FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2011   CONTACT: Eula M. Young, COO 212-281-2286 griots@griotsrollproduction.com    Griot's Roll Film Production & Services Inc., is proud to announce that Derrick M. Guest, CEO is the 2011 winner of the Project Enterprise Charles B. Benenson Entrepreneur of the Year Award.  Derrick M. Guest, a member of Project Enterprise and a center leader, has helped many business owners learn the important tools to use to build their business on and off line. Griot's Roll Film Production & Services Inc. established in 2004 is a video marketing company, that provides video services for businesses, non-profits, corporations, city and state agencies looking to demonstrate a product, educated their target market on their services or organization looking to improve their presences on-line using video. Griot's Roll creates the on-line video for our clients, as well as help our clients create a marketing and advertising campaign surrounding the video. We then track the campaigns success through the uses of video analytics, and other tracking and data software's.   Each year, the Charles B. Benenson Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is presented to one of Project Enterprise's members entrepreneurs who has exemplified the tenacity, ingenuity, imagination, commitment to their community and entrepreneurial spirit of the award namesake.  Project Enterprise is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization who mission is to support and develop entrepreneurs and small businesses in under-resourced communities in New York City.  By providing micro-loans,  business development services and networking opportunities, Project Enterprise helps entrepreneurs increase their standard of living, create jobs for their communities, and build financial assets This year Project Enterprise Entrepreneur of the Year Awards will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm at the Alhambra Ballroom, 2116 Adam Clayton Jr. Blvd @ 126th Street, New York, NY 10027.  For more information and or tickets please go to: http://entrepreneurawards.charityhappenings.org/ If you are interested in interviewing Derrick M. Guest, contact Eula M. Young at griots@griotsrollproduction.com or (212) 281-2286.  Mr. Guest is available for speaking engagements, networking events, business workshop, lectures, conferences and panel discussions on video marketing, social networking, building your business on an off line etc.
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PRODUCER / DIRECTOR / WRITER / VIDEOGRAPHER / VIDEO CONSULTANT / ON-LINE VIDEO MARKETING

Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Griot’s Roll Film Production & Services Inc experience with in-depth knowledge of all aspects of production & post-production services.  Optimizing impact, design and match on-line video marketing communications styles to all mediums within specifications and needs of our clients.  Working to tight deadlines and agreed budgets, adaptable to changing circumstances and priorities in a culturally sensitive and diverse medium.  Raising organizations profiles through branding and the production dissemination of quality video production and services in various formats (on Websites, CD-ROMS, DVD, and on-line Social Media), overseeing all communications activities including video marketing placement, monitoring, promoting video media.

MARKETING / PUBLIC RELATIONS / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT /

ON-LINE MARKETING EXPERT / SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERT

Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder of Griot’s Roll Film Production & Services Inc experience with in-depth knowledge of all aspects of on-line social media marketing, results oriented and well networked with a tenacious but influential approach to social media and on-line marketing.  Broad range of experience from creating on-line pages (i.e. Linkedin, My-space, Twitter, Face-book etc.) to creating a new market opportunities, expand, distribute and introduce new media to our clients.  Established effective social sites for our clients to develop necessary significant contribution and effective sales force controls and manage the clients on-line branding and build an on-line presence through the placing of video marketing.  Optimizing impact, design and match on-line video marketing communications styles to all mediums within specifications and needs of our clients.