HVFCU FINANCIAL SERVICES NAMES FOCUS MEDIA AGENCY OF RECORD

Focus Media to manage public relations for Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union’s financial planning division

Goshen, N.Y. – July 29, 2010 – HVFCU Financial Services has named Focus Media Inc., a leading Hudson Valley-based public relations and advertising firm, its public relations agency of record.

Focus Media will provide public relations services designed to elevate awareness [...]

COMBINED ENERGY SERVICES NAMES FOCUS MEDIA AGENCY OF RECORD

Goshen, N.Y. – July 15, 2010 – Focus Media, Inc., a leading Hudson Valley-based public relations and advertising firm, has been selected as advertising agency of record by Combined Energy Services (CES).

CES, which started as a one-truck business, is now one of the largest gas and oil suppliers in the region, providing dependable propane gas, [...]

Josh Sommers tells Marketing Seminar it's time to gear up efforts

Focus Media  CEO Josh Sommers told the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Marketing Seminar attendees to put any lingering Great Recession bunker mentality behind them, and go forth and pursue new business.  In a presentation at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Newburgh NY, Sommers gave numerous examples of how carefully targeted and well developed [...]

Villa Roma Celebrates 40 years in 2010

2010 represents a major milestone for the Villa Roma resort in the Sullivan County Catskills. Villa Roma is celebrating its 40th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, Focus Media designed a special 40th anniversary logo for the resort  which you will see in Villa advertising and e-newsletters. Focus Media will assist Villa Roma in leveraging its [...]

Josh Sommers Joins Chamber Board

FOCUS MEDIA’S JOSH SOMMERS JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AT ORANGE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Brings experience in economic development, marketing and public relations

Goshen, N.Y. – February 18, 2010 – Josh Sommers, president and CEO of Goshen, N.Y.-based Focus Media Inc., has been elected to the Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.

Sommers, who also serves as [...]

ORANGE REGIONAL NAMES FOCUS MEDIA ADVERTISING AGENCY OF RECORD

Goshen, N.Y. – January 7, 2010 –Focus Media, Inc., a prominent Hudson Valley-based public relations and marketing firm, has been named advertising agency of record for Orange Regional Medical Center.

As agency of record, Focus Media will serve as Orange Regional’s strategic marketing partner. This role includes providing message development and creative for advertising campaigns, Web [...]

ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS ACCELERATOR HOSTS SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SEMINAR

Event offered OC communities a jump-start for energy grant opportunities

New Windsor, N.Y. – January 13, 2010 – Orange County Business Accelerator, in conjunction with Blue Springs Energy, hosted a successful energy grant seminar recently that offered municipalities in Orange County fast-track opportunities to apply for US Department of Energy grants early in 2010.

On [...]

PR Firms Merge, Sunday Times Herald Record

By Michael Levensohn
Times Herald-Record
Posted: January 10, 2010

GOSHEN — The public-relations people would call this one a blockbuster.

It’s what they do.

Focus Media, the largest advertising and public-relations firm in Orange and Sullivan counties, is acquiring Madden Communications, the largest P.R. firm in Rockland County.

Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal should be finalized Monday. It’s been [...]

ORANGE REGIONAL NAMES FOCUS MEDIA ADVERTISING AGENCY OF RECORD

Goshen, N.Y. – January 7, 2010 – Focus Media, Inc., a prominent Hudson Valley-based public relations and marketing firm, has been named advertising agency of record for Orange Regional Medical Center.
As agency of record, Focus Media will serve as Orange Regional’s strategic marketing partner. This role includes providing message development and creative for advertising campaigns, [...]

SUNY Orange Newburgh Kaplan Hall Topping Out Event

The last steel beam  was hoisted up  into place  for the $85 million Kaplan Hall  at SUNY Orange Newburgh. SUNY Orange President Dr. William Richards, Orange County Executive  Edward Diana, Congressman Maurice Hinchey and NYS Senator William Larkin were joined by college and county officials, Newburgh Mayor Nick Valentine and neighborhood residents  for the occasion.  [...]