1545 Media has recently joined forces with Universal Surveillance Systems, LLC, a worldwide leader in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), integrated theft detection systems and solutions for retail applications. 1545 Media was commissioned to provide installation and repair services to Southern California department stores like the Sears/Kmart family of brands. Our recent work includes a site visit to Kmart in Camarillo, CA to ensure their Closed Circuit Television system is fully operational in time for the 2011 Holiday Shopping Season.
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November 18, 2011
Retailers Reinforce Video Surveillance in Time for The Holidays
November 3, 2011
Lotus Clinical Research Takes the Pain Out of Their Orientation Process with New Video
Video shoot in 1545 Media's Pasadena Studio Space.
Lotus Clinical Research has been performing in-patient hospital based studies since 2001 in hospitals including Huntington Hospital, Methodist Hospital, and Glendale Adventist Hospital. 1545 Media has teamed up with them to produce a new 15-minute orientation video for their studies. Our team organized a shoot with the managing partner of Lotus, Neil Singla, in our Pasadena Studio. We editted a video with custom designed graphics and animations to maximize the audiences ability to absorb the necessary information. With the new video, Lotus will be able to more fully educate their participants on the procedures of their clinical studies.
October 18, 2011
LMU President Addresses University Applicants
David W. Burcham Addresses Applicants
Loyola Marymount University hosts an open house each year for high school students and their families who are interested in applying to the university. It is tradition for the president of the university to welcome the students and their families to the campus and speak to them about the Jesuit beliefs and traditions of LMU.
1545 Media supported Mr. David W. Burcham, President of Loyola Marymount University, by providing a presidential teleprompter setup for his address to the 2011 applicants hosted in Gersten Pavilion.
October 15, 2011
1545 Media Adds Spice to the Taste of South Lake
The South Lake Business Association actively works to promote and improve the economic interest of the local businesses located on Pasadena’s Lake Avenue. The association, led by Gina Tleel, asked 1545 Media to produce a short video promoting their fall event, The Taste of South Lake. Our production team went to work to gather 
footage of the weekend festival and produced a promo spot featuring the local businesses as they welcome members of the community. The South Lake Business Association has been using the video to successfully promote their event online and around the community.
October 13, 2011
Loyola Marymount University Streams President’s Convocation
President Burcham Addresses LMU
Traditionally, the president of Loyola Marymount University, addresses the trustees, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the university as way to update them on the current state and sets forth plans for future developments.
For the past 8 years, LMU has contracted 1545 Media to produce the live video production of the event. This year our production team brought in the NewTek Tricaster for live switching of multiple high definition cameras and realtime encoding for Adobe Flash Video for streaming on the LMU website.
August 19, 2011
1545 Media Helps Bring Justice to the Courts
Glendale based, Bradley & Gmelich
Glendale based law firm Bradley & Gmelich called upon 1545 Media to assemble vital security camera footage into a splitscreen playback to help in their case. Our editors were able to transcode the footage from the proprietary video format, sync the various angles, and export a split-screen playback which provided the court with a clear picture of the events recorded in the footage. The footage was strong evidence for Bradley & Gmelich’s attorney’s to use in their arguements for court.
July 23, 2011
Trident University Adds Live Video Streaming to their Commencement Day
1545 Media Live Video Streaming Computer Setup
Distance learning is an ever growing way for students to earn degrees at their own pace. Since the turn of the century and the proliferation of the internet, enrollment in online courses has increased drastically. For members of the US Armed Forces, Trident University has been providing a flexible online curriculum that allows them to continue their studies at their own pace. When it came to commencement time, Trident was looking for a way to extend this wonderful celebration to all members of their graduating class and their family and friends that might be not be able to with them in person. 1545 Media has entered into a multi-year contract to provide live streaming of the event. Our production team is using state of the art wireless internet technology to establish a live link to the web with scalable bandwidth so that our team can broadcast from virtually anywhere!
March 3, 2011
South Lake Business Association Development Forum
The South Lake Business Association has been exploring a long-term vision for redeveloping the district. They held an open forum with business owners and residents to discuss the needs and concerns of the area and hired development plan expert, Kennedy Smith, to help formulate a master plan.
1545 Media volunteered their production team to broadcast the message online for the South Lake Business Association so the community could be kept involved with the ongoing plans.
February 23, 2011
California Distressed Asset Fund Introduces the Save Your Home Plan
Byron Meo, President of the Meo Group, was launching The California Distressed Asset Fund to use investor money to purchase distressed homes in Southern California from their owners and lease them back to them while helping rehabilitate their credit and prepare them to buy back their homes.
The Meo Group entrusted 1545 Media with the task of creating a series of videos to promote the launch of the fund. Our client asked us to develop stories that both educated the homeowner facing foreclosure and the investor looking for a safe and profitable investment opportunity. Our work took us to cities throughout Southern California, documenting the stories of families helped by the fund, while developing a compelling reason for investors to put their money into The California Distressed Asset Fund.
Check out one of the videos here.
February 19, 2011
Pasadena City Council Candidates Forum
City Council Election 2011
This year is election year for the City ofPasadenaand councilmember positions are up for grabs in districts 1, 2, 4, and 6. The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce wanted to produce a forum for the candidates to address the questions of residents in the area.
1545 Media volunteered their equipment and crew to produce the live event for Pasadena’s Cable Access Channel and the Chamber of Commerce website so that residents that couldn’t make the event could stay up to date on the candidates’ positions.
January 16, 2011
The Cardinal’s Awards Dinner 2011
The 2011 Website for The Cardinal's Awards Dinner
Each year, The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles hosts a fundraising dinner at The Renaissance Hotel on Hollywood and Highland. The purpose of the dinner is to support the most needy of Catholic schools inLos Angeles. Over the past 20 years, the dinner has raised over $8,000,000.
The Archdiocese asked 1545 Media back for another year to continue management of the dinner’s website which serves as the source of all information leading up to the dinner. Our work includes maintaining pages with pertinent information regarding event time, how to give, and details about this year’s beneficiary.
Additionally, we produced a video showing the great need of Guardian Angel Parish in Pacoima. Our video’s sole purpose was to give its viewers’ a first hand experience with the people of the parish.
December 31, 2010
LMU’s 2010 Christmas E-Mail Message
LMU Alumni Appeal Message for Christmas 2010
Everyone knows the economy is rough, spending is down, and fundraising is harder than ever. Loyola Marymount Universitywas looking for a compelling and cost effective solution for an alumni base that is largely under the age of 40 and who is more inclined to want to open an email, rather than a letter.
LMU decided 1545 Media was perfect for the job and contracted us to produce their 2010 Christmas Alumni Appeal Message. We set to work writing a script, producing a 90 second video, and developing a customized email solution that allowed our client to communicate with 35,000 people.
Our solution included a personalized email, a link to a video page where alums could watch a video reminding them of what makes LMU great, and a link to a support page where they could contribute. For our client we deployed detailed analytics that allowed them to review the activity of their alums every step of the way.
The campaign was a total success; bringing in more money than past efforts. Check out the video we produced here.
July 8, 2010
Can E-Marketing Benefit You?
1545 Media develops customized e-mail marketing solutions
Whether you’re part of a non-profit fundraising for a cause or a business wanting to create brand awareness, e-mail marketing is the right way to generate demand. Analysis has shown that e-mail marketing has one of the highest investment return per dollar of any marketing method. 1545 Media has built a customized e-marketing solution to help your organization make the most of every campaign.
Our e-campaigns use four core technologies to get you noticed:
- Professionally designed email communications targeted to your customer base
- Hi-Definition streaming video to make your product or cause stand out
- Integration of secure online payment terminals to handle your purchases or donations
- Robust tracking to provide reports on visitor activity
July 7, 2010
Online Marketing is a Must in a Down Economy
Online Marketing Maximizes Return on Investment
We all know that the economy of today is the toughest it’s been in a long time and the extra spending people were doing just a few years ago has dried up. Now is the time for organizations, especially non-profits, to pay extra attention to their marketing plans. Analysts are reporting that online marketing is the fastest growing segment of marketing and it’s due in part to the ability of an organization to accurately track the results of a specific campaign. In fact, analysts predict that by the year 2013 half of all internet users will be using social media networks in their day-to-day life and this means organizations should be building their social networks now as a cost effective way to maintain their demographics.
1545 Media’s New Media department is a leader in using social media, search engine optimization, and analytical analysis to help organizations to more cost effectively manage their advertising budget. Our team’s goal is to help you create greater demand for your product, service, or organization by maximizing awareness in your specific demographic.
July 6, 2010
1545 Media becomes distributor of major brands
1545 Media is pleased to announce it is a distributor for major brands including Samsung, Sony, Lenovo, Onkyo, Fender, Flip, Monster, Memorex, and plenty of other brands. Give us a call or email us for a quote on any product you may need, big or small!
