New England Sports Network operates NESN, a leading regional sports channel that reaches more than 4 million homes in six states through cable and satellite TV providers. The network offers news and information covering national and regional sports, as well as game coverage of the Boston Red Sox baseball team and Boston Bruins hockey team. (The Sox own 80% of NESN, while the Bruins have a 20% stake.) In addition to television, NESN distributes news and video through its popular sports Web site. The network was launched in 1984.

BR was formed in 1964 and has one office in Kansas City, Missouri. Bernstein-Rein, or BR, believes it has the Rx for ailing brands. The full-service advertising shop does everything from designing comprehensive marketing and communications campaigns to putting up a single billboard. Its range of services include graphic design and interactive, broadcast, print, and direct advertising. BR has worked with some big name clients including Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, PetSmart, and McDonald's. In fact, it takes credit for developing McDonald's famous Happy Meals. Bernstein-Rein company also has a data analysis group, which it uses to show customers how their advertising campaigns are paying off.

Premier Books Direct company brings the book store and gift shop to workers, usually as a fund-raiser in which a percentage of sales goes to the organization or selected charity. The Canada-based company markets and distributes a variety of books (ranging from cookbooks to children's books), toys (ranging from Winnie the Pooh plush toys to CompuKidz toy laptops), and gift items (ranging from holiday decor to luggage), by setting up displays in the common areas or entrances of office buildings. The company advertises its products as 40-70% off normal retail prices. Independent distributors put on Premier Books Direct book and gift fairs across North America.

CEO Norm Marshall & Associates Inc. started the agency in 1979. Norm Marshall & Associates (NMA) is a marketing firm that specializes in product placement and other types of campaigns related to the entertainment industry. It works primarily with consumer products manufacturers and consumer services companies to place their products or brands prominently in television shows and movies. Other services include strategic campaign planning, promotional event planning, and creative services. Its clients have included Hostess Brands, Microsoft, and UBS Financial Services. NMA has offices in Los Angeles and New York City, as well as international offices in Bejing, Sydney, and Tokyo.

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.

Bustos Media owns and operates 25 Spanish-language AM and FM radio stations in seven states -- California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Its stations play a mix of adult contemporary and regional Mexican music, such as banda, corrido, and norte�o. (As of 2008, Bustos Media also broadcasts one English-language smooth jazz station in Denver.) In addition, the company operates three television stations in Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and Milwaukee, which are part of Azteca America, an affiliate network of Mexico's TV Azteca. Bustos Media was founded in 2003 by Chairman and CEO Amador Bustos.

Seismicom serves clients such as AT&T, AOL, and Boeing through its office in San Francisco and plans to open offices internationally; in 2008, it launched an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The name suggests this agency will move the heavens and the earth (or at least the earth) for its clients. Seismicom offers marketing and promotional branding solutions such as sales promotions, direct marketing, and merchandising. The agency also provides event marketing and sponsorship consulting services.`

" Austin Chronicle Corp. publishes a weekly newspaper in Austin, Texas, boasting a circulation of more than 90,000 and featuring comprehensive coverage of the city's lively music and cultural scene. The tabloid-sized Austin Chronicle is also a source political and environmental reporting. In addition to its newspaper, the company serves as a sponsor for such annual events as South by Southwest (operated by SXSW), the Austin Music Awards Show, and The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. Publisher Nick Barbaro and editor Louis Black led a group that started the paper in 1981.

A company with deep roots in the Triangle, The News & Observer Publishing Co. publishes not only The News & Observer, one of the nation’s best regional newspapers, but also nine weekly or bi-weekly newspapers offering community coverage throughout the Triangle. The company launched nando.net, one of the nation’s first internet service providers, in 1994, and today is home to both newsobserver.com and triangle.com, the region’s leading websites. The main office is located in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.

Founded in 1995, Studio B Productions serves clients in the software, consulting, and computer publishing industries. Studio B Productions specializes in providing technical writing for marketing, training, and book publications. Studio B Productions company's writers produce guides, presentations, white papers, customer support materials, and books that can be more than a little technical or written so that even a high level executive can understand. Studio B Productions company produces its content from a pool of more than 300 authors and technology experts.

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