A public company trading on the American Stock Exchange as CXN, Circle Group focuses on developing emerging technologies. RDR produced an interactive DVD for them on Z-Trim, a fat replacement additive to foods manufactured by Fiber-Gel Technologies, one of their holdings. The DVD included cooking demonstrations, mediacoverage, consumer feedback and an extensive recipe book. The DVD can be ordered on-line or is given free with the purchase of Z-Trim.

Illinois' largest independent banking chain hired RDR to produce a 70th year anniversary retrospective on the chain's origins, its growth, where it is today, and its aspirations for the future. Through the use of archival photographs and newly shot video, including interviews with company executives and long time clients, RDR provided Cole-Taylor with a Multi purpose video. One that is being used to help acquire new clients and at the same time, one that exposes new hires to the values and cultures of this ever expanding Illinois giant.

A retailer and e-tailer giant in computer sales hired RDR to produce an instructional video on telephone sales techniques. This successful program is shown to all newly hired telephone sales staff.

Continental Electrical Construction Co., an 85 year old Chicago based company whose projects have included the Sears Tower, McCormick Place and White Sox Park asked RDR to create a 10 minute promotional piece detailing the history of Continental Electric and its potential for growth in the Chicago market.

Hitachi Tools, a division of Hitachi Global, commissioned RDR to create a number of point of sale videos for their power hand tool line. These videos were shot on RDR’s virtual stage and were featured on Sears.com

On the last weekend of the 1999 baseball season, the Chicago Cubs hired RDR to document a behind the scenes look at the gathering of the greatest players in Cubs history in the 20th century. We conducted interviews with the 11 surviving players who were there, including Hall of Fame members, Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Ferguson Jenkins as well as future Hall of Famer, Sammy Sosa.

For the past four years, Dollar Rent-a-Car has used the post production facilities of RDR to promote their semi-annual corporate meeting and to highlight various districts within the company.

Eagle Home Loans provides mortgages in the home loan industry. RDR produced a 30 second spot with voice over provided by Chicago television personality Chet Coppack, to promote their business.

One of Chicago's longest running local TV ad campaigns and arguably one of its most controversial is the series of Eagle Insurance spots. Intentionally produced as campy with the look and feel of low budget, its run of over 9 years attests to its success. It has been written about in various publications including the Chicago Tribune, been a topic of discussion on talk radio, seen on the BBC in a program about American advertising, and featured on The David Letterman Show in a bit on local TV ads. It can be seen daily on Chicago television, most frequently on the morning talk shows. The trilogy of commercials, one of which features nationally syndicated shock jock Mancow Muller, can be seen daily on many of Chicago's local television stations. A fourth commercial, produced in 2001 helped jump start Eagle's latest venture, Eagle Home Loans. In April, 2002, the spots won the "Fool of the Year Award" at the grand opening of the Noble Fools Theatre new $14 million facility located in downtown Chicago's theater district.

Here is a link to the Eagle Insurance website: www.theeagleman.com

Based in Great Britain, this world leader in the design and manufacture of components for the digital phone, microwave and broadband industries commissioned RDR to produce an up-to-the minute profile featuring the latest technology in broadband applications and how it's fueled steady growth and profitability as an industry innovator.

General Motors College, the training arm of America's largest car manufacturer, hired RDR to produce a series of vignettes on how to deal with difficult situations and phone etiquette at automobile dealerships. The correct and incorrect approach to handling irate consumers and personal dynamics between car salesmen were addressed. These programs were then broadcast on the GM satellite network.

Goebberts Farm is known for it's 50 ft. Happyjack pumpkin that greets each visitor to its farms. Goebbert's, Inc. required a vehicle to greet and orient the thousands of school children who annually visit the two facilities from April thru November, most notably during the late fall season. RDR produced a program with friendly "Farmer Jim" who provides children with a video tour of the South Barrington, IL and Hampshire, IL farm operations. Each facility makes the showing of the program a daily ritual in acclimating their young, wide-eyed visitors.

Needing a promotional video to help raise funds for this private day school, RDR produced a ten minute video detailing, through interviews and b-roll, the virtues of this 40 year old institution. The video was shown at a gathering of 800 people and was not only warmly received but also was successful in raising additional funding.

A wacky approach to Chicago's very own Home Run Inn Pizza features a nerdy character and his failed attempt to convince the president of Home Run Inn Pizza to heed his advice.

The automotive aftermarket division of Morton International had RDR videotape a weeklong seminar focusing on various management teams and different aspects of customer service and quality control. RDR then edited the seminar to a more concise length.

Motorola has used RDR a number of times in recent years to produce marketing pieces on new products. Additionally we have produced numerous in-house communication videos.

Disability Awareness is a problem that plagues schools throughout the country. How to deal with children with special physical and emotional needs has been an issue in many school districts. By interviewing, school administrators, principals, teachers, parents, and siblings of those familiar or experienced with this issue, RDR produced a meaningful video that has made its way to many school districts in northern Illinois in the hoes of sensitizing adults and children to the needs of those less fortunate.

One Plus Corporation, designs electronic waste management devices for large businesses. RDR has produced numerous promotional pieces for this company, some of which have included 3D animations designed by our graphic artist.

The Panera Bread Company, with restaurants nationwide, needed a training module demonstrating the do's and don'ts in its stores. By combining actors and actual customers in a live restaurant, RDR created a "documentary" on the day in the life of a Panera Bread store subtly illustrating proper and improper behaviors by store personnel.

Once each year, Pepsi USA, the parent company for the soft drink giant, bestows the Kendall Bottling Award for Excellence in Service and Efficiency to one outstanding bottling division. The 2001 honor went to the Chicagoland Bottling Association. RDR was called upon to produce a video tribute of the Chicago operation during an award presentation shown to Pepsi executives in New York City. The success of that video led to a second program entitled "The Power of One" highlighting Pepsi's successful effort to gain a stronger presence in the urban market thru increased ethnic point of purchase displays. It featured testimonials from ethnic merchants and Pepsi and Frito-Lay account executives and clearly illustrated the two divisions efforts to increase their in-store footprint. All this was edited together into a fast paced, MTV-like presentation.

PCG needed video shot in New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix and San Francisco of their analysts. RDR handled the production in Chicago and was responsible for hiring local crews and overseeing production in each of the other cities. Once all the footage was shot, RDR edited the program into a highly successful piece seen throughout the Prudential Capital Group. The video was designed as a recruitment piece and was well received by senior management.

Publicly traded RC2 Brands, a leader in the toy industry has used RDR a number of times. Our most recent project was the Johnny Lightning 30 second toy commercial, featured on the Outdoor Channel's weekly truck rally show, "Monsters of Destruction". Utilizing the unique Revolution lens, best known for its use in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, RDR was able to bring the Johnny Lightning miniature cars and trucks to life, creating a powerful and successful ad.

Sg2 provides future focused analysis for the health care industry. RDR has produced a number of web based videos on a variety of topics through a series of interviews with professionals in the health care industry

RDR's relationship with Sears began in 1993 with a program entitled "Introduction to Computers". The enormous success of that program has led to the production of over 200 projects for one of America’s largest retailers. Our work and understanding of the Sears culture has enabled us to produce many programs for virtually all facets of this corporate giant. We have produced programming for all the vertical businesses of Sears including Brand Central, HomeImprovement, Home Services, Apparel, Fine Jewelry and Automotive as well as special projects for the operations and corporate sides of the company. We played a role in helping Sears design their unique selling process, known as "Creating Customer Enthusiasm" and had a significant hand in helping to develop "The Sears Tear-Away" a tool used by sales associates to help facilitate sales. We also have produced the video segments on over 40 interactive disks for the company. Recently, our involvement in producing video segments for the Home Appliance group's core curriculum interactive disk series has earned us Sears' highly coveted Vendor Appreciation Award.

Our X-Files spoof, entitled "The Y Files", produced in cooperation with the United States Department of Labor and dealing with youth compliance in the workplace, was nominated for the Sears Chairman's Award and was featured in an issue of Chicago's Screen Magazine. In addition to productions on new in-store cost cutting initiatives and a point of purchase video on infant car seats and cribs, RDR has turned its attention to providing digital content for Sears' new national employee focused e-learning system.

After the merger in 2005 between Sears and Kmart, the newly formed Sears Holdings Corporation (SHC) had RDR create internal DVD, seen by every employee of the company. The blending of two companies means the merger of two cultures and by interviewing high ranking executives at SHC, including Chairman of the Board, Edward Lampert, RDR put together a 90 minute program defining the values and corporate culture of this new retail giant. The program was also translated into Spanish. Among our Sears/Kmart projects in 2006 were an extensive interactive DVD on the Kmart Garden and another one on the relaunch of Sears' Home Appliance business. This DVD contained video clips, graphic screens, and animations and was praised by the top executives in the company for its creativity and thoroughness in detailing extensive changes in their 7 billion dollar a year home appliance business. Among the numerous projects for 2007 were two point of sale DVDs seen by the general public on the launch of the new Sears DieHard Platinum battery.

Produced in DVCPro HD, using Panasonic's high definition Varicam, this 45 second sizzle video features Scoozie, an interactive pet ferret. Scoozie can talk, move and react to its owner. Complete with original music and original cell animation, this video was a hit in 2006 at the world famous New York Toy Fair. We followed this up in 2007 with a series of point of sale videos for Senario's interactive video game division. These videos were seen in the toy department of most Macy Stores during the holiday season.

After 40 years of existence, this once fledgling institution has grown to two campuses and over 1100 students. To celebrate their 40th year and to raise additional funding, RDR was commissioned to produce a 10 minute video detailing the virtues of this institution of conservative Jewish learning. Using a techniqueknown as rotoscoping, RDR was able to create a very unique look to this video by electronically removing the subjects interviewed from their environment and placing them in a virtual setting. The video was praised not only for its look but also in its ability to deliver the message the school was striving to get across.

The fledgling United States Professional Volleyball League, the first all female volleyball organization of its kind, is making its debut in a big way with a national tour in 2001. As part of this promotion, RDR has produced several vignettes featuring interviews with each player, complete with matching practice footage. Each vignette has been sent to TV stations in the respective player's market to add a hometown identification to the player, and the league as a whole. The league just completed its first championship season in the spring of 2002.

Weil-McClain a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of gas and oil-fired hot water and steam boilers for space heating in residential, commercial and institutional buildings based in Michigan City, Indiana, had RDR produce a series of training videos designed for contractors on the proper way to install, operate and maintain a large segment of their product line.