“We have great clients that allow us to be creative in developing their training projects,” said Todd R. Corbett, CEO and Founder of Xcelus, LLC.  “Our client’s employees have been conditioned by media such as movies, television, video games, and music videos and are expecting something more than a PowerPoint slide show for training courses.”

Xcelus recently celebrated is sixth year anniversary. Through its experienced team and national network of development professionals, works with businesses to create, write, and produce high quality video using industry-leading technology to engage and inform target audiences. Xcelus is capable of providing exceptional quality video projects to clients anywhere in the world.

About Xcelus, LLC
Xcelus, an award-winning visual communications and digital media company, develops innovative and unique online videos, allowing companies to integrate the power and persuasion of video into their training, sales, marketing, and communication strategies. Xcelus’ video solutions include training, sales, marketing, customer support, lead generation, recruiting, and employee communications. Xcelus is a private company founded in 2005 and is based in Provo, Utah. http://www.xcelus.com

The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio Network.

In winning the Stevie, Xcelus beat out other finalist including Microsoft, Prescription Solutions/UnitedHealth Group, Content Master and Verite. “It is an honor for our company to have been recognized at the American Business Awards,” said Todd R. Corbett, President and Founder of Xcelus, LLC. “This award validates the creativity of Xcelus’ staff and their dedication to provide the best training possible for our clients.”

The award winning training video focused on social media training for employees as well as following the company’s protocol. Xcelus’ services for this project included instructional design, script development, storyboard development, video motion graphics, video shooting and editing, video compression, online video hosting, and employee tracking and reporting.

Xcelus has earned numerous awards for their customized online training videos, including multiple silver and bronze Telly Awards, which recognize “the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web” and four Horizon Interactive Awards for excellence in interactive media production. The company has produced video for notable clients including Hitachi, Channel Compass, FranklinCovey and SirsiDynix.

Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best Overall Company of the Year, Executive of the Year, and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year. More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.

More than 200 executives across the country participated in the judging process to determine the Finalists and Stevie Award winners. To view the full list of Stevie Award winners, please visit: http://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Xcelus, LLC
Xcelus, an award-winning visual communications and digital media company, develops innovative and unique online videos, allowing companies to integrate the power and persuasion of video into their training, sales, marketing, and communication strategies. Xcelus’ video solutions include training, sales, marketing, customer support, lead generation, recruiting, and employee communications. Xcelus is a private company founded in 2005 and is based in Provo, Utah. http://www.xcelus.com

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

Xcelus, LLC was announced as a finalist in the Video & Film category in the ninth annual American Business Awards, one of the most prestigious awards for companies in the US. The American Business Awards are also known as Stevie® Awards.

The social media training was part of Life Technologies annual code of conduct employee training.  Xcelus’ services for this project included instructional design, script development, storyboard development, video motion graphics, video shooting and editing, video compression, online video hosting, and employee tracking and reporting.

“Being a finalist is a great honor for Xcelus”, said Todd Corbett, President of Xcelus, LLC. “It validates our creative team and their talent to create a successful employee training video.”

This year’s Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 20 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.  More than six hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend.  The event will benefit Camfed (camfed.org), which fights poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.

More than 2,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 40 categories. Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  Stevie Award winners will be selected from among the Finalists in each category next week by members of 10 specialized final judging committees.  More than 150 executives will have participated in judging this year.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available athttp://www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Xcelus
Xcelus, an award-winning visual communications and digital media company, develops innovative and unique online videos, allowing companies to integrate the power and persuasion of video into their training, sales, marketing, and communication strategies. The Xcelus online video platform tools allow companies to manage, deliver and measure video content to meet the needs of today’s business requirements. Xcelus’ video solutions include sales, marketing, customer support, lead generation, recruiting, and employee communications. Xcelus is a private company founded in 2005 and is based in Provo, Utah. www.xcelus.com

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.

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About Xcelus
Xcelus, an award-winning visual communications and digital media company, develops innovative and unique online videos, allowing companies to integrate the power and persuasion of video into their training, sales, marketing, and communication strategies. The Xcelus online video platform tools allow companies to manage, deliver and measure video content to meet the needs of today’s business requirements. Xcelus’ video solutions include sales, marketing, customer support, lead generation, recruiting, and employee communications. Xcelus is a private company founded in 2005 and is based in Provo, Utah. http://www.xcelus.com

About Channel Compass
Channel Compass is a consulting and training organization that helps companies successfully navigate their channels to market to increase the impact and profitability of your channel through the implementation of best practice business processes. Channel Compass can facilitate increase the mindshare and commitment of the partner by enabling your resources with the right tools and processes for success. http://channelcompass.com

The Compensation Basics course is a custom online training course that teaches managers the general compensation policies and principles.

“Our elearning development has traditionally been in sales training,“ said Todd R. Corbett, CEO of Xcelus. “We are now developing more and more compliance training courses with over ten titles.”

Xcelus has developed the following custom compliance courses for global companies like Hitachi Data Systems and Life Technologies:

• Company Code of Conduct (Annual Certification)
• Social Media Policy for Employees
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
• Export Controls
• Insider Trading
• Intellectual Property
• Revenue Recognition
• Compensation Basics
• Managing Difficult Conversations
• Security Awareness
• Avoiding Litigation
• Confidential Reporting — An Employee Guide
• Compliance — New Employee Orientation (On-Boarding)

For more information about Xcelus compliance training visit: http://www.xcelus.com/training/compliance

The increase of online video popularity is verification that video is a great way for companies to deliver marketing messages. Companies who want to jump ahead of their competition are using online video to inform current customers and attract new clients. Using online videos on a website is no longer optional on a company website.  They are now a necessity because nothing else comes close to the effectiveness and influence of a well produced video.

According to Forrester Research, 71% of today’s online audience already watches Internet video, and the number of video streams consumed should more than double by 2013.http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/five_rules_to_drive …

“When an online marketing video is produced right, it is an extremely effective tool for company websites to educate and market to their prospects and customers”, said Todd R. Corbett, Founder and CEO of Xcelus, LLC.

For the past 5 years, Xcelus has produced online video for notable clients including Hitachi Data Systems, Life Technologies, Stephen Covey Community, SirsiDynix, Plantronics, and BidSync.Xcelus has earned numerous awards for video production, including three Horizon Interactive Awards for excellence in interactive media production, and multiple Telly Awards, which recognize “the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.”

“I have worked with Xcelus on several projects critical to our company.  I keep going back to them instead of the New York firms I’ve usually dealt with because they are much faster and more creative while being cost-efficient.  Xcelus always delivers a great, creative and quality product on-time and on-budget,” said Billy Nerenberg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BidSync.

About Xcelus Video

Xcelus, an award-winning visual communications and digital media company, develops innovative and unique online videos, allowing companies to integrate the power and persuasion of video into their training, sales, marketing, and communication strategies. The Xcelus online video platform tools allow companies to manage, deliver and measure video content to meet the needs of today’s business requirements. Xcelus’ video solutions include sales, marketing, customer support, lead generation, recruiting, and employee communications. Xcelus is a private company founded in 2005 and is based in Provo, Utah.

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