Italy's Input Group Lands in North America. The First Office Opens in New York! March 1st, 2013. Input Group Spa (www.inputgroup.eu) an Italian communications holding company and a leader in the events industry, has opened its first North American office in New York City. This is the result of the structural evolution and of the internationalization plan announced a few days ago by Input Group CEO, Matteo Deninno. “Input Group is being restructured so that it can best dialogue on a global level with clients. This is an evolution aimed at further developing our core business and strengthening the relationships we have with our present clients. We’re starting today with two branches, Input Group Europe and Input Group North America, and will then go on to open new local offices that will help us better serve our clients - worldwide. The headquarters of the holding company and of the Input Group Europe branch will remain in Italy, operating through the long-established bases in Milan and Rome." Input Group is the 17th largest events company in the world, (as ranked in the 2012 report, "50 Top Events Companies", edited by Lisa Hurley, Special Events Magazine.) They produce and manage corporate, consumer, PR and motivational events helping their clients create brand funded/sponsored multimedia content and interactive events and experiences that strengthens and unleashes the power of their brands. Input Group integrates entertainment and interactive multimedia experiences with marketing strategies – generating engagement and conversation that lasts well beyond the event. And they provide their clients with new and unique opportunities to connect with consumers and fans. Input Group promotes social and environmental projects and supports non-profits and volunteer associations worldwide. The North American branch is managed by Dennis Gelbaum, in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer of Input Group North America. Gelbaum will be responsible for introducing the range of services and resources offered by Input Group into the United States, Canada and Mexico. He will be managing a team of creatives, producers and business affairs and development strategists that will generate corporate and consumer focused branding events and experiences and multimedia content for North American clients. Dennis Gelbaum adds, "What separates Input Group from its competitors is simple, we think differently! With more than 30 years of experience, results driven strategic thinking, creative problem solving, technical and logistical abilities and providing integrated and interactive responses to meet client needs, we are uniquely positioned to supervise multimedia and interactive event design and production (festivals, conventions, town hall and shareholder/investor meetings, product launches, press conferences, political events, concerts), live remote & studio video and audio production & post production, negotiate contracts (including talent), rates and oversee contractors and vendors, budgeting and scheduling. We specialize in turnkey event production. We will be helping our clients align their internal and external communications, marketing and promotional strategies, identifying corporate event sponsorship opportunities and providing innovative, interactive, multimedia creative solutions." Input Group has a staff of more than 90 professionals, produces more than 250 events annually and has won 37 national and international awards in the past five years. Their impressive client list includes: 20th Century Fox - Abbott - Acer - Adidas - Alitalia - Audi - Bayer - BMW - Bosch - Bristol-Myers Squibb - Buitoni - Chanel - Cisco - Citroën - Coca-Cola HBC - Coca-Cola Italia - Eli-Lilly- Ernest & Young - Fiat - Genertel - Goodyear Dunlop - Google - Gruppo Piaggio - Heineken Italia - Henkel - HP Italia - Ina Assitalia - Intesa Sanpaolo - JTI Japan Tobacco Intl. - L’Oréal - Lavazza - LG Electronics - Mastercard - McDonald’s - Mediaset - Mediocredito Italiano - Mercedes-Benz - Nestlè - Nissan - Pepsico Food & Beverages - Perugina - Pfizer - Pirelli - Reckitt-Benckiser - Roche - Samsung Electronics - Schering Plough - Shell - Siemens - Sky Italia - Sony - Stryker - Telecom Italia - TeleTu - UBI Banca - UniCredit Group - Vodafone - Volvo - and many more. Link to Input Group’s showreel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiEXkzZElN8 For more information, contact: Dennis Gelbaum, Chief Operating Officer Input Group North America dennis.gelbaum@inputgroup.eu Alessandra Lanza, PR & Marketing manager alessandra.lanza@inputgroup.eu Brenda De Biasio, Press officer brenda.debiasio@inputgroup.eu

Input Group | North America Ramps It Up with Dennis Gelbaum

I started (1.14.2013) my new gig as Chief Operating Officer of the Input Group|North America (www.inputgroup.eu), the 17th largest event company in the world! I will be focused on introducing our services and resources to North America, Mexico and South America, building, leading and managing a team of creative, production, business and logistical strategists and helping clients create brand funded/sponsored multimedia content and interactive events and experiences that strengthens the power of their brands.

With more than 30 years experience, Input Group is a leader in the event industry – creating, producing and managing corporate, consumer, PR and motivational events for clients worldwide. We are skilled at conceiving and producing strategic brand funded/sponsored entertainment, multimedia content and interactive experiences - making each and every event unique and spectacular. Input Group has offices in Milan, Rome and New York, a staff of more than 90 professionals and has earned more than 35 national and international awards in the last four years! Input Group, North America Dennis Gelbaum Chief Operating Officer 101 Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10178 ofc | 1 212 251 3361 fax | 1 212 251 3362 mobile 1 |1 201 887 6012 mobile2 | 1 917 499 5742 skype: dennisgelbaum www.inputgroup.eu

Berland Casting Joins Production Concierge Services Partnership Network

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Terry Berland Casts Production Concierge Services In Starring Role!

"We are excited to provide our clients with access to Production Concierge Services|Frenchway Travel and their many partners." Terry Berland, CEO, Berland Casting terry@berlandcasting.com http://www.berlandcasting.com/ Berland Casting has over twenty five years of multimedia casting experience - casting for on-camera, voice-over commercials, animation, video games, MoCap, industrials, reality, film and television projects. They work with scale, real people and celebrity talent. In addition, if you need a celebrity, they can put the entire deal together for you ranging from searches to offers. "There is nothing more stimulating to us than the casting process. Ad agencies and production companies worldwide call upon us to bring them creative and organized casting sessions and casting solutions to meet their talent requirements and budgetary needs. We pride ourselves in living up to the challenges our clients present to us." adds Terry Berland. Terry Berland is an award-winning casting director - the recipient of multiple CLIO and ADDY awards, as well as similar distinctions from The Houston International Film Festival, the Art Directors Club and the International Film and Television Festival.

Terry is the co-author of the #1 industry how to book "Breaking Into Commercials" and has been instrumental in launching many talent careers. She has been an adjunct faculty member of the Lee Strasberg Institute and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York. Prior to establishing Berland Casting, Terry headed the commercial division of Lieberman, Hirschfield Casting in Los Angeles (Seinfeld, Larry Sanders Show, Grace Under Fire) and is the former Head of Casting for BBDO/NY Worldwide.

About Production Concierge Services: Dennis Gelbaum, CEO, Managing Director of ramp it up entertainment - a full service creative boutique and brand experience agency and multimedia production resource company and Yael Choukroun, CEO, Co-founder of Frenchway Travel - a full service travel agency, created Production Concierge Services. (www.productionconciergeservices.com) Whatever your specific needs, time frame, budget or location, Production Concierge Services provides creative, business and multimedia production solutions (in more than 100 countries) and travel arrangements (through their partner, Frenchway Travel) that are guaranteed to make your productions run more smoothly, effectively and efficiently. "We partner with advertising agencies, production companies and producers to provide them resources to be more effective and competitive - worldwide! We work with clients direct, to provide them creative strategies and production resources including access to Producers, Production Advisors and Business Affairs Strategists who know how to PRODUCE and get things done. We can provide everything you need a la carte or produce your project from start to finish. Whatever you need, we've got your covered - coming and going." Dennis Gelbaum adds. In many ways, Production Concierge Services works as a referral launching pad - providing affiliates/partners with the ability to share their expertise with others in the network and creating revenue streams for participants by having access to new clients. The a la carte option works for some, not for all, which is why PCS provides full turnkey production solutions too. And PCS takes care of all your travel needs along the way. Frenchway Travel (www.frenchwaytravel.com) is a full service travel agency based in New York, Paris and London. We have been working with advertising agencies, production companies, model/talent agencies and international VIP/celebrity, high profile and corporate clients for 30 years. "We assure our clients high quality, personalized service responding to their needs, including commercial flights, private jets, helicopters, yachts, hotels, car rentals/private chauffeur and a variety of auxiliary travel arrangements and custom solutions. Our clients benefit from our international connections, competitive pricing, quality of service and our 24/7 availability." Yael Choukroun comments. Contact: Dennis Gelbaum, dennisg@productionconciergeservices.com, 201-887-6012 Contact: prod@frenchwaytravel.com, 212-243-3500

Media Mills and LMG Ramp It Up!

"LMG digitalMedia and Media Mills are proud to announce an official partnership with Dennis Gelbaum, Ramp It Up Entertainment and Production Concierge Services." Simon Mills, CEO, The Media Mills. The Media Mills | www.themediamills.com We work with clients who need a fully functional website with a content management system, blog, social connectivity and inbuilt SEO and need it built in a matter of days. We build everything on a Wordpress framework - tens of thousands of themes to choose from which can then be customized to suit your needs - we can help elevate, define and refine your brand image by creating a website that works for you! Contact: s@simonmills.com

LMG Digital Media | www.lmgdigitalmedia.com/ LMG Digital Media is a digital development and production company based in Australia and New York City. The company was founded by Wazza Bray and Simon Mills in the early 90s as a jingle production firm and has since expanded to all fields of digital media. LMG Digital Media absorbs and understands your message, then builds devices to articulate it and disseminate it. In a world where seemingly everyone has become a web designer, and almost anyone can afford to be a video or music producer, the last bastion that technology cannot trivialize is creativity. Combining sharp content with technology and strategy is where LMG Digital Media has found its niche in marketing and advertising brands, services and products for clients of any size. Contact: s@simonmills.com

Production Concierge Services was created by Dennis Gelbaum, Managing Director of ramp it up entertainment -  a full service creative boutique and brand experience agency and multimedia production resource company. Production Concierge Services provides you with access to a team of Producers, Production Advisors and Business Affairs Strategists who know how to PRODUCE and get things done. Whatever your specific needs, timeframe, budget or location, we provide creative, business and production solutions (in more than 100 countries) and travel arrangements (through our partner, Frenchway Travel) that are guaranteed to make your production run more smoothly, effectively and efficiently. www.productionconciergeservices.com Contact: dennisg@productionconciergeservices.com Frenchway Travel is a full service travel agency based in New York, Paris and London. We have been working with advertising agencies, production companies, model/talent agencies and international VIP/celebrity, high profile and corporate clients for 30 years. We assure our clients high quality, personalized service responding to their needs, including commercial flights, private jets, helicopters, yachts, hotels, car rentals/private chauffeur and a variety of auxiliary travel arrangements and custom solutions. Our clients benefit from our international connections, competitive pricing, quality of service and our 24/7 availability. www.frenchwaytravel.com Contact: yael@frenchwaytravel.com   pierre@frenchwaytravel.com

ramp it up entertainment Gets Respect - able!

Dennis Gelbaum, CEO, ramp it up entertainment and Production Concierge Services (www.productionconciergeservices.com) is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Geoffrey Eaton, President of Respectable Artists Management and Publishing. Respectable Artists provides clients with access to their many resources and services including Independent Label A&R, Artist Development, Media Relations and Music Licensing/Placement for Advertising, Film, TV, Games and Web/Mobile. Contact: respectableamp@gmail.com

Respectable Artists' clients can come to ramp/PCS for the creative development and production of music videos, epks, web/mobile content, interactive websites and touring production support. Contact: dennisg@rampitupentertainment.com

And for travel accommodations, Frenchway Travel (www.frenchwaytravel.com) offers up 30 years of experience working with advertising agencies, production companies, model/talent agencies and international VIP/Celebrity, high profile and corporate clients. Their clients benefit from their international connections, competitive pricing, quality of service and their 24/7 availability. Contact: Yael@frenchwaytravel.com Check out the new video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-FwhFl1qY0

Three Million Views - And Still Counting

Music Video I co-directed, as part of a multimedia campaign for Bazooka Bubble Gum has topped 3 Million Views! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZXRaVBf0pY