Dan Martin - Kzoom

About this Nominee

Thank you to Zach Garton for nominating me!

Year #21 at Kzoom was our best year yet. We are a full-service marketing agency (kzoom.com). While I'd rather see the Kzoom team win an award, entrepreneurship is something I am very passionate about. It is one of our 5 core values, and when we apply entrepreneurial thinking to our work, everyone wins.

If you'd like to vote for me, here are the following entrepreneurial leaps made in 2024:

▶ Increased company revenue by 30% and hired 3 new people to our team.
▶ Flipped a home and launched it on Airbnb.
▶ Gave away $40,000 in a year's worth of marketing through Kzoom's ‘Leap Day Giveaway’.
In 8 hours, we built a new website, social media calendar, video assets, photography, and SEO strategy for Mattawan-based farm, Shades of Lavender.
▶ Connected close to 100 small business runners-ups of our 'Leap Day Giveaway' with students at WMU to provide no-cost marketing assistance + experience for students.
▶ Expanded service to larger local clients like Stryker with regular travels to Nevada and California, as well as onboarding a new client BASF.
▶ Added 8 Full Service marketing clients in our area.
▶ Every quarter, we volunteer for a local charity. This year, we’ve spent time packing boxes at South Michigan Food Bank and weeding the garden at AACORN Farms.
▶ Earlier in the year, we partnered with the Girl Scouts to produce a video promo reel for their annual Cookie Bake-Off event.
▶ Attended and filmed the annual ‘Eat Drink Give’ event at Gryphon Place to support programs and services to help people overcome life’s challenges.
▶ Created recruitment, hiring, and employment videos for groups like Pfizer, WMed, KCCDA, AMA, FEMA Corporation, Goodwill Industries, and Building Restoration.
▶ Donated to and sponsored local events and organizations, including Canadiana Fest, Oddlympics, American Marketing Association, and Civitas Classical Academy.
▶ Launching a new networking website to help us all stay more connected (stay tuned, the year isn't over!)