Zenzi Communications is working with Chiquita on a PR campaign that promotes Chiquita Banana Sticker Design Contest. The contest that ran between June 21, 2010 and July 18, 2010, invited consumers to visit www.EatAChiquita.com and put their own spin on the company’s iconic brand image. The purpose of the campaign, was: “to encourage consumers to interact with the Chiquita brand and make the brand their own.” – as Judy Chen, Corporate Marketing Group Leader at Chiquita, stated in the official press release. Read the rest here!

The featured article on TECH cocktail’s blog today is from Zenzi, by our own Sarah Hardwick.  Keep an eye out for part 2 next week!

This is the first part of a two part post by Sarah Hardwick, Founder & CEO of Zenzi Communications.

Starting a business is challenging enough, let alone managing the ins and outs of PR to successfully promote your product or service. Here are the first 5 easy tips to help you through this process, and get your startup the attention and exposure it deserves!

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As traditional media struggles to remain relevant, and adjust to compete with new media by implementing social networking, video, etc., even the mighty Playboy brand is vulnerable.

The company is currently in a bidding war over its future.  Shares of Playboy increased by about 35% on Monday morning as Hugh Heffner bided to take the company private while competitor Penthouse simultaneously made a play to gain a share of the company.

ZENZI HELPS COLORADO BUSINESSES ‘BE KNOWN’ AND ‘BE FOUND’

-Highly effective integrated agency opens office in Boulder focusing on digital marketing-

San Diego, CA, and Boulder, CO, February 1, 2010—Zenzi Communications, an award-winning agency that combines traditional marketing and PR with search engine optimization and social media for maximum impact, has expanded operations to Boulder, Colorado. Veteran marketer Anke Corbin will lead a local team focused on the digital aspects of helping companies ‘Be Known’™ and ‘Be Found’ through a creative and results driven approach.

Headquartered in San Diego, Zenzi is one of the city’s fastest growing companies and specializes in working with technology, B2B, consumer and hospitality clients. Among those on the firm’s roster include Boulder-based Parascript LLC, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Fresh Express Artisanal Salads, San Diego Botanic Garden, Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism, California State University-Northridge, Bank of Nevada, Mushroom Networks, Sandvine, Business OnLine, BeneTrac (a division of Paychex), and more.