Client: Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM)
Industry: Banking
Use: In partnership with Thomson Financial, creating a series of Executive Spotlights delivered over streaming flash video for a top national retailer of financial services with assets of $343.12 billion. The full suite of Executive Spotlights of WaMu’s leadership team, including the CEO, Mr. Kerry Killinger, are accessible on the Company’s Web site and are used for corporate communications and investor relations.
Reaction: “The production was seamless; the producers from Reel made it very easy for us through the entire process, and arriving prepared with thoroughly researched questions for the filmed interviews…”
- Jennifer Valdez, Investor Relations Group, Washington Mutual


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Client: FBR (Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc.) (NYSE:FBR)
Industry: Investment Bank
Use: A DVD capturing the essence of this top ten investment bank for use in training, recruiting and professional development for FBR the only major investment bank formed in the last 30 years and one of the nation’s most rapidly growing capital markets firms.
Reaction: “The team at Reel Biography exceeded my expectations during every phase of the project. They were creative when providing insights and suggestions based on their extensive experience, worked as a team to ensure that each cut was received in a timely manner and were as dedicated to our project as if it were their only focus.”
- Colleen Christensen, Director Training and Development Human Resources


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Client: Viewpoint (NASDAQ: VWPT)
Industry: Online Advertising
Use: A Reel Biography production made exclusively for Thomson Financial, on the CEO Jay Amato, located directly on the Viewpoint Website being used for marketing communications and investor relations.
Reaction: "A picture may be worth a thousand words, but video on the Internet is worth a million words. Reel Biography allowed us to translate our company story into moving pictures that powerfully conveyed not only what we do but how we feel about our business - our commitment, pride and excitement for the future. Our Reel Biography Executive Reel has become an invaluable addition to our marketing arsenal that we now can't live without." - Mike Salort, Former Vice President - Marketing and Business Development, Viewpoint


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Client: INSEAD
Industry: Business School
Use: Creating a video case study for one of the world’s most prestigious graduate business schools to be used as a DVD and online instructional tool. http://knowledge.insead.edu/abstract.cfm?ct=14373
Reaction: “ As experienced business school case writers from INSEAD, in France, we know that filming and editing a multimedia case study is complicated. When we decided to interview family members from the Nash Engineering Company in Connecticut…Reel Biography was up to the job. On the technical side, their team was very fast, professional, and flexible. Even more importantly, they understood the story we wanted to tell, and the way we had to tell it. They were real partners in the process of creating a dynamic teaching tool.”
- Elizabeth Florent-Treacy, Research Project Manager INSEAD Global Leadership Centre, and Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise


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Client: Research Frontiers Inc. (NASDAQ: REFR)
Industry: Technology - Small Cap Company
Use: Reel™ used to assist with business development, for training licensees to communicate the technology and company story, and for communicating the company story to potential investors.
Reaction: "As a small cap company, it is imperative to both properly describe our unique technology and get the right kind of attention from core constituencies. The video that Reel Biography's team did for us was by far the most effective 'bang for the buck' in our company's marketing. In just one piece, they were able to seamlessly address our four main target audiences: end users, licensees, investors and the media." - Joseph M. Harary, President, Research Frontiers Inc.


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Client: Ruckus Network
Industry: Entertainment
Use: Reel™ produced for use as a marketing tool for students of colleges and universities.
Reaction: "As a digital media company, we understand the importance of both the right positioning and the right image. Reel Biography helped us with strategic development through production development - providing a high-quality product that ensured our interest in partnering with them again." - Leland Prince, Former SVP Marketing, Ruckus Network Inc.


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