Namesake Obert C. Tanner founded O.C. Tanner Co. in 1927. O.C. Tanner Company designs and helps implement employee recognition programs for customers around the world. Related services, intended to help customers take full advantage of their investment in employee recognition, include communication, consulting, and research. O.C. Tanner company, which operates from offices in the US, Canada, and the UK, has shipped awards to more than 120 countries, and over the years O.C. Tanner has counted numerous FORTUNE 100 companies among its clients.

Wilks Broadcast Group, LLC ("WBG" or "Wilks") has been established as a platform to acquire and operate radio broadcasting stations in attractive mid-size U.S. markets. As its first transaction, WBG closed on the acquisition of three radio stations serving the Fresno, CA market in June 2005. Fresno is the 66th ranked market based on population and the 55th ranked market based on radio advertising revenue. WBG made its second acquisition in October 2005, with the purchase of four FM stations in Reno, NV and four FM stations in Lubbock, TX. Reno and Lubbock are ranked 124th and 182nd based on population, and 83rd and 155th based on radio advertising revenue, respectively.In January 2007, WBG further expanded its platform to a total of 18 FM stations with the acquisition of four FM stations in Kansas City, MO and three FM stations in Columbus, OH. Kansas City and Columbus are ranked 29th and 38th based on population, and 31st and 32nd based on radio advertising revenue, respectively. In March 2009, WBG added 3 more FMs in Denver, CO to bring its platform to a total of 21 FM stations in 6 markets. Denver is ranked 21st based on population and 17th based on radio advertising revenue.

Midwest Media Group designs, engineers and installs integrated solutions for broadcast/cable facilities, sports venues, corporations, live/post production studios, educational institutions and houses of worship. We focus on digital technology and new media projects for the creation, management and distribution of Film, Video, Audio and Data. Providing expertise and support for popular manufacturers like Avid, Autodesk, Panasonic, Apple, Miranda/Nvision, Isilon, Front Porch Digital, Facilis, AJA, Sony, Haivision, Telestream, Digital Rapids, Editshare, Marshall Electronics, Digidesign, Sierra Video Systems/Kramer, Masstech, Newtek, Data Direct, Snell and Wilcox, Spectra Logic, JVC, AJA, Matrox, Sonic Solutions, etc.

Established in 1982, Original Impressions also offers database management and fulfillment services. Original Impressions provides marketing support services, from creative design and production to fulfillment. Catering primarily to the southeastern US, the company operates through four divisions: creative, E-Business, print, and fulfillment. Creative services include graphic design, brand development, and Web design. E-Business consists of Web development for e-commerce applications, document management services, and digital marketing materials management. Original Impressions company's production services include digital and offset printing of a variety of marketing materials.

BBC Magazines company is a major consumer magazine publisher in the UK, along with IPC Group and H. Bauer Publishing. Its titles include magazines of special interest such as BBC History Magazine and BBC Good Food, as well as magazines for teens (Top of the Pops), pre-teens (Girl Talk), and pre-schoolers between 0 and 5 (Bob the Builder, Teletubbies). Its titles for adults include Gardens Illustrated, Radio Times, and Homes & Antiques. Through an agreement with Lonely Planet, the company additionally publishes Lonely Planet Magazine.

Wine Communications Group (formerly Wine Business Communications) provides news and information for wine industry professionals. The company publishes trade journals for the wine industry, including Wine Business Monthly, Wine Business Insider, and Wines & Vines Magazine. The company also operates an online job board, winejobs.com, and distributes the Wine Business Daily News e-mail, which features hand-picked articles that pertain to the wine industry. Wine Communications Group also offers its Wines & Vines marketing software package, which allows wineries and growers to generate mailing labels and export data for their direct marketing efforts.

Pearson plc, a media company, engages in education, business information, and consumer publishing businesses worldwide. The company operates in three groups: Pearson Education, Financial Times, and Penguin. The Pearson Education group provides educational materials, technologies, assessments, and related services to teachers and students. It also provides electronic learning programs, test development, and processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations, and professional bodies. This group publishes curriculum programs for school students, and colleges and universities under various imprints, including Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, Addison Wesley, Allyn and Bacon, and Benjamin Cummings. In addition, it provides English language teaching materials for children and adults under Longman imprint, as well as provides testing, assessment, and qualification services under the brand name Edexcel. The Financial Times group provides business and financial news, data, comments, and analysis in print and online formats to the business community. Its product lines include Financial Times newspaper; FT.com, a business information Web site; financial magazines and online services; and Mergermarket, an online financial data and intelligence solution, which provides forward-looking insights and intelligence to businesses and financial institutions that include Mergermarket, dealReporter, Wealthmonitor, and Pharmawire. This group also provides information on the retail, personal, and institutional finance industries through titles, such as Investors Chronicle, Financial Adviser, and The Banker. In addition, it provides financial data to financial institutions and retail investors. The Penguin group publishes the works of various authors in the portfolio of fiction, non-fiction, and reference titles under Penguin, Hamish Hamilton, Putnam, Berkley, and Dorling Kindersley imprints. Pearson plc was founded in 1844 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Focus Media Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates an out-of-home advertising network, and provides Internet marketing solutions in China. Focus Media Holding Limited company offers advertising services on in-elevator poster frames, mobile handsets, the Internet, on screens in movie theatres, and on traditional outdoor billboards. It also develops, licenses, and sells Adforward software, an Internet advertising software packages. Focus Media Holding Limited company, through its multi-platform digital advertising network, reaches urban consumers at strategic locations and point-of-interests in various media formats, including billboards and Internet advertising platforms. As of December 31, 2008, Focus Media Holding Limited company had approximately 540 traditional billboards; and rights to lease advertising time on screens in 27,164 movie theaters. Focus Media Holding Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

XPLANE Corp. company's "XPLANATiONs" are visual depictions of mission statements, processes, pitches, presentations, or other messages frequently issued by corporations and businesses. Far from blase pie graphs or flow charts, XPLANE's creations distill complex concepts and obtuse ideas (and probably a lot of nebulous business-speak) into illustrations, almost resembling cartoons. Customers, such as Bank of America and EDS, use the XPLANATiONs for everything from sales pitches to communicating internal company initiatives. Publications including Time and USA TODAY have also commissioned the company. Former news graphics editor Dave Gray founded XPLANE in 1994.

UniWorld Group is doing its part for world unity -- bringing together consumers and the products they think they want. As one of the largest African-American-owned ad firm in the US, UniWorld is a full-service agency that has helped such clients as AT&T, Burger King, Ford Motor Company, and The Home Depot reach minority consumers. The agency targets the "urban" market which it equates with America's trendsetters of the global pop culture. Services include advertising, promotions, event marketing, public relations, and direct marketing. Chairman and CEO Byron Lewis founded UniWorld in 1969. It is a subsidiary of advertising conglomerate WPP Group.

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