City of Mobile to Kickoff Online Community Movies

Jun 5th, 2006

Soon a visit to www.cityofmobile.org will host a link to a video tour of the city. Mobile will kickoff the production process next week as a CGI Communications (CGI) representative will be in town to meet with city officials and local business owners.

The high quality, multi-chapter informative online video series about the City of Mobile being produced, will feature a perimeter view of the Mobile businesses that sponsor one or more of the community chapters. The video series is being produced by e•LocalLink™, the multi-media division of CGI Communications, Inc. (CGI).

CGI is an “end-to-end” marketing solution, from editing scripts, to videotaping sights throughout the city; Mobile officials are working closely with e•LocalLink to produce the videos. The video series includes a “Welcome” segment, several video clips and a multitude of panoramic views that feature an overview of different parts of the city. The city has chosen to take part in this program in order to highlight Mobile’s outstanding quality of life and thriving economy. The city has chosen nine topics in addition to the Welcome video to promote the City of Mobile.

The City of Mobile and CGI of Rochester, NY have joined forces to promote the city’s assets and attributes through a new multimedia venture they believe will help promote the city to prospective visitors, newcomers, businesses and residents. The message city officials want the site to send around the world is that Mobile is a great place to work, play, and live.

City officials are inviting the city’s merchants to participate in the program as a way to highlight their businesses, and demonstrate their community support. Sponsorship options range from tying business logos to a specific Mobile video chapter, to a professionally produced video. Anyone interested in participating or needing more information can contact CGI at 1-800-398-3029 x700 or email: info@cgicommunications.com.

These online videos utilize CGI’s One-Click™ technology, and may be linked back to the site of the sponsoring business’s website. Using CGI’s proprietary One-Click™ technology, virtually all computer users will be able to see the videos regardless of their operating system, and without upgrading or downloading additional software. Mobile businesses have the added opportunity to take advantage of CGI’s strategic partnership with Google™ Video. The mega-search engine will now host CGI’s videos in their index, providing our clients an unmatched showcase for their communities. The advantage is that our clients’ videos will be listed relevant to a user’s search, such as “Mobile Real Estate” or “Mobile Tourism.”

CGI Communications, Inc. (CGI) is built on delivering high-impact marketing and communication products to community leadership, municipal management and the private sector. Founded in 1988, the privately owned, Rochester, New York based company offers at the heart of its product line the patent pending One-Click™ technology that allows computer users with virtually any computer and operating system to see CGI-produced videos on the internet without upgrading or downloading additional software. CGI’s growth is attributable to partnerships between its e·LocalLink division and a number of national and statewide organizations including a partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors.