LJM & Associates President Lisa Moten Named Inaugural "DivaSoulSista of the Month" by DivaSoulSista.com for 2006

December 30, 2005 (Altadena, CA) – DivaSoulSista, the premiere site for African-American movie news and reviews, has undergone a makeover. Since a DivaSoulSista represents the ultimate in style and success, we’ve decided to profile women that embody that same spirit. Our first DivaSoulSista of the Month is Lisa Moten, president and managing partner of LJM & Associates. SEE IT HERE.

“When I was looking for a woman to launch this monthly feature, Lisa’s name was the first to come to mind,” says Karyn L. Beach, creator and web mistress of DivaSoulSista.com. She continues, “I’ve known Lisa first professionally and then personally and I can attest to her strength as a businesswoman, a mother and a friend. She is a true DivaSoulSista.”

Used as an acronym, a DivaSoulSista is a woman who is: Down-to-Earth, Intelligent, Vivacious, Ambitious, Stylish, Outgoing, Unique, Loveable, Sexy, Independent, Self-Assured, Talented, Adaptable.

Lisa started her own marketing and consulting firm from the ground up five years ago. Since then, Lisa has won a variety of awards for her outstanding work. She counts The United Negro College Fund and The Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Project Foundation among her satisfied clients.

Lisa also serves as the creative director and Senior Editor for Onyx Magazine. Under her guidance, the Florida-based bi-monthly periodical has seen unprecedented growth both through its subscription base as well as through its online readership.

But as Lisa will tell you, her biggest accomplishment is her 13-year old daughter, Jordan. A single-mother, Lisa is raising a creative and talented young woman who is an accomplished singer and actress.

This successful entrepreneur and outstanding mother possesses beauty and strength, as well as style and elegance. Her positive energy and infectious enthusiasm combine to make her a true DivaSoulSista, and we are honored to have Lisa Moten as our inaugural DivaSoulSista of the Month.

For more information, visit DivaSoulSista.com.

NEWS FROM THE LJM WIRE

Orlando, FL – January 2005 – LJM & Associates (a full service minority-owned marketing communications firm), was honored with the prestigious Adrian Advertising Award at the 15th Annual Black-Tie Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Travel Awards Night Gala Dinner in New York City on January 24, 2005.

The firm won the Silver award in the web-marketing category for the creation of the YPB&R/Christian Speaker’s Bureau ad campaign. LJM, led by its president, Lisa Moten, was the only minority-owned firm this year to take home an award and one of few to garner an award within the 47-year history of this international competition.

“We are humbled and very excited to be recognized in this fashion by our peers,” states Moten. “We are very honored by not only the award, but the commitment of our client and colleague, Ty Christian, to spreading the word globally about the value and merits of multicultural and diversity marketing.”

The Adrian Awards is the world’s largest travel marketing awards competition. The Adrian Advertising, Public Relations and Web Marketing Awards Competition is renowned as the world’s largest and most prestigious awards event of its kind. This year there were more than 1200 entries from more than 36 countries around the globe.

Gold winners include the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s “What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” ad campaign.

The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), an international organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry, presents the Adrian Awards. The award was created to honor and showcase the best design and development of advertising, marketing materials, public relations and Web marketing in the travel and hospitality industry.

The competition embraces virtually every area of the travel industry including hotels, airlines, cruise lines, car rental companies, destinations, credit card companies and many more. For more information, visit www.HSMAI.org or call 407-306-0357.