Alpha Technologies Group Inc (AHAG)

[paps3]

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and

Registrars.
Domain Name: ALPHATGI.COM
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Registrant Name: Max Smith
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Admin Name: Max Smith
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Tech Name: Max Smith
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[db7]

someone trying to redo the logo? not sure 'if' it worked as intended but i tried to search just this year's images on google for the first link->


http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&biw=1655&bih=735&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1/1/2013,cd_max:10/22/2013&tbm=isch&tbnid=-ELJzUOAKytYJM:&imgrefurl=http://es.clipartlogo.com/free/alpha.html&docid=am3IiXKsGTzIdM&imgurl=http://images.clipartlogo.com/files/images/64/647640/alpha-technologies-group_t.png&w=443&h=110&ei=u9BmUuTVA8T4yAGn_oCgCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&page=1&tbnh=63&tbnw=252&start=0&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:88&tx=360&ty=90&vpx=302&vpy=181&dur=7266&hovh=88&hovw=354


http://findlogo.net/images/A/alpha%20technologies%20group%20logo.jpg


feb 2013?
http://seeklogo.com/alpha-technologies-group-logo-7152.html

[SSP]

Maybe a Russian billionaire is hijacking ahag and going to use its website to run the stock to the moon ... which would be fine by me!


Domain Name: ALPHATGI.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Registrant Name: Max Smith
Registrant Organization:
Name Server: NS.HOSTLAND.RU
Name Server: NS3.HOSTLAND.RU

[db7]

odd that it has 'Max Smith' on there?

http://reversewhois.domaintools.com/max-smith

[SSP]

good point

[db7]

another interesting tidbit from the last filed 10k


"


Sale Leaseback with Related Party

On October 1, 2002, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Wakefield Thermal
Solutions, Inc. ("Wakefield") entered into a sale and leaseback transaction for
its 171,235 square foot Pelham, New Hampshire manufacturing facility (the
"Property"). Wakefield sold the Property to 33 Bridge Investors, LLC ("33
Bridge"), a newly-formed entity in which Marshall D. Butler, a director of the
Company owns 50% of the equity interest, for a purchase price of $4,750,000. In
connection with the sale and leaseback transaction, the Company issued warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.03 per
share, of the Company to the members of 33 Bridge, including warrants to
purchase 125,000 shares of Common Stock to Marshall D. Butler, at an exercise
price of $1.42 per share. The warrants were valued at approximately $274,000
using the Black Scholes method. The book value of the land, buildings and
improvements was approximately $6.3 million. Selling costs were approximately
$300,000, excluding the value of the warrants.

Effective on October 1, 2002, 33 Bridge and Wakefield entered into a lease
whereby Wakefield leased the Property from 33 Bridge for 15 years at an initial
rent of $630,000 per year with annual increases between 2% and 2.5% per annum.
Wakefield is responsible for operating expenses including taxes, utilities,
insurance and maintenance. As a result of the transaction, the Company expects
annual expenses initially to increase by $325,000 representing the difference
between rental expense


10




and interest and depreciation expense. The obligations of Wakefield under the
lease are guaranteed by the Company.

The purchase price and other terms of the sale and leaseback transaction were
the result of negotiations between representatives of the Company and
representatives of 33 Bridge. The terms of the transaction were negotiated and
approved by the members of the Audit Committee of the Company constituted as a
Special Committee of Independent Directors.

The Company applied the net proceeds of the sale and leaseback transaction to
its $5,000,000 principal payment made on October 1, 2002 pursuant to its Credit
Agreement, dated December 26, 2000, as amended (the "Credit Agreement").




"

[db7]

"On February 14, 2005, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Wakefield Thermal Solutions, Inc. (“Wakefield”), Specialty Extrusion Corp. (“Specialty”), and Lockhart Industries, Inc. (“Lockhart”) entered into a Foreclosure Agreement with AT Broad Street Partners, LLC and Endurance Capital, L.P. (the “New Lenders”) (the “Foreclosure Agreement”). "


Alpha wasn't one of the 'New Lenders' fwiw

[swanlinbar]

Any news gets out & AHAG runs hard with only 7 Mill shares.gl

[db7]

bingo. ...and so we wait

[SSP]

Anyway, the big question is why is AHAG's website back up, and not as a different website, but as Alpha Technologies Group, Inc's!

[db7]

thanks

[SSP]

I agree with you. .... My speculation, litigation and settlement (If any is taking place) takes a long time, perhaps butler waiting until wakefield had huge assets before going after them lol, Similar to patent rights holders, they wait until a company succeeds with their intellectual properties before they cry foul.

[SSP]

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http://whois.domaintools.com/alphatgi.com

[db7]

using archive.org, it was still down in May 2013 and i think the last time it was up from what i'm seeing is in 2005ish

feb 2005
http://web.archive.org/web/20050215085603/http://www.alphatgi.com/


so ...... who brought the site back ...... and WHY.........

If it was a merger company why would they want this site back up??? If it were a Cloudware or a Wakefield-Vette... wouldn't they just use their own url


lot's of things to ponder....... i really really like your idea of unsettled claims but why would they have waited this long?


will try to keep digging but really just grasping at straws without more info

[db7]

do u know the date the site came back online?

[db7]

that is a different angle i hadn't considered

[SSP]

Perhaps AHAG has some unsettled claims owed to it? If even a small portion of what Wakefield(700 employees) has become would be enough.


from the February 10, 2005 FORM 8-K

http://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=3482428

"The Company’s total indebtedness to the New Lenders was approximately $23 million. Discussions between the Company and the New Lenders to extend or refinance the Company’s existing credit agreement were unsuccessful. Pursuant to the Foreclosure Agreement, in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code, the Company was released from all indebtedness to the New Lenders in exchange for the surrender of the Company’s collateral securing its obligations under the credit agreement. The collateral consisted principally of the capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries, Wakefield, Specialty and Lockhart."

[db7]

'huge' is right... ->


"

About Wakefield-Vette
Wakefield-Vette has been in continuous operations since 1952, providing thermal solutions across multiple industries, from international Fortune 50 companies to small and medium sized businesses. Industries served include Power Conversion, Information Technology, Renewable Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation, Aerospace/Defense, LED Lighting, Factory Automation, Consumer, and Medical.



The thermal solutions Wakefield-Vette manufactures comprise a wide array of products, including thermal extrusions, LED heat sinks, heat frames and pipes, fans, heat exchangers, coolant distribution units, liquid cold plates, etc., making Wakefield-Vette unique in its ability to deliver the increasingly complex thermal solutions required to meet the thermal engineering challenges of today's ever-higher electronics packaging densities.



Wakefield-Vette is a 700-employee strong company with 500,000 square feet of global manufacturing capacity with facilities located in:



•Pelham, NH
•Withee, WI
•Taipei, Taiwan
•Cary, NC
•Dong Guan, China


Via end-to-end global engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, Wakefield-Vette achieves a global reach with a local focus. No matter where our customer is located, Wakefield-Vette has the capability to deliver the highest quality, lowest landed cost, and shortest time to market.


"

[db7]

i was thinking that company too due to the @wakefield.com email on the homepage but wasn't able to find an old version to compare it to (while trying to find an old copy is how i stumbled on all the rest of what i posted which may or may not be valid)

[db7]

any 'action' keeps it interesting... hopefully soon

[SSP]

joesdata seems to combine links that come up from searches of butler. Something else could be up, recall that wakefield was a subsidiary of AHAG/ATGI, and is now http://www.wakefield-vette.com/ which is now a huge company. Now this month the former Alpha website has been restored .. very curious.

[SSP]

that's very interesting

[db7]

maybe(?)

http://www.joesdata.com/companies/Cloudward_Inc_7137485/1.html

http://www.joesdata.com/executive/Lawrence_Butler_150688896.html

http://cloudward-2.appspot.com/

http://cloudward1.appspot.com/?page=loggon


appears it was CD_WD but looks dark now?
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=cdwd&ql=1


http://www.linkedin.com/company/cloudward-inc-

[SSP]

Interesting, why has this website been restored? http://www.alphatgi.com/

[paps3]

.0037 someone is getting out of it ...........

[SSP]

yes

[db7]

... maybe next time... :( http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch/CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq=SX7rY%252fnP8WVXHcKeJD%252fvoQ%253d%253d

[SSP]

ok thanks, Lawrence has had success being public with AHAG already, we know he's eager to have another go when the time is right.

[db7]

been playing on google a little... seems like there is 1 other Awestruck LLC coming up.. has a CO address and a FL address...

but the corp id doesn't match the one you found on nvsos

and i'm pretty sure the Awestruck we're thinking of has the trademark on it

http://www.legalforce.com/company-awestruck-llc-3792149-page-1-2

[paps3]

Thanks for info, looks very interesting.......

[SSP]

True, now to see the officers when the list is due, and hopefully a domicile change by reverse merger to that Nevada entity.

[db7]

excellent dd... now the big question... does it end up tieing in here or is it to be a separate entity altogether

'if' i wasn't at 4.99%...................... i'd be adding tomorrow

[SSP]

This is interesting, was filed this month:
http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch/CorpDetails.aspx?lx8nvq=SX7rY%252fnP8WVXHcKeJD%252fvoQ%253d%253d

[SSP]

Wish I had an answer to both, right now I hold them in my shell pile, problem is R/M's lately are infrequent, need this to change as I have a lot of money tied up in dormants.

[paps3]

When will this stock move, looks like taking too much time to put plan together. Do you have any info on progress of this stock AHAG or BISA ? thanks in advance.

[stanley01]

Get Awestruck annual sales projections

I clicked on a link from Get Awestruck's twitter page, which featured Get Awestruck as one of the top 50 Special Event Companies. It shows projections from special event revenue in 2012 to be between $8-$9 million.

[Potse]

Marshall Butler obituary.....

Marshall Butler passed away last week at the age of 85.

Riverside Memorial obituary.....

BUTLER--Marshall, businessman, philanthropist and supporter of the arts, died at the age of 85 of heart failure at home in New York City where he was surrounded by his loving family. Marshall was respected and admired by associates and friends for the honesty, integrity and generosity that he showed in his business and personal affairs. Mr. Butler co-founded Alloys Unlimited, a sub-components manufacturer for the semi-conductor industry, in 1958. In 1971, the Company merged with Plessy, a manufacturer of telephone equipment and electronic components. That merger was the first between a British company and an American company using ADRs (American Depository Receipts) that allow a stock for stock tax free merger. In 1973, he took over as CEO, and a few years later, as Chairman of AVX Corporation a manufacturer of ceramic capacitors. The company grew to over $500M by 1989 when Mr. Butler facilitated the merger of AVX and Kyocera, the first merger between an American and a Japanese company. He served as a Senior Managing Director of Kyocera until he retired in 1994. At the age of 64, Marshall began a second career as a venture capitalist, where he was a pioneer in attracting foreign venture capital to invest in Israel. His first fund started with $12 million in capital. By the time he retired, Mr. Butler had raised over $600 million and helped fund over 50 Israeli high tech companies. In 1998 he received the Prime Minister's award for his achievements in bringing venture capital to Israel. In addition to his business activities, Marshall was active in many charitable non-profit organizations including The American Technion Society, Israel's most prestigious engineering institution, where he served on the Board of Governors. In 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Technion. Marshall was a former board member of the Association of Resident Theaters of New York City. He also gave financial support for many years to the United Jewish Appeal and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Marshall was born in Manhattan in 1927, and attended the Bronx High School of Science. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and attended New York University on the GI Bill. Marshall is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn, and children Hillary, Lawrence, Michael and Eliot and his six grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Rhoda and many nieces and nephews. We will all miss his warmth, love and generosity.

http://www.riversidememorialchapel.com/obituaries/show/1004

The New York Times obituary.....

BUTLER--Marshall D. We deeply mourn the passing of Marshall D. Butler, an enlightened businessman and a citizen of the world in a true sense of the word. He combined the talent of a financial genius with the humility of one's best friend who cared more about others than himself. He was as much at home in Kyoto or Tokyo as he was in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, or in uptown Manhattan or Quogue, Long Island. Marshall received his degree in Business Administration from NYU and grew up on West 155th Street in Manhattan. He founded Alloys Unlimited with his friends Hamburg Tang and Greg Coleman, and the company went public and was a very successful semiconductor piece parts manufacturer. Plessey Ltd., a major English electronics corporation, bought Alloys Unlimited some years later. Marshall was asked by investors to join Aerovox Corporation of Myrtle Beach, NC, later called AVX. He quickly became its Chairman and CEO and that company some years later was acquired by Kyocera of Kyoto, Japan in a transaction for shares, never done before by a Japanese company. Kyocera became listed on the NYSE. Marshall remained an important Director of Kyocera. AVX was later partially spun off from Kyocera but Marshall remained close to the founder of Kyocera, Dr. Kazuo Inamori. The Jewish technology businessman and the founder of Kyocera, now KDDI, became immersed in helping others. In Marshall's case, the State of Israel and its great non-profit the Technion Institute. Dr. Inamori founded the Inamori Foundation and created the Kyoto Prize. Marshall served as a Director of Kyocera Venture Capital. Back in America, Marshall also served as a Director of Mass Mutual Corporate Investors and Mass Mutual Participation Investors. As his interest in Israel became more pronounced, Marshall received the Israeli Prime Ministers award for his contribution to Israeli industry and he received an Honoree Doctorate from the Technion Institute. In Israel, Marshall was Chairman of Infinity Private Equity Fund. He was a Director of Tadiran Telecommunications Ltd., Shellcase, Galil Medical Ltd. and in New York he was a member of the NY State Council of Humanities, and A.R.T New York, which manages a host of off Broadway theaters Back in Israel, he became a Director of Syneron Medical Ltd., which later went public in the U.S. One rarely meets a man as devoted to quality in his business activities and generosity, as well, in all he did. He was blessed with a devoted family, his wife Marilyn, his sons, Michael, Elliot, Larry, his daughter, Hillary, and their families, as was well as his friends who will find the future with a little less quality, but also joyously filled with wonderful memories and important examples of how one should live their lives. The Towbin Family

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=160972015

Syneron Medical (ELOS) press release.....

Syneron Medical Announces Death of Longtime Board Member Marshall D. Butler


YOKNEAM, Israel, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), the leading global aesthetic device company, announced the death of Marshall D. Butler, member of the Company's Board of Directors since 2003.

Shimon Eckhouse, Ph.D., Founder and Chairman of the Board of Syneron Medical, said, "Syneron, its Board of Directors, executives and employees are greatly saddened by the passing of a great friend, long-time board member, mentor and supporter. Marshall has been with us from our inception and contributed to the growth and success of Syneron. On behalf of everyone at Syneron, we extend our deep condolences to his family and friends and the many colleagues whose lives he touched."

Marshall Butler joined the Syneron Medical Board of Directors in 2003, helping to guide the Company through a successful initial public offering, secondary offering, business development transactions and periods of rapid revenue growth. In addition to his work with Syneron, Marshall had a long and distinguished business career. He was co- founder and served as a chairman of both First Israel Mezzanine Investors Fund and Israeli Infinity VC Fund. He was a director of Tadiran Telecommunications Ltd., Shellcase, and Galil Medical Ltd. He served as chairman of Nitzanim, AVX-Kyocera VC from 1994 to 2001, CEO and chairman of AVX Corporation from 1974 to 1993 and as director of Kyocera VC from 1990 to 1994. In 1998, Mr. Butler received the Israeli Prime Minister's award for his contribution to Israeli industry.

In addition to his great achievements in the business world, Marshall will be remembered for his work as a philanthropist and supporter of the arts. He was active in many charitable non-profit organizations including The American Technion Society, Israel's most prestigious engineering institution, where he served on the Board of Governors. In 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate from the Technion. Marshall was a former board member of the Association of Resident Theaters of New York City. He also gave financial support for many years to the United Jewish Appeal and the Anti- Defamation League (ADL).

Marshall was born in Manhattan in 1927, and attended the Bronx High School of Science. He served in the U.S. Navy during Word War II and attended New York University on the GI Bill. Marshall is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn, and children Hillary, Lawrence, Michael and Eliot and his six grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Rhoda and many nieces and nephews.

About Syneron Medical Ltd.

Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS) is the leading global aesthetic device company with a comprehensive product portfolio and a global distribution footprint. The Company's technology enables physicians to provide advanced solutions for a broad range of medical-aesthetic applications including body contouring, hair removal, wrinkle reduction, rejuvenation of the skin's appearance through the treatment of superficial benign vascular and pigmented lesions, and the treatment of acne, leg veins and cellulite. The Company sells its products under two distinct brands, Syneron and Candela. Founded in 2000, the corporate, R&D, and manufacturing headquarters for Syneron Medical Ltd. are located in Israel. Syneron also has R&D and manufacturing operations in the US. The Company markets, services and supports its products in 90 countries. It has offices in North America, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK, Australia, China, Japan, and Hong Kong and distributors worldwide.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/syneron-medical-announces-death-of-longtime-board-member-marshall-d-butler-178871331.html

[Potse]

Navitas Capital...Southern California office.....

Somewhat interesting to note that Navitas Capital (a cleantech venture capital firm) now has an office at the "Suite 350" address. I think this occurred sometime prior to mid-2012.

http://www.navitascap.com/index.php

http://www.navitascap.com/contact.php

[db7]

i doubt there are many shares free in the float... just need a reason.........


g/l!

[stanley01]

db7 re: AHAG trade

I saw those 80k shares go through at .0002-- the trade made no sense though since the bid was at .005 at the time. Very strange. It certainly was not me selling, as I am holding all my shares until the Butlers re-activate this shell. This could be such an easy runner, as easy 10-bagger considering there is only 7 million shares outstanding. That said-- it has been dead money for a good 3 to 4 years for me.

[SSP]

a strange cross to VFIN.

[paps3]

.0002 any hope here ?

[db7]

somebody sold 80k at .0002 lol

[Potse]

Amir Gal-Or...comments about Marshall Butler.....

Amir Gal-Or's blog on the Infinity Private Equity Fund website included some comments about Marshall Butler. The "Ken Rind" referenced in the blog is "Kenneth W Rind". Rind, a former/(current?) Director of AHAG, is a well-known and extremely successful venture capitalist/investor.

Marshall Butler and Rind have been long-time investment partners and together the two probably have developed as extensive of a network of venture/investment connections as you will find. If AHAG were to ever do a reverse merger in the high technology or biotech/medical industries, Marshall would probably be a key source for that type of RM candidate. Lawrence Butler's primary areas of interest/experience I think focuses around media/consumer types of business.

Excerpt from Amir's blog (March 2012).....

At the risk of dating myself, I’d like to share a story that summarizes how I view the answer to this question. When I took my first steps into the venture industry in the late 1980s, early 1990s, in New York City, l had two mentors. One was Mr. Marshall Butler. He was and continues to be a “people person”. For Mr. Butler, it was mostly about feeling-out the capability of people and estimating personal relationships alongside the facts. My other mentor was Professor Ken Rind. He was all about market research, track records, numbers, forecasts and analysis. I used to say I have the best of both worlds: an art teacher and a science teacher. Who better to learn from? In retrospect and in the overall analysis of which school of thought will more likely lead to success, I would have to say that I believe it’s best to have a little bit of both. Twenty some years of experience later, from my prospective today, I can say having one without the other is like having a half-baked cake. One needs to find a balance between the two, their ying and yang of skill sets and people skills, and exercise both as you approach each turning point and sharp corner.

An example: all three of us, Mr. Butler, Professor Rind and myself, were faced with an Internet deal in the competitive price shopping arena. Professor Rind immediately focused on the technology and numbers related to performance. Mr. Butler immediately focused on the CEO’s background, his team’s motivation and his vision. For me, as an observer, I learned earlier on that the best deals result from when those who exercise these two approaches, though vastly different, manage to somehow arrive at the same conclusion – and thus we have a harmonious marriage of science and art, not to mention a really successful business deal.

http://www.infinity-equity.com/blog_post.asp?ID=12

This is an excerpt from an old (1999) article about the very early days of Infinity. Marshall Butler, a co-founder of Infinity, is mentioned in the article.....

Infinity was set up in 1998 by Nitzanim Fund founder Marshall Butler, who also set up the First Israel Mezzanine Fund (FIMI). Butler set up Infinity together with Clal and Ken Rind, and co-opted Amit Frenkel and Yuval Cohen (not to be confused with Yuval Cohen of the JVP fund), and more recently, Galor. Widely connected Butler brought investors such as General Electric Investments and Banque Nationale de Paris to the fund, and his and Rind’s group, which includes Kyocera (a Japanese materials conglomerate) and AVX, a components company sold to Kyocera, where Butler was general manager.

Frenkel, 35, came to Infinity after many years of investment activities in the Clal group: he managed the Clalit fund, after working in Clal Issuances. He holds a BA in accountancy and economics, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Cohen, 34, with an academic degree in law, and an MBA in financing from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was a legal advisor at Clal Issuances, and participated in setting up the group’s venture capital activity.

Frenkel, Cohen and Galor manage the Israeli operation, while Butler and Rind are based in New York, busy with opening doors in the US. “We’re an international fund,” says Cohen, “and that is what makes us special. Many funds, like Vortex, have affiliated offices in the US, but there’s an enormous difference between this and having people who work full-time, as we do.

http://archive.globes.co.il/searchgl/"%3BToo%20Much%20Money%20in%20Israel?%20I%20Don%27t%20Think_h_hd_0L38sE3auN3CtEJ4sCYveT6ri.html

[db7]

Nothing but time

[stanley01]

db7 & Potse regarding AHAG

I think Larry will take Awestruck public...it is likely just a matter of time. Probably waiting for the moment when the financials make the most sense to bring the company on the scene. I wish I could purchase more shares, though I have no intention of filing a 13-G. I am currently capped at 4.99%! Perhaps I should convince my wife to add 4.99% on her portfolio!

According to the last annual report, Larry Butler owned 22.6% of all the stock with 1,720,622 shares and his father Marshall D. Butler owned 13.9% of all the stock with 1,007,342 shares.

All other beneficial owners at the time owned 28.1% of the stock. Add up all these totals and you get 64.6% of all the shares owned by management/directors/insiders. Then throw in all the guys who post on this message board, and I bet we're looking at about 85% of the total OS owned. It will not take much for a huge spike. That said, many of us on this board have been waiting forever for material news (me included!)

[db7]

boils down to do they want Awestruck public... (?)

[Potse]

VH1 July 30 press release....

The July 30 press release issued by VH1 has a pretty interesting mention of Awestruck Marketing.....

VH1's "Pop Up Video" Returns Monday, August 6 at 12pm ET/PT


LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1's beloved Emmy Award-nominated music video franchise "Pop Up Video" returns this summer with more of the musical wit, insight and snark that has cemented the series' status as a perennial fan favorite. The new season kicks off Monday,August 6 at 12pm ET/PT on VH1 with a freshly "popped" batch of the latest music videos of fans' favorite artists and songs.

For the first time ever, VH1 will bring the fun of Pop Up Video to Lollapalooza 2012 by putting attendees in the spotlight as stars of their own videos. From August 3rd-5th, festival-goers in Chicago's Grant Park will be able to step into the fun and irreverent world of "Pop Up Video" to an unprecedented degree, in real life via "augmented reality" software. Developed specifically for VH1 by third-party experiential agency AWESTRUCK Marketing, the breakthrough technology will allow fans to see themselves live on a jumbo screen, interacting with music videos from Lollapalooza artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Fun., B.o.B. and Gary Clark, Jr. In addition, participants will get the full "pop up" treatment via custom bubbles of humorous info about the videos and insider Lollapalooza facts, overseen by the series' actual editorial team. They can then post photos from the experience instantly to Facebook and Twitter through a custom application.

Fans can now use VH1's "Pop Up" creator to build the ultimate "Pop Up" experience. Create your own snark-filled masterpiece and share with friends via Facebook and Twitter here: on.vh1.com/makePop. Fans are also encouraged to tweet using the official hashtag #PopUpVideo and to check out Pop Up Video on social media by following @VH1PopUpVideo and liking the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/popupvideo.

"Pop Up Video" was nominated for two 2012 Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmy Awards, for "Outstanding Special Class Series" and "Outstanding Special Class Writing."

Original co-creator Woody Thompson is an executive producer for Eyeboogie. Executive producing for VH1 are Shelly Tatro, Karla Hidalgo and Jeff Olde.

About AWESTRUCK Marketing:
AWESTRUCK is a full service experiential agency that produces marketing solutions and events that drive measurable results for brands seeking true engagement with their target consumers. And because every experience is an opportunity to connect, they amplify their work via integrated social and digital media. Based in New York and Los Angeles, they conduct world class operations there and everywhere in between.

About VH1
VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 99 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, and extensive video on VH1.com. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information, go to www.vh1press.com or visit VH1.com, the VH1 Facebook page and @VH1 on Twitter.

SOURCE VH1

http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201207300900PR_NEWS_USPRX____NY48126&feedID=600&press_symbol=280669

[Potse]

Awestruck press release...Comic-Con 2012, CEO picture.....

Awestruck Marketing put out its second press release a couple of weeks ago. It lists all of Awestruck's activities at this year's Comic-Con held in San Diego......

AWESTRUCK takes over at Comic-Con 2012, bringing to life 10 brand experiences at this year's event in San Diego

NEW YORK, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AWESTRUCK has been providing highly successful experiential marketing programs to the world's leading brands for over 13 years and this year at Comic-Con they showed off their skills with ten activations ranging from targeted guerrilla-style executions to large-scale high profile branding.

"We were so excited to be at Comic-Con this year to see so many of our creative ideas come to life at this event and knowing that we helped our clients to successfully engage with consumers. We were proud to showcase how we at AWESTRUCK can create, design, produce and execute multiple experiences through different mediums that really show off our talents," said Robin Potash, President at AWESTRUCK Marketing.

AWESTRUCK this year brought together a collection of experiential activities to Comic-Con for their clients at ABC, FOX Broadcasting, Entertainment One Films, SYFY, Square Enix, Golin Harris, FX Networks, Lionsgate and Iron Sky that ranged from large scale negotiated billboard spaces to guerilla style teams of brand ambassadors.

We secured and designed fleets of Pedi-cabs to transport attendees, VIPs and talent as well as to create branded environments for press and photo opportunities at Comic-Con. The Pedi-cabs were specially built and designed for Fox Animation Domination, ABC's Once Upon a Time and for Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs.

For Fox Broadcasting, each Pedi-cab was specially designed with custom character props to promote their Animation Domination line-up which includes: The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad and Bob's Burgers.

An additional fleet of Pedi-cabs was also created for Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs – a video game set in Hong Kong. This program also included free, sponsored rides with custom-outfitted drivers. It also integrated social media, consumers were asked to "Like" Sleeping Dogs on Facebook or follow Sleeping Dogs on Twitter in order to enjoy their free ride.

AWESTRUCK also custom built Pedi-cabs to replicate the Queen's ornate magical carriage from ABC's "Once Upon a Time" to give riders a free ride and a fairy tale like experience at Comic-Con

For Entertainment One, AWESTRUCK created stunt using a cadre of street teams to publicize their film Iron Sky. "AWESTRUCKS's proactive creativity, high energy and on-point execution of our IRON SKY Babe Army stunt at San Diego's Comic-Con International 2012 created a strong and successful presence for our film! We garnered multiple publicity hits and heavy social media traffic thanks to the help of the AWESTRUCK Team!" said Natasha Pietruschka, Manager, Field Publicity & Promotions Entertainment One Films US.

For the Syfy channel, AWESTRUCK helped establish "Defiance" as the biggest entertainment event of the year with a giant 327' x 100' wallscape taking over the south wall of the Marriott Marquis in downtown San Diego. AWESTRUCK sourced and secured this space that went live on July 3rd and ran through Comic-Con.

Fox Home Entertainment was looking to build buzz for the release of "Get the Gringo" on Blu-Ray and DVD. AWESTRUCK created a "Spot the Lucha Wrestler" campaign where a team of professional Lucha wrestlers and ring girls roamed Comic-Con, posing for photos and carry a "ring girl" style score code which featured a "Get The Gringo" QR Code on it. Attendees who took part in the social media experience with the Lucha team received vouchers for a free taco at Lucha Libra Tacos in San Diego. Not only did AWESTRUCK create and execute this experience but they also negotiated the partnership with Lucha Libra Tacos and a special "Get the Gringo" taco that was added to their menu during the promotion.

For FX Networks, AWESTRUCK came up with a simple yet effective solution to make sure their branding became highly visible throughout the event by creating oversized "FX Bags" for all Comic-Con attendees to place all their collected collateral and gifts in one bag. The FX branded bags promoted their shows "Archer" and "Wilfred".

AWESTRUCK was also commissioned by Golin Harris to create a mobile marketing vehicle to travel the country promoting a new confectionery product launch. AWESTRUCK not only created but integrated the tour to coincide with Comic-Con and brought the highly successful mobile tour to this year's event in San Diego. The mobile vehicle is designed to also support an online campaign by providing the confectionery client with staging and branding opportunities as well as branded content through funny and creative video for the campaign website.

For more information and images of the events at Comic-Con please contact us at the addresses below.

AWESTRUCK is a full service experiential agency that produces marketing solutions and events that drive measurable results for brands seeking true engagement with their target consumers. And because every experience is an opportunity to connect, they amplify their work via integrated social and digital media. Based in New York and Los Angeles, they conduct world class operations there and everywhere in between.

For more information about AWESTRUCK Marketing Group

Contact:

Christian Hodgkinson

AWESTRUCK Marketing Group

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www.getawestruck.com

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/awestruck-at-comic-con-162850176.html

Photo of CEO Lawrence Butler (left) on one of the Pedi-cabs Awestruck Marketing designed for Fox Broadcasting.....

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