Founded in 1992, Ronald Trahan Associates (RTA) Inc. specializes in building media and investor relationships for big and small companies, both public and private. The firm was founded to provide experienced counsel in a timely fashion while garnering the right kind of attention for clients, all at an affordable price. Headquartered just outside of Boston, RTA serves companies in the Biotechnology, Medical Technology, and Pharmaceutical sectors. From English teacher to journalist, author to public relations counselor, Ron Trahan has been a professional communicator for nearly four decades. Counseling clients at the highest corporate level (CEO, CFO and VP/Marketing), Ron has developed expertise and experience in strategic communications planning, writing for publication, media relations, investor relations, crisis communication, speech writing and presentation coaching.Before founding his own firm in December 1992, Ron spent five years as senior vice president at Boston-based Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. (SMA), where he played a major role in evolving that financial public relations agency into one of the dominant corporate communications resources for New England-based companies. Prior to SMA, Ron was director of public relations at a fast-growing Boston-based advertising agency that was turning away public relations business from its ad clients because the agency had no in-house PR expertise. Ron was recruited by the ad agency to develop strategies and PR programs as a one-person department for the ad agency’s clients.

Pixel Liberation Front company was founded in 1995. Pixel Liberation Front (PLF) is on the movie-making front lines. The visual effects studio creates 3-D computer animation software that helps movie directors plan film shoots. The company also provides computer graphic imagery (CGI) and other special effects services for clients in the film, TV, advertising, music video, and interactive gaming industries. PLF has worked on such films as Alien vs. Predator 2, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Superman Returns, and The Bourne Supremacy.

San Diego Daily Transcript publishes The Daily Transcript, a daily business newspaper covering the San Diego metropolitan area. San Diego Daily Transcript also operates the Sand Diego Source, a paid subscription Web site offering local business news and information. The Daily Transcript was started in 1882 as the National City Record. The Revelle family, led by William Revelle, has controlled San Diego Daily Transcript through their holding company CALCOMCO since 1986. The late Ellen C. Revelle was grandniece of E. W. Scripps, namesake of The E. W. Scripps newspaper empire.

A units of Viacom's MTV Networks, MTV Networks On Campus operates mtvU, a 24-hour cable network that broadcasts to about 9 million students at more than 750 campuses. The cable channel offers a mix of music videos and other entertainment programming, as well as news and information relevant to the 18-to-24 crowd. mtvU is typically available in dining areas, fitness centers, student lounges, and dorm rooms. In addition to TV programming, the network operates online college newspapers (College Media Network) and RateMyProfessors.com, a popular website where students critique their teachers.

ACTON was founded as a membership catalog operation in 1968. ACTON provides direct marketing services to customers worldwide. ACTON International company, which does business primarily as Acton Marketing, has traditionally specialized in marketing checking account services for North American banks, but it also draws clients from the insurance, publishing, and mail order industries. Offerings include list management and digital marketing using e-mail, banner advertising, and search engine optimization. Outside the US, the company maintains facilities in Brazil, Germany, and Japan; it also operates elsewhere in the Asia/Pacific region through affiliates.

The Taunton Press takes hobbies seriously. The Taunton Press company is best known for publishing upscale hobby magazines about cooking, woodworking, gardening, and sewing. Titles include Fine Woodworking, Fine Gardening, Fine Cooking, and Threads. Its "Fine Homebuilding" focuses on home improvement and decorating, and its CraftStylish is an online resource for crafters. The Taunton Press company also publishes books (Babyspace Idea Book, Organizing Idea Book) and produces videos on related subjects. Husband and wife team Jan and Paul Roman started the family-owned company in 1975.

Rapid Displays was established in 1938 by Jules Abramson and Esther Sanders. Rapid Displays company is owned by the Abramson family. CEO David Abramson is a grandson of Jules Abramson. Rapid Displays has offices and manufacturing facilities in California, Illinois, and Oregon. Rapid Displays Chicago-based firm makes point-of-purchase displays and promotional materials. Rapid Displays offers design, manufacturing, and logistics services for clients such as McDonald's, Motorola, Nike, and Verizon.

CEO Matt Britton founded Mr Youth in 2002. The advertising, marketing, and branding agency specializes in using new media to get its customers' messages to 14- to 24-year-olds (the "millennials"). It designs Web sites, uses Facebook applications, and finds other social networking avenues to build brand awareness. Mr Youth also offers word-of-mouth campaigns through homegrown peer-to-peer network RepNation, and arranges stunts, events, and world tours to launch products or campaigns. Customers have included Crayola, Microsoft, NIKE, and Pepsi.

This agency wants to be its clients gateway to advertising. The Gate Worldwide provides creative advertising, direct marketing, design, branding, and media services. The agency specializes in corporate, financial, education, and charity communications and has worked on campaigns for such clients as Investec, Scottish Widows, and Scope. As a subsidiary of media holding company Media Square, it operates through offices in London and Edinburgh, and also has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai,and Singapore.

Dimensional Branding Group (DBG) helps clients build brands and then turn the brand into a revenue channel. DBG company engages in brand licensing and promotional marketing services specializing in developing brands within the toy and entertainment industries. DBG's licensing services include brand equity analyis, product development consulting, contract negotiations, royalty collection and tracking, and licensing strategy development. DBG company's promotional services build on DBG's partnerships with such branded product manufacturers as Hasbro Games, Toys "R" Us, and Commonwealth Toys.

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