Award-winning full service marketing and promotion company, Urban Roundup Group, LLC, celebrates its 13th Anniversary today, August 14, 2014. The company was founded in 2001 by President and CEO Khalif M. Townes. Since its launch over a decade ago, Urban Roundup has built a remarkable database of approximately 323,000 loyal eBlasts subscribers. Thus, making the company one of the most sought after and effective email marketing businesses in the industry.
“WOW, I can’t believe it’s been 13 Years!! It feels like it was Yesterday when I first filed to have the business incorporated. I have gone from Winning CD’s and concert tickets from the local radio stations to now Marketing and Promoting the same artist who’s music I won! I Recall myself years ago say that I was going to work with the majors one day and do things bigger than what I could imagine. It’s amazing what can happen when you put GOD first in all you do, stay faithful, committed and have determination to see your Dream and Vision come to past. I gotta Thank EVERYONE that has believed in me over the years. Don’t want to list names because I know I’ll forget someone :-). But you all KNOW WHO YOU ARE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!”Says Khalif M. Townes
Over the years, Urban Roundup has been recognized for its work in the Gospel industry with several awards and nominations. This includes two Rhythm of Gospel Awards, a Crystal Mic Media Award and two Stellar Award nominations. In addition to the company’s accolades, Townes has also been featured in publications such as Sister2Sister Magazine, Root Magazine and The Gospel Music Industry Round-Up for his work in the Gospel Music Industry.
Over the past 13 years, Urban Roundup has experienced tremendous growth and success. The company is responsible for a host of successful services, making it an efficient all-around marketing tool. Each service has its own individual purpose; however, they all complement each other.
The current services provided by Urban Roundup Group includes uGospel.com, a website dedicated to providing the latest news in the Gospel music industry and faith-based community,uGospel EBLAST, Reaching a database of 320,000+ Email Users, uGospel Radio, an online radio broadcasting network powered by Look Up Radio, PrintItCheaper.com, a printing service, and UrbanTix.com, an online ticketing portal for events throughout the country.
uGospel.com is the premiere outlet of Gospel and faith-based news. The site features everything related to the industry including new album releases, up-to-date news, interviews, artists announcements and plenty more. The site is responsible for interviews with some of the biggest names in the industry like Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Donald Lawrence, VaShawn Mitchell, CeCe Winans, Le’Andria Johnson, Michelle Williams, Rance Allen, Deitrick Haddon and a plethora of others.
Since its debut in early 2012, uGospel Radio jumped to the #4 ranked internet Gospel radio station. uGospel Radio plays the best music in all genres of Gospel, which ranges from Contemporary to Traditional and everything in between. The station is currently the home to three original weekly programs: “Top 20 Countdown with Y’Anna Crawley”, “Barks, Squalls and Alter Calls with Torrence Glenn” and “Real Talk with Da Gospel Truth”.
PrintItCheaper.com, formerly known as URG Printing, is a full service flyer printing entity. The website provides color printing for your artist, book, business, conference, CD, DVD, event, ministry, record company, tour, TV show, etc. It offers dependable, high quality printing services at affordable prices. URG Printing accommodates full color jobs with metallic colors and more by using the latest available offset printing technology, which delivers cutting edge graphics.
UrbanTix.com is an online ticketing portal for any event that uses tickets. This service completes the full circle of why Urban Roundup is a full service marketing tool. Urban Roundup offers a design service for flyers, a ticketing portal for tickets and allows clients to promote by using an award-winning eBlast service, highly ranked radio station and prominent website.
