ANYTHING Butterfly for World Lupus Day

Posted on April 22, 2008

A photography contest is being held in conjunction with World Lupus Day on May 10, 2008. Called “ANYTHING Butterfly Photography Contest”, this photography contest aims to raise public awareness about Lupus, an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to body tissues and organs, in aid of Persatuan SLE Malaysia.

The shortlisted photographs will be exhibited from May 10 - May 18, 2008 at 1 Utama, First Floor Oval. For you shutterbugs, there’s no excuse not to enter! If you have a camera, must enter too!

Please download entry form here: http://www.shutterasia.com/files/WLD_EntryForm.pdf

TO ENTER:
Complete the entry form and send it with your donation of RM10 (cheque/money order) payable to “Persatuan SLE Malaysia” to the address:
Persatuan SLE Malaysia, 3rd Floor,
Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah,
No. 16, Jalan Utara, 46200
Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

or

Bank in your donation of RM10 to: Persatuan SLE Malaysia, CIMB Account No: 1266-0000638-054 and fax the completed entry form and bank-in slip to fax no: 03-7957 0407. You may also e-mail them to pslemhq@gmail.com if you prefer.

Contest Form Submission Period runs from May 1st - 7th.

Photos must be submitted by May 8th.

Photo exhibition of winners will run from May 10th - 18th in 1 Utama First Floor Oval.

First Prize:

Nikon D60 DSLR Camera with kit valued at RM 2,588

Second Prize:

Nikon D40x DSLR Camera with kit valued at RM 1,888

Third Prize:

Coolpix P5100 camera valued at RM 1,048

Five Merit Prizes:

Nikon CF Sprint IV binoculars valued at RM 198 each

Fifteen Consolation Prizes

Organised by Shutter Asia and generously supported by Nikon, 1 Utama Community Corner, Epson Trading, Akitiara Corporation, Grand Prix, Pumpkin Design, KimKomm, EventsXpert, Tung Colour Separation, Nuffnang and Frank & Francois Communications, this contest aims to unite everyone with a camera (be it a professional DSLR, compact camera or camera phone) to raise funds for Persatuan SLE Malaysia and also heighten the profile of Lupus disease.

Don’t let your photography talents go to waste!

ANYTHING Butterfly is the first of many more to come pro-bono projects under KimKomm.

The only way is up.

Posted on January 7, 2008

A couple of days ago on my personal blog, I received a well-meaning comment from Ms. Melissa regarding the appearance of KimKomm.com. As a professional who sources for speakers from the world wide web, Ms. Melissa had this to say about KimKomm.com, it didn’t look “professional” enough and that Kim Kommunications may or could have lost potential businesses due to the presentation of this website.

I whole heartedly agree with Ms. Melissa. As a matter of fact, I had been concerned with the overall look and feel of this website but had been unable to do much about it. Yes, the unfortunate “time contraints”….cliched but true.

So, I have had the site revamped again. Hopefully for the final time, fingers crossed. The changes are:

1. The logo’s typeface has been changed to lean towards a web 2.0 look.

2. Kim Kommunications now has a graphical logo! Besides symbolising an “opened window” to all things fabulous, if you looked closely, you can even see the two Ks representing KimKomm. On why the “opened window” is not straight, it is intentional. An opened window doesn’t have to be straight or square to be practical. Bottomline is, we may be pragmatists but we make functional fun.

3. The colour of fonts, background and hyperlinks have been tweaked to blend in harmoniously with each other.

I would love to hear from you on how I could improve this place further. Please feel free to drop more comments.

Your opinions are warmly welcomed!

Will fancy press kits make or break your campaign?

Posted on December 30, 2007

One common conundrum that plagues many PR practitioners today is the press kit. How much is too much and how much is too little? At the end of the day, it’s down to what the media really wants. So what does the media really want?

At times, clients and even PR practitioners themselves are too keen on giving out really fancy press kits, hoping to impress the media. Impressing the media is a must but it’s not worth it anymore when in the ferocity of doing so, one loses track of the story that he or she is really trying to tell to the publics. What is the use of a fancy press kit when a journalist has to constantly call a PR practitioner over and over again to check and clarify information. It’s not only a waste of time and money but also very annoying to the journalist.

Bottomline is, a press kit should contain only accurate information and facts presented in a way that underline the desired story angle. Afterall, the objective is to get a story out and no, not a story about a fancy press kit. That said, packaging the information and facts into an impressive and memorable press kit is sure to score some brownie points with the press, as can be seen in this story here.

So thread with care, leave the fluff and bombastic vocabulary at home and let the journalists perform their very own literary magic.

KimKomm v2.0

Posted on December 29, 2007

I would like to wish Ms. Kim Ong, my former partner and comrade in crime all the best in her future ventures. KimKomm may have lost an articulate, intelligent, talented and immensely beautiful woman but the world outside gains another. I am positive that greatness will follow Kim whenever she goes.

This site has gotten a minor revamp. Mostly information update and some tweaking. I have updated the KimKomm’s CREDENTIAL with the latest list of KimKomm’s clients which include Radiant Investments Ltd., Nuffnang Sdn. Bhd. and F&N.

Currently, I am also personally involved with the publicity campaign of MidZone Countdown 2008. It’s a countdown party to usher in the Year of the Rat that will be held on the 31st December 2007 at The Boulevard, Mid Valley City. While this project is unrelated to KimKomm (I’m doing it in my capacity as a communications consultant, together with another PR consultant), it’s very dear to my heart as I got to see with my very own eyes, the buzz and publicity generated by my beloved friends cum bloggers and various websites.

MidZone Countdown 2008 is set to be the biggest countdown party of the decade in Malaysia and I’m proud to be part of it.

The first post in KimKomm’s PR blog!

Posted on October 4, 2007

This is extremely exciting! It’s almost 4am and Kim Kommunications‘ website is finally up and going. That doesn’t mean the work has finished though, there are still so many things that need to be tweaked.

In the past few weeks, we have approached several potential clients and they have expressed genuine interest in what KimKomm can do for them. I’m in no liberty to name them yet, but they are:

1. women’s accessories company
2. jeweller
3. interactive media company
4. nutrition company

Kim and I are of course, pleased beyond comprehension. We are especially grateful for their graciousness in listening to us and taking interest in what a new but enthusiastic company like ours can do for them.

Things are going really well, in fact it’s better than we have initially anticipated.

Till next time, cheers to a good start!

Kimberly Low

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