After marsmusic.com had closed down, I took on several freelance projects. Most notable Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS Intersearch), an ESPN partner needed a site built within a week to showcase their marketing services. With a one week deadline and other ongoing projects, I quickly designed a simple layout that would be easily manageable via include files as no CMS system existed. I also had to gather all requirements in order to piece together a working solution from scratch as no site existed at that point in time. Some other features they had requested included a random facts generator that would load marketing facts and poll information relevant to sports marketers. I also generated "scorecards" which enabled TNS to display graphs and charts highlighting specific demographic information in an appealing fashion.

As was popular at the time, TNS wanted a flash splash screen to appear before entering the site. As this was a very last minute request, I had one day to build a simple loader. Although I don't profess to be a flash expert by any means, I quickly culled together photographs, recorded a "sports-themed" audio track and created an intro that emulated the ESPN-style intensity they requested.

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