HUDSON VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND FOCUS MEDIA TAKE HOME EIGHT AWARDS FROM NYSEDC ANNUAL MEETING

New Windsor, N.Y. (June 1, 2011) – The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. was presented with eight marketing awards from the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) at its annual meeting in Cooperstown. The annual awards recognize achievements in business attraction marketing among the state’s leading economic development organizations.

Focus Media in Goshen, [...]

FOCUS MEDIA TEAMS WITH ULSTER COUNTY TOURISM TO PRODUCE TRAVEL GUIDE WITH NEW FEATURES

Focus Media was responsible for copy development, design and layout for the 68-page, full-color magazine. The Travel Guide will be available at 100 locations in Ulster County, including three rest areas on the New York State Thruway (one of which is the information center on Exit 19), six all-weather kiosks and the county office building. [...]

FOCUS MEDIA NAMES VICE PRESIDENT OF CLIENT STRATEGY

David Dirks to bring new marketing services to clients (May 24, 2011) – Focus Media, Inc. announced today the appointment of David Dirks as its Vice President of Client Strategy.

David Dirks

Goshen, N.Y.

Dirks, a seasoned marketing executive with experience working for Fortune 100 companies as well as startups, also brings [...]

FOCUS MEDIA RANKED AS THE FASTEST GROWING PR FIRM IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES

Josh Sommers

Full-service firm is the only N.Y. agency outside New York City to make PR Week’s Top 200

Goshen, N.Y. (May 19, 2011) – Focus Media, Inc., a full-service Hudson Valley-based public relations and marketing firm, grew 167% in staff between 2009 and 2010. This established the firm as the fastest growing [...]

JOSH SOMMERS TO JOIN SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS SERIES OF FREE WEBINARS

Focus Media executive’s session is ‘Using Social Media – Which is best for you?’

Goshen, N.Y. (May 5, 2011) – Josh Sommers, President and CEO of Focus Media, Inc., will be participating in the Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation’s series of free webinars aimed at helping people build successful businesses.

Sommers’ session is titled [...]

JACOBOWITZ & GUBITS, LLP NAMES FOCUS MEDIA AGENCY OF RECORD

Goshen, N.Y. (May 4, 2011) – The law firm of Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP has named Focus Media, Inc., as its advertising, marketing and public relations agency.

Focus Media will provide strategic marketing, advertising, public relations and creative services designed to drive awareness and increased market share for Jacobowitz & Gubits.

Jacobowitz & [...]

CROWNE PLAZA SUFFERN NAMES FOCUS MEDIA TO HANDLE ITS ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Goshen, N.Y. (April 29) – The four-star Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Suffern has named Focus Media, Inc., as its advertising, marketing and public relations agency.

The hotel and conference center is formerly a Holiday Inn, but is undergoing a complete transformation. The hotel re-opened in early April and a major grand [...]

JOSH SOMMERS TO HOST ORANGE COUNTY CELEBRITY DINNER

Focus Media’s President CEO named honorary event chair

Goshen, N.Y. (March 2, 2011) – Josh Sommers, President and CEO of Focus Media, Inc., has been named honorary event chair of the inaugural Orange County Celebrity Dinner that will benefit the Town of Wallkill Boys & Girls Clubs.

Josh Sommers, President of Focus Media, [...]