As the third-largest comics publisher in the US, Dark Horse Comics has become a safe bet. Dark Horse publishes a number of original titles, but most of the publisher's revenue comes from comics based on licensed entertainment properties including Alien, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Conan, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars. Dark Horse company also publishes books and sells collectibles such as action figures and lithographs. In addition, the firm even its own film production studio, Dark Horse Entertainment, which made the big-screen adaptation of Hellboy and its sequel, Hellboy 2.

Chronicle Books was founded in 1967 to provide the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper with a book publishing division. Longtime editor-in-chief Nion McEvoy acquired Chronicle Books LLC company in 2000 and became its chairman and CEO. Publisher of The Worst Case Scenario series, Chronicle Books lives on the edge by taking chances on books. Chronicle Books LLC company publishes some 300 books and stationery products each year in the areas such as art and design, pop culture, food and drink, travel, and children's titles. Books include New York Times best-seller Griffin & Sabine and The Beatles Anthology. Chronicle Books LLC company also has three retail stores in the San Francisco Bay area (including its corporate headquarters) that sell books and gift items.

CRT/Tanaka (formerly Carter Ryley Thomas) specializes in a broad range of corporate, consumer, and health science areas of practice. The agency's services include media relations, product launch support, crisis communications, direct marketing, and advertising. Its clients include Air New Zealand, Charles Schwab, Girl Scouts of the USA, HoMedics, and Performance Food Group. Carter Ryley Thomas' 2005 acquisition of Patrice Tanaka & Company bolstered the firm's consumer portfolio and added a New York outpost to the firm's regional offices, located in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, as well as in Los Angeles.

The agency was founded as Fallon McElligott Rice in 1981 by partners Pat Fallon, Tom McElligott, and Nancy Rice. Fallon is a subsidiary of Paris-based advertising conglomerate Publicis. This company might be able to lend a hand if your brand has fallen on hard times. Fallon Worldwide is a leading creative ad agency, serving such clients as Travelers Insurance, Sony, Holiday Inn, Purina, and NBC, and operating through offices in Minneapolis, London, and Tokyo. In addition to creative development, the firm offers marketing and branding services, brand and corporate identity consulting, and campaign planning services. Fallon also provides interactive marketing services and Web site development.

Freud Communications company provides public relations, crisis management, brand development, and event-planning services to such big name clients as PepsiCo International, Paramount, Prada, Time Warner, and Pizza Hut. In addition, its consultancy unit helps businesses to understand regulatory issues, define strategic objectives, and align themselves with the media channel or channels best suited to their needs. Freud Communications is a unit of global media conglomerate Publicis Groupe and has offices in New York, London, and Los Angeles.

Cramer-Krasselt provides its clients with a full range of advertising services, including branding, digital marketing, database marketing, public relations, and the creative development and placement of television and radio advertisements. Clients include AirTran Airways, Corona, Crocs, and Porsche. The midsized, independent agency has offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Phoenix, and New York. To expand its global reach, the agency is part of the International Communications Agency Network (iCOM), a partnership of 70 independent advertising and marketing agencies serving clients across more than 50 countries.

Televerde has been in business since 1996. Televerde designs and implements performance-based marketing plans for its corporate clients. With a focus on the technology industry, Televerde offers highly trained teams that can market a variety of products through a combination of direct mail, electronic mail, and phone calls providing lead generation, sales qualification, market research, and database marketing services. Televerde company also provides event marketing support services designed to increase sales and efficiency of such networking opportunities. Clients include CIBER, ImageTag, and Syntellect.

Since 1988, our focus and strength have been to build retail stores into retail chains, and retail chains into bigger retail chains. We accomplish this by utilizing two proven methodologies. The first focuses on sales overnight/brand over time, and the second is through our conserve and dominate approach. Ask us how these approaches have netted up to 1,300% increases in customer awareness and 150% increases in share of dollars, and you’ll also gain insights into why the average tenure of a Barber Martin account is seven years, or three times the industry average of 22 months.

Founded in 1990, J&A Communications combines its team's collective 75 years of experience with fresh, innovative ideas. Our talented staff brings an array of skills and backgrounds that assist both established and emerging technology companies in building effective communications strategies.At J&A, each associate brings a different perspective to every situation. As such, we structure ourselves differently than most agencies. Our approach is to give each client service and care from every member of the J&A team. We have detailed knowledge of each client's products and services as well as their competition. This unique approach is a testament to why our clients' communications programs consistently deliver exceptional results year after year.

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (TSX: XSR) operates as XM Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Satellite Radio Inc (CSR), Canada's premium digital audio entertainment and information company with the best signal coverage across the country. On June 16, 2005 the CRTC approved the application of CSR Inc. for a six-year broadcasting licence to offer satellite radio services across Canada. Through its XM Canada service, CSR launched its French and English satellite radio service across Canada on November 22, 2005. CSR completed its $55 million initial public offering and started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on December 12, 2005 under the trade symbol XSR.

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