|| The Adkins Agency ||

Blessed and Back By Popular Demand

Compelled by the spirit of God, Rev. Kenneth Adkins, CEO of The Adkins Agency is back in business, strong and ready to transform communication visions into realities.

“I relaunched April 1 because I felt that I was getting away from the mission God called me to do and that was to be a blessing to the body,” Adkins said. As a result, he left his former marketing position to develop The Adkins Agency fulltime at 1830 N. Main Street, Suite 2A in the historic Kluthos building. The full-service agency offers a variety of services including public relations, marketing, web and graphic design, book publication, media buying and placement, crisis management, and church financial planning.

Collectively, the staff has, in excess, 45 years experience in marketing and public relations. Further, Adkins said, “we are a faith-based firm with customized solutions.” He refers to the agency moreso as ministry not just a business. Nearly 30 clients, primarily faith-based organizations, solicit the agency’s services. Clients include Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Wayman Chapel AME Church, Sherriff John D. Rutherford, Pediatric Smiles, Community Partnership for the Protection of Children, the National Convention of Gospel Choirs, Stormy Cleveland and The Word Network, just to name a few.

Initially, beginning with two staff members, today the agency has evolved and boasts a dynamic team of experts: a full-time web designer, project developer and an administrative assistant and a part-time public relations and event planning coordinator. Corporate-trained, but faith-based drawn, Adkins is sincerely interested in offering young professionals opportunities to develop their careers.

“I began my marketing career working at RJ Reynolds and Nabisco and then worked at Macy’s in Aventura,” Adkins said. “I’m willing to give anyone a chance, because I was offered a second chance.”

Originally founded September 2001, Adkins initially began The Adkins Agency after working as marketing director at St. Paul Missionary Baptist with Pastor John E. Guns. During a morning service, the marketing connoisseur experienced an epiphany and quickly trusted his judgment and commenced the new marketing company.

“My first client was Rev. Fred Newbill [First Timothy Baptist Church Pastor],” Adkins said. “…he believed in me and believed in helping black businessmen.”

However, Adkins faced a big problem that most start-up business owners encounter, and that is financial support. After relaunching the agency, Adkins can proudly attest that faith in the Creator has been the contributing factor for securing and establishing funds. But more importantly, through the struggles and triumph of the business, nationally recording gospel artist and wife, Stormy Cleveland has played an influential role as his support system.

“If it had not been for Stormy, I’m not sure where I’d be,” Adkins said. “She helped create the vision and kept me encouraged.”

In the upcoming years, The Adkins Agency will be executing two big projects including “Women on the Water,” a national cruise and conference in the Caribbean for women in spring 2006, and the Super Bowl Gospel Fests in 2006 and 2007. “Women on the Water” will be televised and features five leading women pastors from the Jacksonville community. The agency has secured the next two consecutive contracts for the Super Bowl XL and XLI NFL Gospel Festivals in Detroit and Miami.

After successfully managing the public relations and marketing of the NFL’s Gospel Fest, Living Legends Golf Tournament and Donovan McNabb’s Bowl With the Pros, the Adkins Agency gained national notoriety in the media.

The key to any successful business is faith and honesty. “We operate under one important principle--integrity,” Adkins said.

The Adkins Agency can be contacted at (904) 674-0905