Affect Strategies Newsletter #5 August 2008
Strategic 

Marketing | Communications | Public Relations
Welcome to the Tech Affect Newsletter
PR & Marketing for Technology
Feature
Best PR and Marketing Books: Reviews From Professionals (Us!)
Wondering why the Affect Strategies team is doing book reviews? Well, as practitioners in an industry that is constantly evolving, our team prides itself on staying ahead of the curve.

Check out the books that we've reviewed recently here. But you don't have to take our word for it*!

What are your favorite industry books? Email Katie with your thoughts, and we may feature your favorite book in our next newsletter.

*Yep, that's a quote right out of Reading Rainbow!


Client Snapshot

Luxoft Names Affect Strategies Public Relations Agency of Record
Luxoft, a global provider of high-end software application and product development services to clients such as Deutsche Bank, IBM, UBS and T-Mobile, has contracted Affect to manage its public relations strategy. Affect will generate awareness for Luxoft, build strong relationships with key media and drive demand among prospective clients for Luxoft's services.
Read more

Read Luxoft's recent coverage in InfoWorld and BusinessWeek.

Events
Early-Bird Discount Has Been Extended Through August 29!
PRSA's T3 PR Conference 2008: Theory, Tactics & Technology for High-Tech Public Relations

The early-bird deadline has been extended for the Technology Conference of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) which is taking place on Thursday, September 11, 2008 in New York City. Now you can take advantage of a $50 discount on the registration fee until August 29th!

Register Now!

The T3 PR Conference is specifically designed for public relations professionals that represent technology companies. The one-day conference offers attendees the chance to meet and learn from the best technology communications professionals around the country.

Join the PRSA Technology Ning today!

Web 2.0 Expo
The Web 2.0 Expo has finally come to NYC - and we couldn't be more excited. The Web 2.0 Expo is for next generation web designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists. The inaugural Web 2.0 Expo New York "takes the pulse of the Web ecosystem and looks to its future, training a spotlight across the Web 2.0 universe to illuminate how the Internet Revolution is being created and delivered."

Will you be there? So will Affect Strategies Vice President, Leslie Campisi, and she'd love to meet you!

Read Leslie's blog post on the Web 2.0 Expo, and shoot her an email if you plan to attend.



About Affect Strategies
Affect Strategies is a strategic marketing, communications and public relations firm located in New York. Established in 2002, the company combines strategy, creative and intelligent program development, impeccable execution and exemplary customer service to help its clients achieve their specific business goals. Specializing in technology and communications, Affect Strategies has also applied its marketing prowess to consumer goods and professional services. As year-round public relations counsel, or a single project resource, Affect leverages its business acumen and service excellence to achieve the precise results that its clients seek.

For more information, please visit our website or our blog.

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