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SMS  and  Latham  . . .

Hawaii’s leading Research and Marketing company

TEAM UP TO PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL OF TARGETED MARKETING

A Chicago-based relationship marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles that serves Fortune 500 clients

The SMS marketing philosophy is to base planning and action on sound information, which is mirrored by Latham | SRM’s cutting-edge customer-focused marketing approach. Their new relationship will bring more comprehensive and better-integrated marketing services to the state of Hawaii.


“SMS has always provided the Hawaii community with better ways to do business. We develop action oriented strategic, business and marketing plans for a wide range of clients. Our customers have expressed a desire to have us assist them in executing their plans,” said Hersh Singer, SMS Chairman.

“Businesses want to maximize the return on their marketing dollars. They are recognizing the value of existing customers and the need to better target new profitable customers. This is what Latham | SRM does so well. It is this customer focus, linked to marketing efficiencies and measured performance, that make this affiliation between SMS and Latham | SRM a powerful extension to our current business,” he added.

“The SRM in Latham | SRM stands for Synchronized Relationship Marketing,” explained Robert Soljacich, Latham | SRM’s President and CEO. “SRM is an advanced approach to marketing developed by our agency to move individual customers toward greater loyalty and profitability.”

“We look forward to working closely with SMS because their integrated and comprehensive approach to planning provides the ideal springboard for what we do. We take database and customer relationship marketing to the next level, reaching individuals on a one-on-one basis through a variety of channels from e-mail to direct mail to mass media. Our approach proves that the effectiveness of how businesses spend their advertising dollars can indeed be measured.”

Founded in 1960, SMS is the oldest and largest research and consulting company in Hawaii and the Pacific. SMS clients include advertising and public relations agencies, and businesses in the financial services, health care, hospitality, not-for-profit, retail and transportation industries.

A leading direct marketing firm, Latham | SRM has been helping clients build and maintain profitable customer relationships since 1982. Latham | SRM clients include those in the packaged goods, retail, manufacturing, travel, financial services, automotive, technology, entertainment and telecommunications industries.

SMS, through Frances Hill, President of 3-i Marketing & Communications, will represent Latham | SRM here in the islands. 3-i Marketing & Communications provides right time, right message, right place communications planning services to SMS and other clients

For additional information, please contact:

Hersh Singer

hsinger@smshawaii.com

808-440-0700

Frances Hill

frances-hersh@hawaii.rr.com

808-375- 5111

Robert Soljacich

bob@latham.com

630-214-1532

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