Platts has about 15 offices worldwide, and is owned by publishing giant McGraw-Hill. Platts has been monitoring the energy industry for more than 75 years. The company offers energy and commodities information and analysis on the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical, and metals markets. The company sells subscriptions to its content, which is offered through Web sites, newsletters, and magazines, to traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry executives. Other product offerings include maps and software. It also produces conferences for the energy industry.

" 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.

Motivcom plc (formerly P&MM Group) provides marketing services, such as motivation and incentive programs, sales and brand promotions, event production and management, and digital and print communications design and publishing. All are intended to boost sales, customer retention, and employee productivity for clients throughout the UK and Europe. Diageo, Lloyds Pharmacy, Renault, and Virgin Media are among Motivcom's wide range of clients. It claims to serve about 15% of all FORTUNE 500 companies.

Founded in 1994 by Michael Watras, Straightline International Inc. has conducted advertising and branding campaigns for such clients as Bayer Corporation, PaineWebber, Schering-Plough, and Time Warner. Straightline International offers corporate and brand identity consulting and related services. Straightline International's expertise extends beyond positioning, naming, and visual branding to include investor and employee communications, marketing, and advertising. It specializes in serving clients in the automotive, financial services, health care, media, and pharmaceutical sectors.

Widmeyer Communications provides public relations services to not-for-profit and for-profit firms, including Ford Motor Company, the Kellogg Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, United Auto Workers, and UPS. Widmeyer provides a full range of advertising and public relations services including, media relations, public affairs, design, corporate communications, and crisis management. The independent midsized agency specializes in education, health care, transportation, and energy sectors. It has offices in New York City and Washington D.C. Widmeyer Communications extends its reach as part of the Public Relations Organisation International (a network of independent PR and marketing firms).

Time Inc., a Time Warner company, is one of the largest content companies in the world. With a portfolio of 22 U.S. magazines and more than 25 U.S. Web sites, including some of the world's most popular, powerful and trusted brands, it is the largest magazine publisher in the U.S., and a leading publisher in the U.K. and Mexico. Time Inc.'s popular brands and successful franchises extend to online, television, satellite radio, mobile devices, events and branded products. Each month, one out of every two American adults reads a Time Inc. magazine, and one out of every five who are online visits a company Web site.

Empower MediaMarketing provides media planning and buying services across all media channels including network and spot television, national and local cable, radio, newspapers, magazines, outdoor, and online. It works with clients to ensure their media costs and strategies are in line with industry standards and also offers expertise in selecting test markets and product launches. Other services include media research and consulting using its proprietary modeling and measurement tools.

MarketSpring fancies itself the launch pad for high tech companies. The firm specializes in creating and implementing marketing plans supporting company, product, and promotional campaign launches. Focused primarily on strategic marketing consulting, MarketSpring distinguishes itself from other marketing agencies by providing clients with an overarching plan in addition to the services necessary to bring the plan to fruition. MarketSpring company provides market research, public relations, product management, and creative services specializing in serving technology and life science businesses. Their clients have included Ricoh, Harte Hanks, and IBM.

Egmont H. Petersen founded the firm in 1878 as a printing shop. The company is owned by the Egmont Foundation, an organization devoted to charitable activities for children. One media company covers the cutting edge in Scandinavia and beyond. Egmont International operates more than 100 companies in 30 countries through five main divisions: Egmont Magazines, Egmont Books, Nordisk Film (film production and distribution, and cinemas), Egmont Kids Media (books, films, games, and Web holdings), and TV2 Group (television). Magazines include Hjemmet (Denmark), Hjemmet (Norway), and Hemmets Journal (Sweden). While most activities are concentrated in Scandinavia and Europe, Egmont also publishes kids' books in the US.

Southard Communications is a nationally recognized, award-winning strategic public relations agency founded in 1994 with headquarters in New York and an office in Southern California. The agency focuses on providing superior client service, a high level of strategic counsel and an aggressive, proactive approach.Southard Communications understand that clients want and need more than what is offered by traditional firms. Southard Communications provide results-driven, comprehensive communications campaigns that are specifically tailored to each client’s needs. Rather than simply relying on standard tactics, Southard continually identifies creative ways to leverage current events and trends to maximize exposure for clients through both traditional and online media. In addition, the firm presents the best of both worlds – the experience and strategic thinking of a large agency combined with the service-oriented approach of a small firm.

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