From Kim McKay and the team @ Klick Communications

Hello and welcome to "in the klick", our first edition for 2009 (well, our first edition ever...) 

Since our launch in early 2008, the team at Klick Communications has been working on wonderful projects, with inspirational people.  We thought the best way to keep you updated was to create
"in the klick" a regular bite for your hit of news, industry views and the inside stories.

Who are we?
Klick Communications is a PR driven Marketing Communications Collective - driven by a belief in powerful partnerships. We embrace the power of communications to create and execute innovative strategies and tactical solutions for our partners.

Our team is Kim McKay, Laura McDonnell, Florence Sandford, Joanne Wilkinson, Leonie Conley, Inger Flathaug and Jemma Gorman.

We are easy to get in touch with!  Should you need us, please call (02) 8353 7100 or visit our website klick.com.au for mobile numbers, skype details, Linkedin profiles - you get the gist.

Read on to find out what some of our amazing clients are up to.

Thong Hot Summer

Australian’s all let us wear thongs, for we are young and free!! 

The 4th annual Havaianas Australia Day Thong Challenge is happening
on January 26 at five of the hottest beaches across Australia.  Kick off is
from 9:00am (local times).

South Australia – Glenelg Beach
Victoria – Torquay Beach
New South Wales – North Bondi Beach
Western Australia – Sorrento Beach
Queensland – Noosa Beach

You can register online at havaianasthongchallenge.com.au and you’ll receive a giant inflatable Havaianas Thong to cruise around the water on. Proceeds from the $30 registration fee ($25 if you register online) go to the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the Nippers programmes of participating Surf Life Saving Clubs.

We can’t think of a better way to spend Australia Day! 

Get ready to party, New Orleans style!

Set to hit our shores in February, Southern Comfort is transporting the party spirit of its birthplace – New Orleans – to Australia with SoCo Carnivale, an eclectic mix of music and vibrant energy.

We’re hanging out to see Lyrics Born, Kate Miller-Heidke, Norman Jay and Little Red strut their stuff along with fantastic emerging talents like Purple Sneakers, The Bamboos and Dirty Laundry.

Joining the party will be roving street performers, circus acts and burlesque
dancers to help create the ultimate Carnivale experience.

More programme details on the website sococargo.com.au
Tickets available at moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX (438 849)
 

Obama Tourism Wave Hits Hawai’i

Due to skyrocketing interest in Hawai’i since Barack Obama won the American presidential election and with this week's Inauguration, the Hawai'i Visitors and Convention Bureau has launched a special Barack Obama micro-site at gohawaii.com/obama.

It highlights some of the significant places tied to Obama’s earlier days in
Hawai’i and where he holidayed in both August and December 2008.

Today, Obama credits his upbringing in the Islands as a major influence on his character and values, saying, “What’s best in me, and what’s best in my message, is consistent with the tradition of Hawai'i.”