James Thomas Sr. Interview
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Gooding Sr. You become almost like family because they have to confide in you, almost everything. But every relationship with every client is different and it depends on what you’re being hired for. If you’re being hired as a personal publicist, then you’ll be extremely close to that client. I have a client who has a movie coming out that was shot entirely on the iPhone 5 and the movie looks incredible. I have a relationship with him and his wife, who is the star of the movie, but it’s a different type of relationship than with Omar and Cassandra.
Q: If someone were interested in signing on with The Red Letter Agency, how would they go about doing so?
A: If you want to join The Red Letter Agency or any PR Firm, do some research on the prices. I don’t sign everyone who wants to become a client. There are some things I’m not going to promote or be a part of. First, you have to research and make sure you want to deal with a PR Firm and once you have decided that you want to, then you can contact us. Then, create a wish list of what you want the PR Firm to do. Then we will sit down with you and let you know what’s realistic and what’s not realistic. If someone has a quality project and a certain way they want to be perceived in the public, those are the type of people I’m looking for. I’m looking to tackle every industry (Celebrity, Fortune 500 Companies &
etc.) I recently met a WNBA player and she is going to be signing with The Red Letter Agency. If you’re a quality person and that’s the image you want to project, then let’s work together and we can make something happen for you.
God has blessed me to see my dreams come true. What I love about PR work is when I can make my clients happy. When it comes to teaching the word, that’s a feeling I can’t describe. My future is so much brighter than my past and that makes me excited.
Q: Where do you see The Red Letter Agency in the next two years?
A: I see The Red Letter Agency as one of the most influential public relations firms in the world. I want to represent quality clients. I want to change the way PR is, because the industry is changing, anyway. I want to introduce new methods of promoting tot the media, differently than the way it’s been done in the past. With the technology, I want us to be innovators. I want us to be known all over the world.
Q: Give us some words of encouragement to take with us for the future.
A: A lot of people can’t receive their blessings because their still holding on to the past and not practicing forgiveness. A lot of that stuff, you have to let go of if you want to be successful. If you
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