The Oprah Winfrey Network hopes to become a leading player in lifestyle television when it launches OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network on cable and satellite systems early in 2011. The network plans to offer a schedule with a heavy emphasis on unscripted programming, talk shows, and other content focused on self-help and inspirational stories. In addition to its TV channel, the company plans to distribute digital content online. The Oprah Winfrey Network was formed in 2008 as a joint venture between Oprah Winfrey's production company Harpo and cable programmer Discovery Communications.

Hunt Adkins is a Minneapolis-based advertising agency secure in its identity and expertise. Established in 1991, the agency provides the full range of advertising and design services offering strategic planning, creative, media, interactive, account management, and production services for print, broadcast, and nontraditional media channels. The agency' brand building services target both external customers and internal employees to create a comprehensive brand experience. Clients have includedThe American Red Cross, Fujitsu, Northern Tool & Equipment, PENTAX, and St. Jude's Medical. The firm was founded by partners Patrick Hunt and Doug Adkins.

Johnston Press plc is a major publisher of quality local newspapers and local internet sites, basing its publishing philosophy on local service to local communities.Johnston Press publish local newspapers and internet sites produced by local teams of people who have a dedicated commitment to producing local news and information that both inform and reflect the important issues of the communities they serve, thus encouraging loyal, committed and valuable readers and internet users. There are over 140 markets, from Peterhead in Scotland to Portsmouth in Hampshire, including Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and they are all very different.That's why each Johnston newspaper and Internet site is individual to its market. You will rarely see common branding but locally tailored publications & internet sites each servicing its distinct market place.

Founded in 1972, Risdall Marketing Group has no problem staying busy by providing all the usual marketing, advertising, and public relations services as well as its growing interactive design and marketing services. Business-to-business advertising accounts for the majority of the agency's work, while clients have included 3M, Magnum Research, and Medtronic. The company also conducts Web site development work for the state of Minnesota. Divisions within the agency include Risdall Marketing Institute, Risdall Online Marketing Group, Risdall Strategic Consultation, and Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive, among others.

Chime Communications provides communications services in the advertising, marketing, and public relations fields. Chime operates through nearly 50 subsidiaries in its three divisions: public relations, advertising and marketing services, sports marketing, and research. Its largest and best-known subsidiary group is Bell Pottinger, a dozen UK PR agencies. Chime also owns research firm Opinion Leader and advertising and marketing companies VCCP, Teamspirit, and Fast Track. Customers have included include Adobe, Levi Strauss, Barclays, and AOL. Chime has offices in about twenty cities around the globe.

ADS Media Group brings business right to your door. Through its Alternative Delivery Solutions subsidiary, ADS Media Group specializes in direct marketing for companies in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US. It delivers promotional products directly to the doors of homes, apartments, and businesses across North America. ADS can target its marketing efforts down to the neighborhood level, delivering materials to households based on specific demographic information. One key branded product is its La Canasta de Valores (basket of values) campaign, a package containing advertising inserts and a promotional magazine geared toward the Hispanic consumer.

Founded in 1883, the Swiss company sells advertising space in newspapers, magazines, and other publications. While PubliGroupe company's Publicitas Promotion Network has operations in 25 countries, its PubliPresse business in Switzerland accounts for the majority of its sales. Its PubliDirect unit publishes Swiss and French telephone directories which have continued to grow as PubliGroupe company's ad business has declined. PubliGroupe company's Cinecom group sells advertising for cinemas and television. PubliGroupe's namics, zanox, and Schreinr & Van Bokkel businesses provide marketing and Web technical consultancy services.

Grey Line Entertainment is a literary management and motion picture production company. The company was formed to help writers achieve the maximum exposure and profit for their literary properties. In addition to aspiring and established writers, Grey Line also represents producers and has clients in development, editing, promotion, sales, and marketing fields.

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.

Elliance began offering professional web development services in 1993. Elliance develops e-commerce websites, designs experiential loyalty programs, crafts search engine marketing strategies, and provides tools that streamline e-mail marketing, website traffic evaluation, and affiliate marketing programs. Elliance company specializes in online customer acquisition, conversion, and retention and serves mid-sized companies, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations. Clients have included Carnegie Mellon University, Cisco, PNC Bank, Respironics, and Waterpik Technologies.

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