December 15th 2010 – Press+1 is very pleased to announce that Adam A. Donaldson is the new Editor-At-Large for one of Canada’s largest independent online magazines. “I have known Adam for many years and worked previously with him” says Editor-in-Chief Kindah Mardam Bey, “it has been a long-standing objective of mine to procure this talented, innovative, resourceful, and ambitious Editor for Press+1.”
Adam A. Donaldson has had an extensive career in journalism and has been an editor for multiple publications. Donaldson is a writer, journalist, filmmaker and promoter. Donaldson cut his journalism chops at the The Ontarion straight from University where he served as Arts & Culture Editor and later Editor-in-Chief. Additionally, Adam has served as Managing Editor of Lucid Media and has been a contributor to the Guelph Mercury, the Guelph Tribune, thecannon.ca, Echo Weekly, Women’s Post, New Theatre Review and End Type. Adam has also made several short films including “Spooky Kids”, “Environmental Science”, “Zombie Apocalypse” and “Ready/S.E.T./Dunk”, and works extensively with Synn Studios, a progressive multi-media production company based in Guelph.
“Adam has all the skills of a natural leader for our extensive list of journalists across Canada. He is eager to accept the challenges ahead and work with myself in the creative development of a multi-platform, digitally integrated, and continually evolving online publication that Press+1 is.” Kindah Mardam Bey continues “Adam Donaldson has a great amount of enthusiasm and a host of fantastic ideas to help Press+1 reach its future objectives.” Adam is “pleased to be able to join the Press+1 team” and “looks forward to taking this enterprising Canadian publication to the next level.”
About Press+1:
Press+1 (Press Plus One) is one of Canada’s largest independent online entertainment magazines at www.pressplus1.com. Established in 2007 by Editor-in-Chief Kindah Mardam Bey, Press+1 has quickly become Canada’s “ticket to entertainment” with over fifty writers across the country submitting in coverage daily. A Canadian-focused, but globally-minded publication created by a diverse range of people nationwide, we endeavour to bring a Canadian presence in entertainment onto the international stage through the digital platform. Last year Press+1 became the very first media outlet to create a Canadian Film section dedicated solely to the promotion of Canadian films.
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Yes, as you undoubtedly have noticed by now, Press+1 has a new face and a new logo. For the past few months, the team behind Press+1 have diligently been working on improving the look and feel of our magazine, while still being committed to bringing you the best in arts & entertainment coverage with a Canadian blend. And here it is.
Along with our fancy new logo, and bigger slideshow at the top of the screen, we’ve made a number of other improvements as well. Scroll down to your right, you will have easy access to the latest in reviews; scroll down to your left and you’ll see our Facebook link and connections to the XOXOJes...CelebNews blog and the TVCritic.org podcast. The Featured Review Section and the Video Interviews are still there as well, just now you hopefully won’t have to scroll down as long.
In addition, you can check out Press+1’s brand new Comic Section, which will offer the latest in comic news, interviews, articles and reviews with the type of coverage you’ve come to expect from Press+1. We also have a new Breaking News section where you can find cool casting news, trailers, press releases and other scoop presented in a quick, easy-to-read format.
Anyway, we hope you like the changes. We certainly do. And please try and bear with us as we continue to make upgrades and improvements to Press+1 as we strive to prove why we are the online destination for arts & entertainment coverage in Canada!
Telefilm Canada, a federal cultural agency dedicated to developing and promoting the Canadian audiovisual industry, has featured the Press+1 CDNfilm section! You can read the article here
TORONTO, Feb 16th 2010....Press+1 Publicity is pleased to announce its involvement with the Babes For Breasts (B4B) 2010 National Touring Benefit Concert. B4B is organizing a four city cross-Canada benefit tour in September and October.
Kindah Mardam Bey has signed on to the position of Executive Director for the Babes For Breasts concert tour. Press+1 will be at the helm of the B4B 2010 publicity and promotions.
“We are thrilled to have Kindah Mardam Bey and Press+1 as a driving force for the 2010 Babes For Breasts tour,” says Ana Miura, founder of Babes For Breasts. “Kindah's strong leadership and organizational skills are rivalled only by her creativity and enthusiasm; all of which will serve her well as our Executive Director. With a fresh energy and plans for bigger and brighter shows, the B4B team looks forward to continuing to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer. We will fight ‘The Big C’ with our big C's: Contribution, Creativity, Community and Connection.”
With the 2010 tour, B4B aims to increase the quality of the benefit concert in order to achieve greater impact. Tour dates will be in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, and will feature well-known Canadian singer/songwriters and substantially bigger host venues than previous years. The Press+1 Publicity team will provide cross-Canada promotion on a multimedia platform, utilizing social media, radio, television and print, as well as help to organize and execute the event.
"Press+1 Publicity is elated to be a part of such a groundbreaking event as Babes For Breasts; I feel honoured to be the newest member to the Executive team,” said Kindah Mardam Bey, President of Press+1 Publicity & Publishing. “Founder Ana Miura and co-founder Amanda Rheaume are inspiring Canadian artists dedicated to the cause of fundraising for breast cancer programs. My knowledge and experience in publicity, event promotion, sponsorships, and the entertainment industry will be a contribution to the Babes For Breasts tour that I look forward to providing.”
About Babes For Breasts:
A groundbreaking event, Babes For Breasts (B4B) is an annual National Touring Benefit Concert that aims to raise funds for breast cancer charities. B4B (www.babesforbreasts.com) is in its fourth year now, and what was once a grassroots tour originated by founder Ana Miura has now become a large scale fundraising event for October 2010.
About Press+1 Publicity and Promotions:
Press+1 Publicity is a company dedicated to rewriting how brands and the entertainment industry can effectively reach a savvy and connected online community of consumers. It evolved out of being a media outlet (Press+1 Publishing) and seeing a disconnect between what media need and what publicity provides. Press+1 Publicity applies the insider's knowledge of what the media needs in order to get your word out to your audience.
For more information about Babes For Breasts, or Press+1 Publicity, contact Kindah Mardam Bey at
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TORONTO, Feb 8th 2010....Press+1 Magazine (www.pressplus1.com), one of Canada’s fastest growing independently owned, arts & entertainment online magazines, is pleased to announce the highly anticipated launch of Press+1 Publicity.
Due to Publisher & President, Kindah Mardam Bey’s expertise in multi-platform communications, media, and an in-depth understanding of how entertainment connects with a prodigious online community, Press+1 will have its own Publicity and Promotions division dedicated to rewriting how brands and the entertainment industry can effectively reach a savvy and connected online community of consumers.
Being on the media side of the entertainment industry gives Press+1 Publicity an insider's edge on what is the most effective way to communicate with the media for a brand, artist or event to get the best possible results.
Amanda Wenek and Emily Wall, publicists in Toronto and Vancouver, and Christine Bode for Social Media Promotions, help to achieve a wide-reaching national scope with Press+1 Publicity. “My growing team of publicists are as enterprising about Press+1 Publicity as I am” said Mardam Bey, President of Press+1 Publicity.
"Press+1 magazine was a dream of mine that is now fully actualized, but the publicity arm of this company came out of applied experience” added Mardam Bey. “I am equally as pleased with finding sponsorships for film and television productions, as I am with national concert tours that are dedicated to a worthy cause or charity. I am finding this aspect of Press+1 Publicity rewarding and very results driven. The future is bold and bright for Press+1 Publicity!"
The online entertainment magazine Press+1 (www.pressplus1.com ) was launched in July 2009 and was created upon the foundation of its predecessor, A ‘n’ E Vibe, which was launched in 2007. Press+1 highlights and celebrates Canadian talent within an international framework. With fifty journalists who send in coverage daily across Canada, four editors and two managing editors, Press+1 has become one of the fastest growing arts and entertainment online magazines in the country.
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