MTV Networks Entertainment Group Picks CustomShow

MTV Networks Entertainment Group chose Sales Graphics to design their 2010 Digital Upfront presentation. They're also using CustomShow to deliver and manage the slides across their entire salesforce.

Incorporating sophisticated designs that enhance the individual brands as well as the over-arching Entertainment Group, the new Digital Upfront presentation helps tell the compelling stories of Spike, Game Trailers, Comedy Central, and Atom. With interactive examples of all the great content and animated designs that bring home their great numbers, MTV Network Entertainment Group's Digital Upfront presentation is a winner in 2010!

Sí TV Launches New Upfront Presentation

Sí TV launched their new Upfront Presentation designed by Sales Graphics.

They wanted to deliver Sí TV's strong brand and story with a bang, so our award-winning design team created a PowerPoint with custom animations and full-screen video to show off Sí TV's great content.

We wish Sí TV all the best in their selling season!

Bravo Launches Digital Roadshow with Sales Graphics

Bravo Media launched their Digital Roadshow presentation today. Designed by Sales Graphics' DesignStudio and built in CustomShow presentation software, Bravo's Digital Roadshow presents the full range of their digital capabilities and gives their sales team a powerful tool for presenting, explaining and selling Bravo's rich set of digital opportunities.

Built around a set of detailed and engaging demo videos that explain even the most complicated digital opportunities clearly and simply, the Digital Roadshow allows teams of television and digital salespeople to show advertisers the complete picture of Bravo's digital products and opportunities. And since it's in CustomShow, it's easy to use and easy to update for their entire sales team.

FX Networks Launches CustomShow for Ad Sales Effect

The special effects on Nip/Tuck aren't the only eye-popping visual effects that FX Networks are using this year to promote the cable network. FX will be using CustomShow presentation software this year to help make their ad sales presentations as compelling and engaging as their programming.

CustomShow software lets FX Networks (and many other Fox Cable Networks) create the most engaging presentations possible and manage and customize them across their entire sales force. Now the same high-impact video and animations that they use to such great effect on air can now be easily and efficiently included in all their presentations.

"THERE IS NO BOX"

FX Networks strives to makes sure all it's programming is outside the box, and CustomShow ensures that their presentations are outside the box too.

Comcast Sports Group Scores with CustomShow and Sales Graphics

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.

Sales Graphics Announces CustomShow 7

SALES GRAPHICS UNVEILS ADVANCED, WEB-BASED ENTERPRISE PRESENTATION SOFTWARE – CUSTOMSHOW 7

CustomShow 7 Empowers Creation, Collaboration and Presentation

Across the Internet

(Boston, November 10, 2008) Sales Graphics, the leading creator of high-end enterprise presentation software, once again revolutionizes “closing the sale” with the introduction of CustomShow 7. Well-known in the media industry as the gold standard in sales presentation software, the company unveiled this fully web-enabled version of the product at CTAM 2008.

CustomShow 7 frees sales professionals from their desktops, allowing them to create, manage and deliver dynamic, multi-media-filled presentations anytime, anywhere. Fully web-based and secure, CustomShow 7 delivers functionality that allows for real-time collaboration, cutting-edge effects and animation, and flawless presentation.

“Now, more than ever, companies must make a dramatic impression when they present to prospective clients,” said George Chevalier, president, Sales Graphics. “Presentations need to be memorable, engaging, factual, and even entertaining. Web-based CustomShow 7, with its built-in design, collaboration and organizational tools, is where efficient meets eye-popping.”

The CustomShow 7 Top 7
Attention-grabbing design, ease-of-use, web-access and ultimate control make CustomShow 7 different from all other presentation software.

1. MAKE PRESENTATIONS ONLINE. Imagine being able give a presentation without having to be in the room. Click though animated slides and video from where ever you are. Free yourself from the expense and poor video performance of WebEx.
   
2. PRESENT FULL-SCREEN HD VIDEO on your desktop or across the Web. No more squinting to watch tiny video clips or stuttering video playback.
   
3. CREATE EYE-POPPING FLASH PRESENTATIONS with NEW animations. Reduce the expense and time required to build animations in Flash.
   
4. COLLABORATE IN REAL-TIME with colleagues around the world by working on the Web. Edit, revise and review presentations without the inconvenience of sending huge files back and forth. Keep track of files with different versions and avoid the risk of overwriting.
   
5. MANAGE AND CONTROL YOUR BRAND and message with sophisticated permission-based controls. Control all the content including graphics, colors, fonts and charts.
   
6. TRACK THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTATIONS with CustomShow’s built-in Dashboard. See which presentations close deals. At a glance, track the usage of individual presentations and marketing materials while monitoring presentation activity across your entire organization.
   
7. LOSE NOTHING, EVER. Safely and securely back up and archive your company’s entire presentation library, including individual custom presentations and previous versions, on our server – automatically.

CustomShow 7 is in beta testing with select media clients in through December 2008. The product will be broadly available in the first quarter of 2009.

Because Sales Graphics is committed to providing unsurpassed client service and is dedicated to investing in products and relationships, CustomShow 7 will be available to current CustomShow users with no cost upgrade. For new clients, the company will be offering subscription-based enterprise pricing models.

About Sales Graphics
Sales Graphics, headquartered in New York, is the leading provider of high-end presentation software. The company’s CustomShow product, used by media, publishing and consumer goods companies worldwide, blends quality design with new technology to empower sales organizations to create and share effective presentations.

Press Contact: Bradley Daves
Loving + Company
917.749.5943
bdaves@lovingandcompany.com

CTAM CustomShow VIP Preview

Come see the future of media sales presentations. Contact us today to schedule a VIP Preview of the new CustomShow at CTAM. 

Sales Graphics Attending CTAM; Big News About CustomShow

George Chevalier, President of Sales Graphics,  and Jed Chevalier will be attending the 2008 CTAM Summit next week and is looking forward to catching up with clients and meeting new media industry professionals from across the country. He's also excited about letting the cable industry know about the latest developments in our CustomShow Presentation Software.

As many of you know, Sales Graphics has been providing CustomShow as a software solution for media company presentations for over 8 years. Built to support the demanding needs of media sales professionals, it manages and presents video, Flash and images seamlessly, powerfully and securely. Over the years, we've added new features and improved functionality with every new release. This year, however, we've made some significant improvements and can't wait to let the media industry know about them.

Attendees at CTAM will be some of the first people to get a sneak preview of newest version of CustomShow. If you're interested in finding out more or want to set up a meeting at CTAM, just shoot us an email or give us a call.

MSNBC Gains Momentum with Sales Graphics

MSNBC has been gaining momentum and closing the gap with it's competitors, and they turned to Sales Graphics' DesignStudio to help get the message out. Our DesignStudio created an exciting email blast video that MSNBC sent first to its own salespeople and then encouraged them to forward it on to clients and advertisers to let everyone know the good news!

SNL Kagan Expects 2008 to be a Strong Year for Cable Industry

In their 2008 edition of "Economics of Basic Cable Networks," SNL Kagan predicts strong growth in licensing fees and steady growth in ad sales, according to MarketingCharts.com. While the reports warns of "extremely volatile ad markets," they see all of the major indicators increasing in the next year. Those indicators include subscriber, ad revenue, total revenue, cash flow and cash flow margins.

While we don't proclaim to be economic forecasters, from where we stand it certainly looks like our cable clients are coming out with great content and strong marketing messages to reach both advertisers and consumers. So we'd have to agree with the experts on this one!

CustomShow Showcased at NCTA 2008

CustomShow was on display in New Orleans throughout The Cable Show 2008. But instead of having our own booth, we relied on our clients to do the presenting. Over 25 exhibitors at this year's NCTA Cable Show relied on CustomShow to present their content and brand at the biggest cable event of the year.

Preparing all of the presentations for NCTA this year was more than a full-time job for Sales Graphics' DesignStudio, but the results were well worth the effort. We made sure that the new seasons, new shows and new media opportunities were ready to be presented for many of the biggest names in cable television.

Playboy TV Unveils CustomShow Presentation

Playboy TV unveiled their new CustomShow Presentation and Library to their national sales team today to rave reviews. With a sexy design provided by Sales Graphics' DesignStudio, Playboy TV has a complete set of presentations that are as unique and engaging as the channel itself. With examples of marketing collateral, interactive VOD interfaces and success stories of recent deployments, the Playboy TV sales team is ready to go out and wow the marketplace.

A&E Integrates Sales Efforts with New Unit

To better integrate sales efforts across all of the company's platforms and brands, A&E has announced the creation of a new cross-media sales unit that will focus on offering advertisers a complete package of marketing insights, research, strategy and solutions. Heading the new team will be long-time Sales Graphics' favorite, Melinda McLaughlin, who was promoted to Senior Vice President, Insights and Marketing Solutions. Debby Tarnok, another of our favorite partners, was also promoted to Senior Director, Ad Sales Marketing, to help run the new team and provide the tools, insights and solutions needed to keep A&E on the cutting edge. 

Sales Graphics has been providing A&E with design and technology solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their sales efforts for more than four years. For the last six years A&E has worked closely with Sales Graphics' DesignStudio on their annual presentation designs and implemented CustomShow for both Ad Sales and Affiliate Sales. CustomShow Presentation Software is specially built to enable sales teams to effectively and efficiently incorporate a wide range of elements into their presentations, allowing integrated sales teams to present multi-platform content in a single, engaging presentation. From programming clips to micro-sites, CustomShow software lets A&E's sales team present the entire range of platforms and offerings that their networks have to offer.

A&E has been a marketing innovator for years and this is just another example of their forward-thinking. Congratulations to Melinda and Debby, and the entire AETN marketing and sales teams, and we're excited to continue working with them in 2008.

The CW Launches 2008 CustomShow Presentation

The CW started off 2008 with a bang today when they launched their 2008 CustomShow presentation to their ad sales team. With a new design and great story to tell, The CW began their third year as a CustomShow user in style.

AETN Launches their 2008 CustomShow Presentation

AETN launched their 2008 CustomShow presentation to their National Ad Sales team today. A CustomShow user for over five years, AETN worked closely with Sales Graphics' DesignStudio to make sure that this year's presentations really popped. With a great story to tell, great new designs and the best presentation software anywhere, AETN is ready for 2008.