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Hi, I'm Troy McClure, and you might remember me from such educational films as. . . Sorry couldn't help myself. The Simpsons are on the big screen as I write this, and obviously that's gotten to my head. But seriously folks, the reaction to a recent Blog I wrote on next-gen interactivity brought to my attention that now is a very good time to catch you up on what is going on with Blu-ray Disc interactivity and how the players currently on the market and about to be on the market will (and won't) handle these features.

Introduction
Shopping for an AVR you're going to be confronted with sheer tonnage of surround sound decoding options. You don't really have to pick and choose among them since they're all included, but we thought that you might want to know what you're buying in all those little logos that appear on your AVR's front panel, and also get a basic primer on surround sound in general.

Even more 1080p goodness.

It's big, it's back, and the results are—well, pretty similar to last year's RPTV Face Off, actually. What was surprising, though, was how much closer the competitors were in this year's quasi-annual Face Off compared with last year's. When watching HD, most of the panelists said they wouldn't be too disappointed with having any of these TVs in their living rooms. Of course, by the time we had gotten to watching HD, several of the sets had fallen well behind.

We are seeking a seasoned sales professional to sell both print and online advertising in west coast territory for 2 leading enthusiast magazines and 3 websites in the home entertainment/consumer electronics industry.

• Strong sales, presentation and negotiating skills
• Develop new and cultivate existing business within the region (consultative sales skills a must!)
• Ability to develop key client, agency and industry relationships at all levels.
• Innovative and creative sales approach with strong business acumen
• Must be well organized and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Promote and sell high-profile special projects (i.e. single-sponsored special sections, supplements, online events)
• Travel for in-person client meetings and tradeshows
• Prospect within territory for all potential advertisers
• Maintain and grow substantial existing advertising base
• Maintain database of all advertisers and prospects within territory
• Plan and execute strategy to communicate features/benefits of all products to prospects and advertisers
• Know all products and how to best present them
• Follow through on sales and commitments with advertisers, prospects and peers
• Submit thorough, accurate, timely reports and paperwork
• Research prospects and advertisers to be familiar with their businesses
• Revenue growth for online, print, events, sponsorships and custom publishing
• Experience in making sales calls and closing business is a MUST

Please send resumes and salary history to resumes@primedia.com