Testimonials
"As I consider the business relationships I’ve established over the years, there are several companies that stand out. Graf-Martin Communications is one of them. I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Ellen Graf-Martin and Tim Underwood. They are visionary, out-of-the-box thinkers, with a unique ability to progress and move ahead without throwing tradition to the wind. They readily accept challenges and most importantly, they listen. I heartily recommend them!"- Pat Chown, Owner, Foundation Distributing Inc. / FDIDigital
"The Publicity, Marketing and professionalism of Graf-Martin was beyond our expectation. They made us feel top-notch from the first connection. We were impressed with the organization and execution of the publicity as well as the way they handled us each step of the way. As new authors, they treated us like top clients which shows that they have an incredible staff that makes everyone feel special and important to their business. The vast media outlets they exposed us to was fantastic and truly helped get the word out about our book in a huge way. It was a great experience and we look forward to working with them again soon!"- Todd and Tara Storch, Authors, Taylor's Gift
"Ellen, Tim and their team, stepped it up and created an end product that would show little signs of it having been self-published. Their professionalism, insights to effective promotion, and attention to detail, enabled my book, Youth Ministry: Now & Not Yet, to become a valuable resource to the Church as it is reaching across Canada and beyond. I am grateful for the chance to work with Graf-Martin Communications on this project. They truly know their market, have top skill level in a variety of areas, and excel in seeing their client's dreams come to reality."
- Matt Wilkinson, Author, YouthMatter
"We deeply appreciate the way Ellen and her team collaborated with us in our re-branding. It was a formidable challenge to distill the DNA, values and vision of a global organization into something simple, clear and yet flexible and scalable into the future. They showed great patience as the process took longer on our side. Most importantly, they walked with us in confidence that we ourselves would discover our core message; then, they helped us to map out the way forward and create a shared playbook to keep our whole team moving together. We wish we would have discovered Graf-Martin Communications much sooner! The result has been a renewed confidence and energy in our mission. Our progress has also stirred OM internationally to commit to a similar re-thinking which I am sure will yield great rewards. When we need further help, we know who we will connect with."
- Greg Kernaghan, Director of Communications, OM Canada
"One of the more challenging tasks for a writer is promotion of their books.Graf-Martin Communications took the sting out of that task as they promoted "Chasing the Wind", the non-fiction category award winner of the 2010 Word Alive Press Publishing Contest. Their vast catalogue of contacts had me busy with television, radio and newspaper interviews from the day the book was published. They also helped me navigate the social media highway, which was a huge help in promoting the book. Thank you for your professionalism and hard work."
- Robert White, Author, "Chasing The Wind"
"Tim (at Graf-Martin) was extremely knowledgeable and delivered results with my search engine optimization. I had tried learning on my own, but he was able to give me that extra boost and help I required. I saw results, when my google places page jumped into the elusive top 7 almost immediately. Thanks again!"- Dr. Rob Green, Owner, Chiropractor
"Effectiveness and success depend on good communication now more than ever before. That communication needs to be engaging, clear and broad, reaching your audience by the best means available in today's diverse media world. Graf-Martin Communications provides that expertise. Ellen and her team draw on years of hands-on experience in charitable work, the publishing industry and marketing to devise the most effective strategy to get your message heard by the people who matter most to your endeavours. They work to high standards of personal service, creativity and excellence, as well, enhancing your good reputation with your audience. I recommend Graf-Martin Communications to you with the utmost confidence that your needs will be met exceedingly well."- George Werner, PAOC Global Worker in Europe and (former) Director of Mission Canada , the PAOC
"You've done a wonderful job at opening doors, keeping me informed and making me feel comfortable each step of the way. I've felt like I was in good hands since our first connection."- Nancy Williams, Author, "Secrets to Parenting Your Adult Child"
"Tim has provided great service for myself as an expert in the "internet marketing world". Regardless of the issue that is presented to Tim he finds the answer in a timely manner and continued to work above and beyond what was expected of him through our contract. Through my personal experience with Tim I would be more than happy to refer friends and family members to seek services from him". "- Dr Jason Price, Owner, Price Health Centre
"You worked tirelessly... and you provided not only excellent leadership but a wonderful sense of allowing me to feeling totally welcome and a part of the process. I will definitely not hesitate to recommend both you and Graf-Martin as a company based upon true excellence."- Brien Thurston, Owner, Pet Loss Canada
"They've far exceeded my expectations and in a short time got me up and going. I’ve found their help most efficient, user friendly and significantly helpful. It was very evident they know the intricacies of social networking and were able to get me started quickly and patiently, willing to answer so many of my questions. I would highly recommend their services. "- Dr. Irving Whitt, Coordinator, PAOC GlobalEd (Global Education and Leadership Training Services)
"On numerous occasions and with many of my titles, Ellen Graf-Martin has arranged radio and television interviews - always timely, strategic, and accurate. If Ellen does it, it will be done right. Without hesitation, I highly recommend her. "- Dr. Gary Chapman, best selling author, The Five Love Languages and Love As a Way of Life
"It is with the greatest confidence that I recommend Graf-Martin Communications’ services to you. It’s been my delight to work with Tim Underwood and Ellen Graf-Martin for over three years now, as business partners and as friends. They are highly skilled at determining an author’s core message and then crafting it in unique and creative ways to best reach individuals, ministries, churches and key influencers through the various media platforms in Canada. They are responsive, thorough, dependable and bring the utmost integrity and passion to each and every project."- Brittany Lassiter, International Marketing Specialist, Thomas Nelson Publishers
"I have been working with Ellen Graf-Martin for the past three years at Thomas Nelson through many projects. She has been a tremendous public relations resource to the Max Lucado team and has helped Max to get on some of the top shows of Canada. We have been proud to call her a friend and will enjoy working with her for years to come."- Dave Schroeder, Senior Director of Marketing , Max Lucado Brand at Thomas Nelson Publishers
"I am very happy to recommend Graf-Martin Communications. Ellen worked diligently to arrange and manage the Canadian publicity tour for my book, Eating Royally, which sold extraordinarily well and is now in its fourth printing! Appearances on major television programs like eTalk Daily, Breakfast TV, Canada AM and CBC News:world were complemented by features in Hello! Magazine, the Toronto Star and National Post newspapers as well as major radio interviews. Ellens amazing promotion took my book straight to number one on the Amazon International cookbooks list. Ellen packed so much media into my short trip to Canada my head was spinning, but she had everything under control at all times. I cannot speak highly enough of her and I will insist that my publishers contact her when my next book comes out!"- Darren McGrady, Author of "Eating Royally" and Former Chef to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales,
"For the last five years, I've worked with Ellen Graf-Martin. Our talk show pretty much interviews an author per week, and of all the publicists I've worked with, from Hollywood to New York, Ellen has been by far the most thorough and most enjoyable. She is precise and thorough in her communication and bends over backwards to book any author we ask for. Ellen has gotten to know us quite well so she only pitches the guests she feels would be a good match for our format."- Drew Marshall, Host, The Drew Marshall Show
"It is my great privilege to highly recommend Ellen Graf-Martin. She handled the publicity for my book, A New Kind of Normal (Thomas Nelson Publishers) in Canada and did a phenomenal job! Ellen is a visionary, creative thinker who has extraordinary relational skills. She developed a publicity tour for this book that was unequaled by other marketing specialists. She does her work with professionalism and passion, with a strong desire to see her efforts result in maximum impact. I was very impressed with her commitment to discovering add-on opportunities, beyond the typical publicity tour.
I have rarely worked with anyone who is so efficient and dedicated to getting the job done right and to maximizing my time to the fullest extent.
Words I would use to describe her are: honest, energetic, knowledgeable, congenial and fun, committed, enthusiastic, and purposeful."
- Carol Kent, Bestselling Author, Speak Up With Confidence and A New Kind of Normal
"Ellen has arranged radio and television publicity for me for many years in Canada. I have found Ellen to be hardworking, diligent, conscientious, well organized but, on top of that, a gracious people person and very easy to work with.I would trust Ellen in any situation. She’s a leader, doer, and has the great quality of handling her responsibilities efficiently and with a great deal of professionalism."
- Dr. Kevin Leman, Psychologist and Bestselling Author, The Birth Order Book
"Ellen Graf-Martin has worked hard to sell my books into Canada and has done an amazing job! She knows the market well, and she is an absolute delight to work with. I highly recommend her!"- Colleen Coble, Bestselling Author, the "Rock Harbor" Series and the "Lonestar" Series
"I’m writing this letter to express my gratitude for all you have done to make my radio show on Shine FM even more compelling and encouraging for our listeners. Thank you so much for all of the author interviews you’ve arranged for me to do and for the books you’ve sent to the station as on air giveaways. Being able to offer our listeners an opportunity to win the books has been such a vital way of connecting with them on the phone. The author interviews have made a great impression for our station, as they promoted the books to the perfect audience who would have an interest in purchasing them. Your prompt attention to my last minute author interview requests has been so appreciated. Whenever you have handled a task, I always could count on it being done in a quick and thorough manner. I wish you every success in the future, and look forward to working with you again soon!"
- Beth M. Warden, Host, "Todays Family with Beth Warden" on Shine FM/Touch Canada Broadcasting stations
"Ellen is unlike most business partners I have ever had the pleasure to work with in the publishing industry. I enjoyed Ellen's tenacity, creativity and results driven approach to marketing and publicizing our authors and books. Ellen has a gift in communication with media contacts, author-agent relationships and writing skills that always gave our releases added exposure that resulted in increased sales. I would find a place for Ellen in any organization seeking a self motivated, outside the box thinker in marketing and public relations."- Brian Mitchell, Director of Marketing, Big Idea, Inc.
"Ellen has great promotional and organizational skills and a rare knowledge of the Canadian book market."- Doug Koop, Editorial Director, ChristianWeek