Bender Helper Impact

Perhaps the proverbial emotions brought on by pregnancy have gotten the best of me. Every day as my baby bump pops, I grow more and more proud of my team. Here we are in the midst of the crazier-than-ever fourth quarter, working 10+ hours day after day, event after event, Saturday after Sunday.  We're facing the challenges of competitive titles, the hurdles of the evolving media landscape, and the constant pressure to deliver the sun and the moon...

And each day, the team does just that. The placements we've secured in just the last few weeks are absolutely amazing. To name just a few:  An “Ally McBeal” cast reunion on Good Morning America (@mollymq); three-page Blu-ray blow-out in Maxim featuring one client (@cjdolliver); “Fight Club” Blu-ray feature stories in the New York Times and New York Post (@corinagaldamez); two 20-minute segments on Martha for “Food, Inc.” (@mmromley); spreads in Entertainment Weekly, GQ and The Los Angeles Times for the 20th anniversary of “Say Anything” (@fkregel); Time and Oprah.com tied to “Sesame Street’s 40 Years of Sunny Days”; an Entertainment Weekly first look at “Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside” (@csellers34); an eight-page Mel Brooks feature in Filter (@rwolfson); not to mention the DVD announcement for “Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3” Blu-ray in Entertainment Weekly’s ‘News and Notes’ section (@nicolelapretty).

Placements aside, the team has broken a Guinness World Record, babysat kids during mommy blog events (@krystalfranklin), packed a 'SUNNY' yellow carpet, filled theaters for three consecutive filmmaker media days, recruited and escorted a crew of 'Wolverines' at the Michigan/Notre Dame game (@tawnaboucher), embarked on the maiden flight of the “Darth Stewie” balloon, walked the Hollywood Christmas Parade and had a sleepover at Madame Tussaud’s in New York.

Our holiday gift guide efforts (thanks Lisa!) have been through the roof.... Time, Oprah, New York Times, Men’s Journal, Playboy, Giant, Parenting, Playstation Magazine, E! News, Geek, AOL and Wired.com, among many, many others.

All of this on top of our regular day-to-day activities...With sheer determination, dedication and some blood, sweat and tears... Everyone on this team – including @miyawilliams, @emyeary, @bruinnat, @meganforster and Carla Schalman - has bounded together.  None of this could have happened without such an amazing team...I know I speak for Dean, Lee and Shawna when I say – we’re all super proud!

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