“FrontGate is a very creative, innovative, yet realistic and results oriented company under Scott Shuford's leadership. Scott cares about his clients and wants to know them personally and professionally so FrontGate can deliver great results on time. Scott is fair, knowledgeable and trustworthy - his company is always our first choice.”
— Connie Salios, National Managing Partner at The Barnabas Group |
"Whether leading marketing teams or strategic campaigns in the music business, or book publishing with New York Times best-selling authors, Scott & his team at FrontGate have always delivered with outstanding results from start to finish. If you are looking for attention to detail, a willingness and desire to partner with clients, and creative strategic thinking - I recommend you work with Scott Shuford."
— Douglas Mann, NavPress, Integrity Music (Sony Music Distribution), David C Cook |
“Scott and his FrontGate team saved my behind when a project grew out of control. He stepped in with great ideas, razor-sharp focus and a no excuses attitude. He has an unflappable amount of enthusiasm and is always ready with new ideas.”
— Jim Seybert, Seybert Consulting |
“I love to refer clients to FrontGate because I know Scott and his credible team will do a great job. Scott is a guy that I listen to and take to heart his ideas. His creativity and boundless energy make him a joy to spend time with :-)”
— Ian Utile, Take No Glory |
"We engaged FrontGate to promote our justice internship, which trains college students as effective anti-trafficking activists and advocates for justice and purity. Not only did FrontGate deliver audience and increase our visibility now, they personally reached out to their nationwide network to help us cultivate partnerships that will advance our mission for years into the future. When you engage FrontGate Media, they become more than just an extension of your team, they become friends and co-laborers who go the extra mile."
— Noel Bouché, President, pureHope |
"We selected FrontGate Media because their relationships with advertisers go beyond mere ad placement. Their innovation as marketers and domination across faith-based client segments including entertainment, publishing, and non-profits deliver a higher ROI in engagement for advertisers. ChristianCinema.com’s expansion towards becoming the largest faith-based streaming movie service will include new video advertising opportunities, so we couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with FrontGate Media at this stage of our growth."
— Jared Geesey, Senior Vice President of ChristianCinema.com |
“As I thought about where to create impact that would expand our audience for LifeWay Worship, I immediately thought of FrontGate. Their leadership position in reaching worship leaders, musicians and music fans continues to deliver for us.”
— Brian Brown, Sales and Marketing Director, LifeWay Worship |
“FrontGate Media has helped us to successfully fulfill our passions and create relationships with young women in the hopes of inspiring them – with spirituality, truth and fun -- so they may live their best lives. The incredible amount of PR we received has positively impacted what we are able to provide our readers, thereby creating a pathway for our readers to enjoy their lives.”
— Nicole Weider, Founder of ProjectInspired.com |
“I’ve known Scott and the FrontGate Media team for years. They are experts at connecting companies to core buyers and musicians in the house of worship market. I highly recommend FrontGate.”
— Doug Gould, President & Founder, WorshipMD |
“Thank you! We saw a huge spike in traffic last week specifically from NewReleaseTuesday.com for our Start Bible campaign.”
— Lindsay Williams, Marketing Specialist, Bible Group Marketing at Thomas Nelson |
“FrontGate Media is a key strategic partner for us. They understand where our ministry is right now AND where we are going. Their team gets us. They are helping us to complete our calling through an integrated strategy across social media, public relations and advertising. I value having their mindshare.”
— Kenny Luck, Men’s Expert, Pastor & Author, Every Man Ministries & Saddleback Church |
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— Krista Veteto, Marketing Manager & Media Buyer, Outreach Films on the faith-based media buy for SOUL SURFER. |
"FrontGate Media is a great value to us at EMI Gospel. They are an integral part in most of our marketing campaigns. I love their energy and willingness to brainstorm custom ideas at any given time. They truly make an impact within the Gospel community and have been vital to our successes."
— Cameron Hilson, Digital Marketing Specialist, EMI Gospel |
“FrontGate Media is the significant player in the faith market for companies who want culture-engaged, active, faith and family values based consumers.”
— The Washington Times, Eric Getzinger, General Manager, Digital Business
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"I have worked with FrontGate Media for many years to advertise and promote the various products published at Tyndale House. I appreciate that they are always willing to work with us in developing the best campaign possible within our budget. FrontGate has proven to be and will continue to be a valuable resource for Tyndale House Publishers.”
— Tyndale House, Debbie Johnson, Advertising & Promotions Manager |
"FrontGate Media is a tremendous partner for us. The audiences they recommended are right on target for what we needed to achieve. They think outside-of-the-box, often exceeding my expectations."
— Ted Gartner, EVP, Grace Hill Media, (Narnia, The Blind Side) |
“FrontGate Media gave me a media plan that allowed me to directly reach my target audience... more than 2 million people through their media family.”
— Carat - Los Angeles, Lindsay Dye, Media Planner |
"It's been great working with you guys. Kyle is amazing and has helped me all along the way with these vendors. We are excited to play the main stage at Cornerstone as well, thanks to your team! Thanks!"
— Matthew Reed, Indie Music Artist |
"For our film Journey to the Center of the Earth, FrontGate Media’s powerful combination of video, email and site promotion created excellent results for us."
— Walden Media, May-Lynn Chang, Director of Strategic Marketing for Journey to the Center of the Earth |
“FrontGate Media is a key element for our media planning… In each campaign, we have worked together to effectively assemble and execute a targeted multi-media plan reaching the key demographics needed for our clients.
— Deodandum Communications, Phil Bandy, President, for Zondervan Bibles (NIV) |
“FrontGate Media is by far our best performing partner. No one else comes close to this level!”
— World Vision, John Strobel, Director of Strategic Alliances Internet Marketing |
"FrontGate helped us reach and super-serve the teen target demo and bring them to the series and the channel. ’Revolve: Rockin' The Road’ attracted a significant audience among teen girls, the primary target demographic for the series. Those viewers were able to enjoy the show while we were able to promote our other programming."
— GMC, Wendy McCoy, Vice President of Marketing |
“There are few websites that reach the core Christian music consumer like HearItFirst.com. EMI CMG Label Group is proud to be partnered with HearItFirst on many marketing and promotional initiatives that drive deeper experience and relationship with fans on behalf of our artist roster.”
— EMI CMG Label Group, Leisa Byars, VP Artist Development |
“HearItFirst.com is a unique music destination that empowers fans to discover and enjoy new music. Its mission is perfectly aligned with our calling at Provident and is why we’re proud to support it with our artists and marketing initiatives.”
— Provident Label Group, Jim Colella, Vice President New Media |
"HearItFirst.com is one of the top destinations to interact with Christian music fans on the internet. I have been honored to work closely with HearItFirst.com for several years and have been impressed with their unique content, consistent traffic, and the loyalty of their membership base. A key to their success is the ingenuity and creativity that Jamie Wilson brings as a content planner - the videos and interviews are well thought out and are fun for the fans to engage and learn more about the artists."
— Word Entertainment, Leigh Holt, Director Artist Services |
"HearItFirst.com allows us to not only reach music fans, but to develop long term relationships through custom ideas and partnerships."
— Propeller, Andy Peterson, Sr. Marketing Director |
“When I want to reach an audience of Christians who think seriously about pop culture… Hollywood Jesus is at the top of my list.”
— Baker Publishing Group, Jim Hart, Internet Marketing Manager, Bethany House Publishers & Chosen Books |
“Hollywood Jesus is a must-do for each of our film projects. The site’s unique approach to entertainment reviews delivers a perfect match to reach our core demographic. We have been very pleased to partner with the site.”
— Leah Pierce, Promotions Director, Motive Entertainment |
"The popularity of Hollywood Jesus has been a pleasant surprise.”
— Christianity Today |
“NewReleaseTuesday.com is the first place we start when we are building our digital marketing campaigns. It's the perfect site to showcase our latest releases.”
— Integrity Label Group, Gil Johnson, Assistant Manager Product Marketing |
“NRT will continue to be a staple in our marketing plans. They are able to think outside of the box, and offer Promotions uniquely crafted to our artists. We are always thrilled with the outcome of our promotions with NRT.”
— INO Records, Erika Rogers, New Media |
“NRT is consistently a major player in our online marketing campaigns. It is always great working with NRT as we brainstorm and work on artists we believe in. We find NRT to be a HUGE value when deciding where to focus our marketing.”
— Tooth & Nail / BEC, Annie Crandall, Marketing Manager |
“NRT provides many options to talk about our artists to Christian music fans and they have the stats to back it up. NRT has been a key part of all of our online marketing plans because they offer unique and creative partnerships and find ways to make the most out of every promotion. We can’t wait to see what they will come up with next!”
— InPop Records, Shara Katerberg-Hsu, Marketing Manager |
“It's no secret that the music industry is always changing, and we at VSR Music Group are always looking for new avenues to advance our music ministry. Once we found NewReleaseTuesday.com we knew that our job had just gotten easier. They're in tune with what's going on and know their demographic extremely well.”
— VSR Music Group, Anthony Caroto, Director of Internet Marketing |
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— Josh McDowell, Apologist and author of More Than a Carpenter |
“Conversantlife.com resonates with the young adult audience and is home to the best discussions on faith and culture.”
— Ted Gartner, EVP, Grace Hill Media, (Narnia, The Blind Side) |
“Conversant encourages conversation around the real issues of our world and our lives in ways that promote the hope of Jesus.”
— Rock Harbor Church, Mike Erre, Teaching Pastor |
“Our main goal in our partnership with Conversant Media Group is to encourage people in their faith by presenting biblical truths in compelling, creative and culturally effective ways.”
— Harvest House Publishers, Bob Hawkins Jr., President |
“We know good training when we see it. ChristianGuitar.org is doing a great job in serving musicians. We applaud their efforts!”
— Bruce Adolph, Publisher, Christian Musician & Worship Musician magazines |
"Christianguitar.org is a great resource to the young Christian musician or worship leader by helping them to learn songs and interacting with other musician in the community."
— Aaron Boyd of Bluetree, Worship Leader, Songwriter of "God of This City" (recorded by Chris Tomlin.) |
