Testimonials

Just a short note to thank you for the enjoyable evening last Friday. The
Mayor's Gala tribute was very well done and it was nice to see and speak to
my fellow Mayors that evening. The monies raised for the United Way were
significant and you deserve congratulations for a job well done.
Bob Bentley,
Mayor of Grimsby

I wanted to let you know that I read the POWER Report as I travel all over
the world. Keep up the good work!
Ron Foxcroft
Chairman & Founder, Fox 40 International Inc.
President & CEO, Fluke Transportation Group

Congratulations on your great successes stories that I am hearing and
watching. You made us all proud that how a company like POWERGROUP
communications can be run.
Jahan Zeb
Hamilton's Centre for Civic Inclusion

Thanks SO much for the Mayor's Gala Friday night. You guys did an AWESOME
job and kudos to you Laura, and the PowerGroup team! We watched the Gala
production on CHTV on Saturday night from the cottage (Buck Horn) - excellent job.
John Murray
Stephensons Rent Alls

Thanks for sending me the latest Power Report. Although I’m not living in Hamilton,
I’m always interested to hear of the great developments happening there. I didn’t know
that Hamilton was rated as the best city to do business, that’s great!
Nazeli Clausen
Director, Investor Relations
ZENON Environmental Inc. - "Water for the World"

I heard that you did an AMAZING job at the Julian Falconer media conference.
Ron Foxcroft
Fox40 International Inc., Fluke Transportation Ltd.

Great job on this file by the way. I was skeptical at the beginning how much coverage we could get. You've done a great job.
Richard Ciano Principal, Campaign Research

I'm really grateful for everything you have done to give Shelternet a much-needed boost of very positive media attention. Thanks so much, for everything. As many of us are volunteers, it's useful to have all the media organized in one place so we can use it as needed (with prospective funders, for example). Thanks very much.
Bridget Goldsmith, President Shelternet

I was a member of the audience during the release of the Safety Panel report and was very impressed with how you managed the large media presence. You made it look so easy.
Rosa Pagliaroli Toronto District School Board

Laura and Powergroup team - The coverage over the past few days has been awesome. Thank you all for the hard work I know you've been doing.
Victoria Blainey, Manager of Public Relations and Marketing
Lulu Enterprises, Inc. Canada

We just completed our Management Meeting and the board is very impressed with your Strategic Marketing and Communications Plan and presentation. They all would like a copy of the full booklet with the colour ads, research results, etc.
Kerri Douglas, Executive Coordinator
Ontario Funeral Service Association

Just wanted to say that you did a great job on Friday for the Media Launch of the new flyglobespan airline! Your team put on an excellent presentation.
Gord McNeil.

Thanks so much for opening the door to this ... we are being featured on CBC News: Morning weekly "Made In Canada" segment. I’m really excited about what this could do for the biz. I’m so relieved to have had some media experience to prep me for this huge opportunity.
Annette Brennan, Crock A Doodle Inc.

The Powerful Marketing seminar presented by Laura Babcock, of Powergroup Communications, was in-depth, hip, well-delivered, and helped us analyze our firm's branding, advertising and marketing programs, in terms we hadn't considered before. We felt our message has been delivered very well, until Laura showed us how to tweak and add muscle to our company's brand marketing campaign. Also Laura shared valuable insight for taking advantage of "no-cost" business promotion, and effective "cause" marketing efforts. If you're interested in promoting your business and increasing your market share, find the opportunity to hear Laura speak....and pay attention!
Kevin C. Weaver
Weaver Family Funeral Homes

Thanks for the invitation to the OFSA Marketing Session, we found it most helpful to be reminded of how important our image is in everything that we do and to project the image that we portray. Laura Babcock was an excellent presenter and because of her in-site we have already changed many of our past advertising practices and we are now more clearly focused on making sure we are what we say we are.
Thanks again to OFSA for focusing on helping our daily business not just what might happen.
Brian Parent
Families First, it's everything we do.

Thanks for your time today. I appreciate so much the depth of marketing and public relations experience from which you speak. HPO is fortunate to have you on the Board.
Alex Baran, Executive Director
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

I wanted to take the time to update you since our successful event last year - owed in most part to POWERGROUP Communications. CFKA has established a real momentum since last January, building a good working board, with all of its participants fully engaged and propelling the organization forward. In my opinion, this is giant step forward, and again is owed in most part to the event that we organized this year with POWERGROUP's guidance. I personally felt it necessary to communicate this with you, as you were the key to opening all the doors that have in this past year and I wanted that to be recognized.
Victoria Long Wincza
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts

We have been flooded with emails since the media launch. Incredibly positive. Our website has had close to 8,000 visits per day which can be attributed directly to the media. Incredible really.... Your work has been outstanding and the impact of the national launch is making a difference!
Jan Richardson, Executive Director

I have to tell you again, that was a fantastic launch! I've heard people say, and I'm not kidding, that it was one of the best national media launches they've ever seen.
Chris Holtz, Toronto Government Relations Consultant
Vice President, The Jeffrey Group

Powergroup Communications' events, presentations, press releases, media hosting and other communications are always top notch. More importantly, the group is so organized and reliable, that I generally agree to automatically provide full coverage of their events-as they are always so smoothly executed, and importantly, ALWAYS on time and on schedule. I highly recommend the services of this top-flight communications company.
Steve Coulson
Producer, Cable 14

We just completed our launch which was very successful and has generated positive press for Stonecroft in Mississauga and the overall Stonecroft brand… I would like you to give special consideration to hiring the services of POWERGROUP. Laura Babcock was the key to making our launch a success and solely responsible with ensuring that it was well covered by the press. Laura, of course served the traditional role of publicist by making and managing the contacts but she also was invaluable with the knowledge she brought to bear for us. This included guidance regarding the agenda, creating the press kits, helping with our bio's, preparing press releases and follow-ups afterwards and more. Also talking with the press, repeated calls to get them to cover the event and positioning us so that we maximized the occasion. From my perspective the press coverage was key to getting the word out to our region and I fully expect will provide a huge kick-start to generating business in our territory. If you need any further information about Laura or POWERGROUP, please let me know. I am sure you will be extremely happy when you make this investment for your business.
John T Allan, Managing Partner
Stonecroft + Partners Mississauga Brampton Caledon York Region

VIP Grand Opening of Bay Gardens Hamilton was billed as the “Event of the Summer”
The Hamilton Spectator, August 12, 2008

I just wanted to send you a little note to say congratulations on organizing a great event last night. I've rarely been to events of that size where the official presentations were so tight. Well done!
Chris Charlton, MP
Hamilton Mountain

Thank you Laura!
Congratulations on another 'event of the century'. Everything was perfection.
Karin Vogt
Pearson-Dunn Insurance

Our people had a great time over the last week-end at our Second Annual CMX Research National Educational Conference. Thank you again for all your hard work in making our event a success!
Vilija Rasutis,
CMX Research Inc.

I wanted to extend a huge Thank You to you for spending the day with the sales team BOOT CAMP. Your messaging really impressed on the team the importance of proper communication and need for a team effort to reach objectives. From a personal standpoint, I appreciated your approach and professionalism at every level.

Laura, I cannot fully demonstrate my appreciation for the impact you have made on the sales team. This morning, Al was still referring to you as “Drill Sergeant”…a true testimony to your approach and demeanour. Your demonstrated passion for your skill in carrying people to the next level was an awesome experience to witness and to be a part of. Again, Thank you,
Daniel Rodrigues, Director of Advertising
Dynasty Communications Inc.

I wanted to take this opportunity to THANK all of you for putting together the best Off Site Management meeting I have ever participated in. I knew from the moment I first met with Laura Babcock that I was on to something special and you proved me right. You all went out of your way to make sure our needs and objectives were not only clearly identified but also delivered. You exceeded all of our expectations and I truly look forward to working with all of you again. On behalf of the Philips Lighting Executive Team THANK YOU all very much.
Michael Gentile, Vice President & General Manager
Philips Lighting, Markham, Ontario

What a night! All expectations were 100% bang on - and THEN SOME! Thank you once again Laura for your team's efforts in bringing it together - nothing but positive feedback all day from staff and clients and alike!
Bob Lawrie, CAIB (Hons.),Vice President
Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers Ltd

The entire night (VIP Grand Opening) was a 100% success. If you ever need another reference you can count on me.
Jan Nichols, President, Bay Gardens

I wanted to tell you how impressed I was with the entire event. Kudos to you for making this look like a walk in the park. The event was beautifully executed and the content highly relevant and compelling. Being new to the Hamilton area I was hoping for and received a great education in the challenges we all face living and/or working in this community. Bravo! and I look forward to next year's conference!
Suzanne Carpenter
General Manager, AM 900 CHML

It has taken half of my day to get enough fog from my brain to put some words down to THANK YOU for your successful, therefore our successful, Grand Opening event. That must naturally mean I had a great time and I did. So did everyone here. We were all receiving e-mails and phone calls today congratulating us on our opening and our successful evening. We made the news...twice. The bottom line is...You Are Terrific!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you! The building, both inside and out looked spectacular. The catering was wonderful (so I've been told) and the wine... Laura - thank you so much for agreeing to MC this event for me. As always you made this the professional event it was supposed to be. I know that to you this is "just another event" but believe me, to us it was the event of the year and with your help it was all it should have been.
Pat Legato
Assante Wealth Management

Laura and her team did a superb job of creating just the right ambience for you and your guests at your Grand Opening.
Rosemary Russell
Rosemary Russell and Associates

I wanted to say thank you to all who helped to make Diversity Works March, 2007 an outstanding conference event. I had warned Linda that always when one runs a special event there are glitches and hiccups. I cannot recollect one for this event. I want to thank the team at Powergroup Communications for all their hard work in making things run like clock work. Laura made those vital media connections that promoted the event so well in the community. Also, Laura we appreciate your good work in MCing the event and your idea for the HIWIN launch.
Judy Travis
Executive Director, Hamilton Training Advisory Board

Thank you to the Power Group team for that great organization , planning and the smooth way that the March 2007 HCCI launch day was conducted. It was also helpful to have all your Support Persons.. IT and Photographer and team members. Thank you for your great work.
Madina Wasuge
Executive Director, Hamilton's Centre for Civic Inclusion

Thanks Laura. Your advice was very useful.
Gerry Connelly, Director of Education
Toronto District School Board

We just completed our Management Meeting and the board is very impressed with your Strategic Marketing and Communications Plan and presentation.
Kerri Douglas, Executive Coordinator
Ontario Funeral Service Association

You are fast and good (at editing).
Nancy Freeman,
Surrey Place, Toronto