Wednesday, July 16, 2014


I would like to introduce you to ramp it up entertainment. We specialize in turnkey event production and management. From concept through execution, we supervise event design and production (festivals, conventions, meetings, product launches, press conferences, political events, concerts), live remote and studio film/video and audio production and post production, negotiating contracts, (including talent), rates and oversee contractors and vendors, union and non-union, budgeting, and scheduling. We create extraordinary ideas fueled by data, creativity and technology. We can help you EVENT BETTER!


Our innovative and effective experiential marketing programs and promotions connect brands with consumers through their passions and interests. One of the most effective ways to build trust and grow your brand is to let customers live it, wear it, drink it, eat it and try it. Attending a branded live experience drives 65 percent of people to recommend the brand and 59 percent to buy it at retail afterwards. Every day, our experiential team is planning and executing live interactive multimedia programs for clients who want to bring their brands to their consumers in unique, multisensory, relevant and memorable ways. ramp it up entertainment and our partners design, develop, manage and flawlessly execute experiential programs that engage, motivate and inspire - connecting with customers at every possible touch point online, off-line, in store, out of store or mobile. And we develop and implement unique, solution driven sponsorship activations that support key brand marketing and business initiatives and strategies. We can help you unleash the power of your brand and EVENT BETTER!


We’re imagining possibilities for brands. We create and produce original, multimedia live events/interactive branding experiences for two to hundreds of thousands of participants. These events engage, motivate and inspire. From the theatrical to the practical, a single speaker to a symphony orchestra, hundreds of performers simultaneously juggling power tools while riding unicycles, suspending seventy-five feet long dragon kites from the ceiling of a 10 story atrium, to projecting laser/animated images onto the sides of buildings, we bring a little magic to each and every event we produce. With over twenty+ years of proven experience in building brands, we produce results that far exceed goals, projections and expectations.


We've taken our award winning creative and production skills, married them with unique distribution strategies – including the web, mobile, social media networking and barter distribution – to come up with a unique business model that is helping companies create impact. We connect brands to consumers and consumers to brands.


We believed in the power of extraordinary ideas. At ramp it up entertainment, we believe in the power of storytelling and creating interactive multimedia brand funded experiences to motivate, inspire and engage. From the campfire to the web, authentic stories unite communities, build bridges and create connections. Rooted in the primal, human experience of communication, we embrace the power of creativity, technology and social media to deliver engaging content to audiences in ways both resonant and meaningful. We create pathways for people, institutions, companies and brands to tell their story. Let us help you tell your story and help you build, strengthen and unlock the power of your brand. How can we help you EVENT BETTER?


In 2007, I created ramp it up entertainment, a full service creative boutique and brand experience agency and multimedia production company. In 2009, I created Production Concierge Services offering clients access to production and post production services and resources worldwide (in more than 100 countries) and access to Frenchway Travel - a full service travel agency - who has worked with advertising agencies, production companies, model/talent agencies and international VIP/celebrity, high profile and corporate clients for more than 30 years!




Thursday, June 12, 2014

Robert Graham Welcomes The Gold Rush Rally To NYC!

Saturday, June 7th, 2014











Dennis Gelbaum | Executive Creative Director - ramp it up entertainment - worked closely with Neal Kusnetz, President - Robert Graham (www.robertgraham.us) to help define and refine the creative and business strategy for their sponsorship activation and event production for the NYC arrival and Grand Finale of the Gold Rush Rally (www.goldrushrally.com)  – a cross country, premiere automotive lifestyle rally – featuring more than one hundred of the world’s most exotic automobiles. Thousands of people enjoyed the parade of vehicles through the West Village and by the Robert Graham retail store at 380 Bleecker Street, between Perry and Charles Streets. Hundreds of VIP’s were served food provided by California Pizza Kitchen. A % of the proceeds from the event were donated to the Taylor Lynn Foundation - a charity centered around enriching children’s lives. (www.facebook.com/taylorlynnfoundation)

Thursday, January 23, 2014

"Those who tell stories shape society" Plato

You can find us through Thumbtack: ramp it up entertainment - or contact dennisg@rampitupentertainment.com for more information about our services and resources - worldwide! 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Dennis Gelbaum Returns to ramp it up entertainment


Dennis Gelbaum Returns to ramp it up entertainment.

After spending the past year as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Creative Director of Input Group, North America, one of the largest event companies in the world, Dennis has returned to lead ramp it up entertainment through 2014 and beyond.


ramp it up entertainment is a full service creative boutique and brand experience agency and multimedia production company. He also created Production Concierge Services – connecting corporations and agencies to the multimedia production industry with the finest pre-production, production and post-production services and resources in the world and providing clients with access to an in-house, full service, industry focused travel and incentive agency.


Dennis will lead and manage teams of creative, production, business development and logistical strategists. "From the theatrical to the practical, a single speaker to a symphony orchestra, hundreds of performers simultaneously juggling power tools while riding unicycles, suspending seventy-five feet long dragon kites from the ceiling of a 10 story atrium, to projecting laser/animated images onto the sides of buildings, I bring a little magic to each and every event I produce."


Dennis works with clients all over the world, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to conceive and execute brand funded content and interactive branding experiences for two to tens of thousands of participants. Dennis has directed and/or produced hundreds of commercials, promos, trailers, music videos, live multimedia interactive events (concerts, tours, festivals, meetings, product introductions, in-store promotions and museum exhibits), corporate awareness and fundraising films/videos and hours of long & short form programming and content for theatrical release, broadcast, web and mobile. “I’ve often been described as being an innovator, out of the box thinker, superior leader and manager. (LOL) I am all those things as well as being fearless when it comes to creating, presenting, selling, planning and executing. I re-imagined the box and now there isn’t one!”




Our first project for 2014 - Kingonomics event on January 9-11th in Atlanta, GA! Other stops include Austin, Detroit, Oakland, Charlotte and Washington, DC. The events bring together experts in business and investments and entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world where participants will converge live-in-person and online to learn, engage, connect, collaborate and participate in a diversity and inclusion initiative between One Three Media, Mark Burnett Productions and Kingonomics to assure that more companies of color have the opportunity to audition for and pitch on ABC's Shark Tank. Even more than a cutting-edge event, Kingonomics is an experience that leaves you enlightened, exposed, enabled and ready to embrace the entrepreneurial life. Participants expect a fully immersive learning and creative experience, where timely knowledge will come from thought leaders who grace our platform, or the person sitting in the seat right next to a participant.



Dennis will also be focusing on the company he established in 2009, Production Concierge Services – connecting corporations and agencies to the multimedia production industry with the finest production and post-production services and resources in the world. "And through our partner, Frenchway Travel, we can provide clients with access to an in-house, full service, industry focused travel agency."



Frenchway Travel is a full service travel agency based in New York, Paris and London. They have been working with advertising agencies, production companies, model/talent agencies and international VIP/celebrity, high profile and corporate clients for 30 years. They assure their 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 their international connections, competitive pricing, quality of service and our 24/7 availability. www.frenchwaytravel.com
We just provided 25 RT flights for Lindsay McGill at minnow eleven productions! (www.minnoweleven.com)

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Hammers and Hearts

September 14th, 2013, Dallas, TX - Dennis Gelbaum, COO of Input Group North America joined employees of KPMG and Neiman Marcus in support of the Hammers and Hearts Project - in the spirit of neighbors helping neighbors - as they helped bring new life to the home of Ms. Ridge. More than 50 volunteers shared the many tasks including painting, woodwork, excavating/digging out a 30 foot long trench and putting in a french drain and cleaning out/trimming the many overgrown plants and flower beds on the property. Gelbaum adds, "I was "in charge" of the landscaping crew - ME! - digging, cutting, clipping, shoveling…felt like Edward Scissorhands! A wonderful and exhausting experience for all."

Thursday, February 28, 2013

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