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    For every idea that takes hold, there is a seed that landed in just the right place.
    Since 1986, Scribe Communications has helped clients find just the right wind to spread their ideas.

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    Case Studies


    • With deep experience and expertise in land use issues and real estate sales, Scribe has successfully launched such groundbreaking communities as Santaluz and Del Sur in north San Diego.

    • Cox Communications tapped Scribe to handle media and publicity for a variety of key initiatives, including the launch of Channel 4 San Diego, high-speed internet, telephony and Teacher of the Year, as well as the introduction of new Vice President and General Manager Bill Geppert.

    • Supervised by the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce North City office, Scribe helped establish the Golden Triangle as a Class-A destination for commercial, retail and residential use through a local and regional media relations program.
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    Scribe Awards

    Scribe Awards
    • Best PR Campaign, Building Industry Association, 2006
    • Honoree, San Diego Business Journal, "Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses" 2006 (Jan Percival)
    • Honoree, San Diego Business Journal, "100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies" 2006
    • Winner, San Diego Business Journal "Women Who Mean Business" 2005 (Jan Percival)
    • Rotarian of the Year, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary 2004 (Jan Percival)
    • Best PR Campaign, Rotary International, District 5340, 2003
    • Best PR Campaign, Building Industry Association, 2000
    • Best PR Campaign, Building Industry Association, 1999
    • Best PR Campaign, Building Industry Association, 1998
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    Testimonials

    "Scribe Communications' reputation for integrity and credibility with the media starts at the top with founder Jan Percival. I've worked with Jan for more than 20 years and have always found her to be professional, courteous, accurate, reliable and - a bonus in the communications business - a pleasure to be around."
    Tom Blair, Editor-in-chief
    San Diego Magazine

    "You guys really are the best. And you are talking to a 35 year veteran of this kind of stuff."
    A. Lewis Dominy, A.I.A., Principal
    Dominy + Associates Architects @ domusstudio LLP

    "If you want the job done by a professional, hire one; Scribe Communications is your market maker."
    Ted Owen, President/CEO
    Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
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Featured

featuredimage Shea Homes Averaging Nearly One Sale Per Day For June

• San Diego New Home Builder Reports 20 Net Sales Month-to-Date SAN DIEGO (June 22, 2009) – Seven net sales last ...

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This week, the nation’s top real estate editors, staff writers, Internet journalists and freelancers gather in Washington D.C. for the ...

Scribe Buzz

Escondido’s hotel heartbreak

Union-Tribune Editorial
Escondido’s hotel heartbreak
2:00 a.m. June 27, 2009
NORTH COUNTY — Opportunity knocks only so many times. Cities that dally when quality projects are presented during prosperous times, see them disappear when the economy turns sour.
A hotel next to the California Center for the Arts in downtown Escondido was moving through the approval process in 2006. [...]

Media

SD Press Club Looking for Fresh Leadership: Elections in July

Want to have some fun while helping to support San Diego’s media community?   There are 5 seats to fill on the San Diego Press Club’s board of directors.  Take a look at this job description and email me (jpercival@scribecommunications.com) if you’d like to toss your hat in the ring.  Need to submit names by July [...]

Green

2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo’s program Announced.

The 2009 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo’s program has been announced. The lineup of master speakers will include Daniel Wildcat, Sylvia Earle, Peter Gleick, Arthur Rubinfeld and Josh Bernstein. These industry leaders will engage in the conference theme of “Main Street Green: Connect to the Conversation.” Greenbuild master speaker sessions will explore topics from corporate [...]

Design

Recently Completed Fire Station Desinged by Domusstudio Architecture to Complement Leucadia Neighborhood

San Diego Architecture Firm Contracts With Encinitas for Four of Five Fire Stations
Because of its many distinct neighborhood identities, the City of Encinitas can’t easily be defined architecturally. So Domusstudio Architecture had the pleasure of creating four different designs for fire stations throughout the coastal Southern California city about 25 miles north of San Diego.
Recently [...]

Food

I’ll take the Turkado please!

After a nice long hike at Torrey Pines, I usually grab lunch or a smoothie on my way home. A few months ago, my good friend, also a Del Mar local, suggested Board and Brew (A.K.A. B&B). I hadn’t heard of it, but am always open to try a new sandwich place. Seriously, I live [...]

Culture

I’m into you, He’s Just Not that Into You

Despite its poor ratings on rottentomatoes.com, my go-to movie review source, I decided to watch Ken Kwapis’, He’s Just Not that Into You. I was pleasantly surprised by the somewhat unpredictable course of the movie. It is rare that a chick flick contains any element of surprise, but it did! Justin Long was my standout [...]

Biotech

The iPhone and citizen jounalism

The newest version of the iPhone has video recording capabilities, thus enhancing the already speedy ‘life-to-web’ transmission rate. Rachel Sterne, chief executive of the citizen journalism site, GroundReport, claims that “Mobile is the future of citizen journalism”. The iPhones have a ’send it to YouTube’ feature, which will expedite the story-telling process.
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