Television personality and AZfoothills.com columnist Nadine Toren is scouring the area, finding savvy Valley features, bringing readers “on the scene.” Every day she’ll introduce you to celebrities, athletes, and give you an inside look into local events and hot spots. She'll touch on topical issues, and keep AZ fans posted on all the big talkers around town.

Want to bring your biz to a whole new level?  Check out how one Valley guy is making success-driven Arizonans, A-listers.

His biz is the buzz around town.  His company represents esteemed authors, up-and-coming actors, and an array of local events, boutqiues, and businesses.  Meet Scott Kelly, CEO of Black Dog Promotions.

Of course, there’s a bunch of fabulous PR firms in Valley—Black Dog is just one of the many quality companies our area is lucky to have.   But today, we’re introducing you to the Black Dog himself, so you can get a taste of his expertise. 

Named after this late black dog, Kelly formed his private consulting, public relations, and social media marketing firm to bring more success to success-driven people and companies.  At 10 years old, Kelly bought his first stock, and since then, he was determined to be a booming buisnessman.  He’s trained more than 1,000 sales and marketing professionals, and has helped a handful of companies sell millions of dollars in products and services.  He comes from more than 25 years of marketing experience, having worked in New York, Silicon Valley, and of course, Arizona.  He believes in bringing his clients global, routinely doing work in Russia, India, Europe and South America.

Kelly flaunts quite a clientelle, like representing Sharon Lechter, a best-selling writer, entrepenour, and international speaker.  You may have heard of her…she’s the co-author of the popular book, Rich Dad Poor Dad.

He also represents Tank Jones, recently featured in the TV series Breaking Bad.

In addition, Kelly and his team of 12 also take businesses to a whole new level.  He works with LuckyKatTV.com, an educational gaming and video website; the International Sportsmen’s Exposition, one of the country’s premier sporty conventions; ArizonaSeats.com, an online ticket broker; and TheValleyCatch.com, a savvy online video site hosted by a Bachelor contestant.

And when he’s not working, Kelly is a happily married man of 23 years, and a father of 2 boys.

Kelly says 2011 was a record year of growth, and he expects to triple that this year. In fact, Black Dog will be expanding their offices statewide, and opening more in other markets.  As for his 5-year plan, Kelly expects to be an international media conglomerate though internal growth and strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

For more information on Kelly’s services, visit: www.blackdogpromotions.com.

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