Grace Hill Media
Founder and president of Grace Hill Media, a faith-based marketing firm
PROFILE
Jonathan Bock
Guest
FROM Jonathan Bock
The Business
Marketing Movies to Christians and Gays Hollywood studios make use of specialty marketing firms to reach a variety of niche audiences. We look at the case studies of Magic Mike and The Blind Side. Craig Karpel of the Karpel Group increased awareness for Magic Mike in the gay community through street teams and boys' nights out events at clubs, while Jonathan Bock of Grace Hill Media promoted The Blind Side by creating sermon outlines complete with clips of the movie for pastors to preach from in church.
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