numerous high schools.

“This is a project with which we’ll have great fun,” enthused Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “It’s all too rare that we have the opportunity to work with highly creative people and college students.  What a treat!” she concluded.

The film stars Madison Burge as Tommi, Melissa Carnell as Amanda, Frederic Doss as Frank, Chip Joslin as Brad, Jonah Priour as Danny, Jesse Ferraro as James, Rheagan Wallace as Cindy, and Christine Quinn as Megan.  Other cast members include Derek Babb, David Blackwell, Larry Jack Dotson, Matthew Downs, Ali Faukner, David Harrod Jr. Taylor Kowald and Chris Nolan.

HvZ, the movie, was directed by Brian T. Jaynes

Distributed theatrically by Panorama Entertainment, you may view promotional trailers of HvZ at http://www.hvzthemovie.com/#!trailers

Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/HVZMOVIE

About Humans vs. Zombies, The Game

Humans vs. Zombies was invented at Goucher College in 2005.  The game spread virally across the internet as students first gained access to Facebook, and told their friends from home about the game.  Today, HvZ is played at over 650 colleges and universities across the world, as well as high schools, military bases, summer camps, and public libraries.  Students have spread HvZ all over the world and it truly has universal appeal.  Many players report that HvZ is one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives.  The game creates deep bonds between players, instantly removing social boundaries by forcing players to engage as equals and cooperate for their survival.

http://humansvszombies.org/

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities.  It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

You are receiving this email due to your relationship with The Blaine Group and/or Devon Blaine.  If you no longer desire to receive information from The Blaine Group, please email devon@blainegroupinc.com and put “Opt Out” in the Subject Line.

FUNDING OR MARKETING;  FISH OR CUT BAIT
TO BE DISCUSSED AT LA TECHNOLOGY WEEK

Los Angeles, CA…”Funding or Marketing:  Fish or Cut Bait” is just one of the thought provoking and instructive panel discussions set to take place during the main event of the Los Angeles County Technology Week.

This topic will be discussed starting at 11:05 AM on Thursday, October 20 at the Business Technology Center located at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001.

Andrea Belz, author of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course:  Product Development, (McGraw-Hill, 2010) thought leader and trusted advisor in technology management and effective leadership who has collaborated with groups including Cal Tech, JPL, GE and many leading investment groups in Southern California, will moderate this panel.  Panelists include, in alphabetical order:

Devon Blaine is CEO of The Blaine Group.  Blaine’s background with technology companies of all types includes overseeing implementation of an award-winning international financial, trade and consumer public relations effort for STAAR Surgical Company and national campaigns conducted for Greystone Technology, Decision Sciences Corporation, EON Reality, QD Technology, eRadlink, NuWay Medical, SynData Technologies, and others.  18 years in LAVA and three time past president of the organization. 

Sally Falkow, CEO of MeritUs Social Media, has been building brand strategies for companies and individuals for over 20 years.  She has translated her communication and PR skills to the Internet and is now considered to be an expert in social media:  blogs, RSS feeds and content syndication.

John R. Nelson, Managing Director at California Capital Partners, has 30+ years of executive experience in tech industries and venture capital management.  Career roles in entrepreneurial enterprises and Fortune 500 corporation; serves on Boards of Directors; responsible for financing matters and investor relations; tactical financing with focus on technology industries, emphasis on biomedical, communications, software.

Limor Schafman is President of Keystone Tech Group, based in both Washington DC and California.  Technology transfer expert internationally.  She’s been invited repeatedly to speak, moderate, keynote and report at many tech conferences.

• View speaker promos at http://www.latechweek.com/videos.php
• Learn more about the day’s activities at http://techweek.ticketleap.com/october-2011/
• Learn more about LA Technology Week at www.latechweek.com

About the Business Technology Center
The Business Technology Center of Los Angeles County (BTC) is one of the largest and best business innovation incubators focused on early stage high technology companies. The BTC provides targeted growth companies with the resources and community to achieve their goals. Simply stated, the BTC is “Where success starts here.”

TRIBUTE INTERNATIONAL TAPS THE BLAINE GROUP
FOR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES

Beverly Hills, CA… Tribute International has selected The Blaine Group for marketing communications activities related to its audio book, Van Gogh’s Struggle & Success, and feature film, After Vincent, and Broadway musical, Vee. 

Tribute International was founded to pay tribute to people who dared to make a difference, who forever changed the world through their belief, passion, focus and persistence.  Van Gogh is the first of a number of icons on which Tribute International will focus.

“Visionary entrepreneur, Diederick van Eck, the person behind Tribute International, while he doesn’t yet realize it, is the type of person to which his company pays homage.  His life-long, successful track record is one of extraordinary success from international private banker to founder of the exceptionally inventive and profitable stage musical, Soldier of Orange, which more than 400,000 people attended in its first year.  Subsequent to that, he produced the Music CD, Van Gogh by Van Eck, which sold nearly 100,000 copies in less than a year,” enthused Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “It’s truly a pleasure to work with a client with a mission as exceptional as that of Tribute International,” she concluded.

Van Gogh’s Struggle & Success will debut in October at Frankfurt’s Book Fair.  The English version is narrated by Helen Mirren; the Dutch version is narrated by Princess Anita Van Oranje.  Learn more at www.tributeinternational.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP RETAINED AS PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT
FOR YOGA GIVES BACK’S GLOBAL FUNDRAISER

Beverly Hills, CA…   Yoga Gives Back, a grassroots organization that raises funds through the donation of yoga classes to support impoverished women and children in India, has retained The Blaine Group as a public relations consultant for it’s September 17, 2011 global fundraiser.

Yoga studios, teachers, and devotees are joining forces on September 17 to support this global event which aims to raise funds and awareness by offering thanks to the country and culture of India which founded yoga. The event, titled Thank You Mother India, will see studios and teachers donating funds from dedicated classes held that day, working to support the Yoga Gives Back mission statement, “to mobilize the global yoga community to empower women in India to build sustainable livelihoods.”

Thank You Mother India started as a local fundraiser for Yoga Gives Back, organized by YGB Ambassador Jorgen Christiansson of Omkar108 Yoga in Los Angeles alongside MahaMondo.com, in October 2010. For its second year, YGB is expanding the event into a fundraiser with global presence. Joining to support this event are YGB Ambassadors Kino Macgregor, Sophie Herbert, and Eddie Stern of Ashtanga Yoga New York. As of today, nearly 50 yoga studios from 10 countries, many across the US as well as in the UK, Hong Kong, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan and Australia, are planning to host special events on this day.

Kayoko Mitsumatsu, founder of Yoga Gives Back, hopes the organization will meet its goal to raise at least $20,000 from donations and sponsorship on September 17. She commented: “With $25 a month, a struggling woman can start her own business, or a child can go to school! For the cost of one yoga class, you can change a life. I have been so inspired by the generosity of the yoga community which continues to support the Yoga Gives Back campaign. I really hope we can unite the world yoga community on this one day, where we all want to say Thank You Mother India. By giving, we receive.”

For more details about “Thank You Mother India,” including updated list of studios and sponsors, visit: http://www.yogagivesback.org/tymi.php

Event Host Studios

Los Angeles Area: Omkar108 Yoga, Black Dog Yoga, Santa Monica Yoga, Yoga Works Westwood, Soul Body Yoga, Yogis Anonymous, Grand Hope Park, Liberation Yoga, Lululemon (Calabasas), Yoga World Studio (Long Beach), Mission Street Yoga (Pasadena),  Yoga Soup (Santa Barbara), Yoga Viva (Encinitas)

• New York: New York Yoga, Yoga Sutra NYC
• Colorado: Om Time Boulder (Boulder), Synergy (Vail), Riverfrontclub at the Westin (Avon)
• Illinois: Dharma Yoga, Yoga 360 Studio & Spa
• North Carolina: Asheville Yoga Center, Yoga Flex, Y2Yoga
• Texas: Yoga Ananda, Yoga One Houston
• Florida: Miami Life Center
• Pennsylvania: Yoga Flow

International

• UK: Tri Yoga, Primerose Hill Yoga, Yoga Glasgow, Feel Hot Yoga, Karmic Living, Yoga Haven, Bliss Yoga, Yoga Happy, Gracelands Yard
• Hong Kong: Pure Yoga, Yoga Mala
• Costa Rica: Peach Retreat, Samasati Nature Retreat
• Brazil: True Love Yoga, Yoga Flow 
• Sweden: Yogayama
• Canada: Greenhous Yoga

About Yoga Gives Back

Founded in 2007, Yoga Gives Back is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds to alleviate poverty in India. Inspired by Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

Dr. Muhammad Yunus’ revolutionary micro-financing breakthrough, Yoga Gives Back

supports microfinance programs in India, through the Grameen Foundation, who make small loans to women who are otherwise excluded from the conventional banking and financial systems. In 2010, exploring a way to get direct help to the poorest, YGB developed “Sister Aid” programs to fund education, vocational training on a personal basis, and microcredit programs. So far, Yoga Gives Back has selected and partnered with successful Non Governmental Organizations, NISHTHA in West Bengal and Deenabandhu in Karnataka.

For more information please visit: www.yogagivesback.org

A series of video updates on the projects in India can be found at http://www.youtube.com/yogagivesback.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP HAS BEEN INKED BY BODY ECOLOGY
FOR ONGOING MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES

Agency Will Also Support the Launch of

Donna Gates’ The Baby Boomer Diet:  Body Ecology’s Guide To Growing Younger

Beverly Hills, CA… Body Ecology has named The Blaine Group as its marketing communications firm, providing ongoing services for the specialty health product company as it ramps up as well as to support the October launch of founder Donna Gates’ The Baby Boomer Diet:  Body Ecology’s Guide To Growing Younger, and featuring Body Ecology Medical Advisor Leonard Smith, M.D., surgeon and medical advisor to the University of Miami’s Department of Integrative Medicine, published by Hay House, either hardcover or ebook, $27.95.

“We’re excited to be working with Body Ecology,” enthused Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “It’s as though this assignment was designed with The Blaine Group in mind.  The combination of a business that’s positioned for significant expansion and a book that’s destined to become a best seller… that’s hitting The Blaine Group’s sweet spot two times over!” she explained.

In fact, Body Ecology may be the only business that was launched in response to the demand created by a book.  When the first edition of The Body Ecology Diet:  Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding Your Immunity was published in 1996 by author Donna Gates, many of the supplements she recommended were not readily available as it was the first probiotic diet… easily 15 years ahead of its time.

As a result, she soon found herself in the product business, sourcing organic coconut oil and stevia, the sweetener, from around the world.  In fact, she’s credited for revolutionizing the market.  Not only did she bring stevia into the country and started a grass roots movement to get FDA approval--now, 15 years later, Coke and Pepsi are going to use it in their soft drinks because of the toxic nature of artificial sweeteners that Donna taught about.  And, while the scientific community totally wrote off coconut oil, Donna knew they were wrong.  Her work spurred new research on coconut oil and now it's considered the healthiest oil on the market. She was also the first to reintroduce fermented foods to the American diet, way ahead of the probiotic trend, and supported Lifeway/Helios milk kefir to become multi-million dollar companies.  Today, The Body Ecology Diet is in its eleventh edition, sold nearly a quarter of a million copies and the newly revised edition is published by Hay House.

Body Ecology’s premium product line, made of quality ingredients, is sold in specialty health-niche stores throughout the United States and online.  For consumers who do not have such a store in their area, Body Ecology recently launched an e-commerce site, www.bodyecology.com.  These are the highest quality products available for people who have digestive health issues and auto-immune issues, including never before available fermented products that increase absorption and probiotic count.  The Body Ecology line was designed by Donna Gates after years of research to provide a foundational approach to make up for the nutritional deficiencies in modern diet and food supply in order to recover health, rebuild immunity, and grow younger.

Author Donna Gates is the leading expert in digestive health and has helped hundreds of thousands heal and improve their health.  Dealing with her own health issues and frustrated with conventional medicine, she embarked on a long course of study into many different healing concepts, including ancient Chinese medicine, macrobiotics, raw foods, and mega-supplement therapy.

Her mission is to change the way the world eats.  Over the past 25 years, she has become one of the most beloved and respected authorities in the field of digestive health, diet and nutrition, enjoying a worldwide reputation as an expert in anti-aging, weight loss, autism, auto-immune diseases, candida, and adrenal fatigue.  Gates has also been a key figure in revolutionizing the natural health industry by introducing and popularizing stevia, coconut oil, Kefir and probiotic nutrition.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

ILU BEAUTY AND CADIVEU USA SELECT THE BLAINE GROUP
FOR MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES

Beverly Hills, CA… ILU Beauty and Cadiveu USA have selected The Blaine Group to handle their marketing and public relations activities, starting with the development of a website.

“ILU Beauty is owned by Lilly Balasanyan who also owns a full service salon in Sherman Oaks, CA, Envy Salon and Spa.  ILU Beauty is committed to stylist and salon owners in joining the most revolutionary and the fastest growing segment ever to hit the professional salon market, that of hair smoothing.  As a salon owner herself, Lilly has first-hand understanding of the products she offers and how to help other salon owners make them a success in their business,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

About Cadiveu USA and ILU Beauty
ILU Beauty offers only top quality professional products along with comprehensive education and marketing support.  The URL is www.ilubeauty.com.  ILU Beauty is the exclusive importer of the fine line of Cadiveu products direct from Brazil.  The Cadiveu range of products include Brasil Cacau and Acai Therapy.  Both brands are unique and can be used exclusively as the only hair smoothing product in the salon.  The URL is www.cadiveuusa.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Straight talk about Autism becomes increasingly important as the incidence of diagnosis continues to rise… one out of every 110 people in the U.S. today, according to Kidshealth.org.

“Am I Still Autistic?:  How a Low-Functioning, Slightly Retarded Toddler Became CEO of a Multi-Million Dollar National Corporation by John R. Hall, published by Opportunities In Education, LLC; ebook, $9.95, hardcover, $17.95, answers this need and chronicles the author’s personal and compelling story,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

The Blaine Group has been retained to handle national public relations and speaking engagements for Am I Still Autistic? which will be available through all major booksellers this Summer.

“Autism can be overcome.  If I can do it, my child can, too.  And so can yours,” states Hall.

He knows whereof he speaks.

At age two he was diagnosed as low-functioning Autistic and slightly retarded.  The prognosis was bleak.  Today, having opened his own company with a partner at age 22 (he’s now 36), John’s triumph over his Autistic beginnings is complete… except for those areas where it is not.

When his son, John R. Hall IV, a.k.a. JR., was diagnosed with Autism at 14 months of age in 2007, the elder John’s life was shattered.  He sobbed as their neurologist handed down his son’s diagnosis.  At that moment, he experienced the same sense of hopelessness that most parents do when they receive such news.  And there was so much more.  He immediately thought of the hurt, pain, loneliness he felt growing up, how hard it was to learn how to look at people and to communicate with them, how scary it all was and how the entire experience follows him to this day.  He was heart broken that their son would be relegated to have the same experiences.

Learn more at www.amistillautistic.com

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP INKED BY THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST
AUTHOR, BUDDING PHILANTHROPIST… HE’S ALSO AN ACTOR AND CHEF!

Beverly Hills, CA… Gabriele Eggerling was an author at four, became a budding philanthropist at seven… and is the world’s youngest in both categories.  He’s inked The Blaine Group to support his efforts to get kids to read more and to enjoy doing so, as he does. 

He’s become active with the SAG Foundation’s Children’s Literacy Initiative, BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools) this year and is their youngest member.  A second grader, Gabriele believes in giving back and encouraging others.  He is not only an avid reader with his own cherished library, he’s also written two books about a mischievous cat, Rocky The Cat (when he was four) and Rocky Saves the Manatee (just last year). 

 “I hope my reading makes other kids want to read and learn.  It is a gift to have books, and reading is so much fun!” Gabriele responded when asked about his purpose in volunteering.  His enthusiasm drives others to donate to his causes.  His URL is www.gabesays.net.

 “We’re thrilled to be working with seven-year-old Gabriele Eggerling,” exclaimed Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “This remarkable young man is also an accomplished actor and assists his father, Christian, a chef, in teaching cooking classes.  Astute about nutrition, his favorite sugarless brownie recipe is in his first book.  What’s next for Gabriele?  I’m curious to find out!” she concluded.

About BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools)
The core program of the SAG Foundation’s Children’s Literacy Initiative, BookPALS is a volunteer program that engages over 2200 actors in reading to over 100,000 children weekly at schools, shelters and hospitals across the country, empowering children with the love of the written word. For more information about BookPALS, including how you can volunteer or make your tax-deductible donation, please visit www.bookpals.net

About the Screen Actors Guild Foundation

Founded in 1985, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation is an educational, humanitarian and philanthropic 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Governed and funded independently of SAG, the SAG Foundation offers substantive services to Guild members, free of charge, in its mission to assist, educate and inspire actors toward their fullest potential in career, life and community. For more information, please visit www.sagfoundation.org or call 323.549.6708.

 About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

FORMER GOOD MORNING AMERICA ADVICE GURU CANDIDATE
RETAINS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR NATIONAL MEDIA RELATIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… Bette Levy Alkazian, a local family therapist and parenting coach, was one of the seven finalists (out of 15,000+ applicants) for Good Morning America’s Advice Guru.  She was eliminated on January 14.

She came close.  Very close.

Through the experience, which she was thrilled to have and thoroughly enjoyed, she realized that if she became a full-time Advice Guru she’d be taken too far away from her passion.

In the case of Bette Levy Alkazian that passion is, “Helping families successfully balance the joys and challenges of family life,” and a renewed commitment to her free Drop-In Parenting Chat, “Coffee with Bette,” held the first Tuesday each month from 9:30 to 11 AM at Chocolatine, 2955 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.

“There’s a lesson here for everyone… rejection, defeat, disappointment, failure… need not be just that.  Rather, they can spur you in the direction you were intended to go,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Bette is also the author of Parenting Backwards.

Learn more about Bette at www.balancedparenting.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

DECISION POINT SELECTS THE BLAINE GROUP AS AFFILIATE
FOR REPUTATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… Decision Point, www.decisionpointanalytics.com, an international consultancy specializing in scenario development business war-gaming and strategic planning has named The Blaine Group as its preferred provider for reputational risk management and communications services.

It takes years to establish a company’s reputation, but only a moment to destroy it.  That’s why having a reputational risk management plan in place before a problem occurs is essential to a company’s health and well being.

While today’s business climate presents an array of challenges for corporations, the risk of damage to the company’s good name and reputation is one of the most difficult risk areas to minimize.  These real life situations are occurring with increasing frequency today whether the company makes toys, pharmaceuticals, human or pet food, is environmentally-oriented or in financial services.

Thus, The Blaine Group, Inc., a public relations agency with expertise in managing crisis situations, and Peg Jackson & Associates, a consulting group with specialty areas in risk management and contingency planning, developed a Reputational Risk Management Solution Product.

The Product features the blending of crisis management planning with a brief risk assessment focusing on the reputational risk potential within the governance, operations and administration of the client’s company.

The Reputational Risk Management Solution is wireless, highly interactive, easily uploaded onto a computer or Smart phone for executives on-the-go and becomes the property of the client.  Based on the client’s choices, the Solution will be disseminated among the levels of management that will be called upon to react in the event of a crisis situation before a solution is needed. 

About Decision Point

Decision Point offers specialized expertise, focused mission support, and proven methodologies necessary to lead executive teams and stakeholders in making the best decisions possible.  With specialty credentials in finance, securities, acquisitions and divestments, business development, corporate planning, corporate security, and military strategy, Decision Point’s facilitated decision-making processes help participants develop scenarios, analyze options, and increase the likelihood of making the optimal choices.  The process is built on core quantitative strengths tempered by real-world experience across a broad range of industries.  Decision Point has provided mission-critical guidance to many decision makers throughout the world… from some of the largest multinational conglomerates to start-up ventures to individuals.  Decision Point may be contacted at 949.739.1333, or info@decisionpointanalytics.com, and the URL http://www.decisionpointanalytics.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE ONLY WATCH MATCHMAKER IN THE WORLD
DECIDES IT’S TIME FOR THE BLAINE GROUP’S MARKETING EXPERTISE

Beverly Hills, CA… Your watch tells more than just the time.  That’s why Meehna Goldsmith, the only “Watch Matchmaker” in the world, ensures that when you spend five  figures or more on a watch that it’s the right one for you.

It’s also why she’s retained The Blaine Group for marketing communications, thus assuring the right positioning and messaging for the Watch Matchmaker.

Meehna Goldsmith is an independent expert in the field of luxury timepieces with a breadth of knowledge across the brands.  She keeps her finger on the pulse of the watch industry, giving her clients unique access to the most exciting and innovative timepieces available.  Meehna offers a keen eye, particularly for the rare, unusual, and extremely exclusive.

Whether you’re a collector of watches, concerned about what’s short-term trendy vs. future classics, or simply want to select the correct and ultimate corporate fashion accessory, you’ll want to connect with The Watch Matchmaker, Meehna Goldsmith.

Even better, a percentage of her retainer is credited to the price of your timepiece when you purchase it through her.  Considering her strong relationships with leading haute timepiece brands, she’s apt to save you money, too.

About The Watch Matchmaker
Meehna has authored dozens of timepiece articles for leading publications such as the Financial Times, Robb Report, International Watch, Watch Journal, Cronos, and as the U.S. correspondent for HH Magazine.  She has also interviewed and written stories about celebrity watch enthusiasts, including basketball legend Kobe Bryant and entertainment icon Quincy Jones.  For more information, visit Meehna’s website at www.watchmatchmaker.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

COURAGE TO LOVE AUTHOR ROBERT ELLIS
INKS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR AUTHOR’S PROMOTIONAL TOUR

Beverly Hills, CA… Robert Ellis has selected The Blaine Group to promote his first and riviting novel, Courage to Love, Tate Publishing & Enterprises, $14.99, softcover, torn straight from today’s headlines in the Gaza strip and providing a heart-warming contribution to world peace, religious understanding, and cross-cultural friendship.

“I have been looking for a human scale story about the Middle East, but one that will both entertain and provoke.  In short, I believe Courage to Love is it.  Not since Elie Wiesel, the Nobel prize-winning writer, has an author distilled these conflicts into such human terms,” says filmmaker Bill Birrell.

Immaculate in his detailed descriptions, Ellis was inspired to write Courage to Love when he read two news items; one, that both Jewish and Palestinian war wounded were treated in the same municipal hospital in Israel; two, that a few families of dying Arab soldiers willed the vital physical parts of their children to Jews in need of them and vice versa.  He also realized that two of his close friends are first-named Mohamad and Jacob and that, sensing their bonds, they are always courteous and respectful to each other.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP SELECTED TO SUPPORT YOGAFIT®’S EXPANSION PLANS

Beverly Hills, CA… YogaFit® has trained and certified over 100,000 yoga instructors on six continents in the past 16 years and is the largest such company in North America, if not internationally.  As YogaFit steps up its global expansion, it’s retained The Blaine Group to support its branding, positioning and outreach.

“Beth Shaw is YogaFit’s founder and president and an extraordinary visionary.  We are thrilled to be working with her and her team,” enthused Devon Blaine, president & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Her timing is on target, too, with $6 billion spent annually in the United States alone by the 60 million Americans who practice yoga.  And, the numbers are growing daily,” she added.

About YogaFit
YogaFit was established in 1994 and has since trained over 100,000 yoga and fitness professionals worldwide. The Leader in Mind Body Fitness Education, YogaFit is the largest training school for yoga instructors in North America with further expansions occuring worldwide.  YogaFit is ACE’s Premier and only yoga partner.  Founder and president, Beth Shaw, is internationally recognized as the foremost authority on yoga and fitness; having been profiled in print and television programs including Oprah’s O magazine, CNN, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Self and more. YogaFit is committed to community service, supporting animals and humanitarian causes.  YogaFit’s URL is www.yogafit.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Just before 1st Enterprise Bank entered its fourth year of doing business in Southern California, it retained the services of The Blaine Group for a public relations assignment, charging the agency with communicating all it has to celebrate:

• Achieving nearly $500 million in total assets
• Opening three offices in Southern California (headquarters in downtown
• Los Angeles, regional offices in Irvine and Ontario, all with local decision-making power)
• Becoming one of the most profitable banks in the state
• Being recognized as one of the fastest growing banks in the history of Southern California
• Having no non-performing loans, no OREOs, and no impaired investments

“At a time when, according to the FDIC, 283 banks have failed nationally and 30 in the state of California in the past five years, we are delighted to be working with a bank that has thrived,” commented Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “No doubt that’s because, from the day 1st Enterprise Bank opened, it acted like the bank it intended to become.  Four years later, despite the current economic climate, it remains on track.  We can all learn a lesson from 1st Enterprise Bank’s example,” she observed.

About 1st Enterprise Bank

1st Enterprise Bank is a full-service commercial banking institution whose highly experienced bankers personally serve Southern California entrepreneurial businesses, professional firms and nonprofit organizations, along with their owners and key managers.  Founded in 2006 and headquartered in the Los Angeles financial district with an Orange County Regional Office in Irvine and an Inland Empire Regional Office in Ontario, 1st Enterprise Bank offers a full range of credit and depository services, with special emphasis on superior customer service, sophisticated cash management services and direct access to bank decision makers.  Customers work directly with their Relationship Manager who understands the unique challenges of their industry, serves as a sounding board and an active participant in their success.  For more information on 1st Enterprise Bank, please visit www.1stenterprisebank.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

PEG JACKSON, DPA, CPCU, A RISK MANAGER AND AUTHOR
INKS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR ONLINE ARTICLE PLACEMENT

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been signed by Peg M. Jackson, DPA, CPCU, a risk manager and author of five books on risk management, business continuity planning, and Sarbanes-Oxley, to implement an ongoing online article placement campaign.

“Having known Peg and her work for years, it’s truly an honor to be representing her,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are pleased that she’s asked us to assist with her online visibility,” she noted.

About Dr. Peggy M. Jackson
Dr. Jackson is an author, consultant and nationally-recognized lecturer in risk management, business continuity planning and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.  She’s authored five books, most recently, Reputational Risk Management:  The Essential Guide To Protecting Your Reputation In Crisis Situations.  Prior books were Nonprofit Risk Management & Contingency Planning; Sarbanes-Oxley For Nonprofits; Sarbanes-Oxley For Small Businesses; and Sarbanes-Oxley For Nonprofit Boards. Peg has also partnered with professionals in crisis management and developed a Reputational Risk Management Solution Product.  She earned a doctorate in public administration (DPA) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and holds the professional designation of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).  She is the Principal of Peg Jackson & Associates in San Francisco, CA and Alexandria, VA. Visit www.pegjackson.com or contact Peg at 415.609.5341, peg@pegjackson.com.   

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Customer-friendly, these cups are called Velvet Touch™ because each cup caresses the hand as it’s held; it’s also the lightest weight insulated cup on the market today.  That means it protects the hand that holds it while doing double duty, keeping hot beverages hot and cold beverages cold without condensation.

Brand-friendly, the customer may customize their logo cups with Zenso’s 3-D design process or select from house designs or the Holiday Collection.

Earth-friendly, Velvet Touch™ cups use 50 percent less raw material than comparable double wall insulated cups and are 100 percent compostable.

“Customer-friendly, brand-friendly, environmentally-friendly… fast food packaging just doesn’t get any better!” explained Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are pleased to have been retained by Zenso Company USA to launch it’s new Velvet Touch™ cup line with technology patented in 120 countries,” she explained.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

About Zenso Company USA

Learn more about Zenso’s packaging solutions at www.zensousa.com.  Or call 559.891.8827 or email info@zensousa.com.

Camarillo, CA… When Rob Bushman recently repurchased Solarsilicon Recycling Services, LLC (SRS), the company he founded in 1996 and sold to Ersol Solar Energy AG in 2006, and brought industry veteran, Eric Baldwin, on board as SRS’s President and his partner, he also retained The Blaine Group (TBG) to assist with a national public relations campaign.

With market viability and an enhanced management team behind SRS today, the company is on the way to accomplishing its aggressive expansion plans.  This includes increasing the number of locations to four over the course of the next few years to serve their international customers both better and faster.

“This is an exciting time in the history of SRS for TBG to join their team,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of TBG.  “We’re thrilled to have won their business,” she concluded.

About Silicon Recycling Services, LLC

Headquartered in Camarillo, CA, Solarsilicon Recycling Services (SRS) is the world’s leading company in the solar silicon business.  SRS’s services are unique and differentiated from any other company in the industry due to its proprietary recycling process and etching systems.  Company headquarters are located 322 N. Aviador Street, Camarillo, CA 93010.  The telephone number is 805.388.8683 and the URL is www.solarsilicon.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Whether you are an epicurean, consume mostly organic food, are French or an observant Jew, The Blaine Group’s newest client, Delice Bistro, will delight you.

A 15-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower, one of 30 worldwide, is the centerpiece of this exquisite dark wood and white tablecloth restaurant.  Located on Glatt Row at 8581 W. Pico Blvd., Delice Bistro is the realization of proprietor Julien Bohbot’s dream.  The restaurant opened just two years ago, adjacent to his extremely successful French and Kosher Delice Bakery which opened in 2002.

Moroccan-born, Bohbot studied the restaurant business in Paris, was maitre d’ at L’Orangerie at one time, was a real estate broker for 20 years, then returned to his passion, the restaurant business.

Julien’s executive chef and partner, Jean Claude Lashkar, brings 40 years of culinary expertise to a diverse and excellent menu.  Prior to Delice, Lashkar was at Le Petit Bistro.

“We are pleased to have been selected to bring Delice Bistro to the attention of the many communities it serves so well… the health conscious, foodies, observant Jews, French… Julien brings them all together at his fine restaurant,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Delice Bistro is open for dinner Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 11 P.M. and for Sunday brunch from 10 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.  Catering is available.  Reservations are recommended.  Call 310.289.1702.  Or go to www.delicebistro.com.

 About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… POWER SOURCE FOR WOMEN:  Proven Fitness Strategies, Tools, and Success Stories for Women 45+, BPS Books, $19.95, paperback, has determined to put the power of The Blaine Group behind its national public relations launch.

Susan Sommers and Theresa Dugwell, authors of Power Source for Women, have not only written the definitive book on the subject but also have launched a business, Power Source for Women, complete with fitness retreats, workshops, coaching, an online community, webcasts, and blogs.  Learn more at www.powersourceforwomen.com.

“Women 45+ are more vital and confident than ever before, typically look and act younger than their age, and want to make the most of this dynamic stage of their lives.  It’s the right idea at the right time,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are thrilled to represent these powerful women,” she added.

Power Source for Women is written with the realities of major life changes in mind such as weight gain, job loss/retirement, divorce, depression, smoking cessation, and physical issues including arthritis, diabetes and osteoporosis.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… VitaL Brands, LLC, a marketer and purveyor of healthier alternative lifestyle brands that has the exclusive rights for Stampede Light Plus™ beer has retained The Blaine Group to implement national consumer and trade public relations.

Stampede Light Plus is a super-premium light craft beer, formulated by the late Dr. Joseph Owades, the creator of the first-ever light beer in 1967, now Miller Light.  Stampede is a full-bodied German style beer, made with premium malt, balanced with the finest domestic hops.

Stampede is marketed as Beer Plus with the slogan of "Be Smart, Drink Smart."

COASTAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP SELECTS
THE BLAINE GROUP FOR CORPORATE CAPABILITIES PROJECT

Beverly Hills, CA…The Blaine Group has been retained by Coastal Financial Partners Group to create the company’s corporate capabilities material.

“We are delighted to have this opportunity to work Gary Schulte, his co-founders and affiliated advisors,” reported Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “There is a tremendous need for financial professionals to assist their clients with creating and preserving wealth in both their business endeavors and personal lives.  Coastal Financial Partners Group does just that,” she concluded.

About Coastal Financial Partners Group
Coastal Financial Partners Group assists their clients in the creation and preservation of wealth in both their business endeavors and personal lives.  With this in mind, they evaluate, research and analyze each unique situation in pursuit of innovative, yet practical strategies.  By not being committed to any specific solution or combination of solutions, they become their client’s single source for developing wealth strategies for even the most complex situations.  Their dedication to working in harmony with their clients’  other advisors is central to Coastal’s goal of achieving results that meet or exceed expectations.  Coastal Financial Partners Group is located at 1888 Century Park East, Suite 1625, Los Angeles, CA 90067, the telephone number is 310.788.3805, and the URL is (to come).  In California, insurance may be offered through DBA Gary Schulte Insurance Services, LLC, Insurance License #0G13572.

About The Blaine Group
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.  The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499, the FAX number is 310.360.1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

YOUR PARTNER IN REAL ESTATE, KARIM JAUDE,
INKS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR ONLINE ARTICLE PLACEMENT

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been signed by Karim Jaude, your partner in real estate and author of The Smart Real Estate Investor Guide:  Your Road Map to Wealth In Any Economy, for online article placement

“Having known Karim and his excellent work for many years, it’s truly a pleasure to be representing him,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are proud that he’s asked us to assist with his online visibility,” she noted.

About Karim Jaude
For 45 years Karim Jaude has developed, invested in, financed, brokered, and managed properties in eight countries.  He has founded and operated 19 successful companies and made his first million at age 26 by buying and fixing distressed properties and businesses.  Karim is the author of The Smart Real Estate Investor Guide:  Your Road Map to Wealth In Any Economy and hosts monthly real estate seminars in various locales.  He mentors, writes, teaches, and speaks about real estate frequently and has been published in 115 business and real estate journals nationwide.  Contact Karim at 310.471.0650, karim@dynamicscapital.com, www.dynamicscapital.com.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP “BREAKS FREE”
Dr. Sheldon H. Kardener Signs With The Blaine Group for Radio Promotional “Tour” for Breaking Free: 
How Chains From Childhood Keep Us From What We Want

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been selected by Dr. Sheldon H. Kardener, coauthor of Breaking Free:  How Chains From Childhood Keep Us From What We Want, Morgan James, $18.95, paperback, to schedule a national radio promotional “tour.”

 “It is an honor for The Blaine Group, to have been chosen to work with the father of Focused Dynamic Therapy™ and coauthor of Breaking Free,” said Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “With 40 years of experience as both a therapist and teacher, Dr. Kardener has the unique ability to succinctly explain how to know what we need and have what we want,” she concluded.

Learn more at www.shkardenermd.com

About The Blaine Group, Inc. 

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP TO REPRESENT THE
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE ADVANTAGE

Beverly Hills, CA… It’s no longer business as usual.  Businesses need to call upon the  Competitive Intelligence Advantage to ensure success.  As a result, The Blaine Group has been retained by Seena Sharp, author of Competitive Intelligence Advantage:  How To Minimize Risk, Avoid Surprises, And Grow Your Business In A Changing World, John Wiley & Sons, $39.95, hardcover, for a national print and radio public relations campaign.

“Having known Seena and her work for many years, she founded one of the first CI companies in the United States in 1979, it’s truly an honor to work with her,” enthused Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “And, knowing how much companies can benefit by using CI, it’s even more exciting to be involved in promoting Competitive Intelligence Advantage:  How To Minimize Risk, Avoid Surprises, And Grow Your Business In A Changing World,” she concluded.

CI is critical for minimizing risk when making decisions and formulating your business strategy.  That’s because perception lags reality.  People believe that what was true yesterday is still true.  They don’t question or investigate to see if that’s so.

The only way to uncover today’s truth is with an objective, external, current view of the present and what’s changing.  Good CI delivers often surprising truths, gives you a heads up on what’s coming, and equips you with the knowledge to outmaneuver your toughest rivals.  By using the accurate and objective knowledge that good CI provides – particularly during unpredictable and turbulent times – you can gain control over the future of your business.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been signed by Mimi Donaldson, a “professional cheerleader,” who empowers and assists people in realizing and achieving their full human potential.

About Mimi Donaldson

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Devon Blaine, The Blaine Group’s founder, joins with Peg Jackson, CPCU, of Adjunct + LLC and Tim De Priest of Chapman Insurance on the panel.

The meeting runs from 8 A.M. to 10 A.M. at the Braille Institute, 741 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.  Registration opens at 7:30 A.M.  Free parking is available behind the building with the entrance to the lot on North New Hampshire Avenue.  Cost is $10 for Cal CPA members and $15 for non-members.

CPECredits are available.  Register online at http://www.calcpa.org/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?courselD=09G2241009.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499, the FAX number is 310.360.1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been retained by EcoBabyWorld, www.ecobabyworld.com, to announce its 2009 Outstanding Product Award Winners and the launch of its First EcoBabyWorld Green Awards.

“EcoBabyWorld is the premier go-to portal for locating environmentally-friendly businesses and products that make a difference.  The website is dedicated to everything natural and organic for parents and their babies and is an incredible resource,” explained Devon Blaine, president & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are delighted to work with such a forward-thinking company and its founder and CEO, Jeanne Holm Ackah,” she continued.

The recipients of the EcoBabyWorld 2009 Outstanding Product Awards are:

• Begley’s Best Spot Remover and All Purpose Household Cleaner
• CleanWell All-Natural Antibacterial Hand Wash
• Ecover All Purpose Cleaner – Natural Lemon Fragrance
• Epicuren Baby Daily Lotion
• Episencial Sweet Dreams Bubble Bath
• Hanna Andersson Night Night Baby Sleepers in Pure Organic Cotton
• Happy Baby – Fresh Frozen Organic Baby Meals
• Nature Babycare Pull-on-Pants
• Noli N Nali Little Willow Detangler
• organicKidz Stainless Steel Baby Bottle 7oz.
• Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Wipes 70 count
• Stonyfield Organic YoBaby Yogurt -  Simply Plain
• Zo-li on the Go Formula and Snack Dispenser

Registration is now open for the first EcoBabyWorld Green Awards which will be held bi-annually.  Awards will be announced in the week prior to the twice annual ABC Kids Expo.  A maximum of 35 awards will be given in each award cycle.  Learn more at www.ecobabyworld.com or telephone 310.869.9708. 

Concurrent with the ABC Kids Expo, Holm Ackah announced the rollout of EcoBabyWorld’s A Business Green division.  A Business Green consultancy was born to assist mother entrepreneur-led companies with the biggest challenge products face:  sales and marketing, distribution, and public relations.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310.360.1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP GETS GREENER WITH organicKidz™

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been inked by organicKidz™, an Alberta, Canada-based company, to support its participation in the 7th Annual ABC Kids Expo®, September 13 to 16 in Booth #2220 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

“organicKidz™ has the solution for moms who want to avoid BPA, PVC and Phthalates… the world’s first stainless steel baby bottles, stainless steel vacuum insulated food containers, and sippy-cup and sports bottle conversion kits.  We are thrilled to represent such an essential company,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Safe and environmentally-friendly, organicKidz stainless steel baby bottles are made with kids and parents in mind:  they are easy to hold, hard to damage, dishwasher safe, and come in a range of fun and vibrant colors and patterns.

Distributed in 12 countries since the company’s September 2008 launch, organicKidz’s products have won numerous awards (Top Green & Organic Product by Disneyfamily.com; iParenting Media and Mom’s Best Award; ptpamedia Green Award, to name a few) and the company’s founder, Jane Walter, and mother of two sons, was recently featured in Mompreneur® magazine.  Learn more about organicKidz at www.organicKidz.ca.  Or telephone 403.201.2585 or email info@organicKidz.ca.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been retained by Gerber & Co., a Los Angeles-based CPA firm, for ongoing marketing communications and public relations.

“Team Gerber truly lives up to their trademarked slogan of ‘Beyond Beancounting™,’” cited Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Because of that, we are delighted to represent these professionals,” she concluded.

Companies that can benefit from a “Dashboard,” summarized relevant timely financial data in graphics, an invaluable management tool “at a glance;” a 13-month financial comparison, a tool used by sophisticated financiers; outsourced accounting (no, not to another country) using recently released software that provides real time access to all financial data, allows checks to be signed electronically and backup to be reviewed by logging in from anywhere in the world are typical Gerber & Co. clients.

Gerber & Co. is located at 1880 Century Park East, Suite #200, Los Angeles, CA 90067.  Telephone number is 310.432.4382.  URL is www.GerberCo.com.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 1, 2009

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been signed to provide media support for Cornerstone International Group, one of the 10 largest retained search organizations in the world, and its annual global conference which will be held July 8 to 11 at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

“With Cornerstone International Group’s newly launched turnaround division, headed by Richard S. Stevens and focused on turning the economy around, one company at a time, their American Redeployment Program with the mission of getting people back to work 40 to 75 percent faster, and a stellar roster of keynote presenters at their upcoming conference, the organization has brought us in on a most important and exciting assignment,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Beverly Hills, CA…   Rip Van Winkle Investing, LLC, the only money management firm owned and managed by practicing CPAs, has retained The Blaine Group to implement an ongoing public relations campaign.

“RVWI has elevated investing from an art to a science, eliminating the emotional roller coaster too many people have experienced with their investments, especially in the last few months,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Their trademarked slogan ‘Invest Right.  Then Sleep Tight™,’ is perfectly descriptive of their philosophy,” she concluded.

About The Blaine Group, Inc.
The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

About Rip Van Winkle Investing, LLC
RVW Investing™ LLC is owned and managed by practicing CPAs who are also SEC licensed RIAs. RVW Investing is the process of fully diversified equity investing using primarily index funds (ETFs) to ensure that you are a partner in the best-of-breed companies in each category, nationally and globally.  Invest Right.  Then Sleep Tight™. URL www.rvwinvesting.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP TO PROVIDE NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS
FOR JAY ABRAHAM’S THE STICKING POINT SOLUTION

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been selected to provide the national public relations solution to launch the newest book from America’s #1 marketing expert, Jay Abraham.

The Sticking Point Solution:  9 Ways to Move Your Business from Stagnation to Stunning Growth in Tough Economic Times will be on sale May 26 and is published by Vanguard Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group, $25.95, hardcover.

Entrepreneurs and executives will benefit from reading The Sticking Point Solution by recognizing the ways in which their businesses may be stuck and gaining tools to get unstuck and enjoy exponential growth.

“Having the opportunity to work with a renowned marketing guru such as Jay Abraham is truly an honor,” declared Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “And, it’s a chance to gain a competitive advantage and learn a lot,” she concluded.

The nine sticking points are:

1. They’re stuck losing out to competitors instead of taking the lead in their marketplaces. 
2. They’re stuck at low levels of sales instead of selling wisely and selling more. 
3. They’re stuck with erratic sales volume instead of thinking strategically and systematically about their businesses.  
4. They’re stuck failing to strategize instead of managing their efforts wisely. 
5. They’re stuck with high overhead and costs instead of leveraging the assets of other companies, including the competition. 
6. They’re stuck with doing more of what doesn’t work instead of innovating and trying new approaches.
7. They’re stuck by getting marginalized and commoditized in the marketplace instead of becoming distinctive in their fields. 
8. They’re stuck with antiquated, mediocre marketing instead of using what works today. 
9. They’re stuck trying to do everything themselves instead of leveraging the talents of other individuals and organizations. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Learn more about The Sticking Point Solution:  9 Ways to Move Your Business from Stagnation to Stunning Growth in Tough Economic Times at www.abraham.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Soul De Cuba Specialty Foods has selected The Blaine Group to support the national rollout of its authentic Cuban food product line. 

“Entrepreneurs are known for their ingenuity in filling a previously unfilled void.  Such is the case with Jésus Puerto, one of the founders of Soul de Cuba and Soul de Cuba Specialty Foods.  Soul de Cuba Specialty Foods was created to manufacture the products for retail consumers in the spirit of Afro-Cuban culture and tradition, brimming with authentic Cuban flavors, capitalizing on the Cuban family heritage of the founders.  Not only is Soul de Cuba Specialty Foods positioned to take full advantage of the Hispanic food industry’s current and projected boom, but they compete in a specialized segment of that market… there are very few Cuban food distributors in the United States.  According to U.S. Market for Hispanic Foods and Beverage Report, August 2007, ‘The Hispanic food and beverage market will continue to expand.  This segment of the U.S. retail marketplace will reach $8.4 billion by 2011--- up 48 percent from 2006,’”stated Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are thrilled to have been selected to work with these delicious products,” she concluded.

The first six products to market are:

1. Soul de Cuba Mojo Marinade – a savory blend of citrus, garlic,onions and spices
2. Soul de Cuba Honey Mojo Marinade – a savory blend of honey, citrus, garlic, onions and spices
3. Soul de Cuba Spicy Mojo Marinade – a savory blend of habanero peppers, citrus, garlic onions and spices
4. Soul de Cuba Mango Salsa – an exquisite and refreshing salsa made with mango, tomatoes, cilantro and spices
5. Soul de Cuba Mango Salsa – an exquisite and refreshing salsa made with mango, tomatoes, cilantro and spices
6. Soul de Cuba Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette – the same tasty vinaigrette that is used in Soul de Cuba’s restaurants

An ideal choice for health-conscious consumers, all of the products are low calorie, low salt, contain no trans fat or cholesterol and are practically sugar free.

And, in less than a year since launch, SDCSC’s products are sold nationally in selected military commissaries and exchanges and selected retail stores including Davidsons, Giant Stores, Stop & Shop, Wegmans and Whole Foods.

Suggested retail prices range from $4.49 to $5.69.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Clemmy’s Ice Cream, the first All Natural, Sugar Free super premium ice cream, has tapped The Blaine Group to support the national rollout of its healthier alternative frozen dessert.

“Entrepreneurs are known for their ingenuity in filling a previously unfilled void.  Such is the case with Jon Gordon, founder, creator, and managing director of Clemmy’s Ice Cream, the first All Natural, Sugar Free super premium ice cream.  Named Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Companies Category at the recent Sixth Annual Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards, Jon is a pre-diabetic who enjoyed super premium ice cream daily.  When his doctor ordered him to quit the sugar habit, he searched in vain for a delicious, rich and creamy, sugar free ice cream.  Following his quest, trial and error in his own kitchen yielded a rich, creamy and flavorful result, now know nationwide as Clemmy’s Ice Cream, the first All Natural, Sugar Free super premium ice cream.  Clemmy’s is also 99.7 percent Lactose Free,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are pleased to be working with such a creative visionary and an alternative dessert that Moms can feel good about serving to their families,” she concluded.

And, in less than a year since its launch, Clemmy’s is sold nationally in over 1000 retail stores in nine states including Albertsons, Bristol Farms, D’Agostinos, Gelson’s, Gristedes, Harris-Teeter, Jensens, King Kullen, Stater Bros. and the Food Emporium. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499 and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com. Learn more about Clemmy’s Ice Cream at www.clemmysicecream.com

Los Angeles, CA… Creative people, innovators, have always needed a safe haven.  Left brainers have sought ways to strengthen their sixth sense.

With the recent launch of EPROW Images, www.eprowimages.com, a haven for innovative thinking now exists in the virtual world, ready for access 24/7.

EPROW Images has a service for whatever the creative need is.  Those who seek clarification will use EPROW’s GAZOOGO.  STRATEGO deals with action plans, OPINEGO with filling learning gaps, SAGITAUR with executing a project.  PAPPY focuses on pitching a problem, plan, preparation, project or partnership.

EPROW Images clients take charge of their futures, defining the path they want to follow, maintaining full ownership of everything they create.

Innovators such as entrepreneurs, inventors, artists, photographers and writers are typical clients of EPROW Images.

Visit EPROW Images at www.eprowimages.com.  Contact EPROW at Virgina@eprowimages.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP SELECTED FOR BRANDING, POSITIONING
BY FINANCIAL PUNDIT, #1 STOCK PICKER, NATALIE PACE

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been retained to brand and position financial pundit and #1 stock picker, Natalie Pace, in advance of her book, Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is, Vanguard Press, a member of The Perseus Books Group, $24.95, hardcover, on sale December 23, 2008 and available now for pre-order.

Dr. Gary Becker, a Nobel Laureate winning economist, enthusiastically recommends Natalie Pace’s nest egg strategies and wrote the preface for Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is.  

“Natalie is amazing and we are thrilled to be working with her,” enthused Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “In her monthly news magazine, Natalie warned her subscribers to trim Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of their portfolio in 2003, when the Treasury Dept. first established an oversight committee for the troubled companies.  She warned that housing was a bubble poised to burst in 2005, when insiders at Toll Brothers and KB Home were cashing out hundreds of millions of their own stock.  And she warned against Lehman Brothers in June of 2006, when Lehman’s was a popular holding on Wall Street due to explosive earnings growth attributed to one of the strongest mergers and acquisitions periods in our nation’s history.  Google, Myspace, Suntech Power Holding, Sohu and Opsware, Natalie found them first!” Blaine added.

Here’s an example:  on January 22, 2008, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average had tumbled from its high above 14,000 in October 2007 to below 12,000, Bill Bolden, a handy man, came to Natalie Pace to find out a better way to protect his nest egg.  The strategies she suggested to Bill and his wife, an administrative manager, protected their nest egg while the workers around them lost hundreds of thousands of dollars  of their net worth.  To date, they’ve lost nothing!

Natalie Pace has been ranked a #1 stock picker, above over 830 A-list pundits that are followed by TipsTraders.com, including Louis Navellier, Jim Michaels (Forbes), Robert Stovall, Adrian Day, Mary Farrell, and a host of other well-known financial pundits.  In 2007, Natalie hosted her own CEO Q&A series on the Forbes.com Video Network.  She has had repeat guest appearances on Fox News, Forbes on Fox, Your World with Neil Cavuto, Cavuto on Business, Good Morning America, Time magazine, More magazine, USA Today, NPR, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, KNX radio, BizRadio, Forbes.com Video Network, Sohu.com and other global financial news media.  Learn more at  www.NataliePace.com

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…. The Blaine Group has been retained to support the Global BioNetwork’s (GBN) participation in the National Safety Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center, September 22-24.

GBN will demonstrate its Man-Down System which monitors a worker’s vital signs wirelessly while in hazardous environments.

This proprietary safety technology is the only technical solution to OSHA’s requirement that all employees who work in hazardous environments be continuously monitored.  It allows such vital sign monitoring wirelessly from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world.  Without the Man-Down System, to be in compliance, companies must hire people whose sole responsibility is to monitor other workers.

“For companies that have workers in hazardous environments, GBN provides a cost-effective safety solution that saves lives,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a company with technology as essential as that which GBN offers.”

Man-Down System is a combination of Reflective Pulse Oximetry (RPO) technology and a proprietary web-based software system for monitoring Man-Down biosensors without installing software or hardware at end user facilities through GBN.  The stand alone system is comprised of helmet biosensors, transmitters, and an Intelligent Network Node (INN) which links the transmitters to GBN’s servers.  Security monitoring companies log into GBN’s servers, view real-time streaming data and optional web cam videos of their workers wearing the biosensors.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE CLIC RETAINS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR
LAUNCH OF ITS SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE

Beverly Hills, CA…The CLIC (College Life is Cool) has selected The Blaine Group to handle the national launch of its social networking site, www.theclic.net.

The CLIC, a new online network that unites everyone in the college-bound process in one interactive community, announced yesterday that students and institutions can begin signing up.  The network creates one-stop shopping for students and the universities, counselors, community groups and financial and programs that need to reach them.

“In recent years, the college application process has become a complex and challenging situation, causing unnecessary strife.  The CLIC demystifies this and all that surrounds it, thereby returning the selection of a college to the exciting, life-changing experience it used to be,” enthused Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

“The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…The Blaine Group has been retained by UK-based Evolution Training and Coaching Ltd. for branding, positioning, and national public relations.

Evolution provides cultural and gender diversity programs, leadership development and executive coaching to clients spanning four continents.

“At time when the Society for Human Resource Management indicates that 74% of companies have diversity programs in place, Evolution is definitely in the right place at the right time,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work with their innovative and talented team, “ she continued.

“When clients such as Barclays Bank praise Evolution, there is no doubt they are absolutely on target.  John Varley, Barclays Group Chief Executive recently commented, ‘thank you for running the Leading Edge programme for our Senior Women.  The feedback has been excellent.’”

With a 40 year cumulative track record, Evolution’s team custom designs innovative development programs.  Their expertise includes law, psychology, gender, cross-cultural and religious differences, globalization, communication and strategy.

The Blaine Group, a full-service communications agency, is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…The Blaine Group has been retained by Allied Business Intermediary International, Inc. (ABI) to handle ongoing national public relations.

“We are pleased to have this increased opportunity to work with ABI,” reported Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Having previously developed the company’s logo, corporate identity and website, we are looking forward to supporting ABI’s national expansion.  There is a tremendous need for smaller companies that want to sell their business.  ABI serves that $1 million to $100 million niche and focuses on assisting buyers and sellers alike with their next strategic move.  They view each deal as a transition, not a transaction,” she concluded.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

ABI’s URL is www.abiint.com.  Offices are located in Los Angeles, CA; Las Vegas, NV; San Francisco, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Naples, FL; and Mumbia, India.

THE BLAINE GROUP HAS BEEN RETAINED TO PROMOTE
THE HUMOR REVOLUTION:  LAUGH FOR LIFE

Beverly Hills, CA… Dr. Alice, a medical doctor, humor expert, professional speaker, and author has retained The Blaine Group to promote her most recent book, The Humor Revolution:  Laugh For Life.

“Can humor transform your life?  Spend a few minutes reading The Humor Revolution or listening to Dr. Alice speak, and you’ll not only know that the answer is an unqualified yes, but also you’ll be ‘laughing with Dr. Alice!’” explained Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “We have no doubt that working with Dr. Alice will enhance our lives and yours,” she concluded. 

Dr. Alice arrives armed with Weapons of Laugh Instruction. Equipped with facts, fun and hilarious stories, she unveils startling findings on how humor benefits the body. How many know that humor has been proven to benefit the heart and the immune system? Learn more about Dr. Alice at www.laughingwithdralice.com.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…  Immunosyn Corporation (IMYN.OTC.BB) has retained The Blaine Group for investor relations and financial public relations services.

Immunosyn is a development stage marketing and distribution company dedicated to improving the quality of life for millions of people who suffer from painful and debilitating diseases by providing access to highly effective and affordable biopharmaceutical products.  The company is pioneering a pipeline of innovative new therapeutics with an immediate focus on chronic auto-immune conditions, infectious disease, and neurological disorders.  The first product that Immunosyn intends to introduce is currently called SF-1019, which will be marketable upon receipt of regulatory approval for certain conditions in appropriate jurisdictions. 

“We truly believe that Immunosyn Corporation represents the future of medicine,” cited Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “SF-1019 is a major scientific breakthrough, which may have the ability to dramatically affect the immune system resulting in a rapid reduction of symptoms in many auto-immune and neurological disorders.  We are delighted to have been selected to represent the company,” she added.

About Immunosyn Corporation
La Jolla, CA-headquartered Immunosyn Corporation (IMYN.OTC.BB) plans to market and distribute life enhancing therapeutics.  Currently, the company has exclusive worldwide rights from its largest shareholder, Argyll Biotechnologies, LLC, to market, sell and distribute SF-1019, a compound that was developed from extensive research into Biological Response Modifiers (BRMs).  Argyll Biotechnologies, LLC has initiated the process for regulatory approval of SF-1019 in several countries and preparations for clinical trials are underway in both the US and Europe.  Research suggests that SF-1019 has the potential to affect a number of clinical conditions including auto-immune disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), neurological disorders such as Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD or RSDS) and complications from Diabetic Mellitus such Diabetic Neuropathy (DN) and Diabetic Ulcers (DU).

About The Blaine Group
The Blaine Group, “A Total Communications Agency” founded in 1975, offers public relations, marketing strategies and advertising campaigns. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

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The above news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and are subject to a wide range of business risks, external factors and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  For additional information, please consult the Company’s most recent public filings and Annual Report on Form 10-K for its most recent fiscal year.  The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Los Angeles, CA…  PR Newswire… Sunnylife Global, Inc. (SNYL.PK) has retained The Blaine Group for investor relations and financial public relations services.

At a time when there’s a major need to develop superior quality healthcare management in China and build assisted-living housing for the nation’s aging population, Sunnylife Global is positioned to do so, with approvals from China’s central government. 

“We are thrilled to have been retained to represent a company with much needed solutions such as those that Sunnylife Global provides,” explained Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group. “Their timing to market is perfect and their President and Chairman, Richard Lo, truly understands that his multi-national corporation has social and environmental responsibilities as well as profit initiatives.  He is fully prepared to accept and meet the challenge to create a sustainable economy globally,” she concluded.

About Sunnylife Global
Sunnylife Global, Inc., (SNYL:PK)  has 21 signed agreements with the PRC for the upgrade of their level 2 hospitals to international standards and $20 million of financing has been received for the upgrade of the first two hospitals.  This alone will create $2 million in annual revenue. The enrollment process of the 50,000 government employees per hospital, as members of Sunnylife’s Healthcare Management System (HMO), has begun.  The company has plans for building and operating assisted living care centers. 46,000 people have pre-applied and been approved by the government.  The first 3,000 units are scheduled for completion mid-2008.  $19 million in financing is in place for this and annual yield should be $3.8 million beginning July 2008.

About The Blaine Group
The Blaine Group, “A Total Communications Agency” founded in 1975, offers public relations, marketing strategies and advertising campaigns as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

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The above news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and are subject to a wide range of business risks, external factors and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  For additional information, please consult the Company’s most recent public filings and 10-K.  The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Beverly Hills, CA… Magic.  Romance.  Action.  Adventure.  These elements have been the cornerstones of our most beloved epic stories.  Now, a gripping new novel and stage play weave these together to create an enchanting and powerful legend which The Blaine Group has been signed to represent.

Lonnie L. Henderson’s Neva~eh: Prince of Black Angels (Big Time Studios, LLC, $21.99, paperback) is a fantasy thriller that takes place in a time before Earth.  In this beautiful world a majestic kingdom is torn between heaven and hell.  Wonderfully mystical characters, like King Sabtah and Queen Divinity, embark on a grand journey that will test their strength as well as their love.  And like the breathtaking scenery, the story’s lush language captures the reader whole and does not let go.

Neva~eh, the musical-play, will have its world premiere in Los Angeles at the Stella Adler Theater September 8 through November 4, 2007. 

“The author is a recognized talent in theater, film, and television.  Lonnie unites his Southern charm with worldly charisma to write remarkable stories and craft unforgettable performances,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of the Blaine Group.  “We are thrilled to be working with him,” she concluded.

The first part of a captivating trilogy, Neva~eh stretches the boundaries of classic epics.  It portrays passion without apology and forces us to examine the primal fears and urges in our humanity.  It’s about unity and the monumental, triumphant change that can occur when people of all backgrounds work together.

Los Angeles, CA… California Capital Partners (CalCap), www.calcappartners.com, has selected The Blaine Group, a total communications agency, as its marketing/communications firm.

The California Ventures Debenture Fund (CalVen), a $150 million fund, is the group’s initial debt fund, which will be a companion to equity venture funds.

“CalCap is pleased to have The Blaine Group serve as its communications agency.  Their participation will add considerable value to the firm’s investment portfolio,” noted John R. Nelson, Managing Director.

Devon Blaine also serves as a Venture Partner in CalCap and is part of its accomplished team of finance and professional service partners.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…The Blaine Group has been inked to represent Susan Soffer Cohn and her works of art which are created using the technique of Comage.

“A kindred spirit, Susan is a fellow marketing person who began painting after her fulfilling career.  This was not a planned second career.  When her husband bid on four art classes at a fundraiser, the rest was a blank canvas waiting for paint,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Comage, Susan’s particular style of painting, could be described as a collage of many colors, layering and mixed media, splashed with joyful color and filled with deep meaning or just a playful feast for the eye to behold.  

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

You may view Susan’s work at www.susancohnartist.com.

Beverly Hills, CA… Frumi Rachel Barr, author of Confessions of a Resilient Entrepreneur: Persevering to Success (Savvy About, $19.95, paperback), has retained The Blaine Group to implement an author’s promotional tour.

“It’s always a thrill to have the opportunity to represent a former client again,” noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “With Frumi, it’s especially rewarding as she’s also a good friend and Confessions of a Resilient Entrepreneur:  Persevering to Success is her personal story.”

In the 70s, women believed they could “have it all.”  Then “experts” began to emphasize work-life balance, convincing many of us that we could not have it all.

Those experts never met Frumi Rachel Barr.

“Whether you are male or female, if you want to do/have it all, work-life balance doesn’t balance,” notes Frumi.  “You must integrate your work with your life,” she explains.

Numerous examples of how to accomplish this are recapped in Confessions of a Resilient Entrepreneur.  Reading it, there’s no doubt why her executive coaching clients frequently call her saying they need a “Frumi Fix.”

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…MIS Sciences Corporation has signed The Blaine Group for ongoing marketing communications and public relations for eAlert, a central management system for emergency messaging.

“In the aftermath of Virginia Tech, now is certainly the time for eAlert to get its message out,” explained Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Educational institutions and transportation authorities alike need a fast and efficient means to get their emergency messages out to their constituents.  eAlert’s technology does so at the rate of over one million messages per hour,” she added.

eAlert, a product of MIS Sciences Corporation, is uniquely designed for the immediate transmission of text messages to telephones, cellular phones, PDAs, pagers, and email accounts.  For additional information on the eAlert solution, go to www.ealert.com.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…Defense Nutrition has selected The Blaine Group to provide  marketing communications and public relations support for its products and publications.

Dedicated to providing nutritional defense against exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the environment, food and water, known for causing fat gain, metabolic disorders and cancer in women and men, Defense Nutrition offers natural solutions.  Learn more at www.defensenutrition.com.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Defense Nutrition in bringing its essential information about health to the attention of the public at large, all puns intended,” quipped Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “There’s never been a time in history when this data has been more needed,” she observed.  “And The Anti-Estrogenic Diet is fabulous.  My energy level has doubled in just two weeks on the diet!”

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

THE BLAINE GROUP INKED TO PROMOTE
THE CAREY FORMULA:  YOUR IDEAS ARE WORTH MILLIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been retained to create the formula to publicize The Carey Formula:  Your Ideas Are Worth Millions (Carey Press, $29.95, hardcover) nationwide.

“There is no more charismatic entrepreneur inventor than Barbara Carey,” enthused Devon Blaine, President & CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Better yet, The Carey Formula is so simple that even a teenager can succeed by using it.  Barbara’s son, Rich Stachowski, Jr., became Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year when he was 13 by putting the formula to work for Short Stach.  Now every American can achieve their dreams and goals, thanks to Barbara,” she explained

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com

Beverly Hills , CA …… QD Technology, a Rutherford, NJ-headquartered premier provider of database technology and on-demand data access solutions, has retained The Blaine Group for public relations.

Designed to improve the value of data analysts and business users through significantly faster, dedicated, on demand access to data, QD’s 3.0 release has demonstrated up to 10 times faster data query responses than traditional approaches.

“We are thrilled to be working with QD Technology and their unique disruptive technology,” noted Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group. “Jack Olson is the chief architect for QD’s database, so you know it’s cutting edge. After 17 years at IBM, Jack was lead architect at BMC Software for all DB2 products,” she concluded.

About QD Technology
QD Technology is a premier provider of next generation database technology and an innovator of software that compresses data to as small as 1/10 th its size, distributes compressed databases to user desktops and laptops, and empowers users, leveraging their current SQL Query tools, to get answers to read-only complex queries up to 10 times faster than possible today. QD Technology’s patented technology for compressing and indexing databases enables unprecedented query response times.

Leveraging QD Technology significantly improves data analysts value to businesses, adds new value with “closer to your customer” analytic insights, decreases storage costs, and improves disaster recovery resilience.

About The Blaine Group
The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301 , Beverly Hills , CA 90211 . The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA…  The Blaine Group has been selected to handle public relations and schedule distributor and media screenings for Blue Diamond Entertainment’s Pain Within, a Rawn Hutchinson film.

A compelling drama, Pain Within strikes at the core of child abuse and the continuing impact it has on its victims.  Shot on location in Pittsburg, Pain Within stars Ron THE BLAINE GROUP SIGNS ON TO PROMOTE PAIN WITHIN Marnich, Amy Marsalis, and Tom Bower.  The film was completed for $2 million and all profits will be donated to child abuse charities.

“All of us at The Blaine Group are pleased to have the opportunity to work on such an important project,” enthused Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “Rawn Hutchinson has directed a most sensitive look at an issue that impacts more than a million children in the United States every year… child abuse,” she concluded.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 15, 2007

The Blaine Group Retained to Handle Authors’ Promotional Tours
For Two Important New Books:
SLUR:  Silencing the Voice of Hatred and
Mortgage Free for Life:  Secrets Banks & Lenders Don’t Want You to Know!

Beverly Hills, CA… The Blaine Group has been retained to support the introduction of two important books with authors’ promotional tours.  They are Mark Lewis’s, SLUR: Silencing the Voice of Hatred (SterlingHouse Publisher, Inc., Blue Imp. Books, $11.95, trade paperback) and Mortgage Free For Life:  Secrets Banks & Lenders Don’t Want You to Know!  (BL Publications, $39.99, hardcover ) co-authored by Richard Weathington.

“Both SLUR and Mortgage Free are important books in their own right”, noted Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group, “and we are pleased to be representing them.  SLUR explores intolerance for races, religions and ethnicities different from one’s own, suggests that we have a choice, and that thinking differently can create change.  Mortgage Free For Life explores a method of paying off a home mortgage years ahead of schedule, without impacting the owner’s current lifestyle, using the L.E.A.P. system…Loan Equity Advantage Program… which allows the homebuyer to avoid paying over 50 percent of the value of the investment in interest fees to the bank!”

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

CALIFORNIA CAPITAL PARTNERS
NAMES BLAINE AS A VENTURE PARTNER

Los Angeles, CA… California Capital Partners (CalCap) has selected Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group, a total communications agency, as one of their Venture Partners
(www.calcappartners.com)

The California Ventures Debenture Fund (CalVen), a $150 million fund, is the group’s initial debt fund, which will be a companion to equity venture funds.

“CalCap is pleased to have Devon Blaine join this team of accomplished finance and professional services partners.  Her participation adds considerable value to the firm’s investment portfolio, and contributes to the advisory capacity of the community of Venture Partners associated with CalCap,” noted John Nelson, Managing Director.

Other Venture Partners include: cFour Partners, iQ Venture Partners, Kern & Augustine Law Firm, Litchfield Partners, Maximum Life Accelerator Fund, Nath Law Group, Norio Sugano, PEQVC Investment Bank, Peter Kontes, Resonnect, Strata Ventures, Tacna Corporation, et. al.

Blaine has long been involved with entrepreneurial enterprises, having been president of the Los Angeles Venture Association three different times and a board member for 18 years.  She remains an advisor to the board.  Blaine was also a founding board member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and served as its third president.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

ABI, BUSINESS INTERMEDIARY FIRM,
SELECTS THE BLAINE GROUP FOR CORPORATE ID PROJECT

Beverly Hills, CA…The Blaine Group has been retained by Allied Business Intermediary International, Inc. (ABI) to create the company’s logo, corporate identity, and website.

“We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with Robert Lanham and ABI,” reported Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.  “There is a tremendous need for smaller companies that want to sell their business.  ABI serves that $1 million to $50 million niche and focuses on assisting buyers and sellers alike with their next strategic move.  They view each deal as a transition, not a transaction,” she concluded.

The Blaine Group specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

ABI’s URL is www.abiint.com.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ASSOCIATION,
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER, SELECTS THE BLAINE GROUP
For Public Relations, Membership Expansion Program

Beverly Hills, CA….The Blaine Group has been selected by the Information Systems Security Association’s (ISSA-LA) Los Angeles Chapter to implement an on-going public relations program and community outreach program which will support their educational forums and membership expansion program.

“Business is on the front lines of protecting us all from identity theft and other forms of cyber-crime and no one knows better than the members of ISSA-LA how to protect critical information.  That’s why we’re proud to retain The Blaine Group to work with us in helping Los Angeles’ businesses protect its critical information,” explained Stan Stahl, ISSA-LA’s president.

About ISSA

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization providing educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance knowledge, skills and professional growth of its member information security professionals. The primary goal of ISSA is to promote management practices that will ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality of organizational information resources.

Since its inception in 1982, ISSA’s membership has grown to include more than 13,000 information security professionals who represent a diverse collection of organizations, including major U.S. and international corporations, leading consulting firms, world-class educational institutions and government agencies. From Information Technology audit and corporate security to contingency planning and disaster recovery, ISSA members are committed to protecting their organization’s assets and resources.

The Los Angeles Chapter of ISSA holds regular meetings in downtown Los Angeles on the third Wednesday of every month.  See the website at www.issa-la.org.

About The Blaine Group

The Blaine Group, “A Total Communications Agency” founded in 1975, offers public relations, marketing strategies and advertising campaigns as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly traded clients.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:        Devon Blaine
                                                                                  The Blaine Group
                                                                                   310/360-1499
                                                                                   310/360-1498 (FAX)
                                                                                   devon@blainegroupinc.com          

CIPHERPASS RETAINS THE BLAINE GROUP
For Investor Relations, Financial Public Relations

Santa Monica, CA…  PR Newswire… CipherPass Corporation (OTC:CPHC), an innovator of digital security solutions, has retained The Blaine Group for investor relations and financial public relations services.

At a time when there’s a major computer security breach in the headlines on nearly a daily basis, CipherPass’ C~suite offers an easy to deploy secure email solution.  C~suite also provides a trusted digital signature solution for signing electronic documents that can streamline business processes and realize significant cost savings as compared to paper-based communications. With the use of C~vault, encrypted files and folders can be securely stored in a Microsoft environment. 

“We are thrilled to have been retained to represent a company with much needed solutions such as those CipherPass provides,” explained Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group. “Their timing to market is perfect,” she concluded.

About CipherPass Corporation

Beverly Hills, CA, August 1, 2006 -- The Blaine Group has been retained to handle national book launches for two books, St. Martin’s/Dunne Books’  Dark Gold,
($24.95, Hard Cover) and Hampton Roads Publishing Company’s Marilyn Monroe Returns, ($22.95, Trade Cloth).

“We are delighted to represent these books and their authors,” states Devon Blaine, founder and president of the total communications agency.  “Both are superbly written, both challenge the reader’s intelligence and imagination, both have their own unique market and both are great summer reads.” 

Marilyn Monroe Returns, written by Dr. Adrian Finkelstein, a board-certified psychiatrist and specialist in past-life regression, chronicles the painful journey of flashbacks and dreams Sherrie Lee Laird, a Canadian pop singer, experienced as he helped her heal from her past life as Marilyn Monroe.

First-time novelist David Angsten’s Dark Gold is a summer thriller that satisfies both intellectual curiosity and an appetite for adventure.  His masterful storytelling keeps readers totally absorbed as he takes them on a hero’s journey that reveals how evil initiated hundreds of years ago carries its corruptive influence into the present.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:     Devon Blaine
                                                                                    The Blaine Group
                                                                                    310/360-1499
                                                                                    310/360-1498 (FAX)
                                                                                    devon@blainegroupinc.com

Beverly Hills, CA…  June 16, 2006… Decision Sciences Corporation, a San Diego-headquartered software development and systems integration company has retained The Blaine Group for marketing communications services.

The Architects of Reasoning, Decision Sciences Corporation delivers intelligent systems, stimulated learning and innovative media solutions to the public and private sectors.  With offices in San Diego, Washington, DC, Seattle, and Dallas, Decision Sciences Corporation is Building Real World Solutions for vital needs.

The Blaine Group’s initial tasks for Decision Sciences Corporation are positioning, branding, and the development of a creative platform.  Secondary assignments are crafting the website text, creating collateral materials, and implementing an ongoing public relations campaign.

“Influencing the marketspace with the right message is essential to our goals and we believe The Blaine Group is up to the task,” said Rich Smith, President and CEO of Decision Sciences Corporation. 

“Having worked with Rich some years ago when he led a pioneering Virtual Reality company, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to assist in supporting the launch and growth of Decision Sciences Corporation,” enthused Devon Blaine, President and CEO of The Blaine Group.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.  The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:               Devon Blaine/Joyce Brubaker
                                                                                          The Blaine Group
                                                                                           Phone: 310.360.1499 FAX: 1498
                                                                                           e-mail:   devon@blainegroupinc.com

Beverly Hills, CA, July 10, 2006 ….The Blaine Group has been retained by SoulVegetarianä, a Los Angeles-based food company that produces Laura’s Organic, Kosher, Vegan™ foods and beverages, it was announced today by Devon Blaine, president and CEO of the total communications company.  Contract calls for branding, public relations and marketing as well as website development.
“For years, Soul Vegetarian’s tasty dishes have delighted vegetarian restaurant-goers around the world with mouth-watering-good food made with fresh, organic ingredients that combine all the dietary requirements of kosher and vegan cuisines,” Blaine explains. “Studies indicate that one out of every four Americans is vegan, vegetarian or vegetarian inclined.  In response, Soul Vegetarian is entering both the retail and food service markets. The timing is perfect and it is The Blaine Group’s role to

support Soul Vegetarian’s launch.  View the delicious dishes at www.soulvegetarian.com.
    The Blaine Group, a total communications agency, specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients. 
The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.   Phone: 310.360.1499.  Fax: 310.360.1498 Email: devon@blainegroupinc.com.

SIGNATURE EYEWEAR RETAINS THE BLAINE GROUP
FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… Signature Eyewear (SEYE: OB), has retained The Blaine Group for investor relations and public relations services.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Signature Eyewear as it is a progressive eyeglass frame and sunglass company that is internationally recognized. We have known the company for some time and welcome the challenge of taking them to the next level,” observed Devon Blaine, president and CEO of The Blaine Group.

Signature Eyewear is a leading designer and marketer of prescription eyeglass frames and sunglasses under internationally-recognized brand names such as: Laura Ashley Eyewear, bebe eyes, Hart Schaffner Marx, Nicole Miller Eyewear, and HUMMER Eyegear. Signature Eyewear's proprietary brands include Dakota Smith Eyewear and The Signature Eyewear Collection.

Additionally, Signature Eyewear, Inc. and Cutter & Buck, Inc. (CBUK:NASDAQ) recently signed a license agreement for Cutter & Buck eyewear through December 31, 2009 with a two year renewal option. The agreement gives Signature Eyewear the exclusive right to design and distribute Cutter & Buck optical and sun styles worldwide.

Signature Eyewear's products are sold in the United States and internationally to opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists and to major retail chains. For information about Signature Eyewear call 310/330-2700 or visit the Company’s web site at www.sigeye.com.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the URL is www.blainegroupinc.com.

MARTINKA JOINS THE BLAINE GROUP
AS MANAGER OF INVESTOR RELATIONS

Beverly Hills, CA… Katharina Martinka has joined The Blaine Group as Manager of Investor Relations. As such, she will work with the agency’s publicly-traded clients.

“We are thrilled to add Katie’s expertise and background to our Investor Relations practice. She’s an ideal addition to The Blaine Group’s team, “enthused Devon Blaine, The Blaine Group’s president and CEO. “Who better understands the needs of a fast-track public company than someone who’s supervised Investor Relations in house as general counsel? That’s Katie, “she concluded.

Martinka is an attorney and business consultant with 15 years of experience in corporate compliance, intellectual property, real estate, business and insurance law. An effective leader with a track record of initiating, designing and implementing policies, programs and procedures to provide excellent legal and consulting servies, efficiently and cost effectively, she also has an in-depth understanding of deal making in the software/internet industry.

She served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Accelrys, a scientific software provider; and FileNet Corporation, an integrated content management software provider; and was In-House Counsel for Aprisina Technologies, a division of Cabletron Systems.

he Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd., Suite #301 , Beverly Hills , CA 90211 . The telephone number is 310/360-1499, the FAX number is 310/360-1498, and the website address is www.blainegroupinc.com.

Beverly Hills, CA .... The Blaine Group has been retained for public relations representationn by EON Reality, Inc., it was announced today by Devon Blaine, founder and president of the total communications agency.

“I have long admired this outstanding corporation,” Blaine enthuses. “The undisputed leader in its field, EON follows a customer-centric philosophy. For each client, its out-of-the-box innovators stretch dimensions to create a software solution specific to that client’s needs. The results are stunning and signficiantly successful.”

EON’s clients’gratitude and trust is evidenced in these words from Diana Zimmerman, President of CMS and Siemens tradeshow coordinator: “With the support of EON technology and outstanding staff, we ... put together a presentation like none before giving Siemensa crucial edge over competition. .... EON’s Artificial I and EON Interact are not future technologies ... they make a significant impact ... today.”

An international company with US headquarters in Irvine, CA and offices in Sweden, Germany and Australia, EON Reality is the world’s leading interactive visual content management software provider. Corporations using EON’s software solutions include Audi, Bank of America, Canon, Dell, Hon, Lear, Lexmark, Lexus, Noika, Office Depot, Samsung and Shimano.

EON’s powerful software solutions are helping companies increase sales, communicate product functionality more effectively and decrease the cost of service, training and technical support. Its products have a high level of interactivity, simulation realism, rendering quality and integrated data exchange capability optimized for high performance on today’s standard PC and Internet.

 The Blaine Group, a total communications agency, specializes in developing and implementing public relations campaigns and marketing strategies as comprehensive communications campaigns or as stand-alone entities. It also handles investor relations and financial public relations activities for its publicly-traded clients.

The Blaine Group is located at 8665 Wilshire Blvd. , Beverly Hills , CA 90211 .

THE BLAINE GROUP TAPPED TO HANDLE
NATIONAL BOOK LAUNCHES FOR TWO PUBLISHERS

Beverly Hills , CA ---- The Blaine Group has been retained to handle national book launches for two publishers, Child Life Books’ Manners I. Care and Visionary Publishing’s Totally Fulfilled.

“We are very proud to represent these books,” says Devon Blaine, founder and president of the total communications agency. “Though aimed at very different markets, both are superbly written and offer readers solutions to very real social problems. Both publishers and authors have a deep commitment to helping people. Both books will be in stores in May.”

Written by first-time author, David Bruce and illustrated by Joan Delahanty, Manners I. Care is a story time picture book solution for kids 2-10 to learn how to cope in an ‘I- don’t-care-if you-don’t-care’ world. The name of the book and the name of the lead character, Manners, is the same. A magical mentor, Manners helps Jack Bantam, a boy who feels like he lives in time out, discover that manners, caring and sharing bring friends and fun. David Bruce is donating 100 percent of his after-tax roy