Our story
From a $12/hour internship to the Rhythm+ Program.
Part 1 · 2012
Entrepreneurship to accounting to an advertising apprenticeship
It began in 2012, when I (Alexander Vincent) started going to college to study entrepreneurship. I did not expect the entrepreneurial program to be what it was. It felt underdeveloped, and really, in hindsight, it was. I changed programs, switching from studying entrepreneurship to accounting. Fortunately, an internship opportunity for twelve dollars an hour gave me access to develop a position at a full-service advertising and marketing agency. In turn, my focus split between accounting and entrepreneurship, only scratching my entrepreneurial itch during that accounting program in the best way. It opened my eyes. I started doing freelance digital work, too.
Part 2 · 2017
Advertising apprentice to self-employment
By graduation in 2017 — a little late due to barely surviving a near-death experience — I had expanded from freelancing to becoming the owner of People Agree Media. My experience at the time included helping life coaches, e-commerce stores, veterinarians, law firms, and a variety of others with primarily marketing and advertising campaigns. Shortly into my launch into the "real world," my 2001 Ford Explorer was totaled as a truck hit my then girlfriend and I, right after we crossed the railroad tracks. Fortunately, we were okay and the check for the vehicle loss was greater than what I believe could have gotten from selling it. I was ready for a new ride anyway, given my recent success, but I had no clue the journey and the blessing it would turn out to be that I needed a new car right then.
Part 3 · Nov 2017
Self-employment to high-ticket sales partner
As you know, questions about your job (income) arise when purchasing at a car dealership. That moment was a sweet deal for me, and it changed the trajectory of People Agree Media. That is, I enjoyed driving my new-to-me dark blue Mustang, and began working with a dealership at the beginning of their massive turnaround. They were failing. As their high-ticket sales partner starting in November 2017, chatbots for conversational marketing, sales funnels, and other cool new tech were all taken to whole new levels. Collaboration with internet managers, sales managers, and salespeople to improve their lives by teaching them everything I knew about making the online world more profitable brought me happiness and fulfillment. Way more than accounting. That meant a life full of both done-for-you (DFY) and done-with-you (DWY) media projects. We got along well then; we still do; I did collect some of their reviews; I was even given the opportunity to accompany the dealer leadership team on a trip to Florida for Digital Dealer. That's an expo where all the dealers learn about the latest and greatest software for running their operation. From that time, People Agree Media grew without advertising itself at all. It grew because of doing the right thing — putting in data and results-driven work with clients who focus intelligently in one direction.
Part 4 · 2022
High-ticket sales partner to high-ticket business partners
By 2022, People Agree Media, in collaboration with other vendors and partners, had used primarily internet marketing to help this failing Ford store increase its annual revenue to $25,000,000+ and nearly $10,000,000 in profit. In over 300 media campaigns, entirely new digital experiences, with new digital assets like landing pages, drove massive traffic, new contacts, many leads, great appointments, and profitable sales. Coordination at a high level without losing sight of the details is only one example of how People Agree Media had grown almost entirely through referrals to this point. As a result of the outcomes, our work eventually found its way into the Land Development and Real Estate industry. One of the general sales managers left the dealership and brought People Agree Media into partnership. Along this timeline, we took the application of marketing and advertising in the premium business space to a new level by focusing on tying in greater business intelligence and IT systems for a different (and better) holistic picture.
Part 5 · Today
The Rhythm Plus Program & other ventures
We launched the Rhythm Plus Program in order to assist more people. From the years of prior experience in dozens of niches and verticals, our paradigm for service delivery, of course, shifted. We have the benefit of seeing the duty, the grit, and all that it takes to help premium business owners back up their words to deliver their best months and years. The program has the right software and support for high-ticket businesses growing in four major areas: marketing, advertising, business intelligence, and information technology. And that's naturally led to other ventures, most recently, our e-commerce venture, Mortalis Labs. We got really good at combining these four areas and working on them separately as needed. Results from our media infrastructure are directly attributable to clients adding hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, per year in revenue.