Sponsors

Capstrat solves the complex issues that health care, technology, energy/infrastructure and financial organizations face at critical moments. We blend marketing communications, interactive communications, public relations and public affairs to tell stories with power and persuasion.

Argyle Social is a Social Media Marketing Dashboard that combines social publishing, customer engagement, and social analytics into one platform.  Argyle Social provides companies with tools to measure and validate the impact of their social media marketing efforts.  Argyle Social is used by agencies, e-commerce retailers, and brand marketers from large to small.

Brooks Bell Interactive is a leader in online conversion path optimization, with clients including Chase Bank, AARP, Wall Street Journal and Nickelodeon. We’re driven to “beat the control” in key customer acquisition and retention marketing channels, such as e-mail, search and display. We develop and implement 6-12 month creative test plans that integrate classic direct response principles, consumer psychology, data analysis, and 5 years of testing experience to generate lifts in conversion rates ranging from 10% to 200%. Visit www.brooksbell.com for additional information on Brooks Bell Interactive’s services, team background and approach.

Lewis&Clark helps organizations connect with the marketplace. We work with membership associations, magazine publishers, non-profits, and small to mid-sized businesses. We start with solid data, gathered through mail and online surveys, telephone interviews, and secondary research. Then we help our clients understand how to use this information to drive effective marketing.

MediaTwo Interactive is a full-service media agency that works with brands to establish their best possible ROI utilizing digital and traditional media together with award winning design services. For 12 years, the agency has focused on achieving the marketing and business objectives of clients that include Microsoft, 3M, Intel Business Exchange, Kindermusik International, MF Global and the Special Olympics of North Carolina. We empower and educate our clients as we work to identify and engage a new B2C or B2B customer audience and grow their business.

MedThink Communications is a full-service, integrated healthcare marketing and communications agency focused on the pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare industries. With a passion for discovery, MedThink works with client partners to translate business goals and objectives into effective communications strategies and deliverables. Practice areas include advertising and promotion, digital services, media and analytics, medical communications, and public relations. MedThink Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of MedThink, Inc. For more information, visit MedThink.com.

Mellonaid Creative is a strategic communications firm that implements effective marketing with creative excellence. Mellonaid serves education, health care and life sciences, financial, government, technology, and professional industries. While specializing in strategy and planning, brand identity, graphic design, advertising, marketing, web design, and interactive media. Mellonaid is not just fueled with good ideas but fired with precise execution. After all, it’s not just about getting you there, but enjoying the journey. It’s all in the name Mellonaid (mel’lon’ad) – the process of taking a conceptual thought to an everlasting impression. Visit Mellonaid’s site www.mellonaid.com for a detailed list of services, process and portfolio.

 

MindWorks Multimedia is a design, planning, and production agency specializing in business communications, learning and development programs, and meetings and special events.

ResponsePoint provides integrated lead generation solutions to help marketing and sales leaders deliver banner results with unparalleled cost-effectiveness. We do everything from cold-call telemarketing to complex, integrated communications. By managing leads from planning to result, we remove the “pain points” so that increasing sales – while reducing cost-per-lead – has never felt better.

Centro, a technology and media services company, makes it easy and efficient for advertising agencies to buy online media with one point of contact. Powered by Transis, its proprietary automated media buying and execution technology, Centro streamlines the entire process of media buying and selling for hundreds of national advertisers and agencies across more than 11,000 media opportunities. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Chicago with 12 offices nationwide, Centro has served over 350 agencies and more than 975 national and regional clients.

The Embassy Suites Raleigh – Durham Airport/ Brier Creek hotel is located in Brier Creek, an upscale, mixed-use development in North Raleigh, along the US 70 – Glenwood Avenue corridor convenient to both Durham and Raleigh, mere minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina. Research Triangle Park, home of many major global corporations and organizations, is 10 minutes by quick highway access. Over 100 shops, restaurants, outdoor cafés, and entertainment including those in Brier Creek Commons, Alexander Promenade, and Brierdale are located within a one-mile radius of the hotel, many within walking distance. The Embassy Suites Raleigh – Durham Airport/Brier Creek hotel provides complimentary shuttle service to and from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and throughout Brier Creek.

Exhibit Resources is a full-service exhibit design and event marketing agency based in Raleigh. We provide total trade show management, including the design, fabrication and installation of trade show exhibits and corporate interiors for clients worldwide. Our portable, modular, and custom displays, combined with our full-color large format graphics, support face-to-face marketing efforts for organizations of all sizes.

L&E Research is oldest and largest qualitative research firm in Eastern NC. Established in 1984, L&E Research assists clients with the design and implementation of their qualitative research projects, including focus groups, 1-1 interviews, ethnographies, mock juries and many other research formats.

In today’s cost-conscious environment, companies are running faster and leaner than ever. Innovative leaders know they need a competitive advantage to keep up with mounting workloads. Vaco is the strategic solution. Vaco offers a new experience in the world of consulting and placement , where freedom and empowerment take careers to a whole new level.