Mass Connections is banking on the fact that if you try the product, you'll likely buy it. Offering services for managing and implementing in-store promotions, Mass Connections provides design, sourcing of components and premiums, and fulfillment as well as related IT services. The company's programs encompass national product rollouts, re-launches, or promotional events. Mass Connections has developed promotional events for consumer products and retail companies such as L'Oreal USA, ConAgra Foods, Albertson's, and Target. It traces its roots back to 1976, when founder and CEO Caroline Cotton Nakken launched, what was at the time, a staffing agency.

Rymax Corp. company designs custom incentive and rewards programs designed to increase customer loyalty or motivate employees. Its rewards include brand name products from such manufacturers as iRobot, Nautilus, Gucci, KitchenAid, TaylorMade, and Toshiba. In addition to loyalty programs, the merchandise is used for contests, sweepstakes, fund raising, and other marketing opportunities. Rymax Marketing Services also provides online merchandise catalogs, corporate gift cards, and promotional events. Headquartered in New Jersey, the company has sales offices throughout the US.

Rainmaker was founded in 1994, and expanded significantly in 2006 when it acquired Mainframe Entertainment. Thunder! Lightning! Action! Rainmaker Entertainment is a full service CG animation studio in Vancouver. Rainmaker Entertainment company also has a facility in London, which offers visual effects and 3D animation to the UK market. Rainmaker has produced more than 25 animated films and some 280 half hour television shows. Rainmaker Entertainment company also has a 30% interest in EP Canada, a provider of payroll services for the Canadian film and TV industry, as well as a 30% stake in Canada Film Capital, a tax credit administration service for film and TV productions in Canada.

TV One is a new cable/satellite television network, programming primarily to African American adults. TV One offers a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented programming that respects their values and reflects their intellectual and cultural diversity.TV One's goal is to be distributed on the most widely available cable and satellite service level in markets where African Americans represent a significant segment of the population. With an engaging mix of original and acquired programming from key entertainment genres, TV One's programming provides a sophisticated alternative for adult African American viewers.TV One is a venture of Radio One, Inc., the largest radio broadcaster primarily targeting African American and urban listeners, and Comcast Corporation, the largest cable operator in the country, along with Bear Stearns, Constellation Ventures, Syndicated Communications and Opportunity Capital Partners.

Dutko Worldwide extends its reach not only through about 10 offices in its home country, but also with almost five European outposts. The firm provides policy expertise on the federal, state, and local levels of government, as well as advisory and research services related to public opinion and media relations. It helps clients, which have included Abbott Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline, shape and navigate policy issues in such areas as health care, energy, transportation, homeland security, and telecommunications. Founded in 1981, Dutko was acquired in December 2009 by UK-based public relations firm Huntsworth for $34 million.

Ricochet produces television content through Ricochet Films and Ricochet South.Ricochet Limited also operates Ricochet Digital (multimedia, youth programming, and documentaries). Ricochet South took its reality series Supernanny across the Atlantic, where the US version became a big hit for ABC. Other Ricochet creations include How Not to Decorate, Risking It All (potential entrepreneurs gambling everything to get their own business), Flying Heavy Metal (a history of passenger flight hosted by Iron Maiden musician Bruce Dickinson), and Sleeping Your Way to the Top (a documentary on women using their femininity to improve their lots in life.) The company is owned by Shed Media.

Daiko Advertising is one of Japan's largest advertising companies providing advertising and marketing services including interactive, events, public relations, and promotion. Its portfolio includes television and print campaigns for Suntory, Kintetsu, and Panasonic. Although the company is among the largest Japanese ad companies, chief rival Dentsu dwarfs Daiko in size and market share. Daiko is part of Hakuhodo DY Holdings, which was formed in 2003 along with prominent Japanese ad firms, Hakuhodo and Yomiko Advertising, to challenge Dentsu's dominance. Founded in 1944, Daiko has about 30 offices in Japan and extends its global reach through a partnership with advertising giant The Interpublic Group.

Topin & Associates sends marketing messages on behalf of the medical industry. Founded in 1982, the midsized, independent firm provides marketing communications for health care, pharmaceutical, and medical companies. Its services include advertising, global branding, sales support, and strategic development. Topin & Associates has expertise in creating print ads, developing Web sites, and assembling information pamphlets and sales kits to inform patients about new medical products and techniques. Clients have included Baxter Healthcare, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited.

Progressive Business Publications (PBP) wants to help business executives take more than a few steps forward. The company's core product is its line of about 30 subscription-based business-to-business newsletters. The newsletters are focused on areas such as sales and marketing, business management, human resources, regulatory/compliance, and nonprofit management. Titles include What's New in Benefits & Compensation, Environmental Compliance Alert, and The Selling Advantage. In addition to Progressive Business Publications Newsletters, PBP has other divisions devoted to a wide range of reference, compliance, and educational products. Progressive Business Publications company sells its products through an in-house telemarketing department.

Monrif is a leading media conglomerate in Italy with operations in newspaper and magazine publishing, online media, and commercial printing. Its portfolio of newspapers includes regional daily mastheads Il Giorno (Milan), La Nazione (Tuscany), and Il Resto del Carlino (Bologna). In periodical publishing, Monrif owns such special interest titles as Cavallo (equestrian sports), Dossier (history and culture), and Enigmistica (games and puzzles). The company's 60%-owned Poligrafici has commercial prining centers in Bologna, Florence, and Milan. Other operations include advertising (Societ� Pubblicit� Editoriale) and luxury hotels (Emiliana Grandi Alberhi). The Monti Riffeser family controls the company.

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