Scott Bateman
The company was founded in 2007 by Scott Bateman, an online media expert with more than 30 years of experience as a writer, editor and online general manager.
He spent 21 years of his career at Cox Enterprises and Media General, two of the largest media companies in the U.S.
Bateman launched the first public Web site for Cox Enterprises in 1995 and led the company’s Internet operations at a Seattle TV station, Dayton newspaper and TV station, and Virginia Beach cable operation.
Promise Media Services
The company specializes in Web site promotion, search engine optimization and site development using ExpressionEngine. Contact Scott Bateman for more information.
He left Cox for Media General in 2002 and was responsible for all of that company’s 30 Web sites in Virginia, a staff of nearly 50 people and a highly profitable operation.
He left Media General in 2007 to fulfill a longtime goal of launching his own Internet publishing and consulting business.
He publishes a guide to Caribbean vacations, which is the result of numerous trips to the region. He uses it as a testing platform for search engine optimization and other site promotional tactics.
Bateman launched an RSS portal for all Virginia newspapers who are members of the Virgina Press Association. The site is HeadlineVA.com.
He also published a similar portal for the Texas press associations at TXheadlines.com and the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association at MDDCnews.com.
His consulting and project management expertise covers all major functions of online general management including content, finance, marketing, advertising, and strategic planning.
Promise Media provides online marketing strategies for content-rich Web sites. It also publishes a guide to best Caribbean vacations to test online tactics.