Brothers Andrew and Jacob Geiger started a one-room print shop in the late 1800s that today is run by the fourth consecutive generation of Geigers. Geiger Bros. company publishes the popular Farmers' Almanac, as well as provides a variety of more than 150,000 promotional products (think pencils, ball caps, and golf shirts with company logos) and related marketing and branding services. Geiger Bros. company's own marketing efforts include a network of hundreds of independent promotional consultants.

Colangelo Synergy Marketing company has provided integrated marketing services for a number of well-known consumer goods brands including Kraft, Crown Royal, Kool-Aid, and Red Stripe. Colangelo Synergy Marketing's services include strategic planning, creative development, program implementation, and a range of branding and promotion services. The company also offers marketing training and kid-centric marketing services. Colangelo Synergy Marketing LLC was founded in 1993 and was acquired by Omnicom's Diversified Agency Services division in 2006.

Roissy Films is a French independent feature film and made-for-TV program distribution company. Its film catalog of some 500 titles includes movies from acclaimed art house directors such as Robert Bresson, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Akira Kurosawa, Jean Renoir, and Wim Wenders. The company also co-produces and sells new films. In addition, Roissy Films has developed Lisa Vision software, which allows buyers to select titles based on a variety of search criteria. In 2008 Roissy was acquired by director Luc Besson's French production company EuropaCorp.

Founded in 1982 as a consulting service for new products, Trone is a full-service agency offering advertising, public relations, interactive, and direct marketing services. The company primarily serves clients in the southeastern US and works with clients in a variety of industries, including apparel, healthcare, travel and leisure, financial services, and retail. It has conducted advertising and marketing work for such a diverse base of clients as the Boy Scouts of America, Novartis, Thornburg Mortgage, and the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

GSD&M Mythos Group acts as the agency's movie production segment. In addition to its Austin, Texas office, the agency has an office in Chicago. Founded in 1971, GSD&M Idea City is a subsidiary of Omnicom Group, the world's #1 media services conglomerate. It officially changed its name to GSD&M Idea City in mid-2007. Big ideas from GSD&M Idea City help keep its customers' brands fresh in the minds of consumers. GSD&M Idea City LLC company is one of the country's leading full-service advertising agencies, providing creative ad work and brand marketing for such big names as BMW of North America, MasterCard, Southwest Airlines, the PGA TOUR, and the US Air Force.

Founded in 1980, Leagas Delaney likes to get creative. Leagas Delaney company provides advertising services through its offices in London; Paris; Rome; Prague; Shanghai; Milan, Italy; and Hamburg, Germany. Specializing mainly in proving creative services, the independent agency's work has included print, television, and corporate campaigns for such highbrow brands and luxury goods makers as watch maker Patek Phille, Dom Perignon, Wempe Jewellery, Ferrero. Once noted for its branding work on luxury goods, Leagas Delaney has expanded it portfolio of clients to include Goodyear, Nationwide, and Prudential.

cruz/kravets:IDEAS has more than a few thoughts on how to influence Hispanic consumers. The agency offers expert brand planning, creative development, media buying, sales promotion, public relations, and direct response services. Clients have included restaurant chains El Pollo Loco and Denny's as well as Diageo and H&R Block. Working out of its headquarters located in California, the independent agency was founded in 1991.

Lunar Design Incorporated was founded in 1984 by CEO Jeff Smith and COO Gerard Furbershaw. The firm offers industrial design, engineering, graphic design, brand development, and corporate identity services. The majority of Lunar's work is geared towards the high-tech industry; it designed Apple's first Powerbook, as well as the first Palm. Other product designs include the HP TouchSmart PC for Hewlett-Packard, sunglasses for DKNY, a toothbrush for Oral-B, and a catheter for Acuson Corporation. Lunar has offices in California, Hong Kong, and Germany.

InTouch was founded in 1995; it is a part of MECLABS Group, an owner and operator of several market research and marketing science firms. InTouch provides marketing and lead generation services primarily for companies involved in complex-selling environments, such as channel software sales and consulting services. InTouch's services include telemarketing, lead qualification, and channel sales in addition to its database updating, competitive intelligence, and sales management tools. InTouch, Incorporated also implements and manages e-mail campaigns and marketing events for its clientele.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, the result of a merger in 1992 between The San Diego Union (founded in 1868) and the Evening Tribune (founded in 1895), is a leading daily newspaper and the only major daily in America's Finest City. It has a daily circulation of almost 250,000 and its online counterpart -- SignOnSanDiego.com -- has more than 2.5 million visitors in a month. The paper, owned by private equity firm Platinum Equity, is published in San Diego and operates several offices throughout the city. The company also publishes Enlace, a weekly Spanish-language newspaper (and Web site mienlace.com) which targets the county's growing Hispanic population.

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