Another way is the Society's annual Harmony College/Directors College, one
week of intensive education in this uniquely American form of music.

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around since the turn of the last century, barbershop singing is doing
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5, 2006 Super Bowl. Their commentary will be accessible to
participating clients.intelliseek.

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Mark Fortino , lead in the 12th Street Rag quartet, had no musical training
when he walked into a meeting of the Heart of America Chorus in Kansas City,
Missouri, 21 years ago. They have
learned their musical trade in the Society.

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The analysis ranks buzz by volume, emotion, appeal factors, and penetration
among influential consumers
Intelliseek again will deploy a panel of consumer bloggers to critique the
ads and commercials during the game. If someone likes to sing, they owe it to themselves to go to
a practice and experience the camaraderie and supportive atmosphere. He saw this as one way to preserve
the music genre for future generations.

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Intelliseek specializes in tracking and measuring consumer "buzz" on
Internet discussion boards, forums and blogs."
Barbershop has taken center stage with professional musicians in many
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Fathers, sons and grandsons are among the 30,000 members of the Barbershop
Harmony Society , http://www.

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"In theory, Super Bowl ads are designed to engage and
provoke conversations, but do they? In 2005, we found that some ads had great
traction and others fell short, especially on brand recall or celebrity
recognition. Such performances help inspire more young
people to consider a music style once practiced mainly by an older generation.

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It offers the ad-monitoring
service to help major brands and advertisers track and analyze consumer word-
of-mouth behavior and opinions about the multi-million 30- and 60-second spots
during the prime-time Super Bowl event.Thousands Harmonize, Socialize and Seek to Preserve a Uniquely American Style
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KENOSHA, Wis."
Barbershop quartets and choruses contribute more than 100,000 hours of
labor per year singing for more than half a million people. Wife, mom and grandmother Mary attends all
rehearsals and is an active member of the chorus' support group, The
Heartbeats .

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Cincinnati firm renews initiative to track effectiveness of million-dollar TV
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CINCINNATI, The National Football League's
preseason activities are focused on the field, but advertisers are already
beginning to make decisions about whether to buy multi-million-dollar 2006
Super Bowl ads.
"Brands were ill-served by the network 's indecisiveness over the ad's
content," Blackshaw said.

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And, the beat goes on. It's a way to
keep singing and the fellowship is unbeatable.

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org , spread across 800 chapters
dedicated to preserving and encouraging barbershop harmony. Rock group Phish performed barbershop arrangements and featured
quartet FRED on their 2001 Phish tribute album Sharin' in the Groove.

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In 2005, for example, the controversy surrounding the yanking of a
GoDaddy. Intelliseek manages BlogPulse
(http://www. The Heart of America Chorus includes his brother John; their two
sons, 12 and 10; his brother-in-law Jerry; Jerry's 13-year-old son; and Mark
and John's dad Ron. This year's college will be at Ohio State University,
July 31 to August 7.

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Intelliseek's Super Bowl program includes real-time analysis of messages
and opinions expressed in millions of blogs, message boards, online
communities and sports enthusiast sites to determine whether the ads are
sufficiently creative, memorable, and engaging to trigger consumer discussion.

Barbershop-Style Singing: Not Just a Hobby ... A Way of Life

"People cannot believe how much fun it is," he said.
"When I joined a barbershop chapter at age 12, there weren't many young
Barbershoppers," said Jim Kline of international champion quartet Gotcha! and
a Barbershopper for 44 years.

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And based on the success of its 2005 Super Bowl initiative, the Cincinnati
firm will again monitor online consumer "buzz" about the multi-million ads
that will air during the Feb. Their programs
foster music education and music appreciation .

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Intelliseek Again Will Monitor Consumer 'Buzz' for 2006 Super Bowl Ads

com), part of the answer lies in the volume, tone, and
velocity of consumer-generated media (CGM) before and after the ad is placed .com), a blog portal that has identified more than 15
million blogs for daily analysis and tracking .
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unfamiliar with barbershop are quickly drawn in by the 'ring' of the
barbershop chord. This family involvement is repeated in chapters all across
America .

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com)
Cincinnati-based Intelliseek is a marketing intelligence firm that helps
marketers promote and protect brands through real-time monitoring and analysis
of Consumer-Generated Media (CGM), as expressed through online boards, forums,
communities, blogs, search engine results, and direct company feedback. Today, barbershop
enthusiasts are recruiting members to join quartets and choruses, sing
recreationally, and compete.
"Although most of our members lack formal training and do not read music,"
said John Fortino, "they have learned to create an incredible sound.

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"The 'watercooler effect' was compromised when buzz
shifted to the pulling of the ad, not the ads themselves.

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"Our Society enables singers to continue singing
after their school days in a group other than a church choir .

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Will their pricey ads generate "buzz" around the water cooler?
If thousands of highly attentive bloggers ignore or badmouth an ad, will
sponsors get their money's worth?
According to leading buzz-monitoring firm Intelliseek
(http://www.com ad that mocked the 2004 Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction"
incident overpowered some of the other advertising messages and campaigns.newscom.

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The Fortino family does its part. Mark's entire family is involved in
barbershop. Russell
Crowe invited a barbershop quartet to warm up for his band, 30 Odd Foot of
Grunts, at Chicago's House of Blues."
Kline was instrumental in starting college competition at the annual
barbershop convention in the early 1990s. Last
year's sessions drew people from South Africa, Germany, England, Canada and
most of the 50 states.

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"Quantitative analysis of online word-of-mouth behavior is an excellent
way to audit the effectiveness of offline advertising, including television
ads," said Pete Blackshaw , Intelliseek's chief marketing and client
satisfaction officer. Its
BrandPulse(R) solution has been widely recognized by leading analysts and its
BlogPulse portal provides timely, daily analysis of blog data.

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