CORT Acquires ABC Special Event Rentals
CORT was featured in an article in Special Events magazine titled, "Party Rental Deals Pop: A Sign for the Industry?" This article resulted from Largemouth's announcement and media pitching regarding CORT's acquisition of ABC Special Event Rentals in Seattle. The article references this acquisition as a sign of the resiliency of the event industry. CORT Trade Show & Event Furnishings group Vice President Michael Davis was also interviewed and quoted in the article.

Town of Cary Selects Sensus
Local media rallied around the Town of Cary's selection of Sensus for a program applying smart grid technologies for water management including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) two-way communications and smart metering. Largemouth received coverage for this local customer win in an article in Raleigh's News & Observer. The article led with the leak detection that AMI facilitates, a key message for Sensus water products and services.

Southeastern Freight Lines, More-Than-a-Truckload of Coverage
For Southeastern Freight Lines, 2011 opened with the launch of a new subsidiary, Southeastern Logistics Solutions. The new subsidiary provides additional transportation services nationwide that complement Southeastern Freight Lines' less-than-a- truckload services across the Southeastern United States. Adding to media stories in local markets across the county and industry trade publications, such as The Journal of Commerce and Transport Topics, Largemouth Communications also conducted a direct e-mail campaign. All of the outreach created a buzz in the industry and started the phones ringing at Southeastern with customers requesting quotes to do business with SLS and congratulating the company on the news.

News & Observer "College Rivalries Brew Over Coffee"
Kangaroo Express' Battle for Bean Street campaign continues to captivate the Triangle. Last month, Largemouth reached out to Lori Wiggins, the Midtown Muse columnist for a story on battle. The resulting article, "College Rivalries Brew Over Coffee", was featured in the News & Observer. The story included an interview with Kangaroo Express' vice president of marketing services, Dave Henninger, a focus on the new features in Kangaroo Express stores, and a large amount of laudatory rhetoric aimed towards the company's success in tapping into such a passionate rivalry. Clearly, the Battle for Bean Street has found its home.

Powergrid International Article, "Ensuring Reliable Communications, Data Protection for AMI Networks"
Largemouth worked with a contact at Powergrid International to pitch and submit an article for their January issue bylined by Balu Ambady, director of security for Sensus. The article outlined the necessary steps to securing a two-way communications network. This is a relevant topic for Sensus, as their FlexNet AMI system was the first to achieve the internationally recognized Wurldtech Achilles industrial cyber-security certification.

Largemouth Supports Kangaroo Express' Sponsorship of Thunder Road Marathon
Largemouth helped leverage Kangaroo Express' title sponsorship of The Kangaroo Express Thunder Road Marathon presented by Marathon Oil by pitching local print and broadcast media and providing day-of support such as coordinating broadcast interviews, managing media requests and live tweeting. Outreach garnered coverage in local Charlotte blogs and the Charlotte Observer.