Canadian multimedia companies interested in entering the competitive u.s. marketplace can pick up marketing tips from The Canadian Multimedia Centre, located on a Web site designed by the Canadian Consulate Trade Office in San Francisco.

Designed exclusively for Canadian firms, the Web site can help small- and medium-sized multimedia companies enter the u.s. market with well-formulated business and marketing plans.

The site, http://cdnnewmediasf.com, contains market studies (including one about how to sell to Microsoft), marketing how-to’s, pr guides and resource lists. For access to the site (which is protected with a password so that it is available to Canadian companies), contact Mark Ritchie, at the Canadian Trade Office in San Francisco, (415)543-2550, ext. 25, or via e-mail: mritchie@cdntradesf.com