Founded in 1978 in Chicago, Starmark has offices in Florida, Washington, DC, and Madrid. In July 2009 the company acquired Miami-based NatCom Marketing to boost its marketing services to government clients. Starmark International provides marketing communications, advertising, public relations, interactive services, branding, direct response marketing, and custom publishing services. Specializing in integrated services, the company blends its service offerings to custom fit the needs of its clients whether it is to generate leads, build a brand, or engender loyalty to a particular product.

GSD&M Mythos Group is the movie production arm of Austin, Texas-based advertising company GSD&M's Idea City. Its credits include the IMAX film Texas: The Big Picture; the feature film Drop Dead Sexy, a murder mystery with a Texas twist; and Slam Planet, a documentary on the slam poetry phenomenon. The group also plans branding strategy and performs the filmed production services for certain GSD&M clients such as Southwest Airlines, Wal-Mart, and Chili's. Due to the changing nature of the traditional advertising model due to technology, GSD&M hopes to capitalize on the growing trend of mixing entertainment with advertising as a new way to grab the attention of consumers.

Axon Publishing company is a contract publisher of customer magazines commissioned by companies to market their products. In addition to customer magazines, Axon also produces business-to-business magazines and internal staff communications. The company offers services in design; production and distribution; print, Web, and intranet publishing; and advertising revenue generation. Clients include The University of Bedfordshire, CS Healthcare, Cable & Wireless, Guinness, Marks & Spencer, and Procter & Gamble. Axon Publishing was founded in 1994 by owners Ellen Brush, publishing director, and Paul Keers, editorial director.

CRT/Tanaka (formerly Carter Ryley Thomas) specializes in a broad range of corporate, consumer, and health science areas of practice. The agency's services include media relations, product launch support, crisis communications, direct marketing, and advertising. Its clients include Air New Zealand, Charles Schwab, Girl Scouts of the USA, HoMedics, and Performance Food Group. Carter Ryley Thomas' 2005 acquisition of Patrice Tanaka & Company bolstered the firm's consumer portfolio and added a New York outpost to the firm's regional offices, located in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as in Los Angeles.

Crown Media Holdings, Inc. owns and operates cable television channels in the U.S. dedicated to high-quality, broad appeal, entertainment programming. The Company currently distributes Hallmark Channel in the U.S. to 86 million subscribers through more than 5,300 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Our popular and award-winning programming includes classic series, original movies, mini-series and first-run presentations from third parties. We believe that the demand for and appeal of Hallmark Channel has been confirmed by the steady and significant growth in the number of our subscribers, our television ratings and the number of companies who choose to advertise on Hallmark Channel. Hallmark Channel currently ranks among the top ten cable networks in terms of ratings and household dlelivery for both Total Day and Prime Time among all 73 ad-supported cable channels according to Nielsen. Crown Media Holdings also operate a second 24-hour linear channel, Hallmark Movie Channel in botyh Standard and High-Definition formats. Hallmark Movie Channel airs programming primarily from longer form programming which also airs on Hallmark Channel. Hallmark Movie Channel is distributed to 16 million subscribers.Crown Media derives revenues primarily from subscriber fees paid by television distributors for the right to carry the Hallmark Channel, the sale of advertising time on our channels. For 2008, our revenues were $281.8.3 million, reflecting a 20% increase in revenues as compared to 2007. The success of our programming generates increases in ratings, supports distribution expansion and provides for increased CPM’s to consistently deliver strong growth in advertising revenues. For the first time in our history, Crown Media reported significant positive EBITDA of $66.2 million for the year.

Cramer-Krasselt provides its clients with a full range of advertising services, including branding, digital marketing, database marketing, public relations, and the creative development and placement of television and radio advertisements. Clients include AirTran Airways, Corona, Crocs, and Porsche. The midsized, independent agency has offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Phoenix, and New York. To expand its global reach, the agency is part of the International Communications Agency Network (iCOM), a partnership of 70 independent advertising and marketing agencies serving clients across more than 50 countries.

PLA Media is an award-winning public relations and marketing full service/boutique agency in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1985 by business marketing guru Pam Lewis. With 20 years plus of PR/Marketing experience, Pam has an extensive background in corporate and entertainment, marketing, publicity, management, major/independent record labels, consulting and publishing. PLA Media offers publicity/marketing, music publishing and radio promotion for a broad base of industries including real estate development, literary and corporate projects, restaurants, special events, and start-ups to IPO’s. We strive at PLA to really hear and interpret a client’s message through cost effective, results oriented personalized campaigns.

Digital Marketing Group company develops communications campaigns using its Digital Brain process to integrate services from each of its three divisions. DMG's online marketing and media division provides advertising, branding, e-mail marketing, media planning, public relations, viral marketing, and Web site design services. Its data services unit collects and analyzes data around targeted customer groups. DMG's direct marketing division carries out direct marketing campaigns using telemarketing, display advertising, and direct mail. Customers have included Bacardi, Panasonic, and Warner Bros.

Alexander Marketing Services (AMS) is a marketing and public relations firm that provides branding, direct mail, electronic media, and research services. AMS company caters to clients in the business-to-business market and technically complex products, and it serves clients in such industries as aerospace, environmental services, software, telecommunications, and robotics. Founded in 1965, Alexander Marketing Services was acquired by s2 Marketing + Communications, a Chicago-based marketing firm catering to the financial services industry, in mid-2008.

Dovetail Public Relations loves it when a communication plan comes together. Founded in 1993, Dovetail Public Relations provides a full range of media and analyst relations services, including corporate publicity, press event planning, tradeshow support, and press material creation. Dovetail Public Relations specializes in serving high-tech clientele and meeting the PR needs of venture-backed companies. Clients include HelloSoft, Shareholder.com, and Applied Micro Circuits.

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