LCI is an award-winning, mid-sized, full service San Francisco Bay Area public relations agency, specializing in results-driven consumer, consumer technology and non-profit communications and media relations.

Celebrating more than 15 years in business, LCI has been named one of the top PR firms by PR Week, PR Source Code and the San Francisco Business Times.

Read what the media is saying about LCI, its clients and LCI's media relations expertise. Simply click on the list to your left.

"When San Francisco's new Asian Art Museum opens in January, visitors who knew the Beaux Arts building as the old Main Library will be struck by the light-filled transparency of once-dark and divided spaces....With 40,000 square feet of gallery space, the museum will be able to put 2,500 or so on permanent display -- twice as many as it could in its crowded space at the old M.H. de Young Memorial Museum."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"Five months before opening its new facility in San Francisco's civic center, the Asian Art Museum has acquired nearly 1,000 works of art as donations from two major private collections. The combined acquistion is the most significant gift of art to the museum since industrialist Avery Brundage's founding donation of nearly 8,000 objects...."
-- Los Angeles Times

"Sheetrock dust fills the air and the place smells like plaster, but through the ringing of steel on steel and the roar of pressure cleaning, The City's new Asian Art Museum in Civic Center is emerging as a wonder of openness and light. San Francisco owns one of the best collections of Asian art in the world. Finally, museum staff say, it will have a worthy exhibition space in its new location -- the old Main Library -- on Larkin Street."
-- San Francisco Examiner

"From cramped quarters in Golden Gate Park, the Asian Art Museum moves to a spacious venue crafted from San Francisco's venerable public library that will allow it to display about twice as much as it has before -- 2,500 pieces of its current collection of 13,000 pieces, in rotating exhibits in about 35 permanent galleries."
-- San Jose Mercury News

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"With 100,000 or so participants, San Francisco's huge seven-mile Bay to Breakers run is as much party as serious race."
-- Wall Street Journal

"When I was up in San Francisco as Grand Marshall for the Examiner Bay to Breakers, there were people in outrageous costumes - people even running naked!"
-- Jay Leno on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"

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"Berkeley now nurtures theater as well as protest. What is happening is the transformation of some forlorn streets of empty buildings in downtown Berkeley into a flourishing neighborhood anchored by a sleek new 600-seat theater that is the second stage for Berkeley Repertory Theater."
-- New York Times

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"Small online businesses are thriving in dot-com consolidation. Tens of thousands of small businesses you've never heard of are quietly making a go of it online, providing welcome relief from the big brands. And despite the continuing consolidation online, the best of these mini-dots will thrive. Says Andrew Beebe, chairman of the small-business services site Bigstep.com: 'The personal touch is what will make them succeed.'"
-- Business Week

"Bigstep.com is one of PC Magazine's top 100 Web Sites."
-- PC Magazine

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"Groovynet, CafePress and other e-tailers have turned Teddy against V-Day. Additional love-bashing doodads include coffee mugs, buttons, posters, fridge magnets and doggie apparel."
-- Time Magazine

"CafePress offers 50 basic blank items-from coffee mugs and lunchboxes to hoodies and bumper stickers-all available to be decorated with creative ideas devised by others."
-- Oakland Tribune

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"The shift will begin a new effort by the California State Parks Foundation, a non-profit group based in Marin County, to raise $5 million in private funds to restore and reopen the 115 foot tall lighthouse, an elegant white structure located near Pescadero that ranks among the tallest lighthouses on the Pacific Coast."
-- San Jose Mercury News

"Discover the Many States of California" is the theme of the $180,000 marketing campaign to be launched in Sacramento this morning by the California State Park system and the California State Parks Foundation… It will cost taxpayers nothing. The California State Parks Foundation is covering all expenses. Created in 1969, the foundation's mission is to protect, enhance and promote state parks."
-- Sacramento Bee

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"Mmm, mmm, good.  Ice cream and Nicolette Sheridan?  Call this desperate housewife celebrity server as she scoops up some ice cream in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's 25th anniversary … this day she's helping out Cold Stone Creamery host the world's largest ice cream social."
-- E! News Live

"Smokin' hot 'Desperate Housewives'' Nicolette Sheridan cooled off by serving some delectable desserts as part of the world's largest ice cream cake social.  The nationwide event, hosted by Cold Stone Creamery, benefited the Make-A-Wish Foundation."
-- Entertainment Tonight

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"It's easy to understand why Commuter Checks are so popular -- they save commuters and their employers money."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Commuter Check is among the top five most popular benefits."
-- East Bay Business Times

"The idea (for transit vouchers) has caught on in the Bay Area, where Commuter Check began in 1991. Since that time, the number of subscribers has doubled to 80,000, while 3,200 companies have taken advantage of the system. . . (Because of Commuter Check), the Bay Area is the biggest and fastest-growing market for transit vouchers in the country."
-- Oakland Tribune

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"It was a chance encounter at a hotel-district Starbucks that put family hoteliers Yvonne Lembi-Detert and Jon Handlery into tsunami-relief work together. The two decided to donate $5 from every room-night at their hotels to tsunami relief, with the goal of hitting $25,000 each. They hope to send the combined $50,000 by the middle of this month, if not sooner."
-- San Francisco Business Times

"Explore San Francisco with your family on a getaway special at the Handlery Union Square Hotel."
-- Los Angeles Times

"The Handlery Union Square Hotel (351 Geary Street) is a classy European styled property in the heart of downtown San Francisco. It’s surprisingly affordable, given its elegance and location."
-- Jetsetters Magazine

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"e-BOX Corp. is backed by Pioneer Corp., Sharp Corp., National Semiconductor Corp., Sigma Designs Inc., CMC Magnetics Corp., iVAST Inc. and Modern VideoFilm Inc. Its proposed technology includes a TV set-top box that will use a microprocessor chip from National Semiconductor, the Linux operating system and additional software from iVAST."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"Burgeoning MPEG-4 solutions company iVAST has secured its biggest client to date, striking a multimillion-dollar deal with ClearStar USA, which will begin delivering its "triple play" Internet/video and telephone service within a year."
-- The Hollywood Reporter

"After sending out the first satellite transmission of an MPEG-4 (Moving Picture Expert Group) video signal, signing a key deal with a pair of Hollywood heavyweights and opening a brand new development studio, iVAST Inc. is flying high these days."
-- Broadband Week

"Seven technology companies have formed a joint venture in Tokyo called E-Box Corp. to sell equipment aimed at helping North American and Asia-Pacific cable TV operators to provide video on demand and other interactive TV services. The venture's backers include Pioneer and Sharp of Japan, National Semiconductor (NSM: and Sigma Designs of the U.S. and CMC Magnetics of Taiwan. Two privately held California companies, iVAST and Modern VideoFilm, are also participating."
-- CBS Marketwatch

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"Landis Communications has enjoyed a quite credible claim on the title of San Francisco's leading independent consumer public relations specialist."

--The Holmes Report

“LCI's competitive analysis is comprehensive, impressive and insightful. I have almost 20 years of marketing and sales experience and have never seen a report like LCI's from a PR firm.  I commend you and your team.”

-- Alan Mark, The Mark Company (The Potrero, SF condo development)      

“I’ve worked in the media, participated in media trainings and conducted media trainings – but the LCI media training is the best by far.  LCI not only explained the process in a thoughtful and succinct manner – but helped our executives go from 0 to 500 mph on the media scale within a day.  When you want to know how best to work with and talk to the media, call LCI first.”

-- Brianne Miller, TBD.com

"A little bit of what we're doing as PR pros," commented David Landis, "is giving the public what they want - but we're also leading the public and educating them in the process."  -- David Landis, as quoted in the 10-1-07 edition of PR Week on the subject of organic trends.

"Landis Communications Inc. handles some of San Francisco's most prestigious clients, such as Whole Foods Market, Inc., Cold Stone Creamery, the SF SPCA and the San Francisco Symphony.  This year, the firm celebrates its 15th year of business." -- San Francisco Examiner

"PR is best equipped to respond to the changing media landscape."

-- David Landis, as quoted in 8-22-05 edition of PR Week

"One of the top PR firms"

-- PR Week, PR Source Code and the San Francisco Business Times

"Since establishing Landis Communications 15 years ago, president and CEO David Landis has made sure that charitable giving was a component of the culture at his San Francisco public relations firm. 'While the economy has ebbed and flowed, we've had a variety of policies,' he says. 'But we've always given back.' That effort has included direct financial contributions, discounted fees to non-profit clients and pro-bono work."
-- David Landis, quoted in BusinessWeek

"The LCI media training was instrumental in helping me focus on the important messages to convey and how best to do so. I quickly became comfortable with print media, but it took me longer with broadcast interviews. With practice and time, I overcame my trepidation and now find myself repeating David's advice to guests who appear on my television program. And in my head still say a little, "Thank you, David!" each time before the cameras roll!"
-- Elizabeth Cromwell, formerly of the San Francisco Examiner, now with Maryland Cable Television

"David Landis is an ace p.r. guy. His firm did the publicity for the opening of Union Square pro bono. David's a magnificent San Franciscan. ..."
-- P.J. Corkery, SF Examiner

"One of the Bay Area's top fastest growing companies."
-- San Francisco Business Times

"Public relations firms with a wide array of clients are probably in the safest position (to weather the economic downturn). One public relations agency with a diverse clientele is Landis Communications Inc., which expects to continue to be profitable this year."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"David Landis of Landis Communications Inc. in San Francisco says that volunteering guidance to potential clients is an important part of the public relations business - and business development. 'Giving advice is the best form of marketing for any PR professional,' he offers."
-- PR Week

"Good and successful business development isn't just following up on leads -- it's being active in the community where people can tangibly see how you work firsthand. That's one of the ways that potential clients can see the value of your work."
-- David Landis, as quoted in Ragan's Media Relations Report

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"Alonzo King could not have thought of a better name than LINES for his company. Much has been made of the ways in which Mr. King’s choreography defies the traditions of classical ballet. His dances (reinforce the impression) that they are more about long, sleek body lines and sculptured shapes than any one style or technique. The young men and women who encounter one another in the brief trysts and battles and winding kaleidoscopic patterns of these dances are all everyday mortals who look divine."
-- New York Times

"Alonzo King's LINES Ballet took classical dancing beyond obvious and often trivial entertainment values into the realm of art."
-- Los Angeles Times

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"The LCI team provided exceptional strategic council, attention to detail and relationship-building skills. They swiftly put a plan into action to communicate our message to the right media and community contacts, bringing innovative and effective tactics to the table. Their dedication and commitment exceeds the norm, and they bring talent and creativity to every aspect of their work."
-- Amy Campbell, LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels

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"That was John Buckman’s idea in 2003 when he founded Magnatune.com, an independent record label that sells music through online downloads and CDs and noncommercial use. His business plan was simple: Let people listen to the music all they want for free over the Internet. If they like an album so much they want to own it, they can pay a range of $5 to $18 per album, which they can choose."
-- The Christian Science Monitor

" The TunePlug, from the online record label Magnatune (magnatune.com), is a U.S.B flash drive that comes loaded with MP3 files from 10 independent recording artists."
-- The New York Times

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"The world of online dating is certainly booming, with millions of willing singles hunched over keyboards touch-typing their best smooth lines. "It's to the point where mothers are actually telling single daughters to search for their husbands on the Web," says Trish McDermott of Match.com, an Internet dating service that boasts about 100,000 active members."
-- Time Magazine

"If you've looked for love in all the wrong places, perhaps it's time to try an online dating service such as Match.com."
-- NBC-TV "The Today Show"

"The Internet opens up an exponentially larger pool of eligible bachelors and bachelorettes. It's like walking into a "football stadium full of single people of the gender of your choice," says Trish McDermott, online dating expert for Match.com."
-- Wall Street Journal

"Netizens are falling in love from the inside out says Match.com, which boasts some 600 marriages."
-- People Magazine

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"It might not have looked it, but for one or two teenage girls from New York City the long road to fame and fortune may just have begun yesterday afternoon on East 106th Street and Park Avenue. That's the location of Metropolitan Studios, which was the site of a dream-inducing open audition for a new NBC comedy series loosely based on the life of Jennifer Lopez, the Bronx native turned global superstar and Hollywood producer."
-- New York Times

"NBC's "The Weakest Link" is looking for new victims: they're holding tryouts in New York to look for brave souls to square off against "Goodbye!" girl Anne Robinson. "New Yorkers are very smart and don't let anyone get away with anything - and they don't have a problem with authority," says NBC producer Laura Chambers."
-- New York Post

"Are you in search of your 15 minutes of fame? NBC will provide yet another shot at celebrity status when the peacock network holds an open call for its popular game show, "The Weakest Link". . . Do you have the guts? If so, join the hundreds of brave souls this Sunday at the Hyatt. If not, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye!"
-- Philadelphia Tribune

"You say you've always dreamed of being belittled by Anne Robinson on NBC's "Weakest Link" trivia game show? Well, Bunky, your chance at 15 minutes of shame may be at hand. "Weakest Link" is conducting a nationwide search for contestants, and pulls into Seattle today. By the way, Anne Robinson won't be there. Goodbye!"
-- Seattle Post Intelligencer

"Nuyorican Productions, la compañia de J.Lo, está buscando a una joven puertoriqueña para protagonizar un capítulo piloto de una nueva comedia de NBC. La serie girará en torno a una familia puertoriqueña de El Bronx que tiene tres hijas. Los productores están buscando una hispana que sepa cantar, bailar y actuar, y que aparente entre los 13 y los 16 años. Además, debe ser fluente en inglés."
- El Diario La Prensa

"Singer Jennifer Lopez's life as a teen growing up in the Bronx may become the backdrop for an NBC sitcom. NBC and Lopez's production company, Nuyorican Productions, are developing the pilot for a proposed comedy series that would revolve around a Puerto Rican family with three daughters living in the Bronx. The proposed story line mimics Lopez's life with her parents and her sisters..."
-- New York Daily News

"Nuyorican Productions [is searching for a] Latina who sings, dances and acts and appears to be between the ages of 13 and 16 for a new NBC comedy pilot about a Bronx, New York Puerto Rican family with three daughters..."
-- Miami Herald

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"The North Face will get a Beverly Hills-style makeover. The premium outdoor manufacturer will open its first Los Angeles County Store on Friday. On Beverly Drive, where Lamborghinis prowl and retail’s elite compete for Angelenos’ megadollars, the store aims to firmly emblazon the chain’s name as a premier spot for the active crowd."
--Los Angeles Daily News

"Decorated with antique artifacts, inspirational imagery and displays from regions where they have sponsored exhibitions, outdoor apparel maker The North Face brings a sense of exploration to consumers."
--Brandweek

"(With its opening in Beverly Hills), The North Face is reaching new heights."
--Women’s Wear Daily

"Los Angeles County is about to get its first North Face store, opening in Beverly Hills. The 7,500 square foot store is the first outlet to incorporate the company’s new store prototype."
--Los Angeles Business Journal

"The North Face has the newest -- and latest -- camping and outdoor gadgets for spring."
-- Good Day, L.A., KTTV-TV (Fox, Los Angeles)

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"Marketer of the year (1997)"
-- Advertising Age

"The most innovative retailing format of the 90's"
-- Fortune Magazine

"Old Navy's fortunes are rising."
-- Los Angeles Times

"Old Navy's ship has come in. . .the new flagship store on San Francisco's Market Street is big, flashy and full of deals."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

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"California sea lions have been living at San Francisco's PIER 39 for years and the waterfront tourist complex is now designated a wildlife viewing area. Although the sea lions are in residence throughout the year, their numbers soar in January and February during the annual run of herring in San Francisco Bay."
-- New York Times

"They stink, they snore, they slobber. And they're adorable, San Francisco's noisiest waterfront attraction: the blubbery, belching male sea lions who have set up housekeeping on PIER 39's K-dock near Fisherman's Wharf."
-- Newsweek

"California sea lions have been flocking to PIER 39 for 12 years - and the tourists have followed."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

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"Three Bay Area affiliates of Planned Parenthood will merge services this year. The organization will continue to operate all of its sixteen community clinics (which handle an estimated 160,000 patient visits per year) now in operation. Spokesman David Landis said the merged affiliate will be able to eliminate administrative costs without cutting back on patient services. The group hopes to add primary health care to its existing reproductive health care programs -­ a change that will enable it to compete directly with health maintenance organizations."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

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"Commericial crab fishing in the region began during the Gold Rush and continues today, with about 2 million pounds being pulled from the Pacific during the November-to-June season. The crab festival events in San Francisco, known for its devotion to dining, range from populist to downright exclusive."
-- Los Angeles Times

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"The San Francisco Symphony has heavily promoted its music director, Mr. Thomas, as a conductor who reaches out to his public, particularly through a multimedia project, "Keeping Score: MTT on Music," which included PBS programs."
-- The New York Times

"For some organizations, like the San Francisco Symphony, which launched its kids’ website (SFSkids.com) last month, turning to the Web represents the next step in their educational outreach and is particularly useful at a time when schools have cut their art and music courses."
-- Time Magazine

"Keeping Score: MTT on Music contains some content triumphs in its dissection of Tchaikovsky by the San Francisco Symphony and its music director, Michael Tilson Thomas."
-- Philadelphia Inquirer

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"Fans of the shop at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art can now have almost twice as much fun browsing there. MuseumStore has expanded into the former Education Center, doubling in size to almost 6,000 square feet."
-- Metropolitan Home

"Elbow room is a new phenomenon in the once cramped store. More importantly, when Zigas and merchandising director Stuart Hata shop around the world, they return with bigger and better things, including the kind of modernist furniture you can find in only a handful of the city's exclusive shops."
-- Chronicle Magazine

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"The Small Business Technology Institute hired Landis Communications Inc. to increase awareness for The World of Difference technology awareness program for small businesses sponsored by Intel. With little time to prepare LCI jumped in and secured top tier national and regional media coverage, enhancing our efforts to educate the small business market on the benefits of understanding and using technology, greatly increasing the value of our sponsor's involvement and the visibility of the initiative, with lasting results. The outcome of The World of Difference program and the effectiveness of Landis' associated PR effort greatly exceeded our expectations."
-- Andrea Peiro - CEO & Founder, Small Business Technology Institute

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"Technology's the star on Tech TV (ZDTV)"
-- USA Today

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"Love rocks and you're worth it: the Tiffany & Co. collection of engagement jewelry offers an assortment of designs for every taste."
-- Gentry Magazine

"When Tiffany & Co. dips into its archives, it must be for a good reason. The continuing celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of designer Louis Comfort Tiffany is reason enough for the exhibit "The Jewelry of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Explorations of Color, Nature and the Exotic", coming to San Francisco this fall."
-- San Francisco Examiner

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"TRUSTe, an organization that monitors Web site privacy and e-mail practices for businesses, has launched an initiative to certify advertising software as consumer-friendly and non-invasive. The idea behind the Trusted Download Program is to create a list of acceptable applications to help companies like Time Warner Inc.'s AOL, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. make decisions about where to advertise and with whom to partner." 
-- Associated Press, MSNMoney.com, BusinessWeek, Forbes, WashingtonPost.com, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, New York Newsday, Houston Chronicle and more.

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"The chatting crowds are back. Clowns and the famous mimes are back. Even that old fun-time lunchtime magic is back at San Francisco's Union Square. The historic plaza reopened Thursday, and with all the hoopla of entertainment, speechifying politicians and celebrities, it seemed like the 1970s heyday all over again."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"Union Square's remake sends a new message of liveliness, easy access and clean features."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"The new Union Square's immediate success, even in a sputtering economy, is a near certainty."
-- San Francisco Examiner

"That's the beauty of Union Square. It's all very deliberate, but it feels impromptu. Bring a sack lunch and drag a chair into the sun. Be inspired to do a little tap dance on a pedestal."
-- San Francisco Examiner

" Union Square, the heart of San Francisco's tony downtown shopping district, will reopen this week after 18 months and a $25-million redesign, its first since the 1940s."
-- Los Angeles Times

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"Whole Foods is also going into downtown Oakland, Calif., where condos have been sprouting in an area with no supermarket. The fast-growing chain, based in Austin, Texas, not only alleviates the dearth of supermarkets in many downtowns but does so with style."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"The Medium-sized Business Award went to Whole Foods Market, a retailer of natural and organic foods that opened in San Mateo in January 2003. The market contributes to many organizations, including Samaritan House, Project Read, Coyote Point museum, Chicana Latina Foundation and Mills Peninsula Hospital."
-- San Mateo County Times

"Whole Foods Market is building a store in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood, bringing revitalization to a long-fallow area while the company turns up the heat on the grocery competition in Washington."
--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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"The project kicked off today with a dismantling ceremony of the South Windmill. The parts are being packed up and shipped to the Netherlands for restoration. A group of concerned citizens got the campaign rolling. Money to save the Windmill is coming from both private and public donations."
-- KGO-TV (ABC)

"San Francisco's windmills are unlike anything an expert like Verbij has ever seen. The Murphy Windmill's sails were and will be again the longest in the world at 114 feet each."
-- San Francisco Chronicle

"There's exciting news for the Golden Gate Park Windmills: They are both scheduled to be repaired and restored to their former glory. New landscaping will surround them, a new meado and pond will be created, the interior wall paintings will be restored, a multimedia exhibit explaining windmill workings will be installed, and educational and wind-energy programs will be developed."
-- Marin Independent Journal

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"According to the Yosemite Fund, approximately 14,000 people, in California and elsewhere in the United States, contributed to the rehabilitation effort. Donations came in from Yosemite lovers from all walks of life, including students at Schallenberger Elementary School in San Jose, California, who contributed a portion of their annual penny drive to the project."
-- National Geographic News

"The Yosemite Fund's most ambitious project: financing most of a $13.5 million overhaul of visitor services at Yosemite Falls, a park attraction. When it's dedicated in April, the project will have removed a crowded, exhaust-filled parking lot, replaced cracked asphalt trails leading to the falls, built a stone amphitheater and built interpretive exhibits explaining the natural history of the area."
-- USA Today

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