IT BEGAN AS MIKE DORIA INK.
Mike Doria Media began first as Mike Doria Ink. back in 2006 when the Rochester Gay Alliance asked for his help in writing the copy for a video for the organization’s fundraising efforts. Mike Doria took on the effort as pro bono work. That project led to the decision to form a copywriting business in 2008 as a way to help other businesses. Though opportunities to write for others existed back then, they weren’t as easy to find as they are now. Fortunately, two very well-known magazines found Mike. Starting with Life&Style and then onto Us Weekly, he spent the next seven years hitting up red carpets at nightclubs, the Billboard Music Awards, CinemaCon, ACM’s, and the MTV Video Music Awards to interview celebrities.
By 2015, and several and a lot of writing later, the digital world was booming and that meant more opportunities. In addition to copywriting, social media content, graphics, videos, audio, websites, public relations, and marketing efforts were all skills picked up along the way and on the table for business. But what to call this new business? Replacing ink with media was not only logical, the new business name contained a hidden gem. The word media is contained within the name Mike Doria. Watch this: M ik E D or IA.
Currently, Mike Doria Media helps businesses on a monthly basis but also takes on one-off projects acting as a sub-contractor. In the community, kids always get a high-five. They also got an appearance from Mike on his birthday each year which also happened to fall right in the middle of National Reading Week.
In 2020, Mike Doria Media departed Las Vegas and headed to Florida. That just means the business now serves both coasts (and anywhere in between). Need help with your company’s digital blueprint, marketing, or PR strategy? If so, head over to our contact page, drop us an email and we’ll get in touch.
