Absolutely Public Relations reviews 2010 key media placements, plus recaps client milestones and events. In 2010, the Absolutely PR consulting firm celebrated its 11th calendar year in business, assisting the Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant, Farm, Emporium, Culinarium and Inn; Holben Hay Balzer CPAs; Boettcher Foundation; Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development; Colorado Cleantech Industry Association; Bell Aquaculture; the Colorado BioScience Association; Dr. Martha Lucas/Cosmetic Acupuncture Seminars; and Holben Building Corporation.

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Denver Public Relations Consulting Firm, Absolutely PR: Yearend Review of
2010 Client Milestones & Key Media Placements
Absolutely Public Relations reviews 2010 key media placements, plus recaps client milestones and events. In 2010, the
Absolutely PR consulting firm celebrated its 11th calendar year in business, assisting the Joseph Decuis Gourmet
Restaurant, Farm, Emporium, Culinarium and Inn; Holben Hay Balzer CPAs; Boettcher Foundation; Colorado Institute
for Drug, Device and Diagnostic Development; Colorado Cleantech Industry Association; Bell Aquaculture; the
Colorado BioScience Association; Dr. Martha Lucas/Cosmetic Acupuncture Seminars; and Holben Building Corporation.
Lakewood, CO, December 31, 2010 ‐‐ Metro Denver‐based Absolutely Public Relations celebrated its 11th calendar year
in business in 2010 and achieved key media placement results for clients in both the traditional and social media spaces.
The yearend review is shared by Absolutely PR Owner/Founder Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, who says, "Absolutely
PR assisted the the Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant, Farm, Emporium, Culinarium and Inn; Holben Hay Balzer CPAs,
the Boettcher Foundation, Colorado Cleantech Industry Association, Bell Aquaculture, Colorado BioScience Association,
Dr. Martha Lucas/Cosmetic Acupuncture Seminars, and Holben Building Corporation in 2010."
Results‐Focused Media Relations Consulting
Holben says Absolutely PR's intent focus on campaign results and regular monitoring is what separates her firm from
others. Further, Absolutely PR has aggressively embraced and consistently incorporated the Internet and social media
tactics into its package of value‐added services for clients during the past decade. Absolutely PR offers
PublicRelationsNewsroom.com, Expert411.com and DenverPRNewsroom.com to help clients achieve media relations
success. The company also maintains News Feed Blogs to turn up the volume on client messaging in the social media
blog space.
 In September, Absolutely PR assisted the Indiana‐based Joseph Decuis Gourmet Restaurant, Farm, Emporium,
Culinarium, and Inn with its tenth anniversary media relations effort. An archive of placements is found at the
Joseph Decuis news feed blog, http://farmtoforkdining.blogspot.com.
 In June and July, Absolutely PR assisted Denver‐based Holben Hay Balzer CPAs with its name change campaign
and annoucement of Sheila Balzer's appointment to the Colorado Association of CPAs Board of Directors. An
archive of placements is found at the Holben Hay Balzer CPAs news feed blog,
http://denvercpafirm.blogspot.com.
 In June, as part of its engagement with the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), Absolutely PR assisted the
Boettcher Foundation in launching the Webb Waring Biomedical Research Program and its first class of
Boettcher Investigators. An archive of placements is found at the Boettcher Investigators news feed blog,
http://boettcherinvestigators.blogspot.com.
 In May, Bell Aquaculture's Norman McCowan was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on aquaculture in the
Great Lakes region. Further, this fall, a feature article on Bell Aquaculture was included in the aquaculture
industry newspaper, Fish Farming News. Absolutely PR also achieved articles for Bell in SeafoodSource News
and Seafood News. In September, Bell Perch was featured on a cooking segment of the Indianapolis WISH‐TV
IndyStyle Show with Joseph Decuis Executive Chef Aaron Butts demonstrating the Bell Perch Ceviche prepared
by Butts at the prestigious James Beard House in New York in September. An archive of placements is found at
the Bell news feed blog, http://indianayellowperch.blogspot.com.
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 In February, Absolutely assisted with the formal launch of the Colorado Institute for Drug, Device and Diagnostic
Development (CID4). Two additional campaigns followed in September. An archive of placements is found at
the CID4 news feed blog, http://cid4.blogspot.com.
 Throughout the year, Absolutely PR provided media campaign support to the CBSA and the Colorado Cleantech
Industry Association (CCIA). Absolutely PR has assisted the CBSA with PR efforts since joining the association's
board in 2005. Hightlights of the year with CBSA included the annual Bioscience Day at the Capitol,
announcement of new President & CEO Holli Baumunk and support of BioWest 2010 and CBSA Awards Dinner
keynoted by Colorado's HBO Movie Heroine Temple Grandin. It was the second year Absolutely PR worked with
the CCIA, which included the association's inaugural Colorado Cleantech Industry Awards and rollout of the
Colorado Cleantech Action Plan. An archive of placements is found at http://coloradobio.blogspot.com for the
CBSA and http://coloradocleantech.blogspot.com for the CCIA.
 The Dr. Martha Lucas/Cosmetic Acupuncture Seminars news feed is found at
http://denveracupuncture.blogspot.com. Holben Building Corporation's news feed blog is at
http://holbenhomes.blogspot.com.
About Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR
Holben is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of the PRSA Counselors Academy. As
mentioned, she's served on the CBSA board of directors since April 2005, chairing the association's Communications
Committee. Frequently interviewed as a Public Relations Expert, Holben shared her PR perspective with the Sioux Falls
Argus Leader in February on YouTube protests involving a South Dakota rancher taking issue with a Yellow Tail wine PR
campaign that raises funds for the Humane Society of the United States
(http://maggieholben.blogspot.com/2010/02/aprs‐maggie‐holben‐shares‐pr.html). In April, Holben was quoted in the
Denver Business Journal in Elisabeth Monaghan's column, "PR pros can help executives enter networking circles"
(http://maggieholben.blogspot.com/2010/04/denver‐business‐journal‐pr‐pros‐can.html).
Holding a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma, Holben has taught advertising and PR on the university
level. In 2009, her "Seven Ways To Get The Media Attention You Deserve" was published in the PRNews' Media Training
Guidebook. She blogs pitches, placements and PR tips at http://denverpr.blogspot.com and tweets from
http://www.twitter.com/DenverPR and http://www.twitter.com/AbsolutelyPR.
About Absolutely Public Relations
Absolutely PR specializes in media relations, the strategies and tactics necessary to achieve impactful editorial
placements in international, national, trade press, local and social/digital media space. Visit
http://www.AbsolutelyPR.com or the company's Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/AbsolutelyPR.
Contact:
Maggie Holben, Absolutely Public Relations ‐ 303‐984‐9801 ‐ maggie@absolutelypr.com