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EVENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
We take care of your event, so you can take care of business!!!
Glow Media OverviewAgency QualificationsServices We Offer and SupportAccount ManagementCost Reduction and AvoidanceEvent Activation/Strategic ThinkingInnovative TechnologyQuestions and Answers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Mission Responsive, flexible, service driven
Business approach Programs to fit client culture & objectives
Visibility Face to face
Account Management Proactive leadership
Online Expertise Proprietary Event Management Software and Online Registration
Supplier Relations Proven preferred supplier achievement
Technology Providing solutions through integration
Overall Cost Savings Measurable strategies for cost avoidance, hard dollar savings opportunities
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OUR COMPETITORS?
WE ARE VISIONARIES.
WE CUSTOMIZE CONTENT AND OPPORTUNITY.
AGENCY QUALIFICATIONS
Members of:
Founded 1998 ( 25+ combined years experience)
Founder Cheryl Gentry
Owner Privately held, debt free company
Headquarters New York, NY USA
Satellite Offices Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC
Focus Accounts $500K – $5M
Client Base 90% retention 2005-2011
Industry Leader Big Apple Award, Best Corporate Event
Glow Media is a renaissance PR and Event Management agency whose field of specialization encompasses more than event management, event marketing, and public relations. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, our goals lie heavily in developing quality campaigns, offering a full spectrum of services for corporations and non-profit organizations.
Glow Media specializes in producing and branding a wide range of major corporate events and major non-profit fundraising campaigns. We work with companies and personalities that expect a supreme level of execution and production. We work closely with our clients to portray and communicate each company’s image in order to bring brands and personalities to life in an effective way.
Glow Media has developed innovative events and PR campaigns for several industry leaders including; iMentor, FIFA, INET, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, DivineDiamonds.com, Allianz Life, Kaiser Permanente, New York Women in Film and Television, among others.
Founded by Cheryl Gentry, Glow Media has a tremendous amount of experience in customer satisfaction and a dedicated commitment to quality assurance. We thrive on both large and small projects via the benefit of word-of-mouth. When it comes to customer service, Glow Media’s staff puts the client first. We have increased productivity, improved service quality and boosted customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention.
Glow Media is a certified M/WBE.
Corporate MissionInspirationThe firm’s mission is to deliver client-centered, high-quality event and PR services and to offer proactive service and practical advice and solutions. We are committed to both understanding our clients’ business and mission and assisting in meeting their goals and objectives. From the first step, you’ll see that working with us is similar to working with a strategic partner.
ProductionThis is where our highly skilled, trained and experienced staff works directly with you. We have active involvement with all clients, and our development efforts focus on experience. Our corporate culture emphasizes attaining client goals for the best value. The needs of our clients are first, always. The difference is that we’re proactive and not reactive.
ExecutionThe project isn’t finished until we provide a complete summary report. We see your project through to the end.
COMPANY HISTORY
CLIENT PORTFOLIO
CORE COMPETENCIES
HOW WE WORK
From concept to clean-up we achieve flawless results.
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AGENCY CAPABILITIES
Services We Offer
EventsWe offer a full complement of event management services. The atmosphere, entertainment and service will be designed to match your corporate communications and marketing image. We supervise the client-approved budget and oversee every aspect of the event operation.
Event Public Relations
In an ever-changing, fast-paced world, success is determined by good choices with lasting effects. We strive to be the best choice for our clients. Through consistent and predictable professionalism, we ensure exciting PR campaigns. Because the media landscape is a constant evolution, consumers are now accessing their information from a wide variety of channels.
In today’s crowded media arena, Event PR plays a crucial role in positioning your company’s maximum visibility. We create and identify PR worthy events; we plan and promote the event and we stage promotions that lead up to the event and maximize event day media coverage.
We handle the following for your campaign:
Celebrity Relations Red Carpet and Arrivals Press Coordination Product Placement
Fashion Show Production
Glow Media specializes in exciting, theme-driven fashion events for designers, retailers and charitable organizations. Whether it is a full-scale fashion show or a simple informal show, we plan every aspect of your event. We provide many production services for your fashion show including:
Conceptualizing and Creative Concepts Technical Production Creative Production Front of House/Seating Backstage Management Credentials Coordination Gift Bag Coordination
REFERENCES1. DR. WILLIAM CROUCH
President, Georgetown [email protected]
(502) 863-8030
2. JOE STERANKA President, PGA
[email protected](561) 624-8440
3. KEITH CLINKSCALESGeneral Manager, ESPN Publishing
[email protected](561) 313-0888
4. CAROLINE KIM OHPresident, iMentor
[email protected] (212) 461-4330 x26
iMentor10th Anniversary Gala
June 3, 2010
Cipriani 42nd Street
More than 700 of iMentor’s supporters and mentor-mentee pairs attended the Gala to celebrate the organization’s first 10 years of accomplishments and set the stage for the next 10 years. This event will honored iMentor’s founder and Board Chair John A. Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital. The event raised $3.8 million dollars.
April 2010 Conference
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Conference @ King’s College
April 8 – 11, 2010
King’s CollegeCambridge University
United Kingdom
April 2010 Conference
About the Institute for New Economic Thinking:Launched in October 2009 with a $50 million dollar pledge from George Soros, the Institute for New Economic Thinking promotes changes in economic theory and practice through conferences, grants and education initiatives. The Institute embraces theprofessional responsibility to think beyond the inadequate methods and models of the world’s financial infrastructures and will support the creation of new paradigms in the understanding of economic processes. For more information please visit http://www.ineteconomics.org
Attendees and Target: 205 Who attended: International audience
Leadership: Dr. Rob Johnson, Advisory Board, Speakers
Sponsors:
CELEBRATING
FIFAUS Collection Launch
presented by
Total Apparel Group
South African Consulate333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
December 2009 Collection Launch
In honor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw announcement and the
US launch of the new FIFA Collections brand of apparel and accessories.
Total Apparel Group and South African Consulate General invited
guests for a cocktail reception and brand preview. The renowned chef
Marcus Samuelsson and his team at Paris Commune provided guests
with delicious aperitifs and each guest was treated to a glass of South
African wine. Actor Malik Yoba and a member of Grammy-nominated
duo Les Nubians were also in attendance.
The event began with a reception followed by speeches of the South
African Consulate General Fikile Magubane and Janon Costley, CEO of
Total Apparel Group and an afterwards performance of the Diski
Dancers. Throughout the evening drummers were playing to create a
South African ambience.
CELEBRATING
World Diversity Leadership Summit
New York City
United Nations Headquarters Harvard Club of New York City.
July 2008 Conference Management
Featured keynote speakers Barry Salzberg, CEO Deloitte & Touche and National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial The World Diversity Leadership Summit (WDLS) 3-day Summit, hosted diversity leaders from all over the world and addressed the key diversity challenges, trends and opportunities facing multinational corporations.
This Summit explored innovative global diversity solutions.
Glow Media had Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaim July 9th as World Diversity Leadership Day. As a result, WDLS founder, Doug Freeman, along with sponsors rang the closing bell of NASDAQ on July 9th.
Randall Pinkett, winner of NBC’s the Apprentice was also on hand to host the UN reception.
CELEBRATING
Georgetown CollegeCelebration of Diversity
The Chicago Art InstituteChicago, IL
May 2008 Event Management
A “Celebration of Diversity” dinner on Monday, May 12 at the Art Institute of Chicago was a historic coming together of alumni of Georgetown College (KY) and Bishop College (TX). The first-time event focused on the unique partnership between Georgetown College and Bishop College alumni; their successful efforts in renewing the spirit of Bishop College; and the recent creation of the Bishop Scholars Program. Georgetown College also unveiled the architectural model and renderings of the new Bishop College Center with the hope of breaking ground in the spring of 2009. The gala, which was hosted by Georgetown College president, Dr. William H. Crouch, Jr., was attended by business and civic leaders, leaders in higher education and college students. Georgetown College trustees Dr. Sheila Bailey and Dr. Major Jemison – both alumni of Bishop – assisted with bestowing Honorary Doctorates on two individuals for outstanding support of the Georgetown College and Bishop College partnership. Honoree Dr. John D. Mangram chaired the Division of Religion and Philosophy at Bishop College, serving as Dean of the Chapel from 1980 – 1985. His commitment and dedication to Bishop College was long-standing. Honoree Dr. Richard Rollins time at Bishop College was spent as the Coordinator for Church Relations, a Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Dean of the College and the Director of the L.K. Williams Minister’s Institute. Mr. Rollins is also a founder of Delta Sigma fraternity of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Bishop College in 1958.
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CELEBRATING
Savor Featuring the Finest in French Cuisine
presented by
GMHC
Skylight Studios275 Hudson Street
New York City
March 2008 Public Relations | Celebrity Relations
Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) hosted Savor, celebrating the
outstanding culinary talents of some of New York’s finest French Chefs.
Savor offered a deliciously decadent four-course French-themed dinner
prepared by all-star chefs. Hosted by Bravo TV’s Top Chef and Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy’s Ted Allen, this year’s chefs include Galen
Zamarra of Mas (Farmhouse), Victoria Love of the Water Club, Jason
Hicks of Orsay, and Tony Aiazzi of Aureol. Kathryn Erbe of NBC's Law
and Order: Criminal Intent and Jay Manuel of America's Next Top Model
were in attendance.
The evening began with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed
by a formal dinner and an awards presentation. Savor created a new
twist to the traditional dinning experience by surrounding guests with
panoramic aerial views of images depicting French landscapes.
CELEBRATING
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
20th Anniversary Awards Dinner Gala
Sheraton New YorkNew York City
November 2007 Public Relations | Celebrity Relations
Academy Award Winner and Golden Globe nominated Terrence
Howard, served as the host of TMCF’s 20th Anniversary Awards
Dinner Gala . The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Awards
Dinner Gala is an annual event in which the organization bestows
its highest honors to individuals who embody the legacy of
Thurgood Marshall through their commitment to the Fund and its
mission. Awards include: the “Corporate Leadership Award”,
“Community Leadership Award”, “Education Leadership Award”
and “Alumni Leadership Award”. The event is traditionally
hosted by noted accomplished celebrities - most recent emcees
included Angela Basset and Diahann Caroll.
Star Jones, Delroy Lindo and Nick Cannon , Matthew St.
Patrick and Elijah Kelley served as presenters during the dinner.
CELEBRATING
Ashley Stewart Stores Community Foundation
Apollo Theater Harlem USA
September 2007 Event Management Public Relations | Celebrity Relations
The Ashley Stewart Stores Community Foundation will celebrate its First Annual Benefit Gala “Back to Harlem” with a star studded event on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater, 253 W 125th Street, New York. Three worthy organizations will be honored with charitable contributions raised by this event; Dress for Success, The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and The Boys Choir of Harlem. Mistress of Ceremonies for the evening is author and radio personality Wendy Williams of WBLS Radio and will include performances by founding board member and world renowned musical legend, Gladys Knight. The six-time Grammy Award winner has enjoyed #1 hits in pop, R&B and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. A special advanced preview of Gladys’s new lingerie collection “Knightwear by Ashley Stewart” will be unveiled. Other performers for this memorable evening include Lalah Hathaway, daughter of the late music legend Donny Hathaway, who possesses one of the most identifiable voices of her generation, Shirley Murdock, who calls up memories of a red-hot string of Top Five R & B and pop smashes that kept the airwaves buzzing from the mid-80s well into the early-90’s, Mandisa, The American Idol Finalist, who has performed with such artists as Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill and Charlie Daniels and The Boys Choir of Harlem, founded in 1968 by Dr. Walter J. Trunbull. Over the years the choir has grown from a small community choral group to a major performing arts institution of international renown.
CELEBRATING
Allianz Life Multicultural University
(ISES Big Apple Awards Nominee for Best Corporate Event)
MGM GrandLas Vegas
September 2007 Conference Management
The Allianz Multicultural University conference takes place Sunday, September 16 – Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. It’s to projected to be the nations largest multicultural conference where financial professionals come together to build and strengthen relationships while learning from top professionals in the industry. Join Allianz as we launch the first-ever Multicultural University for financial professionals at the luxurious MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. Allianz continues to provide unparalleled opportunities in multicultural business networking by uniting the nations top business minds for the Allianz Multicultural University, which will be divided into two schools: School of Sales and School of Marketing.
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CELEBRATING
Crown Royal and PlayboyNBA All-Star Weekend
The Palm HotelLas Vegas
February 2007 Celebrity Relations
Crown Royal All Star Cocktail Party featuring Playboy
Playmates and Crown Royal Barbershop Lounge with
“Barber to the Stars” Julian Payne. In attendance was Terrell
Owens, Amani Toomer, comedian Kat Williams among
others.
Playboy Playmates, Miss May 2006 Alison Waite , Miss
March 2006, Monica Leigh, Miss January 2002, Nicole
Narain, Miss July 2005, Qiana Chase, Miss November
2005, Raquel Gibson, Miss June 2004, Hiromi Oshima ,.
Legendary DJ Biz Markie on the 1 & 2’s ,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS