The MIMA Summit would not be possible without the help and support of many, many wonderful partners, in-kind donors and sponsors. Please help us share the love and call one of these companies the next time you need help for your business.
PLATINUM SPONSOR
Larkin Hoffman Attorneys
At Larkin Hoffman, we understand both the advantages and pitfalls that marketers face in the online world. We routinely advise clients about how to take full advantage of innovative interactive tools and technology while helping to minimize legal risks. We provide legal experience in all areas of online promotion from website development to campaign management and data privacy.
GOLD SPONSORS
MRM Worldwide
MRM Worldwide is a global, full-service digital and direct marketing agency. Minneapolis clients include General Mills, H&R Block, Microsoft, Purina, Nestle, Zicam, and Avery Dennison.
Carlson Marketing Worldwide
Door C, the global creative and interactive arm of Carlson Marketing Worldwide, has merged new talent and fresh perspective with the latest marketing technology.
SILVER SPONSORS
Larsen
Larsen is a branding, design, and interactive agency of 50 professionals in Minneapolis and the San Francisco Bay area — serving over 150 clients worldwide. Since 1975, businesses, institutions, and nonprofits have turned to us for compelling, creative communications. We invite you to view our award-winning portfolio at www.larsen.com, subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter, and read our blog www.larsenidealog.com.
Visi
Founded in 1994, VISI is Minnesota's largest locally-owned managed hosting and connectivity provider, offering connectivity, colocation and managed hosting services. VISI serves more than 11,000 business and residential customers throughout Minnesota with products and services including world-class SAS 70 Type II data centers in St. Paul and Minneapolis. The company provides a full range of robust Web and application hosting services, first-rate Internet services and support, and personal, expert advice.
Sierra Bravo
Founded by three wiz-kid programmers in 2003, Sierra Bravo is the largest independent web development firm in the Twin Cities. With more than 40 web developers and designers on staff, we are adept at building business-savvy websites with advanced online functionality, powered by nerds.
BRONZE SPONSORS
Evantage Consulting
Evantage Consulting is proud to have been actively involved in MIMA since 1999. We're committed to eliminating Random Acts of Marketing through our strategic approach to SEO, PPC, analytics, information architecture and usability.
Popular Front
As a full-service digital agency since 1989, Popular Front has continued to redefine the media landscape by delivering rich, branded web-centric engagement programs, supported by offline channels and fed by multiple social audience drivers, resulting in deeper connections between people and brands. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the 50-plus-person agency includes a cross-discipline staff providing integrated client services that consistently deliver thought leadership, reliable execution and measurable results.
silverpop
Silverpop is a premier email service provider delivering on-demand, Web-based software solutions for enterprise-level organizations worldwide. Its software-as-a-service approach allows marketers to create, automate and execute lifecycle multi-channel marketing campaigns that are timely, relevant and measurable. With offices throughout the United States and United Kingdom, Silverpop is the only company to consistently appear as one of the top two enterprise-oriented ESPs in international analyst firm JupiterResearch's annual evaluation for the last four years. Silverpop provides email marketing services to Fossil, JetBlue, Aetna, British Sky Broadcasting, Little Tikes, Houghton Mifflin and more. Best practices and white papers are available at www.silverpop.com.
Schematic
Schematic is an interactive agency that creates branded experiences. We help our client succeed by envisioning and deploying content, community, and commerce solutions that people love to use—on all the digital platforms customers interact with every day.
BREAKOUT ROOM SPONSORS
The Creative Group
The Creative Group specializes in placing creative, advertising, marketing, interactive and public relations professionals on a project basis with a variety of companies. As a division of Robert Half International, the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm, the division is backed by a history of excellence. For more information about The Creative Group, please call 612.333.7990 or visit www.creativegroup.com.
AdFusion
At Adfusion, we write engaging consumer and business-to-business articles that contain important information about our client’s products or services. Within each article is a direct link to our clients' Web site. Adfusion has an unmatched ability to drive qualified, educated and motivated traffic. Please contact us to find out why we’re the nation’s fastest growing online advertising network. 888.204.9722 or online
EatonGolden
EatonGolden is a full-service interactive consulting firm specializing in business-driven web sites and interactive communications. By working in small teams of seasoned experts, we provide high-quality deliverables and superior service in a shorter timeframe than most full-service agencies. Visit EatonGolden to learn more about our services: USER EXPERIENCE STRATEGY - INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE - INTERFACE DESIGN + PROTOTYPING - USABILITY + RESEARCH - SOCIAL MEDIA + EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CONSULTING.
LAPTOP LOUNGE SPONSOR
Collective Media
Collective Media is a leading online advertising network and technology company. The Collective Network links high-quality, brand-name publishers with Fortune 1000 advertisers. Collective Media's AMP™ offers high-end publishers an ad network management platform to create their own branded, vertical ad networks. Collective's innovative approach enables both brand and direct advertisers to achieve superior results through sophisticated audience targeting technology, including contextual, behavioral, geographic and re-targeting. Founded in 2005, Collective Media is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Visit Collective Media.
GEEK OUT ROOM SPONSOR
Clockwork Active Media Systems
Clockwork invents, designs, develops, and maintains applications that market, sell, streamline, automate and communicate. Clients include Target, Best Buy, Cargill, The Minnesota Lottery and Imation.
Geek Girls
In 2008, Nancy Lyons and Meghan Wilker launched the Geek Girls Guide as a place to publish their perspective on the Interactive industry and demystify technology for women and girls.
PRE-SUMMIT RECEPTION SPONSOR
Brain Traffic
Brain Traffic delivers web content that supports a smarter, more satisfying user experience. Come see us for content strategy, information architecture, and Web writing. You'll be glad you did.
HAPPY HOUR SPONSOR
Gage
Founded in 1992, Gage is a Minneapolis-based, nationally recognized marketing agency with a blue-chip client list. Our primary focus is behavioral marketing affecting the actions of our clients' target audiences: consumers, sales force and channel partners.
Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential
MEDIA PARTNER
Twin Cities Business Magazine
Twin Cities Business magazine (TCB) is Minnesota's premier business publication with a statewide readership of more than 86,000 business decision-makers. For the second year in a row, TCB was named Best Regional Business Magazine in America. In a pro-business style, the monthly magazine profiles Minnesota businesses and business people, explores trends in the Minnesota economy, and provides readers with information they need to make their companies thrive. TCB now offers our business community two new digital resources, tcbmag.com and TCB Briefcase (a weekly e-newsletter).
COMMUNICATIONS PARTNER
PR Newswire
PR Newswire Association LLC provides electronic distribution, targeting, measurement and broadcast services on behalf of tens of thousands of 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 14 countries and routinely sends its customers' news to outlets in 170 countries and in more than 40 languages.
MARKETING SPONSOR
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.
CREATIVE PARTNER
Martin|Williams
MIMA would like to thank Martin|Williams for concepting and all the materials for the 2008 Summit.
