Trainer Communications Honored With "Award of Excellence" and "Award of Distinction" for Video Production in San Francisco

PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2013) - Trainer Communications, a full-service public relations and integrated marketing agency in the San Francisco Bay Area, servicing the enterprise and consumer technology sectors, today announced that the Videographer Awards has honored Trainer Communications with an "Award of Excellence" in the Video Production category for its work with Cloudmark, and an "Award of Distinction" in the Video Production category for its product launch animation for CallidusCloud. The Videographer Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in video and digital production skills and projects.

"Trainer Communications has a unique ability to bring our innovative solutions to life in an easy-to-understand, enjoyable format," said Giles House, chief marketing officer for CallidusCloud. "We are always looking for creative content to fuel our marketing engine and sales funnel; and we value Trainer as a trusted partner who we can rely on for developing engaging animations to uniquely convey the value of our sales and marketing effectiveness solutions."

"Behind Cloudmark's products and services is an amazing team of people and a fantastic culture," said Matt Grant, senior director, global marketing and public relations at Cloudmark. "We challenged Trainer to come up with a creative video concept that would showcase our environment and kick-off another successful year. From ideation through final production, Trainer produced an award-winning video that was edgy, entertaining, and inspiring."

The Videographer Awards is one of the most coveted awards in the video production industry. Over the past 17 years, thousands of production and communication professionals have entered their best and most creative work. The goal of the Videographer Awards is to identify and recognize the video artisans who excel in the scope of their own environment. Winners range from network news operations to local cable access, from large production companies to freelancers, from international advertising agencies to student producers.

Winners were selected from 166 categories under the headings of Video Production, Web Based Production and Television Product. The Award of Excellence was awarded to those projects judges deemed were written, produced, shot and/or edited in an exceptional manner. Approximately 12 percent of the entries won this award. The Award of Distinction was awarded for projects that exceeded industry standards, with another 12 percent of the entries earning this award.

"To be recognized by an international panel of marketing and media production experts for award-winning work is true validation of our high-caliber video and animation services," said Ross Perich, vice president of Trainer Communications. "Our video and animation productions for Cloudmark and CallidusCloud demonstrate our commitment to edgy creativity and unwavering quality to differentiate our clients and help them achieve their business objectives -- whether it's driving sales or recruiting and retaining top talent. We look forward to expanding our video practice, cementing our position among the most creative agencies in San Francisco, and delivering more award-winning services."

To view the CallidusCloud MySalesGame award-winning animation video, click here.

The Videographer Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (www.amcpros.com). The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and freelance professionals who have entered AMCP programs. The Advisory Board oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards of excellence.

About Trainer Communications
Trainer Communications is a premier integrated public relations and marketing agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Specializing in technology, the agency offers deep domain expertise across storage, information security, telecommunications and wireless, enterprise software, networking, and consumer industries. Trainer represents emerging and high-growth technology companies that require market recognition and visibility to meet business objectives and is the only agency that guarantees quantifiable results with its Metrics Matter™ methodology. Established in 1995, more than 250 companies have relied on Trainer for strong marketing and PR strategies and support. The San Francisco PR and marketing agency has received several dozen national awards such as PRSA Anvils, Bulldog Awards, MarCom Awards, Iron Sabre Awards, and Videographer Awards for excellence in public relations, website design, and video and animation production. For more information, visit www.trainercomm.com.