Sponsors



Platinum Sponsor


Critical Mention Inc., the most comprehensive Web-based television search and broadcast monitoring service, is changing the way corporate communications and business intelligence professionals search, track and view critical information from television news. The company's ClipSyndicate service enables broadcasters and other video content producers to easily monetize their content and extend their brands through an Internet distribution channel that syndicates video clips to thousands of vertical Web sites in need of content for their end-users, while providing advertisers new reach to an extremely targeted audience. For more information please visit http://www.clipsyndicate.com.

The company's CriticalTV platform provides real-time monitoring and email alerts for organizations that require up-to-the-minute news about their company, clients and competitors. Critical Mention currently serves more than 450 clients, including Fortune 500 companies and market leaders in corporate communications, financial services, professional services, non-profit and government industries. Founded in 2002, Critical Mention is privately held, with headquarters in New York City.

Gold Sponsors


The FeedRoom, the leading digital media communications company, enables clients to communicate more effectively with video online as well as other technology platforms and devices. With end-to-end technology solutions, media and marketing services, and content production, The FeedRoom's unique one-stop-shop serves corporations, media companies, and government agencies. Customers like Wal-Mart, General Motors, The New York Times, USAToday, Intel, McGraw-Hill, and The Pentagon Channel already use The FeedRoom's broadband video products to communicate with the media, consumers, partners, investors, and other key stakeholders. For additional information, please visit www.feedroom.com.



Now in its 52nd year, PR Newswire Association LLC provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, translation and broadcast services on behalf of some 40,000 corporate, government, association, labor, non-profit, and other customers worldwide. Using PR Newswire, these organizations reach a variety of critical audiences including the news media, the investment community, government decision-makers, and the general public with their up-to-the-minute, full-text news developments.

Established in 1954, PR Newswire has offices in 11 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 135 countries and in 40 languages. Utilizing the latest in communications technology, PR Newswire content is considered a mainstay among news reporters, investors and individuals who seek breaking news from the source.

PR Newswire's leading brands include ProfNet, eWatch, MEDIAtlas, and MultiVu.

PR Newswire is a subsidiary of United Business Media plc of London.



MultiVu(tm), a PR Newswire company, provides unsurpassed broadcast and multimedia production and global distribution services to organizations that want to reach the media, financial community, general public and other key audiences with their visual and audio messages.

Using the latest technologies and the vast distribution resources of PR Newswire, MultiVu(tm) multiplies the number of opportunities you have to communicate with specific audiences. A variety of current and developing platforms for tape and digital content make this possible, including traditional broadcast TV and radio, financial networks, company intranets, the Web and wireless devices.



Founded in 1846, The Associated Press is the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day.



MSN is the world's most popular Internet destination. Our world-class services such as MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, MSN Search, Communities, Chat, Shopping, and Personal Finance are provided in many languages. Enjoy your favorite local content in your own language and settle into a familiar, friendly home on the Web.



Limelight Networks is the highest performance content delivery network for digital media. Limelight's massively scalable delivery solutions are uniquely tailored to those doing distributed on-demand and live delivery of video, music, games and downloads to broadband and mobile users. Limelight leads the industry in "Delivering the Digital Lifestyle."

Silver Sponsors


TOUR GCX gives qualified golfers the ability to play golf at a distinctive collection of private courses. A TOUR GCX individual membership includes a package of 10 tee units. Tee units can be redeemed for an unescorted foursome at private clubs within the TOUR GCX network or can be applied toward TOUR GCX special events. The TOUR GCX partner club network includes 15 private clubs in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Florida. TOUR also has a network of 7 affiliate clubs located in New York, New Jersey, Las Vegas and one private club in Florida.

TOUR GCX also offers a corporate membership program. A corporation can purchase a block of tee times and designate a group of qualified employees to be named to the membership. The TOUR GCX corporate membership is a cost effective, elegant client entertainment solution. All named corporate members must complete the membership application and be approved by the TOUR GCX Board of Admissions.



All-Ways Advertising is a family-owned business with four decades of promotional advertising experience beginning with door-to-door distribution. We're proud of where we've come from and where we're going. Founded in 1969, we've continually increased our advertising capabilities through expansion, strategic acquisitions and diversification to meet the demands of a changing marketplace. A single source, full service provider, today more than ever, All-Ways Advertising Company is your partner in promotion.



EyeWonder, Inc. is a leading provider of rich media and online video advertising products and services. Since 1999, the company has been enabling advertisers and agencies to easily connect the most compelling and effective campaigns to their most desirable audiences. EyeWonder’s in-page and in-stream ad products can combine the quality and power of Flash video, the latest interactive features, and the most comprehensive online tracking and reporting capabilities to dramatically enhance the impact and effectiveness of any new media ad campaign.

EyeWonder services the world’s top agencies and advertisers, and its rich media and video ad products are accepted by over a thousand online publishers including Yahoo!, AOL and MSN. For more information, please visit http://www.eyewonder.com.



Maven Networks pioneered the commercial use of HD video delivered via the Internet to PCs, TVs and portable devices. Its product, Maven Media System™ is the critical technology link between video programming and building a loyal, revenue generating Internet TV audience. Based on patent-pending technology, Maven’s integrated video publishing and distribution platform provides unrivaled customer experiences across multiple devices for both download and streaming environments.

Maven Media System is used by industry-leading organizations across the globe such as 20th Century Fox, A&E Television Networks International, Atom Films, CJ Media, Disney Buena Vista Pictures, Hallmark Channel, National Geographic Channel, Pepsi, and Sony Pictures, to deliver compelling, interactive broadband video channel experiences using DVD and HD-quality video.



Veotag, Inc. is a provider of resources and tools that help solve problems associated with video and audio on the Web. veotag allows both amateur and professional producers of video and audio tell their audiences what's inside their video and audio files and to let them search within those files by clicking on descriptive text. The company is located in New York City. For more information, please see www.veotag.com.



Sophist Productions is the New York based record label and production company headed by its premiere artist REED. Sophist has recently released REED’s first album, the rap, reggae, and R&B infused ONEinSIX, to stores nationwide and introduced New York to the groundbreaking DVJ Technology which allows in-house DJ Big Rich to spin music videos interspersed with graphics, special effects, live feeds, and on-screen text messaging. With its brand of interactive audiovisual entertainment, Sophist produces high-quality music and high-powered events for its artists and corporate clients.




Media Sponsors


Adrants provides marketing and advertising news with attitude in the form of a website and daily email newsletter. Written by former industry practitioners, it provides insightful, informed, experiential, no holds barred commentary on the state of the advertising and media industries. Editorial covers emerging marketing and advertising trends, cultural and demographic shifts affecting advertising strategies, new campaign launches, viral and buzz marketing, useful industry research and the examination of the industry's shift from old paradigms to new.



I WANT MEDIA is a Web site focusing on diversified media news and resources. It provides quick access to media news and industry data, updated throughout the day.



PM Forum is an international organization of 4,000+ members dedicated to raising the standards of marketing across service industries and enhancing the credibility of marketers.



Smallbiztechnology.com helps small-medium sized businesses strategically use technology to grow their businesses and provides news, articles, discussion boards, resources, analysis & events for the owners of small-medium sized businesses.



The NewsMarket is a pioneering broadcast news distribution service that brings newsmakers and journalists together via a single Web-based platform to create a more efficient environment for the exchange of video news content.



eMarketer is "The First Place to Look" for market research information related to the Internet, e-business, online marketing and emerging technologies. eMarketer aggregates and analyzes e-business research from over 2,000 sources, and brings it together in analyst reports, daily research articles and the "eStat Database" – the most comprehensive database of e-business and online marketing statistics in the world.



The Publicity Club of New York (PCNY) is the oldest ongoing organization for the public relations professional in the country. PCNY started as an informal luncheon club of New York PR practitioners who met weekly to discuss issues affecting the industry. On April 12, 1940 these meetings were declared part of a formal organization and the Publicity Club of New York was born. Carl Helm served as PCNY's first President.



Buzz Marketing for Technology is a site dedicated to the art of creating a Buzz - just for technology firms of all shapes and sizes. This is where can you find the dish on new channels, new ways to use the blogosphere, new RSS techniques, new rich media advertising uses - just for technology marketers! So sit back, relax, sign up for an RSS feed to this site and let's explore the Buzz together.



The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce represents the voice of over 100,000 companies in Manhattan and partners with over 300 diverse business organizations. We support the business community through advocating for positive business legislation, hosting 3-4 monthly networking events and seminars, marketing and international outreach. Our mission is to create a positive business environment to foster job development and promote business growth…WE MEAN BUSINESS!



Internet Video Magazine is the leading destination site for those who want to learn how to shoot, edit and post their videos and movie projects to the Internet. Online since 2001, the site includes hundreds of how to do it articles, book reviews, reviews of software, hardware and camcorders, upcoming shows and events, as well as a spotlight of the best, funniest and coolest videos on the net as well as the sites that host them.



Founded in June 2001, the Online Publishers Association (OPA) is an industry trade organization whose mission is to advance the interests of high-quality online publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Members of OPA represent the standards in Internet publishing with respect to editorial quality and integrity, credibility and accountability.



DV (www.dv.com) is the leading monthly publication dedicated to the needs of digital video professionals with over 60,000 readers. Through objective, hands-on reviews of tools and technology, readers are confronted with technical insight, inspiration, and practical knowledge to make nformed buying decisions.

DV is the central resource video professionals turn to for unbiased, hard-hitting, reporting on tools they need to fuel their next project.



NYU, SCPS, Excellence in Marketing and Public Relations

Marketing, public relations, and investor relations have become more sophisticated than ever. Success is measured in bottom-line terms. We help entry-level, mid-career, and seasoned professionals stay ahead of the curve in today's global economy. How? By emphasizing best practices, new methodologies, and maximizing the bottom line. Students benefit from the expertise of leading practitioners who teach you how to reach your target audience more effectively, create dynamic advertising, boost sales, and promote your product or service for greater return on investment. If you want to break into marketing, PR or IR – or change careers – learn the fundamentals in our classrooms. Experienced students network with the best in the business and exchange new ideas in a classroom environment. Our faculty are world-renowned leaders in marketing, marketing research, digital media marketing, direct and interactive marketing, advertising, sales and promotion, business-to-business marketing, public relations, corporate communications, and investor relations. They are authors, sought-after speakers, educators, CEOs, and executives at Fortune 500 companies, boutique and large agencies, and nonprofit institutions. Learn what you need to know – for tomorrow, today!

We offer a variety of marketing and public relations courses and certificate programs in:

  • Advertising
  • Business-to-Business Marketing
  • Digital Media Marketing
  • Direct and Interactive Marketing
  • Entertainment and Events Marketing
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Marketing Fundamentals
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing Research
  • Marketing Strategy and Branding
  • Marketing Writing
  • Retail
  • Sales Strategies





The New York Enterprise Report, an RSL Media LLC publication, features articles written by leading business experts specifically for small and midsize businesses, with an emphasis on businesses in the New York metro area. Each issue features thousands of dollars of expertise making The Report the must read publication for decision makers of growing business in the New York area. With articles from sales to taxes to technology, The Report provides "how to" expertise that enables businesses to not just survive, but thrive. In addition to the magazine and website, The Report produces events for business owners to gain ideas and inspiration as well as the New York Enterprise Report Small Business Awards.




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When & Where:

June 15th, 2006
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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