ACME Communications owns and operates a half-dozen television stations in midsized markets in five states, most of which are affiliated with The CW Network, a joint venture between Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation. It also has one station that is affiliated with MyNetworkTV, a sister network to FOX (News Corporation). In addition to its stations, ACME Communications produces a syndicated morning program called The Daily Buzz that airs on about 160 TV stations throughout the country.

Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky (SS+K) was founded in 1993 by former political consultants. Shepardson, Stern & Kaminsky offers clients the whole kit and caboodle of marketing services. The firm's offerings, tailored to clients' business issues, include combinations of advertising, marketing, public relations, public affairs, digital, and design work. The firm's expertise includes crisis management, branding, and research. SS+K collaborates closely with powerhouse talent agency Creative Artists, which holds a stake in the firm. Clients have included Delta Air Lines, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Citi. The agency also developed a multimedia campaign for President Barack Obama aimed at young voters in 22 battleground states.

Target Entertainment is a distributor and producer of television programming in the UK. Its vault of programming includes such past TV hits as Bad Girls and Footballers' Wives, as well as comedy specials, documentaries, and reality shows. It also distributes children's programming. In addition to distribution, Target Entertainment creates new TV shows through production unit Greenlit Productions. CEO Alison Rayson founded the company in 1998. Target Entertainment is a subsidiary of the UK-based independent media distribution firm Metrodome Group.

Established in 1994 by President and CEO Jeanne Achille, The Devon Group has offices in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and London. The Devon Group Public Relations offers its clients several communications and promotional services, including media relations, strategic communications, crisis communications, trade show management, media coaching, social media marketing, and competitive intelligence research. The agency also acts as a speakers' bureau, securing keynote speakers and panelists for conferences around the world. It has worked with such clients as Authoria, Ceridian and Kenexa.

Herbst LaZar Bell (HLB) provides product design and engineering services specializing in consumer products, industrial components, and medical devices. With expertise in market research, business strategy, industrial design, materials and processes, engineering, manufacturing, and prototype services, HLB can minimize the trial and error part of product design. The employee-owned firm was founded as Sherman Herbst in 1962 by Walter Herbst and Bill Sherman. Headquartered in Chicago, HLB owns an additional office in Boston.

Print and television advertising aside, Tribal DDB Worldwide wants their corporate clients to be noticed online. The firm is a leading interactive marketing agency owning more than 40 offices in about 25 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Tribal DDB creates Web sites, online ads, and other multimedia presentations to promote products and corporate brands. The firm also provides campaign design and management services, and it operates a division dedicated to health care companies. Clients have included NIKE, McDonald's, and Volkswagen. Tribal DDB is the interactive marketing arm of global advertising agency network DDB Worldwide, which is itself a unit of holding company Omnicom Group.

Clipper Magazine company publishes about 490 local and regional editions, covering markets in about 30 states throughout the US. The magazines, which include national as well as local ads, are mailed to consumers at least seven times a year -- more in larger markets. Clipper Magazine company also publishes coupons online and distributes restaurant menus. A subsidiary of newspaper publisher Gannett, Clipper Magazine was founded in 1983 by Steve Zuckerman, Ian Ruzow, and Bob Zuckerman.

David E. Kelley Productions is the company of hit television writer-producer (guess who) David E. Kelley. The company has produced successful TV shows such as Boston Legal (which aired on ABC from 2004 to 2008), Boston Public (FOX, 2000-2004), The Practice (ABC, 1997-2004), and Ally McBeal (FOX, 1997-2002). The Practice and Ally McBeal have each won Emmy awards; Kelley also received Emmy nominations for work on Boston Legal, Chicago Hope, and Picket Fences. The company has a production deal with Fox Filmed Entertainment's Twentieth Century Fox Television. Kelley first worked with Fox as a writer on the premier season of LA Law in 1986.

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.

Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) serves the Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Minnesota) community with national and local public television programming. TPT produces original programming, such as the Emmy-winning documentary The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's; DragonflyTV, a science show for kids; and popular public affairs program Almanac. TPT operates a half dozen digital stations, in addition to analog channels tpt2 and tpt17. Revenues come from viewer support, PBS and CPB grants, as well as gifts from corporations and foundations.

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