MONTREAL, June 15, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- A.G. Media Group, Inc.'s (Pink Sheets:AMGJ) GospelCity.com property has been selected by Fo Yo Soul Productions, a Sony BMG (NYSE:SNE) imprint label, to promote its multi-platinum selling Christian music artist Kirk Franklin's new album. This follows a recently announced Interactive Marketing Agreement to promote a new album from Sony BMG's major artist Mary Mary. The marketing agreement features a comprehensive and interactive campaign that includes e-mail promotion, online chat sessions, audio interviews, customized listening center, banner ads, blogs, and contests.
With over $100 million in gross product sales since his multi-platinum album, "Kirk Franklin & The Family", fans of the Grammy award-winning artist are eagerly anticipating his new works.
"We are very excited that another A-list Christian celebrity from the Sony BMG family has chosen A.G. Media's GospelCity web property to promote their music," stated Richard Picart, AG Media's COO. "This endorsement exhibits the confidence the market identifies in our brand and ability to generate measurable results with our audience."
GospelCity.com continues to be the online brand of choice for presenting and promoting Christian mainstream and inspirational artists. Previous artists presented on the site include Mary Mary, Ruben Studdard, Gladys Knight, Smokie Norful, R. Kelly, among others.
The Christian music industry generates $4 billion in sales per year and GospelCity.com is a leading Christian music and Gospel media website. The power of the Internet is interactivity. Advertisers on the GospelCity website gain the attention of this important target customer base, inform them, interact with them and take their orders.
About A.G. Media Group, Inc.
A.G. Media Group (http://www.agmediagrp.com) was established to become a leading Christian media holding company comprising Christian-based Internet, print, radio and television-related content properties and technology development services. A.G. Media is also focused on the development of valuable, high demand content for distribution through multiple media outlets and through its continually growing audience base.
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