A Letter From adbeast
Founder/CEO, Steve Hancock

I am pleased to announce that adbeast has been acquired by MIJO, a North American leader in digital television and radio spot distribution.

With the advertising industry rapidly becoming media neutral and truly content driven, adbeast sought to deepen its resources to meet the challenges and opportunities this change presents to our clients and users.

As one of the most respected and progressive digital media management companies MIJO provides these resources in spades.

Combining forces with MIJO allows us to create a collaboration platform and comprehensive suite of services that can manage every aspect of the creative process from concept to final distribution across any media. This is an offering that is unparalleled in the industry.

With MIJO also based in Toronto and all of the adbeast team staying on board to ensure client and service continuity, I am confident the transition will be smooth and efficient.

I look forward to introducing you to MIJO and the new services we will be able to provide. In the meantime please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

In closing I would like to personally thank everyone who has used and supported, encouraged and advised adbeast over the past ten years. We can be proud of what we have built together, and now as division of MIJO, be excited about what we will become.

Steve Hancock
Founder/CEO of adbeast

MIJO AND ADBEAST ESTABLISH FORMIDABLE DUO
Click here to view the Press Release: September 1, 2010

Stash Magazine came to adbeast earlier this year with a problem: Move the world’s largest and fastest growing video archive of animation and VFX online – and do it quickly. Oh, and make it blazingly fast, easy to use, and affordable too.

So we rallied the troops, hit the ground running and the result (though we say so our selves) is spectacular. The new online Stash gives subscribers an amazing creative resource guaranteed to cut research time and keep them inspired.

See for yourself, check out the new online Stash FREE:

1. Go to: www.stashmedia.tv/promo
2. Enter this code: ADB0610

You now have instant and unlimited access to over 120 hours of commercials, music videos, broadcast and title design, virals, game cinematics, short films and Behind the Scenes features, PLUS bonus films and MP3 tracks.

Have fun…

www.stashmedia.tv

Show Me The Bessies Winners

Every month STASH Magazine delivers the latest and most innovative animation, VFX and motion graphics projects on a superb quality DVD.

Commercials, broadcast design, branded content, virals, music videos, game cinematics, short films, behind-the-scenes extras, BONUS films and free MP3 music tracks. They’re all here, PLUS a 40-page companion book of color stills, editorials, credits, links and production notes for every project.

With subscribers in over 50 countries, STASH is the essential creative resource for animators, designers, ad agencies, broadcasters, animation and VFX studios, post houses, production companies, and schools. Click here to see stash (www.stashmedia.tv) – you can also sign up to try it FREE!

2010 FIRST BOARDS AWARDS WINNERS
adbeast Awards powers award show.

Just in case you missed the show last week in NYC, we thought that we’d post the winning work. From entries to online judging, adbeast is proud to power the First Boards Awards.

Congraulations to all the winners and entrants. To view the work click here.

adbeast customer support is available Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 and after hours by dialing ext 104.  By email you can reach us at support@adbeast.com or your contact your account representative.  Here’s just some of the many services we can provide ..

Compression advice - We can help you get the best speed, sizing and quality for your quicktime videos, for desktop viewing and the iphone.

File retrieval - If you have deleted a file you need, we can help you get it back.

New accounts - We can create new accounts for new employees, freelance users and even sales reps, where you define the level and duration of their access.

Upgrading your account - If you need to change your branding, remove a lot of files or upgrade and customize your adbeast tools, we can make that happen for you.  Feel free to inquire about your options.

Troubleshooting - Is something not working the way you expect?  Call us and we’ll help you out.  Often a simple fix can make a world of difference.

Online demos - How about a little show and tell?  With a software program called Glance, we can let you see our desktops and give you live demonstrations of the studio at work.

So give us a call, 1-866-219-1250.  We’re here to help.

Take a look at Sesler and Company and The Corner Store, two local repping companies with a solid stable of talent.  adbeast website integration ensures their talent’s reel features high quality spots and custom branding to suit the company’s brand:

Check out Doug Koch from Sesler and Company.

Or Anders Hallberg at The Corner Store.

Rooster Post Production takes this process a step further, not only linking the reels the website but overhauling the media viewer to suit their specific needs.  Check out their What’s New reel to see what I mean.

Just like in your studio, website reels can be modified and updated at any time.  Ask your account representative about website integration today.

In our ongoing efforts to improve our software and services, adbeast is happy to unveil our new adbeast Project Room. The sleek customizable interface has been redeveloped from the ground up with tons of new features to help save you time, collaborate with ease and wow your clients.

Click here to see a demo project room

Click here to watch a demo video

Some features of the new project room ..

Improved User Experience

The new Project Room was created with visual communication in mind, making content easy to organize, preview, and download. Automatic file thumbnails, built-in full screen preview player, user commenting and a flagging system for new file updates are just a few of the new features.

Custom Branding

Your logo and signature colors can be applied to the Project Room header, maintaining your creative stamp on every project you create. Brand a dedicated project room with your clients logo and make them feel special. Creating a personalized working environment is key to enhancing client relationships.

Preview All Your Media

Speed up work flow and quickly find the content you need with the new built in preview section. No more getting lost in pop-up windows or extra plugins required.  The Project Room player will support almost any file type including rich media files like flash. Just upload the files you have on hand and adbeast will take care of it. Simple.

Individual Comments

Clients can now comment on a file by file basis, allowing them to share their thoughts and preferences instantly. The adbeast project room is now the ultimate online collaboration platform

We will be activating current studio clients with the project room access over the next 4 weeks. Your adbeast account manager will contact you prior to activation. If you are interested in immediate activation just give us a call. 1-866-219-1250 ext 116 or 106

The Hatch Awards have been New England’s premier creative awards show for 48 years, with over 1200 entries judged by high-ranking creative executives from outside the New England area.

This year the show will be accepting entries online and managing judging electronically with adbeast‘s award show management platform - and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have them on board!

Awards are presented across 32 categories including every kind of media possible. The Awards show itself is a must-attend for every creative person in the New England advertising industry.

Stay tuned! Call for entries to be announced soon!