Renee T. Sams
Award-winning, Top-selling Direct Response Specialist
Top-grossing On-Line Marketer
Emmy-winning TV Producer/Writer
Development Strategist
Program Distributor: Music, News, Travel
Product Developer/Brand Strategist
Business Owner/Operator
Education:
. BA, Communications, CSUF
. Professional Designation, UCLA
. Advisory Board Member, School of Communications, CSUF
. Work Experience: 20 Years
Work Experience: 1990 to Present
. Write/Produce/Create/Market Products via Long Form and Short Form DRTV
o Beauty/Motivational/Inspirational
. Management & Distribution of DRTV Systems
o Telemarketing operation and scripts
o Fulfillment operations
o E Commerce operations
. Executive Producer/Producer/Writer: News/Travel/Talk/Music Specials
. Online Marketer
o Launched top level domain .cc in US with Clear Channel
Communications
. Entertainment Industry: Online, Music, Television
. Music Product Development/Brand Strategist
. TV News
Producer/Writer/Marketer: 100% Productions, Inc. Multi Award-
winning DRTV Production Co.
Time Life: Gary Newman, Mitch
Peyser
Gene Zacharewicz, VP/EP
Universal: Gene Zacharewicz, Sr. VP
BMG: Nina Collins
Clear Channel: Mark Mays, CEO
WalMart: Lincoln Silver, Online
Mgr.
Thomas Nelson: Byron Williamson,
Pres.
Tribune Corp. Vinnie
Malcolm/Jeff L. Wald
.tv corp. Lou Kerner, CEO
Integrity Music Danny McGuffey,
CMO
LA Biz Journal Matt Toledo,
Publisher
Reunion.com Jeff Tinsley, CEO
VCast Joseph Lawson,
Acquisitions
COO/Marketing/Creative: Sams Global Properties, Inc. Domain
Name Co./Domain Name Registry
COO/Program Syndicator: SamsDirect Media Corp. Media &
Program Distribution Co.
Producer/Writer/Reporter KTLA News at 10 #1 Prime Time News, Los
Angeles, Tribune
Producer ABC News/Tri-Crown Prod. "Eye On LA" #1 Prime Access
Magazine Show
Renee T. Sams
Skills Requirements:
. Produced marketing strategies/Infomercials for Beauty, Music and Self-
help products via long form and short form
. 18 years in Music Industry
. 20 years in Television Programming, Development and Marketing
. Work well alone, with partners or supervise large or small crews
. Multi-tasker, manage ever-changing priorities, works well with
deadline or under pressure
. Excel experience. P&Ls/Budget Management
. Excellent communication skills.
Award-winning Projects:
Keep The Faith
RIAA Certified Platinum
Excellence In Media Awards
100% Productions, Inc. (my co.)
Producer/Writer/Product Developer
Clients:
DVD Weekend.com
Top rated series for KTLA/Tribune Broadcasting
WalMart's #3 Affiliate world-wide for online rental sign-ups
Producer/Writer/Creator
Client: Tribune and WalMart Online
SPOT.cc
Launched .cc tld in US
Garnered over 100,000 online registrations via online, radio and television
campaign
Client: Clear Channel
Feature Producer/Reporter
Emmy
Multiple Emmy-nominations
Los Angeles Market
Hee Haw
Telly Award
Silver Screen Award
Best Television Infomercial
Client: Time Life
Making Love Work
Infomercial of the Year
Most Effective Self-Help Infomercial
Program Advertisement of the Year
100% Productions, Inc.
Co-distributed via Television Infomercial
Rita MacNeil, Reason To Believe
Certified double platinum in Canada
Client: Black Rock Entertainment
Renee T. Sams
Additional Programs Produced/Written:
Program/Product: Client:
Eye On LA ABC News/Tri-Crown Productions, Inc.
After Hours Tri-Crown Productions, Inc./FOX
One Hour Travel Specials (various) ABC/Tri-Crown Productions,
Inc.
Day In Court NBC Productions/Kushner Locke
Barbara DeAngelis Show CBS/Kushner Locke
Keep The Faith 100% Productions, Inc./TVFirst
Max Lucado's "It's Not About Me": Max Lucado/Integrity Publishing
God Will Make A Way: Integrity Music Group
Gospel's Greatest Performances: GMA
Keep The Faith, Second Chances: Time Life
Reunion.com: Reunion.com, Inc.
References:
As a Producer/Marketer/Distributor: Music & Self-help Industry
TV/Online:
"I consider Renee, one of the best direct-response specialists around
today. She is great to work with and outstanding at what she does. I did
numerous projects with Renee while I was at Time Life. Some sold well over
1 million units and generated $10 million+ in revenue-some of Time Life's
most successful infomercial products."
Gene Zacharewicz
VP/Custom Marketing &
Bus Dev
Universal Music Group
"Renee and her team have done a spectacular job securing time on stations
and networks. The Sams Direct Media Corp. team is very professional.
Their relationship with stations is second to none. In addition to media
buying, they have produced several successful programs for us.:
Mitchell J.
Peyser
VP,
Executive Producer
Time
Life, Inc.
"Thank you for doing such an excellent job representing the true spirit of
the music and the positive impact it can
have on people. Let's continue working together to ensure the success of
this and future programs."
Bill Hearn
President/CEO
EMI
CMG
"Through aggressive expansion into new markets and an effective
presentation of our service and its benefits, their program, DVD Weekend
and DVDWeekend.com have been a significant driver of DVD Rental sign-ups.
They now rank as one of top 3 affiliate partners and continue to move the
dial for our business through the continued expansion of their program."
Kevin
Swint
Director
Media Categories,
WalMart.com
"Sams Direct Internet, a privately held, LA-based, Internet Marketing and
Distribution Co. announced its campaign to brand and sell .cc Internet
Domain Names has exceeded initial goals, surpassing $10 million in sales."
Business
Wire
October 30,
2000
Renee T. Sams
As a Producer/TV News Industry:
"Her material is excellent."
Almar LaTour
Managing Editor, Wall Street Journal On-Line
"Renee Sams is a solid performer in front and behind the camera. Her work
ethic is exceptional. Her writing is superb."
Jeff L.
Wald
News Director
KTLA, Los
Angeles, Tribune Broadcasting Co.
"Ms. Sams' creative approach touches the most hard to reach and her talent
can be considered an art form. She delivers nothing short of excellence."
Tom Van Amburg
Vice President / General
Manager
KABC-TV, KCBS-TV, Los
Angeles
"In a word-she is a star! Renee Sams is passionate, enterprisingly
intelligent, visionary, diligent, great sense
of humor, courageous and unstoppable."
Matthew Toledo
Publisher and CEO
Los Angeles Business Journal
"Ms. Sams has an experienced newswoman's instincts. Her finished product
goes well beyond expectation. She is intelligent, enthusiastic and always
willing to offer forward- thinking suggestions."
Charles Crumpley
Editor
Los Angeles
Business Journal
"Ms. Sams is a consummate professional. She is tireless, a pleasure to
work with and gets the job done in superior fashion. Renee works
incredibly well under pressure. Nothing rattles her; even after long,
exhausting hours "Live."
Robert K. Weiss
Vice Chairman / Executive
Producer
XPrize Foundation
"Renee gets the job done despite incredible pressure of time and limited
resources.Bottom line, people trust her. She is very intelligent and puts
people at ease in stressful situations. She comes away with the goods."
Stanley W. Fields
Executive Producer
World Resources
Institute Honors
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