Northern California Public Broadcasting (NCPB) is a publicly financed TV and radio broadcaster serving the San Francisco Bay area through its flagship TV stations KQED (San Francisco) and KTEH (San Jose) and radio outlets KQED and KQEI. Both TV stations offer a mix of educational programming focused on arts, science, and the humanities, as well as public interest shows highlighting local, national, and international issues. NCPB creates much of its own programming but it is also an affiliate of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). The not-for-profit corporation was formed in 2006.

The feisty firm dedicates entire sections of its Web site to how and why Adworks provides better service than big agencies, including a "translator" to help potential clients decode "deceptive" industry jargon. Adworks has worked to shed its image as a regional agency, landing a few national clients through the years. The firm's clients have included The Library of Congress, The Washington Post, Virginia Hospital Center, and L.L. Bean. The independent agency was founded by Creative Director Mark Greenspun in 1979.

TouchTunes Music Corporation company makes digital jukeboxes and entertainment systems, which can be found in some 38,000 restaurants, bars, retailers, and other businesses throughout the US and Canada. Revenues come from jukebox sales and leases, as well as music services. TouchTunes has rights to play music from major record labels such as Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, EMI, and Sony Music, and several independent labels. Canadian subsidiary TouchTunes Digital conducts research and development for TouchTunes Music Corporation company. MC Hammer can't touch them, but if you've frequented a bar or pub lately, maybe you have laid a finger on a digital jukebox provided by TouchTunes Music.

TFH Publications has something for your best friend to chew on. TFH Publications company is a leading worldwide publisher of pet and animal books, covering dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and farm animals. Book titles include the World Atlas of Dog Breeds and The Encyclopedia of Dog Sports and Activities. TFH also publishes the monthly magazine Tropical Fish Hobbyist. TFH Publications company additionally makes premium dog chews, edible bones, carriers, dog houses, and other pet products through its Nylabone Products division. TFH Publications is a subsidiary of Central Garden & Pet Company.

XPLANE Corp. company's "XPLANATiONs" are visual depictions of mission statements, processes, pitches, presentations, or other messages frequently issued by corporations and businesses. Far from blase pie graphs or flow charts, XPLANE's creations distill complex concepts and obtuse ideas (and probably a lot of nebulous business-speak) into illustrations, almost resembling cartoons. Customers, such as Bank of America and EDS, use the XPLANATiONs for everything from sales pitches to communicating internal company initiatives. Publications including Time and USA TODAY have also commissioned the company. Former news graphics editor Dave Gray founded XPLANE in 1994.

Haymarket Group Ltd. company publishes more than 100 consumer, professional, trade, and customer publications in some 20 languages and more than 40 countries. Titles include Revolution (digital business and marketing), campaign (advertising and communications), What Car? (automobile buying guides), and FourFourTwo (football). The company also publishes Web sites related to its publications and hosts events, including exhibitions and conferences. In addition to its primary market in the UK, the company has subsidiaries and joint ventures operating in such markets as Australia, China, Germany, India, and the US. Haymarket Group was founded in 1957.

David & Goliath provides planning, creative development, branding, lifestyle marketing, relationship marketing, in-house production (for TV or video), and interactive advertising services. It also specializes in Hispanic marketing. The independent agency has worked with companies such as Kia, Universal Orlando, and OSI Restaurant Partners (formerly Outback Steakhouse). In an advertising landscape dominated by giants, this aptly named boutique firm is ready to battle, based on the mere strength of its creativity.

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.

Loyalty Management Group Analytics Limited might not ring too many bells, but "Nectar" probably does -- and it has cash registers chiming. Operating as LMG Insight & Communication (LMG I&C), the company manages Nectar, one of the UK's largest loyalty programs. Nectar awards points -- redeemable for goods and services -- for money spent at more than a dozen popular retailers and service providers. In addition, the company's Self Serve platform provides point-of-sale (POS) insight and aggregated loyalty card data to customers. LMG I&C is owned by Groupe Aeroplan, a loyalty marketing company based in Canada.

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.

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