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Press Releases and TV Coverage
Los Angeles Times newspaper article - Front page of the Daily Pilot Business section
Automobile Club of Southern California- Westways Magazine article.
Major Media event - Two (2) TV stations, one live Talk Radio broadcast and Reporters plus Photographers from two (2) newspapers, conducting interviews of four Real Bearded Santas, four Carolers along with the CEO and COO of Santa For Hire.com.
Press and TV coverage of the year 2000 Season in Southern California showing ABC-TV News interview, a local TV Station News interview and reporters from two newspapers.
Press Releases for subsequent years for summer and winter Santa news,
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Year 2004 Holiday Season
1. Newport Beach, CA. April
2004: SantaForHire.com Inc.
was awarded their first contracts for the 2004 Season. Warner Brothers of
Burbank selected SantaForHire.com for their
celebration/promotion of their new movie Polar Express that will be in movie
theatres this Holiday Season.
This award was
followed by an award of a contract for a Photo-Shoot for a nationwide Magazine
ad to appear in their November issue.
2. For additional
2004 Press releases please contact our Public Relations manager. His e-mail
address is Marcus@SantaforHire.com
Year 2003 Holiday Season
- Newport Beach, CA
September 2003. Santa for Hire.com Inc. celebrates the start of its 5th
season and announces the expansion of its business by adding 4 new
Divisions. These new Divisions will focus on Regional business in the
Eastern USA, Southern USA, Mid-USA and Western USA to provide ever
increasing better services to its customers.
- Boston, MA June 2003.
Santa for Hire.com was awarded it’s
first contacts for the 2003 Season.
Year 2002 Holiday Season
- Newport
Beach, CA December 2002. Santa for Hire.com completed its best year to date
with over a 50% increase in sales over last Season. Notable contracts
include providing Santas and Photographers to 120 Stores in 18 Cities across
the USA, providing a Santa to the “West Wing” TV show annual party in
Los Angeles and the Montel Williams TV Show annual party in New York City.
We provided Santas for photo shoots, for Malls and for major Department
stores in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City,
Boston, Miami, Washington DC and many more locations.
- Santa
for Hire.com successfully completed it’s first two contacts in June for
the 2002 Season providing a Santas for two photo shoots, one in Southern CA.
and one in New Jersey.
- Santa
for Hire.com continues to sell its popular book “Becoming Santa” to new
as well as experienced Santas throughout the USA.
- Santa
for Hire.com signed a contract on August 18, 2002 to provide a real bearded
Santa for the Macy’s Department Store in San Francisco, CA.
- Santa
for Hire.com completed a photo shoot in New York City for Parents Magazine
on September 4, 2002.
- Newport
Beach, CA- January 2002. Santa for Hire.com completes it’s move to it’s
new office location in Newport Beach CA
Year 2001 Holiday Season
- Santa
for Hire.com successfully completed its first contract for the 2001 Season
providing a Santa for a photo shoot in New York, NY.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded contract to provide a real bearded Santa for the Montel
Williams Television Show annual Christmas party in New York City.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded two-month contract to provide Santa to the Yonkers Mall
in Yonkers New York.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded contract to provide Santas to the Glendale Fashion
Square in Glendale, CA.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded contract to provide Santa to the International Mall at
the Mexican Border in San Ysidro, CA.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded multiple contracts to provide real bearded Santas at
numerous locations at the Pottery Barn Department stores.
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded multiple contracts to provide real bearded Santas at
numerous locations for Maggiano’s
Restaurants in Southern CA.
- Costa
Mesa, CA- December 2001. Santa for Hire.com completes its third live
interview on three Talk Radio stations that are heard nationwide. They also
completed a live interview on the local FOX TV Station in Los Angeles
- New
York City – November 2001. Front Page article in the Wall Street
Journal features Santa Ed provided by Santa For Hire.com in assessing
the impact of September 11 terrorist attack on the Christmas spirit for the
2001 Christmas holidays
- Santa
for Hire.com awarded numerous follow-on contracts to returning customers
including, IPNet Solutions in Newport Beach, CA., GE Financial Group in
Anaheim CA., The California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey CA., the San
Francisco Dry Dock company in San Francisco, CA., the Starlight Foundation
in Boston, MA. Trimodel Corporation in Long Beach, CA. and more.
- New
York City-May 2001. SantaForHire.com reports that the 2001 Holiday season
has started. The first photo shoot of the 2001 holiday season has been
completed at Charron, Schmitt and Partners Ad Agency
www.charronschwartz.com with photos by Jean-Marie Guyaux at www.j-mphoto.com
for this year's Trade Journals. Santa Preston from New York City was the
Santa for this shoot and the photo taken can be seen on page 6 of Santa for
Hire.com's website www.SantaForHire.com
Year 2000 Holiday Season
1.
New York City - September 2000. Estee Lauder Corporate Office
in New York City has selected SantaForHIre.com to supply real bearded Santa's
this year for their annual awards luncheons/dinners. These awards held in
Boston, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington DC area and more.
2.
Carlsbad, CA. October 2000 and December 2000. Real bearded Santa Ken
provided by SantaforHIre.com selected as the "best looking" Santa
in San Diego. In a pole taken by local radio station, Santa Ken was selected
as the best-looking Santa seen in the Malls in San Diego County.
3.
Atlanta, Georgia- September 2000. Santa to arrive by helicopter.
Santaforhire.com reports that their Santa will arrive by helicopter to start the
Christmas season here at a resort near Atlanta. Santa Vinny will be appearing
every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve.
4.
Costa Mesa, CA. December 2000. Santa for hire.com announces that
Marina del Rey, CA based Yacht Club, Pasadena, CA based Hunt club that
started the Rose Parade in January 1890, San Francisco CA based Dry Dock
company, Newport Beach CA based Autobytel.com (the first dot com
company to advertise on the Super bowl), EDS/advanced computing at the
University of California in Irvine, CA University Club and many more
selected SantaForHire.com to provide real bearded Santas for their special
Holiday events.
5.
Costa Mesa, CA. December 2000. Major media event at Triangle Square
in Costa Mesa, CA. ABC-TV and local TV news, live Radio broadcast and
newspaper reporters and photographers all coverage to interview Santas and the
key people from SantaForHire.com.
6.
Costa Mesa, CA. December 2000. Costa Mesa based Santa for Hire.com
reported that their SantaForHire.com Southern California group has booked over
200 appearances for their real bearded Santas in Southern California so far this
holiday season and expect many more bookings before the season is over.
Year 1999 Holiday Season
Santa for Hire.com kicks off the first Season of providing Natural Bearded
Santas to customers nationwide. This is the first nationwide business that uses
the Internet to help clients find the Santa they want for their holiday
celebration.
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