Towers Productions is a TV production business that focuses on documentary specials and series, including such titles as FBI's Most Wanted (for Discovery Communications' Discovery channel), High School Confidential (WE: Women's Entertainment), and the long-running Biography series for A&E Television. Past productions have included Road to War for the National Geographic Channel and When Weather Changed History (The Weather Channel). Television news producer Jonathan Towers left CNN to found the company from a spare bedroom in an apartment in 1989.

IDEO LLC provides product development and branding services for a wide range of clients. It also offers packaging design, product research, and strategic consulting services. Its work has included contributions to TiVo's digital video recorder and the Palm V for Palm. In addition, IDEO (pronounced EYE-dee-oh) provides executive training and education services to help enterprises become more innovative. It operates from a network of several offices in the US, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. IDEO is a subsidiary of office furniture manufacturer Steelcase.

Established in 1986 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Advanced Communication Design, Inc. (ACD) quickly became recognized as a leading global developer and manufacturer of in-store communication technologies. Always the trail-blazer, we were the first to introduce user-interactive, digital audio/video services to retail in 1988. The rest, as they say, is history.Today, 21 years later, ACD continues to lead the way with inspired new designs that exceed current marketplace demands for targeted communication technology. ACD has created a significant portfolio of products, ranging from modular PCI circuit boards and software to fully deployable turn-key systems. Our consumer-centric, multi-level component designs are flexible in their responsiveness and compatibility to the varied needs of retailers.

Hachette UK is the largest and one of the most diversified book publishers in the UK. The Group is made up of several publishing companies and imprints including Headline Publishing Group, Hodder & Stoughton, John Murray, Orion Publishing Group, Octopus Publishing Group, Little, Brown Book Group, Hodder Education Group, and Chambers. Hachette UK is owned by Hachette Livre, the global publishing group based in France, which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère, a company that is active worldwide in the areas of communications and media (books, press, audiovisual and distribution/retailing of cultural products). Our Companies and the individual publishers within them, have long and proud histories of publishing excellence.

Sitel UK began operations in 1997 as a subsidiary of leading teleservices provider SITEL, which was acquired by its smaller rival ClientLogic in 2007. ClientLogic then changed its name to Sitel. Sitel UK Company provides outsourced contact center services to its clients, specializing in customer care and acquisition; back-office processing; collections; and technical support services. It operates through 10 sites across the UK and Ireland. Clients have included Marks & Spencer, Yell, and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Pitney Bowes Marketing Solutions Group (formerly pmh Marketing Services) aims to help its customers keep their customers. It designs and manages programs that focus on incentives and recognition, loyalty and retention, and testing and certification. In addition, pmh offers marketing services such as collateral materials creation, direct marketing, promotional marketing, and Web site development. Clients have come from consumer products, financial services, and manufacturing. A unit of mail management giant Pitney Bowes, the company took its current form when Pitney Bowes combined pmh Caramanning (later pmh Marketing Services) with rival Michigan firm AAS and Canadian direct marketing company Bluetree Direct.

Founded in 1983, Acento Advertising offers advertising and marketing services geared toward the Hispanic market. Acento provides such services as creative development in broadcast, print, and interactive media as well as TV production facilities in the US and Latin America. The agency also offers expertise in market research, public relations, and direct marketing. The company's clients have included Alaska Airlines, Wells Fargo, and Staples.

Porter Novelli, Inc. was founded in 1972 by John Porter and Bill Novelli. Porter Novelli is a business segment of advertising and media conglomerate Omnicom. International public relations firm Porter Novelli provides advertising, event management, investor and media relations, as well as other services through some 90 offices in about 60 countries. The firm specializes in several major areas: consumer marketing, corporate and public affairs, health care marketing, digital and social media, and strategy for technology companies. Clients have included such heavy hitters as Procter & Gamble, Pfizer, and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

VoloMedia Inc. was founded in 2005 and is funded by Sutter Hill Ventures. VoloMedia as the Nielsen ratings app for the iPhone. With viewers downloading shows and podcasts directly to smartphones, media players, and set-top boxes, advertisers are hard pressed to know where to place ads and whether they are reaching their target audience. VoloMedia's platform -- VoloMedia Bridge -- distributes and tracks video content from major media companies and other content publishers, allowing for more precise targeting and ad placement. VoloMedia's products and services are used by media companies who rely on advertisers including ABC News, Fox News, MSNBC, and Public Radio International.

Brits who want to "XL" in business should get to know Vitesse Media, publisher of "Business XL" and other UK magazines and Web sites primarily for entrepreneurs and investors. "Business XL" targets CEOs of growing companies. The media firm also publishes such titles as "Growth Company Investor" (focusing on fast-growing public companies), Information Age (a monthly technology magazine), and M&A Magazine (information on mergers, acquisitions, and IPOs). Vitesse Media's Web sites target investors and small and growing businesses. Vitesse Media PLC company also sponsors and produces events, including business awards, seminars, and exhibitions. Each month, Vitesse Media reaches an audience of approximately 450,000 people.

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