Contact: Gail D. Shore 952.925.6102
Shore to Shore Communications, Inc.
gshore@winternet.com
Video Guidance hires industry veteran Kathy Brackett as senior account manager
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (January 2011) – Bloomington-based Video Guidance (www.videoguidance.com), the leading visual communications company in the Upper Midwest providing video conferencing, telepresence and audio visual technologies and services, has named Kathy Brackett as senior account manager. She will be managing the company's commercial accounts.
Brackett brings to Video Guidance over 20 years of major account management experience, selling communications solutions and applications in the IT industry. She has managed accounts for dozens of the region's largest corporations as well as for numerous organizations in the public sectors.
She most recently served as account executive at Minneapolis-based CDW/Berbee Information Systems, Inc., where she sold advanced communications technologies and products, including Cisco's total portfolio. Video Guidance is an award-winning partner of Tandberg, which was recently acquired by Cisco, the leading global player in the multi-billion industry.
"We are thrilled to have Kathy on our senior sales team," said Michael Werch, president of Video Guidance. "Her deep experience and knowledge of communications technologies – particularly with Cisco – will augment our continuous growth in this explosive industry."
Brackett earned her BA in Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
About Video Guidance
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., Video Guidance, Inc. (www.videoguidance.com) provides video conferencing, telepresence and audio visual technologies and services that facilitate natural, visual communication. Video Guidance reported a 24.59-percent, three-year growth rate, as calculated by the Business Journal. Privately held Video Guidance is a key partner of Tandberg, a Cisco Company. Other strategic alliances include Conference Plus, Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM), LifeSize, On Stream Media Corporation, Radvision (NASDAQ: RVSN), VBrick, and Accordent.
For four consecutive years, Video Guidance has been named to the "Inc. 5,000" list of the nation's fastest growing private companies; and has been named by The Business Journal as one of the "50 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies" in the Twin Cities metro area (2007-2010). In 2007 and 2010, the company has been among the "Top 100" of the fastest growing regional companies in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Imagine the Possibilities!
Video Guidance's consultative approach uncovers your company's mission critical, revenue-generating requirements and identifies the best visual application to meet your business goals.

Simplifying the Possibilities
Our 7-Step Process is designed to ensure an optimal solution:
| Step 1 | Assessment & design |
| Step 2 | Select equipment |
| Step 3 | Select service plan |
| Step 4 | Room and application optimization |
| Step 5 | Service activation and training |
| Step 6 | Call anyone |
| Step 7 | Customer support |
Learn about the Possibilities.
Our quarterly newsletter and solution brochures bring you the most up-to-date visual communications applications.
Click here for the latest edition of our newsletter.
Click here to register for our newsletter.
Click here to register for our tech bulletin.
Click here to request a free solutions brochure.

