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At Ascot Media Group we prefer to let you read
what our customers have to say about our company
and our services. After all they are the
ones that we provide these services to... who is
a better source of information for your research
when choosing Ascot to develop your most
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Jane Wharam, Author of 'Emotional
Intelligence: Journey to the Centre
of Your Self' |
I've been meaning to
write for ages to thank you for your fantastic PR
efforts on my behalf in the marketing of my book
'Emotional Intelligence: Journey to the Centre of
Your Self' published by O-Books. You put me in
touch with some wonderful people and I was extremely
pleased with the level of interest and the number of
articles and interviews I gained. I'm sure that your
activity went a long way towards the level of sales
in the U.S. and the profile I achieved on Amazon. I
would recommend any author interested in creating a
market for their work in America to use you.
On a personal note, I would just like to thank you
for your untiring work and congratulate you on the
fact that you don't appear to need sleep – I wish
you could bottle it!
I look forward to the opportunity of working with
you again on subsequent books.
Best wishes
Jane Wharam - Writer |
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Michael Cogdill, 24 Time Emmy
Winning Television Journalist |
Trish Stevens and
Ascot Media Group - The Great Change in the Global
Book Business
 When
I went looking for a publicity group to launch my
coming novel, She-Rain (debuting nationally
in March, 2007), I longed for what I thought an
impossibility: People as professional as they are
aggressive, confident, utterly tireless, devoted to
blasting a title into mainstream media and equally
committed to setting off a viral buzz that runs
through the internet sphere as a virtual pandemic of
the title/author brand. That’s an order as tall as
that sentence is long. Trish Stevens and Ascot Media
actually meet that standard, then go soaring over
it.
Trish respects none of the usual boundaries of a
work day. When most of us sink into slumber, she’s
up, on the phone, e-mailing, planning, expanding the
contact base and looking for just the topical pitch
that launches titles into the New York Times
bestseller zone. Too many publicity houses dwell on
composing and sending news releases around shot-gun
style at editors. Trish, rising far above this
boilerplate approach, builds relationships on behalf
of a title and the writer. She garners the free
media absolutely necessary to building a magnetic
and credible brand that captures mindshare among
media and key book buying demographics. There’s no
substitute for a publicist who knows how to get you
and your book to make news. Trish and her team are
the most tireless news generators – and buzz makers
– I’ve seen in the industry.
 With
my publishing house, Morgan James, I get to work
with the legendary Rick Frishman and his terrific
publicity group. It’s a blessing. Rick, however,
completely blesses my added relationship with Trish
and Ascot. Brilliantly connected throughout today’s
fragmented and change-laden media universe, Trish
Stevens is a dedicated advocate, a creator of
inevitable success, and an avowed enemy of
complacency. In a firmament of book titles, she’s a
beautiful force behind many a rising star! She and
Ascot Media are stars in their own right. Visit
http://www.ascotmedia.com (281) 333-3507.
Michael Cogdill - 24 Time Emmy Winning
Television Journalist, Winner of the National Edward
R. Murrow Award for Feature Television Author of
She-Rain, a southern novel launching nationally
in March, 2007,
http://she-rain.blogspot.com . Michael
Cogdill Face Book :
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/michael.cogdill1
She-Rain Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/She-Rain/117202360278?ref=ts
Author of Cracker the Crab and the Sideways
Afternoon – an inspirational book for children |
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Steve Alten,
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9447 Coventry Lake
Ct. / West Palm Beach, FL.33411 PH. 561-798-0844
September 15th, 2009
LETTER OF
RECOMMENDATION
 As
an author who has published nine novels, including
three NY Times best-sellers, my biggest challenge
with each new book is to generate publicity. What
many new authors fail to realize is that today’s
book sales affect tomorrow’s publishing deal, and if
you are not doing everything you can to generate
sales, then there may not be a next book deal. The
challenge in hiring an effective publicist is that
all of them talk the talk, but very few actually
walk the walk. Bigger firms usually delegate tasks,
sending out mass e-mailers, then following up by
e-mail, sending the author a tally sheet of
everything they have “done.” Publicists conveniently
confuse activity versus accomplishment, and the
results can be awful…and awfully expensive.
My experiences with Trish Stevens and Ascot Media
have been far different. Trish personally oversees
each campaign. She is a cut above the rest of the
class, and having run my last three campaigns in the
last two years, has proven to be a very wise
investment. Ascot’s PR campaigns, simply put, are
less expensive yet much more effective than any
other plan I have known over the years.
The team members are extremely dedicated and always
available. I am glad to have found Ascot. They
reach out to hundreds of thousands of media outlets
weekly, and the amount of interviews that come in
from the press release distributions are very high.
I receive on average about 15-25 radio or TV
interview requests during the campaign. Never has
any PR firm been able to do that for me in all my
years of writing. I highly recommend Trish and her
staff at Ascot Media Group.
Steve Alten, Ed.D.
www.SteveAlten.com |
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Lisa
E. Scott Author "It's All About Him |
  I'm
a first-time author. I have been published twice in
academic journals related to my profession, but just
recently had my first book published on a personal
topic that I'm very passionate about. I worked for
months to promote my book, but it wasn't until my
publisher suggested I work with Ascot Media that my
book finally grew wings and took off. Thanks to
Ascot Media, within three short months, I have been
on numerous radio interviews, including two
nationally syndicated shows. I have my first
television appearance next week on San Diego Living
and then KTLA television in LA. Next month I'll be
in NY doing another television show and a nationally
syndicated radio show. Thank you Ascot Media! I
couldn't be more thrilled with your results! I
highly recommend Ascot Media to anyone wishing to
promote their book, concepts or ideas.
Lisa E. Scott
Author "It's All About Him"
www.allabouthim.com |
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Dave
Cunningham - Co-Author “Travel Within: The 7 Steps
to Wisdom and Inner Peace” |
“I was dubious about
paying for publicity, but since none of my previous
books had made much
of a splash, my co-author and I signed with Ascot
Media for “Travel Within: The 7 Steps to
Wisdom and Inner Peace.” Within weeks, we had
interview requests from affiliates of all three
major TV networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) plus Fox News.
In the last three weeks alone, we’ve done 14 radio,
TV and newspaper interviews, with our voices heard
coast to coast in the U.S. and throughout Europe.
We’ve also done 10 signings and lectures and had 31
requests for review copies. At one point last week,
“Travel Within” was selling faster than over 99% of
all titles available on Amazon.com. Trish Stevens
and Ascot Media have exceeded our wildest dreams.”
Dave Cunningham - Co-Author, “Travel Within: The 7
Steps to Wisdom and Inner Peace” |
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Lindsey Rietzsch - Author of
How to Date Your Spouse |
  Ascot
Media has been the best choice I have made for
promoting my book. I am very pleased with the amount
of contacts received with each press release
distribution. I have received countless leads from
National and Local TV, Radio, and Magazine outlets
which has truly benefited my book sales and
established my mark as a reputable author. This
really has been excellent exposure for me and my
book which has led to several great opportunities.
The staff at Ascot Media has exceeded my
expectations when it comes to being professional and
personable. They are always so quick to respond to
any questions I have and go above and beyond when
promoting my book and distributing my press release.
I have been very impressed by their frequent efforts
to keep in contact daily, if not weekly keeping me
up to date with current leads and contact inquiries.
Ascot Media has truly been outstanding and I
recommend them to anyone looking to promote their
business or product.
Lindsey Rietzsch - Author of: How to Date Your
Spouse |
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Thanks, Trish. I'm amazed by the
blizzard of stuff coming through.
Keep up the good work!
Elise Chidley
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Timothy P. Schulte - Owner / Publisher - Variance
Publishing |
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Ascot Media, Trish
Stevens and her staff have been everything that we
have hoped for in promoting the titles and authors
within our industry. They have been very
instrumental in our viral marketing efforts that
have culminated in our authors being booked on radio
and TV from coast to coast.
 Through these
appearances our sales have increased dramatically
and we are excited at what the future hold for
our relationship with Trish and Ascot Media.
Sincerely,
Timothy P. Schulte,
Owner / Publisher
Variance Publishing
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Sally
Srok Friedes - Author |
 From
the moment I heard Trish Stevens' voice on the
phone, I knew I was in good hands. Any author can
hire a publicist, but finding a publicist who
manages to raise an already elevated level of
enthusiasm is precious. More importantly, Ascot
Media delivers. After the first press release for
The New Jew was sent, I received more than a
 dozen
requests for advance copies from media outlets I
never would have reached on my own. I was thrilled.
I wrote to Trish that I was happy with the response
and she immediately wrote back, "There will be
more!" She was right. I have half a dozen television
and radio interviews scheduled, including a one-hour
radio program in New York, and that is after just
two months of contracting with Ascot Media.
Ascot Media's intro plan is a perfect way to venture
into a relationship with a publicity company. They
make the initial contact with the media, and I
follow up with the responses. It is good to know
that, at any time, I can increase my level of
service to a full publicist plan. It is clear that
they are committed to making my book known to the
public. The icing on the cake is they make the
entire process fun. With their energy and spirit, I
am constantly reminded how lucky I am to be here.
-Sally Srok Friedes
Author, The New Jew: An Unexpected Conversion |
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Mark Littleton - Author |
  Ascot
Media has proven their worth over and
over to me, with getting me on many
radio interviews, newspaper reviews, and
even recently on Fox and Friends. They
are worth every penny and more.
Mark
Littleton
Author - Big Bad God of the Bible
Mark
Littleton is
a graduate
of Dallas
Theological
Seminary and
a former
pastor and
youth
pastor. He
has authored
more than
seventy
books, which
have
collectively
sold more
than one
million
copies.
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Tom Williams - Author |
Recommendation for Kim McCall, Trish
Stevens, and the Ascot Media Group
 From
Author, Tom Williams
When searching for representation
throughout the media world, diligence
and relentless effort are key, but
follow up with meticulous attention to
detail are the real secrets of success.
Kim McCall of the Ascot Media
group is the follow up queen. Kim, Trish
Stevens, and their associates have
broken all barriers to the carefully
guarded media world and have not only
hurdled the maze of traditional
safeguards but have made friends with
the media gatekeepers!
After communicating with several authors
regarding publicist firms, there can be
little doubt as to the fast-paced
results from Ascot Media, and how far
ahead of the norm, Kim McCall and Trish
Stevens are.
The following is a testament of a newly
published author and the publicity story
of Lost and Found.
After contacting every newspaper and
magazine nationwide, advanced reading
copies were dispersed and 18 rave
reviews were collected prior to
publication. Book cover-art was then the
focus and Trish Stevens was relentless
until the cover art was perfect. After
publication, nationwide radio interviews
followed along side numerous press
releases. Television interviews were
next, local and network, with Fox and
Friends opening even more doors that
were quickly pursued by the clever
ladies at Ascot Media.
After 11 faced paced months with Kim,
Trish, and the Ascot Media Group, I find
that not only am I well represented by
the best in the business, but the
experience is as fun and exciting as if
I have my very own Jerry McGuire working
hard to, “Show me the money!”
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Bill Forstchen
- Author of over 40 books |
My name is Bill Forstchen and I’m
the author of over forty books. I
will admit up front that I can be
considered insane for at least two
reasons. First, that I would actually
sit down and write forty books. Second,
for the longest time I believed nearly
everything my publishers told me. .
.especially when it came to marketing.
 Whether
you are just getting into the business,
or an old hand, we’ve all shared that
incredible thrill of opening a letter
after months, perhaps years of waiting
and read. . . “Dear author, we love your
book and want to publish it!”
Those first months are like a honeymoon.
. .all those wonderful promises of life
long love and devotion. “We are going to
put you at the top.” Or, “You’re our A
list author and wait until you see how
we sell your book.” “We’re building your
future and we’ll be partners for life!”
Some honeymoons actually do work, but
for most of us in this business, you
quickly discover that. . well, the day
after publication your beloved “spouse
and life long partner” no longer
respects you. . .in fact can not even
remember your name. . .and something
seems to be wrong with the joint bank
account! And hey, where did she go. . .
all the furniture in the house is
missing and even the house is gone!
So consider this next paragraph to be a
little “infomercial” for Trish Stevens:
“Having problems with your publisher.
Tired of walking into your local book
store and you can’t find a single copy
of your work? Have you been sitting by
the phone for months waiting for
someone, anyone to call for an interview
and all you hear is a dial tone? Did
your publisher promise “on the souls of
his grandchildren” that they’d turn you
into a best seller and you find out he
has no grandchildren! Then call Trish
Stevens today.”
Seriously though. Publishing is one
helluva brutal business. We, the authors
get into it for a lot of reasons, but I
think one common denominator above all
else is that we love books, we love
writing, and there is the streak of the
idealist in us. Publishers? “It’s not
personal, it’s business.” And that
business rarely considers you the
individual. You are just one book of a
hundred or more they might market this
year. Sure they will have the one or two
fair haired favorites that some
attention is lavished on, but for most
of us, enough copies are run off to turn
a profit for them, and that is it. Could
your book have been a best seller?
Maybe. . . but if the publisher didn’t
plan for you to be a best seller, then
dream on because it just ain’t gonna
happen. I learned these hard truths
across twenty five years of slowly
crawling up the ladder. My success did
come thanks to half a dozen books with a
very famous co author and friend, but
when it came to titles I still wrote on
my own. . . zero effort even though my
co authored books won near universal
praise for story and style, my co author
lavish in his praise of my ability.
 A
good buddy in the business, a consistent
NY Times best seller had been hammering
me for years about the main step to
success. To hell with what your
publishers promise. Most of it is hot
air, (he also references what can be
found in pastures as well). If you study
how the top players made it. . . they
had their own publicist. That is the
key. Someone who works for you and with
you. Someone who has a stake in your
success, someone who is a pro who knows
marketing, which frankly very few of us
authors have a real grasp of.
My friend is right. Long before
publication of my latest book “One
Second After” early reviewers were
telling me that my book was absolutely
my best ever, and that beyond that it
was an important book with an important
message. But yet again, all those early
honeymoon promises from the publisher. .
.yeah right. I could see the book was
heading for oblivion.
Well this time I decided to fight back
and fight to win.
My best seller friend pointed out Trish
Stevens to me and I gave her a call.
A few emails, a half hour on the phone
and we had a contract.
Why? Well let me say something about her
contract first. I’ve heard a lot of
horror stories about alleged publicists
that lock you into a six month or year
long deal for a lot of bucks and then
you never hear from them again.
Successful or bomb, you still must pay
them every month. Trish is more than
happy to start for just a month or two
and openly says “try my team out and if
you are not happy you are not tied in.”
That was refreshing, it put the
performance demand on her right up
front. Second, she offers several
different packages and there is no “hard
sell,” on her part. She is frank and
open, laying out the benefits versus
cost of each. She is more than happy to
provide referrals from other people in
your particular line that have worked
with her and urges you to feel free to
call them for an evaluation and advice.
And fina lly, well there is just
something about her that won me over
within a few minutes. I figured if she
could do that, then this is a
professional who understands selling and
market.
I am writing this after only a few weeks
of our working together. I am deeply
impressed. I find emails from her and
staff time stamped at 3:00 AM setting up
a potential interview. Her press
releases are hot and she knows how to
peg the right spot in the market.
I think she’s a winner and she can make
you a winner too.
In closing. If you had to chose between
trusting a publicist in your publisher's
office who works for the corporation, or
a publicist who works directly for you.
. .who would you believe first?
Feel free to call me at any time if you
wish to talk it over. If you want to
hear some horror stories about being an
author or feel like sharing a few of
your own, I’ll get out the scotch or
whatever you prefer while we talk.
And then sign on with Trish.
Sincerely,
William R. Forstchen
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Sabra Ferguson - Jerry Audley Music |
I highly
recommend Trish Stevens and Ascot Media
for all your publicity needs.
We have been
working with Trish for a year now and
her group has done a remarkable job for
Jerry Audley Music. Trish has very high
standards when it comes to her work and
she's very thorough. She also has a
heart as big as Texas!
Sabra Ferguson
Management
Jerry Audley Music
972-880-1607
sabraferguson@mac.com
www.jerryaudley.com
www.myspace.com/jerryaudley
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Drake Larson, author of The Cults of
Relativity |
To Authors
and Publishers
We want to take the opportunity to
recommend Trish Stevens and Kim McCall
of Ascot Media to both publishers and
writers who are looking for a marketing
team to help promote a book. The Cults
of Relativity is a book geared toward
unique audiences. Trish, Kim, and their
viral media took the extra effort to
find the audiences interested in the
technical side of Dark Energy and
Relativity. The fact that the book also
deals with how Dark Energy is tied to
biotechnology made their job that much
more difficult. Their effort to work on
press releases until they found the one
that caught the public's attention was
noteworthy.
Kim has a natural talent for lining up
interviews. We both have worked with
several other ad agencies in the past,
and none have equaled Trish and Kim's
performance. We highly recommend them.
Drake Larson, author of The Cults of
Relativity
drakelarson@yahoo.com
www.drakelarson.com
Harley Patrick, Publisher, Hellgate
Press
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Frank Romano, Author, Storm Over Morocco
http://www.frankromano363.com
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am an American author that lives in
France, though I visit the United States
often. I recently hired Ascot Media
Group to handle the publicity for my
book Storm Over Morocco which is about
how I was imprisoned by a group of
brainwashing militant Muslims.
Ascot Media Group, in particular Trish
Stevens and Marian LaSalle are a very
efficient and loyal team. I was
surprised that by the end of the first
month of working as my publicists, they
hadn't wasted any time in setting up 5
TV appearances (including one radio
interview), across the US, of which
three were broadcast live, including 2
Fox News interviews. I'm looking forward
to my next TV tour that is presently
being arranged by this team. I highly
recommend them to anyone needing a
jump-start on publicity.
Frank Romano
Author - Storm Over Morocco
Frankfro@aol.com
http://www.frankromano363.com
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Jeffrey S. Stephens,
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 Trish
Stevens, and her enthusiastic team at
Ascot Media, have taken my novel, THE
PORTOFINO DECEPTION, from the darkness
of obscurity to the light of exposure,
arranging innumerable press releases and
internet blogs,
media
reviews and a series of national radio
interviews and in-studio television
appearances around the country. Anyone
interested in promotion of a product,
from a book to a political candidate,
would be well served to contact
the
passionate and devoted group at Ascot in
Webster.
Law Offices
of Jeffrey S. Stephens
14 Duncan Drive
Post Office Box 11177
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
www.jeffreysstephens.com
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Stacy Gooch
Anderson, Author of The Santa Letters,
www.thesantaletters.org
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 As
a brand new author, I was admittedly
quite overwhelmed not only by the
nuances of the publishing world but even
more so by the marketing required for a
new book title by a previously
unpublished, although known, writer.
And then ASCOT Media came into the
picture.
Trish Stevens and her team has embraced
my project and made it as important as
if it were their own. And my scheduler,
Monica Foster, has dedicated her self to
the success of the message of The Santa
Letters with a passion equal to my own.
Their offices are out of Nassau Bay,
Texas and it was interesting for me to
note that not even a natural disaster
like hurricane Ike could deter their
efforts as they got back to work as soon
as they could and rallied behind me. It
was humbling to hear their cheerful
voices void of complaints as they rose
above the chaos that surrounded them and
got to work not wanting to disappoint
me.
I have not
only been blessed with a super publicity
group but with friends who embrace my
passion and do everything they can to
help me share my vision. If you want a
publicity company that will not only put
their best foot forward but will stand
behind you 150%, go to ASCOT Media.
Stacy Gooch Anderson, Author of The
Santa Letters
www.thesantaletters.org
www.stacyganderson.com
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Cedar
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www.cedarfort.com
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 To Whom It May Concern:
I am the Publisher at Cedar Fort, Inc.
We have a backlist of 1700 titles and
currently publish 120 new titles each
year. We have been using Ascot Media
Group since August of 2007.
The ability of this group to key in on
certain market segments is nothing
short of fantastic. The specific effort
of Trish Stevens and her group
resulted in one of our authors getting
onto the NYT bestseller extended
list.
We are very excited about our future
with Ascot Media Group. You are more
than welcome to call me as a reference.
Thank you,
Lyle V. Mortimer
Publisher
www.cedarfort.com
2373 West 700 South
Springville, UT 84663
801-489-4084
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Steve Alten, N.Y. Times best-selling
author |
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To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Steve Alten and I am the N.Y.
Times best-selling author of seven
novels. I have worked with no less than
a dozen publicists since my first novel,
MEG, hit best-seller lists in 1997 and
have been frustrated by the mixed
results and wasted dollars spent. For my
eight novel, THE SHELL GAME, I hired
Ascot Media Group to do a viral internet
blitz. The results have been incredible.
Ascot targeted websites, blogs, and
organizations that believe in the
message of The SHELL GAME. They received
requests for advanced reading copies
from over 300 groups representing tens
of thousands of supporters. A month
prior to the book’s release, the
publisher presold 37,000 of the 40,000
first prints. During the first month of
its release, The SHELL GAME hit numbers
33 and 31 on the NY Times best seller
list.
In addition to the viral campaign, Ascot
targeted the media in the thousands,
resulting in radio and television
interviews that also helped push me on
to the NY Times best seller list.
I highly recommend Ascot Media to anyone
looking for a big return on their
advertising buck.
Steve Alten, Ed.D.
www.SteveAlten.com
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Actors
Gem Productions,
www.CelebrityMysteryTheater.com |
Actors Gem Productions
"Ascot Media Group was paramount to the
success of my National Campaign to
launch Actors Gem Productions across the
US at the beginning of year 2007. Their
commitment to my business provided me
with national recognition in all areas
of media to include world-wide internet
publications, radio spots, print
articles, news coverage’s and television
talk show interviews.
My client activity increased by 70% with
a continued escalation in demand. I
highly recommend Ascot Media Group for
anyone interested and ready to support
the substantial increase of attention
you will receive due to their
involvement with your endeavor."
Bobbie Winslow
CEO – Actors Gem Productions
Celebrity Mystery Theater
www.CelebrityMysteryTheater.com
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Adopt-An-Author |
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Adopt-An-Author is a 501-3C
non-profit that encourages teens to
read. Ascot Media’s efforts helped
expand our reach from 5,250 schools in
2006 to over 8,500 schools in 2007!
They did a
phenomenal job, to which we are
indebted.
Leisa Coffman, V.P.
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Tom
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Letter of
recommendation for Trish Stevens and the
Ascot Media Group
Dealing with
media is not unlike walking through a
large and very old house with darkened
hallways and many locked doors. There
are obviously actions occurring behind
the closed doors but to the outsider
these sacred doors can be impenetrable
as bank vaults.
With Trish
Stevens and the team at Ascot Media, the
old scary house suddenly becomes an open
house with everyone that was so
untouchable and locked behind blocked
barriers suddenly becoming accessible
and approachable.
There can be
no doubt that Trish Stevens and her team
are true shinning stars in the publicist
field and relentlessly rely on
techniques that most other firms
consider too much work. The Ascot Media
Group is unstoppable in their conquests
for their client’s goals and show kind
attention and patience when guiding
newcomers through the mysteries of the
media world.
I cannot
recommend strongly enough Trish Stevens
and the Ascot Media team.
Tom Williams: Scripts
columnist, feature article writer, and
author of “Lost and Found”
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Phone: (281) 333-3507
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Ascot Media Group,
highly rated by clients for providing
full-service public relations and
creative services capabilities. Ascot Media Group
brings you deep strategic and tactical
public relations experience. We have a
celebrated reputation for delivering
results and providing value to our
clients, who benefit from the personal
involvement of our top management.
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