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Sales Graphics was honored today as a Finalist for the 2009 American Business Awards for Interactive/Multimedia Sales Presentations and Sales Videos. The projects nominated as finalists were the NBC News Upfront Presentation, the Glamour.TV Sales Video and the Glamour Reel Moments Video.

Sales Graphics’ DesignStudio was awarded a Bronze 2009 Summit Creative Award in this year’s Summit International Awards Competition for the “Glamour Reel Moments” Sales Video produced for Glamour Magazine. The international panel of judges was made up of agency and design professionals from around the world.

Esquire Magazine joined its sister Hearst publications Good Housekeeping and Harper’s Bazaar in bringing in Sales Graphics for their ad sales presentations. Working with Sales Graphics’ DesignStudio and powering their presentations with CustomShow Presentation Software, Esquire is giving their sales team the tools they need to give great presentations.

NBC News Networks, which includes NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Meet the Press and MSNBC, has brought Sales Graphic in to create their cross-platform upfront presentation for 2009. With a presentation that focused on their great content and unrivaled technology, NBC News Networks needed an upfront presentation with great design and unrivaled technology as well. Sales Graphics delivered both. Using the latest video and interactive technology, Sales Graphics DesignStudio created a rich-media presentation experience that was still customizable and easy to use.

Travelzoo has selected Sales Graphics DesignStudio to produce the graphics and animations for their 2009 Travelzoo Awards.  With Hugh Jackman setting a new standard for award shows this year at the Academy Awards, Travelzoo knew they had to really wow the audience this year. Establishing the Tzoos as one of the most prestigious awards in the travel industry, Travelzoo wanted to make sure that the awards event was fun, professional and gave all the nominees and winners the kudos they deserve for all their hard work and creativity.

When Prime Access wanted to add a high-end presentation to their proposal for one of their clients, they turned to Sales Graphics’ DesignStudio to create an impactful and branded presentation experience for their client. Prime Access Inc. is a full-service agency that specializes in Urban Majority™ advertising services, offering unique access to African American, Hispanc, gay and urban youth consumers. Working with the DesignStudio, Prime Access can tap into our deep understanding of presentation design and convert their client’s selling strategy into an effective presentation story and design. Working together, Prime Access and Sales Graphics make a great team.

Comcast Sports Group, Comcast’s 10 regional sports networks, has already put points on the board for 2009 by signing up with Sales Graphics to provide CustomShow Presentation software to its national sales team. Using CustomShow’s powerful presentation creation and management system, Comcast Sports Group will be hitting home runs all year long with great presentations that are always up-to-date, accurate and exciting. With a nationwide sales force serving 10 regions, Comcast Sports Group needed a presentation solution that would allow them to manage and control sales materials effectively across the country. With all of the great programming and regional-specific content, they also needed a presentation system that was powerful enough to show all their video and flexible enough to be customized for each pitch in each region. CustomShow fit the bill and made the team for 2009.

Harper’s Bazaar will use CustomShow for their sales presentations in 2009. By working with Sales Graphics to create and develop their 2009 sales materials in Sales Graphics’ CustomShow software, Harper’s Bazaar will be giving their sales team the best presentation tool available. Joining Good Housekeeping as Hearst titles using CustomShow, Harper’s Bazaar will use CustomShow to manage, update and present their magazine to advertisers across the country. Now their presentations will be as well-dressed as the models in their magazine.

As Glamour Magazine celebrates five years of their hugely successful Reel Moments Short Film Festival, they knew they needed a great marketing piece to take to potential sponsors that would show the full scope of this great sponsorship opportunity. Having worked with Sales Graphics’ DesignStudio on several great videos in the past, we worked together to create a visually stunning and detailed overview of the highlights of the last five years of Glamour’s Reel Moments. A “reel moment” in itself, the Glamour Reel Moments 5th Anniversary video will be a great tool for salespeople to showcase one of Glamour’s premiere events and sponsorship opportunities.

The Parenting Group launched their new General Presentation today with a new look, new message and a great new intro video for their CustomShow Presentation. Using CustomShow to manage, present and share presentations for all of the print and digital titles, The Parenting Group gave their sales team a powerful new tool to reach and engage with advertisers across the country. Working with our DesignStudio designers, The Parenting Group was able to fully realize their new brand look and feel with a great new design. Sales Graphics also produced a series of videos of real moms sharing their experiences and insights into being a mom. By incorporating these videos into the presentation, The Parenting Group’s salespeople can bring these moms with them on every sales call.