Our Work - messageNOW PR & Marketing

Client Testimonials

“Van Nguyen is a ‘tour de force!’ She approaches every task with laser focus and works until completion. Every task she’s given she completes ahead of schedule and does nothing less than 150%. When I hired her company to help establish my company’s brand, she patiently worked with me and my hectic schedule to provide exactly what I wanted and continued to follow-up to make sure I was satisfied. I would recommend Van to anyone who is serious about taking their brand to the next level.”

Joyce Fitzpatrick, Founder of FlatCat Productions
“From my initial consult to finished work, messageNOW has surpassed my expectations by over delivering. I had the pleasure of working with their Principal Strategist. Van patiently worked with my busy schedule and variables to ensure I got the best results possible in establishing my digital presence and creating a brand that not only reflects my goals, but connected me with a business consultant to help me with my business. She made time to answer my questions and helped me get all my pieces in place, I can now confidently market myself and grow my following as a speaker and political commentator. I can say without any doubt, messageNOW is amongst one of the best PR agencies with effective communication skills giving their clients special attention, strategic counsel, and flawless execution. Their expertise extends beyond just PR, if you want to stand out from the competition and accelerate your success they are the team for you.”

Chay Komundari, Keynote Speaker / Political Strategist / Commentator & Founder of ChayTALKS
“Van’s more than just a publicist and brand strategist, she’s also a mentor. She has kept me motivated and given me the confidence I need to move forward towards my goals. Since we started working together, Van has given me valuable career insights, made great intros, grew my online presence, created a brand that represented me very well, kept me organized, and helped me identify risks and solved problems along the way. She’s caring, honest, and understanding in the way she communicates and has a beautiful way of bringing ideas to life far better than what I had imagined. Everything is done with amazing detail. messageNOW has wowed me with the results and with how well they’ve taken care of me. I have complete trust in her and her team to make the best decisions for my brand.”

Luke RedDell, Model and Actor
“Over the course of the past couple of years, I have had the pleasure of working with Van and benefiting from her expertise in social media and branding for my law firm practice. Van is the most creative, diligent and effective branding and social media professional I know. She is persistent and responsible, not to mention being one of the nicest people I know. She is tenacious when it comes to deliverables for a business and elevating the visibility of a business in a positive and intelligent manner. I highly recommend Van to any person or business that wants to raise its visibility and market response and who doesn’t need that?!”

Bruce Ishimatsu, Managing Partner & Founder of Ishimatsu Law Group
“Van is such a pleasure to work with. I can’t begin to describe how much time and detail she puts into her work. She’s patient, hears all your concerns, evaluates them and comes back with fresh ideas that are completely aligned with your needs. I’ve worked with all sorts of pr reps and marketers and there aren’t too many that can deliver like she does. One of the standout traits about Van is she takes her time with you during conference calls and/or meetings. It never feels like she’s rushing to move on to a next project or meeting. She’s an incredible listener, extremely punctual and professional and very commital! Most importantly, she establishes a safe and comfortable environment for her clients.”

Christopher McDonald, Principal Connector of Connections First
“Van is a remarkable hard-working individual who works diligently to establish good relations with her clients. Her dedication to excellence and attention to detail makes her a valuable ally. I greatly enjoy her skills in communication as they are extremely useful in dealing with various situations.. not to mention a pleasure to converse with as well.

She approaches situations from various directions and provides wonderful insight to assist in solving issues in the most efficient and effective manner. In this crazy world of toxicity, she is the one person that will power through and deal with things in a logical and honest manner.”

Trung Nguyen, FanimeCon & Silicon Valley Comic Con
“messageNOW has done a lot to help the 300 Pound Vegan team. From the start, they knew we needed a website and better branding to up our game. They introduced us to a business guru and expert brand strategist, Ethan Fialkow.

They understood the importance of creating an overall great brand experience. messageNOW worked alongside L7 Ventures to ensure our brands were cohesive with the business, branding, and marketing/pr strategy, and that it was aligned with our mission and goals. Their work far exceeded our expectations.

Van and her team started with Research & Due Diligence phase to know everything there is to know about our brand, weaknesses, and strengths as well as our competitors’. They came up with an effective social media strategy from username selection and complete customized profiles for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. When there was a problem they work quickly to find a solution.

Other services messageNOW has provided to us: facilitating and filtering opportunities w/ brands, PR consulting, some social media management with press opportunities, Press Kit creation, Research & Due Diligence, and Operations: team training.

Their professionalism is unmatched and the quality of their work speaks for itself. Their attention to detail was exactly what the company needed. Not to mention Van was an absolute pleasure to work with from beginning to end. I can’t thank her and her partners enough for the messageNOW company overhaul!”

Paige Carter, Co-Founder of 300 Pound Vegan
“Since partnering with messageNOW our documentary “The Principle” has had incredible breakthroughs. Van and her network have secured national live interviews with Coast to Coast AM (twice!), Breitbart Sirius XM Radio, Gavin MacInnes, and features in Forbes, LA Times, and dozens of popular podcasts and blogs.

The result?
We are killing it on ITunes and Amazon, we just signed with Vubiquity for TVOD on fifteen cable and satellite TV networks throughout Latin America, and our digital distributor has prepared a plan for international digital distribution of our film across major streaming and TVOD platforms throughout the world.

MessageNOW got it done for “The Principle” in a big way, and we will definitely be partnering on future projects.”

Rick DeLano, Founder of Stellar Motion Pictures & Film Producer
“The office had massive improvements with Van there. I couldn’t imagine a better person to work with, she’s a valuable member to any business. She motivates others in the office. She was there to catch our mistakes, even showed up to work with a fever instead of staying home because she didn’t want to abandon our staff or patients, more than happy to help with anything that was needed to keep the office running smoothly, helped cut down on patient wait time with her fast set ups and break downs, did I mention she types 100wpm? She’s committed to excellence.

If you are looking for someone who will deliver you amazing results, no matter what it is, Van is the ONE. If she doesn’t already know how to do something, she will figure it out quickly. She has a great understanding of people and the ability to make patients feel safe and comfortable around her. Her approach to doing things helped the office save money and time. She’s a natural born leader with the ability to help train and educate people who were new to the office.”

Emily Schoales, Office Manager at Kevin E Lew, DDS, MD, Inc.
“At Alamitos Oral Surgery, I’ve witnessed Van put her heart, sweat, and tears to help this newly established office thrive in this competitive field. I’ve never worked with anyone more driven to raise the bar and go out of her way to continually help people improve. She has implemented protocols and strategies in place that increased office productivity, effectiveness, safety, as well as established great rapport with referring doctors and patients.

The office quickly grew thanks to Van for teaching, motivating, and training staff and surgeons at Alamitos Oral Surgery. Her ten years of dental experience combined with her expertise in marketing and PR definitely makes her the perfect person to market dental offices that want to accelerate their success and be at the forefront of their competitors. She understands people and has the skills to deliver quality results. You’d be foolish to go with a typical dental marketing agency when you can have Van. Someone who cares about your success as much as you do.”

Leslie Teo, Alamitos Oral Surgery
“Van is definitely enjoyable to relate to in business and personal matters. She is thorough, organized, down to earth as well as professional, and hosts elegant star-studded events. You can depend on her to follow through and handle your needs with the most graceful demeanor.”

Caressa Ayres, Founder of I FLOW a Jin Shin Jyutsu Studio
“messageNow is my favorite PR firm to have ever worked with because they know how to create a strategy that works with my celebrity friends, charitable organizations, and people who are starting or growing a business. You’ll enjoy working with Van and her team. She’s ever dependable and definitely the smart choice. She’s detail-oriented and asks the right questions, always on point with branding and the ultimate problem solver. Van has all the right ingredients: articulate, addicted to success, multi-talented, dedicated, highly motivated, down-to-earth, passionate about her clients’ success, empathetic, and easy to work with. All of the advice she has given in PR has been extremely helpful. It’s so refreshing to work with a competent publicist, she’s definitely an unexpected pleasure to work with, especially in the city of Los Angeles, it makes my life easier. You can count on her great judgment to steer you in the right direction to help you hit realistic goals. She oversees the projects to ensure you get stunning results. Expect nothing less than exceptional when you hire messageNOW. Not only will they go the distance, but Van also works with a winning team of individuals that thoroughly research, plan, and execute to elevate your brand.

This PR firm comes highly recommended by some of the most accomplished and highly regarded experts in the business. messageNOW is an essential resource for growing your brand presence. If you are looking for a PR firm that will keep you informed, arm you with vital insight, enhance your image, and help you produce and manage events, they have the firm where you can expect excellence.
I always feel like they stay up later than me and wake up early the next morning to make sure that I get results even better than I hoped. I’m always beyond happy with the results.”

Prabhat Gautam, Founder of Positive Television
“Whenever Van has been involved in helping my business, ROXX Vodka, I am confident it will be done with attention to detail. Whether getting a press release published or managing multiple celebrity events, it will be handled with attention to every detail. Her authentic personality, high level of customer service and assertiveness make her the perfect choice!”

Angie Nielsen, Creator and Founder of Roxx Vodka
“Van,
This is a person of incredible talents. The moment I met her I knew there was something extra special about her. First, we began to collaborate on putting a potential movie idea togehter. it was Van who said, “I have done this before for high profile clients and know how this process works. Let me go through my files and see who might be able to open doors for us . ”

Next, I approached her with a book idea, I was working on a Kindle books #Dogs and Roses# and her professional demeanor was impeccable. She began with prerequisite of my budget and then came her review. It was the way she framed her constructive feedback, it may have been difficult at the time to hear, but in the end it helped make my end product even better. Most companies will do a one two page review, she did quiet a bit more and it was if you were having a book editor review your work.

If you want someone who will truly take cares of you and all of your needs you wnat Van Nguyen working on your behalf.”

Rosalyn Khan, Coach for TEDx and Professional Speaker
“Where to start!
My experience with Van has been phenomenal so far! I don’t say this about everyone, but I can’t recall how many times the word brilliant came out of my mouth when I spoke with her. She’s got the brain of a critical thinker that can solve almost any problem and with such great fashion sense that is applied beautifully across different forms of communications for my audience. What I mean by that is she has such a great understanding of people and what attracts them through a simplistic approach that garners fetching results. There’s a beauty to the way she translates my thoughts into words that is clear and captivating to help me tell my story. Whenever I encountered an issue or had a question, Van took the time out to explain it to me and would send me great resources that helped me build my brand. I can count on her to be thorough and best of all she cares about my results.

Since I’ve started working with Van I’ve learned a great deal about branding and how to appeal to my target audience as a Kundalini Yoga Instructor in my niche as well as my focus on Alzheimer’s (as the Ambassador for ARPF and WAM). She has given me valuable feedback and helped me with my bio, created a much more effective strategy for my website and branding, amped up my social media game with effective strategies to grow my following, and great tips to make my life better. She’s always working on improving herself daily and there’s just so much knowledge you can gain from being around her. There’s no one I trust more to help me grow my brand than Van.

After speaking with her you’ll know what I mean. She doesn’t just know her stuff, she executes just as well as she can explain it.”

Arezu Kaywanfar, Kundalini Yoga Instructor
“Van has a talent for aesthetics. I am honored to have such a talented and stylish friend with such a big heart. One of my fondest and earliest memory of Van is from high school. I have 2 younger sisters who were going to prom, my family was extremely poor and we were financially limited on what we can do for both my sisters on their prom night…. Until Van came to the rescue. She helped pick out my sister’s dress(on a budget), did my sister’s hair and makeup and let them borrow her accessories which tied their prom ensemble together. After she worked her magic on them, they looked like a million bucks. I was so appreciative of her good nature and compassion, we’ve stayed good friends since.

Van not only is a great person, she is extremely knowledgable in the latest trends and is highly professional. For example, before I reinvent my look, I always consult with Van before I make a decision. She gives great advice, and you can trust her to work with top quality people.

She understands personal branding, without a doubt. She understands women’s body, and what looks great on different body types. she’s a great communicator, very honest without being offensive. No matter the occasion or purpose, whether it’s a wedding, prom, televised interview, night out on the town, conference, networking event, red carpet event, or everyday wear, she’ll make sure you look your absolute best! I’ve known Van for almost two decades now, and I can attest to her talent.

I found it very enjoyable to work with her. She’s articulate, creative, highly ethical, and very attentive to her clients. You can rest assure her standards are always high. I highly recommend her!”

Tammy Ruebsamen
“Working with Van helped me see the industry in a different light and her professionalism made it an overall amazing experience! On time, always prepared, and has an eye for good business and what’s happening NOW in the industry. I got to be part of a gifting suite van produced last year and it was such a fantastic turnout, people stayed for hours and enjoyed the positive atmosphere. The production was such a success, she even had the LA Times come out and cover me for an interview! Definitely look forward to our next time working together. Thank you, Van!”

Jessie Nole, Model
“I had the pleasure of meeting Van in person. She gave me a great recommendation for a private investigator and is very giving of her time. She definitely hustles hard, has a great attitude, and is 110% committed to her work!”

Mike Lin, Angel Investor
“Van shows that she is the best person for the job by her action and results. She does the research and puts in extra care in what she does and you can tell in every post, message and conversation you have with her.”

Alexia Anastasio, Film Maker and Director
“Since I began working with Van my confidence and drive has never been better. She honors my sensitivities as an artist and my needs as a person, while gently and firmly pushing me to breakthrough my limitations, learn from all my setbacks and embrace change and personal growth that rounds me out as a whole person. She goes above and beyond to help me see the best version of myself, from styling, to social media instruction, I feel like I have more than just a publicist. She is my friend. You will be hard pressed to find all of this in a more genuine and honest person. She puts her all into everything she does. I am so grateful to work with her and I absolutely and highly recommend her!”

Pearl Lyon, Music Producer
“I have had the pleasure of working with Van and her team for almost a year. They are a very professional, business-minded team with a twist of fun, youthful energy. I manage a business that has been a staple in the beauty industry for over 40 years. And as you can imagine, after 40+ years in an ever-changing industry, you need to keep it fresh, young and relevant. Which is exactly why we partnered with them. This team was able to put our brand in front of that exact audience. We have a few projects in the pipeline and I look forward to many more!”

Courtney Palmer, Thibiant Beverly Hills
“We LOVED being a part of the MTV VMAs 2015 Celebrity Gifting Lounge hosted at The London West Hollywood! Brambila Salon got to do hair styling on site, we made great connections, and got good media and social media coverage, along with priceless photos of celebrities and our product out of the two-day amazing experience!”

Mary Brambila, President of Brambila Salon
“It’s hard to find a competent marketing firm. After numerous disappointments, finding Van was a turning point. I brought Van into my business to help consult me on the most effective digital marketing strategy with a budget I had in mind. Her abilities to solve problems and get things done quickly are reassuring. There were many things that Van caught that were previously missed by previous firms. It was a good feeling to work with someone that really understands the psychology of my consumers! Her innovative ideas and great insight into branding and marketing were invaluable.

I highly recommend Van and messageNOW for anyone that is looking for the best PR and Marketing firm to help them get an edge on their competitors.”

Dung Nguyen, Co-Founder of FR.Sport
“Van has given me invaluable advice on marketing and seeing projects thru. Her insight has been extremely useful, as she gets to the core of the issues and brings projects into clarity.”

Thomas Monroe, Musician at Saint Blasphemer
“I cannot recommend Van and MessageNOW highly enough!

I have had the wonderful experience of working with Van and her talented team on many projects. Her keen eye for detail and ability to discern great quality is a rarity in her industry. She has an understanding of how people behave and think and that is a powerful skill to have especially in public relations and marketing. Her whole focus is always on helping people achieve goals that help them connect well with their audience. Her approach to PR is effective in that she looks at the short and long term goals and everything is well researched to create really smart strategies that help improve their overall brand strategy. Her clients are handled with great care. You can expect great communication from Van and trust she’ll do her best to give you the best results!

Do yourself a favor and give them a call today!!!”

Ethan Fialkow, Founder of L7 Ventures

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