COFIDE - Compagnia Finanziaria De Benedetti -- COFIDE for short -- isn't short on activities; the holding company sports businesses as diverse as Italy's regional cuisines. The company, controlled by Italian businessman Carlo De Benedetti, operates subsidiaries active in media (Editoriale L'Espresso group); utlities (Energia); and automotive components (the SOGEFI group). COFIDE additionally includes healthcare (The HSS Group) and financial services (Jupiter Finance and The Oakwood Group) operations. Its main subsidiary is 48%-owned CIR, which is a holding company for most of the above businesses. The De Benedetti family owns more than 45% of COFIDE.

Wishoo was founded in 2000. Wishoo brings event sponsors and consumers together. The event marketing firm creates promotional campaigns for its clients using photo and video attractions that build brand recognition and generate leads. The programs can offer print-on site photos that incorporate logos in a souvenir photo; pictures with promotional mascots or props; or pictures that integrate participants into fanciful situations. Participants are directed to a Web site to retrieve their photos and sign up for future marketing messages.

RED Distribution is a Sony Music-owned independent record distributor that handles the sales and marketing of releases for nearly 50 record labels. A leading indie distributor in the US, the company distributes music for prolific labels including Fat Possum Records (home of critically acclaimed acts such as The Fiery Furnaces, Dinosaur Jr., and Andrew Bird); Sanctuary Records (home of artists such as Ashanti and Blues Traveler); and Victory Records, its top-selling label. Successful RED Distribution acts have also included the popular bands Los Lonely Boys and Switchfoot.

Founded in 1964, BDH is part of TBWA Worldwide, one of the agency networks of US-based holding company Omnicom Group. Some turn to Madison Avenue to strike the right chord with their customers, while others look to Manchester to drum up business for their brand. TBWA/Manchester, one of the leading advertising agencies in the UK, provides creative ad development and campaign planning services. The firm creates spots for television, radio, print, and outdoor media, as well as direct mail and other marketing collateral. It has performed advertising and marketing work for such clients as A.G. Barr, Chicago Town Pizza, and Nissan.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group is a leading television station operator with more than 50 stations serving 30 small and midsized markets in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southwest; Nexstar has duopolies (two or more stations) in about half its markets. Its portfolio includes more than a dozen affiliates each of the FOX and NBC networks, as well as stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. More than 15 of its TV stations are operated through local service agreements with Mission Broadcasting, which owns those broadcast licenses. Private investment firm ABRY Partners has majority control in the company.

Goodheart-Willcox is the premier publisher for Technical, Trades, and Technology; Family & Consumer Sciences; and Business, Marketing & Career Education. Since 1921, we have been devoted to publishing a variety of exciting products including innovative textbooks, useful supplements, and inviting multimedia resources for school, industry, and individual training. Our experience, combined with true dedication to the field, supports our position as a leading publisher in the market. We are focused on meeting your needs and those of today's educational environment, while keeping an eye on future trends.Goodheart-Willcox products are designed to train everyone from students through practicing professionals. Our books and supplements contain a wealth of information on the latest theories, techniques, tools, and operations for the subject areas mentioned above. Whether the subject is automotive or child care, you will find numerous features throughout our textbooks to make learning easier. High-quality presentation, authoritative content, sound topic sequence, an abundance of illustrations, involving pedagogy, real-world examples, and appropriate readability are hallmarks of Goodheart-Willcox products.

The heart of advertising and marketing firm WHITTMANHART lies on the Internet. Through WHITTMANHART Interactive WHITTMANHART company assists clients with brand development and digital communications issues by providing application development, Web site design, online marketing, and strategic planning services. Customers -- which have included HBO, Budweiser, Harley-Davidson, and Johnson & Johnson -- typically come from the ranks of the FORTUNE 1,000. In mid-2008, in order to focus exclusively on its interactive marketing offerings, WHITTMANHART company sold its WHITTMANHART Consulting unit, which offered information technology and process improvement consulting services, to software consulting firm Rolta TUSC.

Shaker Recruitment Advertising & Communications offers advertising and related services to help its clients fulfill their staffing needs. The agency also offers employee communications, sets up referral programs, and provides strategic consulting services. Shaker serves up its advertising and marketing fare in print, interactive, direct mail, and out-of-home media. It has performed direct mail work for Albertsons, Caremark, and Coca-Cola while also offering interactive services for Pactiv and Ossanna. Shaker traces its roots back to 1951, when founder Joseph Shaker began his foray into recruitment advertising.

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.

JHG Company uses the scarlett seat as a symbol of relationships with clients based on listening in its own branding, one of the firm's specialties. JHG also offers public relations, mobile communications marketing, design, advertising, and interactive media services. JHG draws customers from the sports, entertainment, technology, B2B, health, and life sciences sectors. Clients have included Comcast, Continuous Computing, MediaFLO Technologies, and QUALCOMM. JHG was formed in 2007 when Jayne Hancock Group acquired its partner agency, Townsend Inc.

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