March 2012 — ClearImage attended the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco to represent a number of the firm’s technology and entertainment sector clients. The team organized business development meetings for Peak 10, xaitment, Gamebase USA, Narrasoft and XLOC and also provided marketing communications and media relations support for its clients at the show.
February 2012 – ClearImage re-launched its GamesBizWire site. GamesBizWire (GBW) helps interactive entertainment companies publicize news about their products and services to targeted print and online publications across North America and Europe. Similar to Business Wire and PR Newswire, GBW is a cost-effective way for game companies to send their updates (news releases, trailers, screenshots, demos, etc.) directly to hundreds of video game and entertainment publications.
January 2012 – ClearImage attends the Games:Business:Law conference in Dallas. The firm’s subsidiary, GamesBizWire, was a sponsor of the event which attracts global video game industry leaders, developers, publishers, lawyers and venture capitalists to explore trends in the marketplace. Games:Business:Law is held annually and is hosted by The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University, SMU’s Dedman School of Law and The Center for American and International.
December 2011 – ClearImage oversees the roll-out of Peak’s enhanced global brand which touts the company’s rock solid people, rock solid solutions and rock solid results. Components include a new corporate website, company-wide messaging, customer and partner communication programs and new sales and marketing collateral. Peak 10 is a data center solutions company that delivers tailored, reliable and secure solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure deliver concrete results that are cost-effective and sustainable.
November 2011 – ClearImage attends Internet Summit to support clients and meet with technology thought leaders from around the country. The conference, one of the largest of its kind in the country, is presented by TechMedia and features more than 100 Internet thought leader speakers, hands-on preconference intensive learning sessions, multi-track actionable “micro topic” discussions, hours of networking opportunities among attendees, speakers and sponsors, and a demo showcase highlighting promising Internet startups. Internet Summit 2011 was held November 15-16, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
October 2011 – ClearImage further refines internal processes for its global lead generation and business development platform. The firm helps clients develop robust business development pipelines to drive increased sales and revenues through carefully targeting likely new customers with proactive and timely marketing and sales programs. With clients in Europe, Asia and North America, ClearImage delivers programs that are appropriate for each region’s unique business practices.
September 2011—Baker Roofing Company hires ClearImage to support its public relations, marketing and business development activities. Established in 1915, Baker Roofing Company is a full service building contractor recognized as one of the leading specialty contractors in the nation. The company provides expert roofing, renewable energy, restoration, and exterior services for both commercial and residential customers.
September 2011—ClearImage adds Allison Flentje to the team as PR & Marketing Specialist. Enthusiastic and always up for a new challenge, she is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of GamesBizWire.com, which services news distribution for the interactive entertainment industry globally. In addition, Allison also manages multiple lead-generation activities for clients in the agency’s technology and professional services division.
August 2011—ClearImage supported Peak 10’s Hurricane Awareness campaign in its Florida, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina markets. The campaign provided customers and regional business leaders with access to disaster recovery whitepapers, a DR checklist as well as an overview on how to prepare for Hurricane season. Peak 10 is a managed services and cloud provider with world-class data centers. Its corporate integrity, financial stability, geographic diversity and technical expertise attract market-leading companies such as LendingTree, Global Knowledge, Pergo, Healthways, Churchill Downs and Carnival Cruise Lines.
July 2011—ClearImage helps drive xaitment’s business development activities throughout Greater China (China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong). xaitment, a German-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) software developer, provides solutions to simulation and video game developers and publishers around the world. Founded in 2004, xaitment engineers lifelike Artificial Intelligence (AI) for computer games and simulations that are so realistic players are not able to determine whether they are competing against other human players or against computer-controlled agents.
June 2011—ClearImage executives attend SalesBrain training workshops in Atlanta and Charlotte, hosted by Neuromarketing author Patrick Renvoise. SalesBrain is the world’s first neuromarketing coaching firm that helps companies radically alter their messaging to push the buy button in their customer’s brain. SalesBrain utilizes the latest neuroscience studies to help executives aligning their marketing and sales teams to accelerate sales cycles and improve close ratios. To learn more about SalesBrain, visit www.salesbrain.com.
May 2011—ClearImage further refines its quarterly client metrics reporting process. At the end of each quarter, ClearImage provides a comprehensive overview of all marketing, public relations and business development activities delivered to each of its clients. The reports provide complete transparency regarding activities and resource allocation,s and allows clients to quickly determine areas of success, areas where adjustments and improvements can be made moving forward and overall ROI on programs.
April 2011—ClearImage is pleased to play a larger role in supporting the third annual East Coast Game Conference (formerly the Triangle Game Conference) in Raleigh, NC. GamesBizWire has been the wire distribution partner for the conference since its inception and ClearImage has a number of clients exhibiting, sponsoring and participating in sessions. The conference is a natural convergence of thought leadership, with the Research Triangle Park region as home to more than 30 computer and video game companies, employing over 1,000 people – one of the largest concentrations of game development companies in the U.S. With significant year-over-year attendance growth expected, the conference is evolving into the conference destination for a growing number of East Coast game industry companies, as well as increasing its footprint to attract speakers and attendees from around the world.
