The Mayfield Group : Public Relations

We are LOVING roof top pools this summer…check out the World’s Most Sexiest places to take a dip – thank you Concierge.com!

When you have a moment, you have to visit Conde’ Nast Traveler’s slide show of images that supports the article, “Sleeping Under the Stars.” The accommodation options that allow guests to sleep outside are not too shabby…and of course the locations are pretty darn exotic.  (Forget pitching a tent!)

(The below shot at Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico is a personal favorite of ours…one of our ladies honeymooned at this resort!)

With the fast-changing print and marketing industry taking enormous strides to save clients time and money, a team of printing and marketing industry experts have developed PrintMediaCentr.com (PMC), an online media rich environment consolidating global resources, printing and marketing quotes, industry news, employment, events, training and education. The platform is available in 42 languages and embraces the latest technologies intertwined with social media marketing. Utilizing its partnership with the highly successful LinkedIn Group, Print Production Professionals, PMC has already reached over 10,000 print and marketing associates and companies worldwide.

PMC provides a free portal for companies to gain exposure and connect, allowing each user to set-up a profile and create a complimentary listing in the Print and Service Directory while signing up for RSS feeds specialized for the Print and Marketing industry.  The PMC Jobs forum provides real time recruitment and enables users to search for the perfect job or the perfect candidate, upload resumes, post opportunities and subscribe to JOBS RSS feed. Enhanced upgrade packages are available and include more detailed access to the Print & Service Directory and participation in PowerQuote.

Print & Service Directory: Option to list business or search the directory of Print Industry, Marketing and Creative Service providers by location and specialty keywords.

PowerQuote: Finding a Logo or Lenticular, Financing or Finishing, Copy or Catalogs, Equipment or E-books has never been easier. Submit Print, Marketing and Creative projects as well as bids for equipment and services to the PMC vendor network for quotes returned in your specified time frame.

“The access to this global resource allows printing and marketing companies to avoid expenses of everything from online development of storefronts to the creation of their own blogs. While buyers of printing and marketing services have easy access to a consolidation of resources,” says, Nigel Cliffe, Print Media Centr chief executive officer.

Advertising opportunities are available on the PMC home page as well as within the forums and news feeds for contextual visibility.

Team PMC

Nigel Cliffe is the chief executive officer and founding director of PMC, responsible for the global growth strategy combining service and support to users and partners. Cliffe has 30 years of print experience, working on all sides of the supply chain.

Mark Davey is the chief technology officer and founding partner of PMC, responsible for the technical infrastructure and future development of the site and its functionality. Davey brings 25 years of experience in advertising, marketing and publishing.

Deborah Corn is the chief operations officer of PMC, a shareholder in the global infrastructure, and founder of the highly successful Print Production Professionals Group on LinkedIn. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day activity on PMC and drives policy on customer service. Corn provides 21 years of experience in print production and advertising agency management.

To join and learn more about Print Media Centr, please visit http://printmediacentr.com/.

Just learned from More magazine, that $3 billion is the amount of cash women-owned businesses contribute to the national economy.  In fact, if America’s women-owned businesses were their own country, it would have a bigger GDP than France, Italy or the U.K. (plus Canada, India and Vietnam combined.)

Okay…I have not been to Italy but it is very high on our must-see list!  Found a terrific article on the best beaches of Italy in Conde Nast Traveler. To make it easy for your summer planning, check out CNT’s review of the greatest Italian beaches…

• Best Culture – Tuscany
• Best Natural Beauty – Sardinia
• Best Stretch of Beach – Puglia
• Best off the Beaten Path – Sicily
• Best Beach Club Scene – Capri & Amalfi
• Best Beach Towns – Italian Riviera
• Best Kept Secret – Maratea
• Best City Beach – Venice Lido

We loved checking out the new architecture in the article, New Wonders of the World in this month’s Conde Nast Traveler.  Some of these structures are truly amazing!

Thought this was an interesting write-up on The Mark of a Great Leader in today’s world.  Humbling lessons for leaders today by the Harvard Business Review.

Looking for luxury travel at a deal?  In this month’s The Perrin Report in Conde Nast Traveler, Wendy Perrin gives exellent suggestions on how to find bargains for luxury travel.

• Email Alerts
• Private Sale Sites
• Facebook & Twitter

Good tips for hot deals…so interactively social!  :)

When recently reading a Harvard Business Review Blog, the writer quickly reminded us of the importance of saying someone’s name. Introductions Are Much More Than Icebreakers, provided key insight into the relevance of knowing people’s names and using them.

We learned something…maybe you will too?

Do you love to look at Conde Nast Traveler’s Room with View feature?  That is something we always look forward to every month….plus trying to get our clients as one of the selected rooms!  Since 1987, every issue of CNT has devoted the last page to an image of one hotel or resort’s special view.  Now the magazine has come out with a book, Conde Nast Traveler Room with a View, which captures 140 of the best profiled views.  What a great gift for your travel aficionado friends or a treat for yourself!