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    Amato, a former Bethany resident, credited Janet Weiss, the academy's director of marketing, for introducing an innovative, grassroots approach toward promoting the Academy Awards. "Media Storm has a successful track record for developing creative media strategies for the entertainment industry ... We look forward to working with Craig and his team to help maximize the viewership of the Oscars while expanding our audience via a variety of new and interactive media applications." In October, Media Storm launched BOLT -- a division dedicated to developing and implementing campaigns for interactive television and advanced television advertising platforms. Full Article at The Connecticut Post
    Media Storm has a successful track record for developing creative media strategies for the entertainment industry ... We look forward to working with Craig and his team to help maximize the viewership of the Oscars while expanding our audience via a variety of new and interactive media applications.
    – Janet Weiss SOURCE: The Connecticut Post 2 weeks ago
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  1. We've hired 15 people in the last two months in the midst of the recession. We're reinvesting in our business ... We'll be up this year in revenue (compared with 2008). We've increased the number of clients -- not lost any.
    SOURCE: The Connecticut Post 2 weeks ago
  2. Social media is a wonderful way to drive a younger audience and create a dialogue ... Media Storm has a nimble, credible approach. They get an idea and create additional ideas off them. We worked together on another project -- I think the Game Show Network, and I was very impressed.
    SOURCE: The Connecticut Post 2 weeks ago
  3. Both on a professional and personal level I can think of no higher plane than to be associated with the Academy Awards -- a global brand without parallel ... The Oscars is a true live event and therefore an opportunity to build on the success of years past without competing with technology like DVRs or ...
    SOURCE: The Connecticut Post 2 weeks ago

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