Chicago Cause to Donate More Than $20,000 in Services to Chicago-Area Organizations

Chicago, IL, August 14, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Three Chicago-based companies have joined together to donate $24,000 worth of web design; video production services; social media and public relations consulting via a newly launched initiative called Chicago Cause. The program is being spearheaded by Orbit Media Studios, in partnership with Lightspan Digital and Flanigan Communications, Inc.

“Orbit has been regularly donating web design and video production to groups with which our team has affiliations, but the process has been somewhat arbitrary,” says Andy Crestodina, principal and strategic director at Orbit Media. “We decided to create a formal program and promote it using our companies’ combined resources to make the donation available to a broader scope of organizations. We also formed a selection committee who will base their decisions on defined criteria, including demonstrated financial need and depth of positive community impact.”

Grand prize winners will receive a fully developed web site and a marketing video, both produced by the team at Orbit; social media training, planning and strategy by Lightspan Digital and four months of public relations consulting from Flanigan Communications, Inc.

All finalists are invited to a networking event hosted by the Chicago Cause on Sept. 16, during which each finalist will have the opportunity to meet with the Chicago Cause team; introduce their organization to attendees and have a 30-second web video produced on-site for their own marketing use. The winner will be notified by October 1, 2010.

Any company, organization or group with a philanthropic mission and based within the Chicagoland area is eligible; the program is not limited to non-profit organizations. Applications can be found at www.orbitmedia.com/cause. Deadline to apply is August 25, 2010 and finalists will be chosen August 31.

Founded in 2001, Orbit Media Studios is a community of creative, friendly, award-winning professionals. Each member is a specialist in an aspect of modern marketing: design, programming, media production, project management or strategy. Its focus is in providing interactive marketing and video production services. Web design projects include search engine optimization, content management, application development, ecommerce and web-based video. Recent projects have involved mobile marketing and social media.

Lightspan Digital is a Chicago firm with a clear, simple and direct approach to marketing that takes the mystery out of social media and e-mail marketing. Lightspan uses a hands-on approach, giving due attention to strategy but stressing the importance of getting things done via strong execution work.

Chicago-based Flanigan Communications, Inc. is a full-service marketing and public relations firm committed to growing clients’ business through targeted, creative and strategic programs. Integrating traditional and nontraditional tools and strategies that showcase its clients’ companies, Flanigan Communications delivers big agency results with boutique agency commitment to service.

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