PrimeVest Financial Services is sort of a big-box store of investment products for community banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. One of the largest third-party marketers of financial services in the US, the firm allows its clients to expand their range of services by affording access to a menu of stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds, retirement plans, insurance, and other products from third-party financial services firms. It also provides broker-dealer, trust, and clearing services. PrimeVest serves approximately 600 financial institutions throughout the US and in Guam. Investment firm Lightyear Capital purchased the company from ING in 2010.

TELUS International Philippines (formerly Ambergris Solutions) helps its clients reach out and touch a lot of someones. The firm provides both in-bound and out-bound call services for US-based corporate clients through its call centers in the Philippines. Most of the company's clients are involved in the utilities, IT, travel and hospitality, telecommunications, and financial services industries. The firm performs such tasks and services as change of address, reservations, billing, order and payment processing, sales, market research, and the handling of missing or damaged goods.

Essential Images, L.L.C. company has worked with television network clients such as ABC (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), MTV (Cribs/Paulina Rubio), and Lifetime (You're Not The Man I Married). Despite its location directly in the path of devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the New Orleans-based Essential Images remained open for business. At least one firm knows the importance of maintaining a good image. Essential Images is a film, video, and audio production company, specializing in broadcast, corporate, commercial, documentary, and syndicated projects.

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.

Educating 100 million people worldwide, Pearson is the global leader in educational publishing, providing scientifically research-based print and digital programs to help students learn at their own pace, in their own way. We have the most widely trusted and respected programs in educational and professional publishing, and offer the most comprehensive range of educational programs, in all subjects, for every age and level of student, from preK-12 through higher education and on into professional life. Our unparalleled businesses and brands include Prentice Hall, Longman, Scott Foresman, Addison Wesley, Allyn & Bacon, Benjamin Cummings, PASeries, ELLis, Celebration Press, PEMSolutions, SuccessMaker, Waterford, and Family Education Network. Pearson's other primary operations include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

EMI's business is keeping music fans entertained. The #4 record company in terms of market share (behind Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group) houses recorded music segment EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing. EMI Music distributes CDs, videos, and other formats primarily through imprints and divisions such as Capitol Records and Virgin, and sports a roster of artists such as The Beastie Boys, Norah Jones, and Lenny Kravitz. EMI Music Publishing, the world's largest music publisher, handles the rights to more than a million songs. EMI Music operates through regional divisions (EMI Music North America, International, and UK & Ireland). Private equity firm Terra Firma owns EMI.

Dick Grove, whose background includes top posts for such companies as Burson-Marsteller, ITT and Itel, formed his own agency in 1997. His experience and frustrations with traditional firms drove him to start INK inc., with the idea that firms should share the financial risk of the client by providing a more accountable method of compensation based on actual media results. Companies from all variety of industries have signed on for this unique agency model, which says that clients should pay first and foremost for actual results — not for the hours spent "trying" for those elusive hits.

Metal Blade Records company was founded in 1982 by Brian Slagel, who then worked days at the Los Angeles metal emporium Oz Records and spent nights putting together one of the first metal fanzines, The New Heavy Metal Revue. He formed Metal Blade Records to focus on the LA metal scene that was being ignored by major labels. Metal Blade Records company has discovered influential metal acts including Slayer, Metallica, and GWAR. Metal Blade Records is a heavy metal record label that is home to bands such as Black Dahlia Murder, As I Lay Dying, and Six Feet Under.

Media Breakaway is bringing performance-based direct marketing together with old and new media outlets for the benefit of its clients. Media Breakaway company operates primarily through its three divisions; CPA Empire, DataOverdrive, and TelcoOverdrive. CPA Empire provides affiliate marketing service --generating leads and sales for advertisers through its network of affiliates (online content providers). DataOverdrive provides list management services -- helping clients convert customer information into a profitable marketing tool (prospect lists). TelcoOverdrive provides outsourced call center services including telemarketing and lead conversion.

VoloMedia Inc. was founded in 2005 and is funded by Sutter Hill Ventures. VoloMedia as the Nielsen ratings app for the iPhone. With viewers downloading shows and podcasts directly to smartphones, media players, and set-top boxes, advertisers are hard pressed to know where to place ads and whether they are reaching their target audience. VoloMedia's platform -- VoloMedia Bridge -- distributes and tracks video content from major media companies and other content publishers, allowing for more precise targeting and ad placement. VoloMedia's products and services are used by media companies who rely on advertisers including ABC News, Fox News, MSNBC, and Public Radio International.

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