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Integrity Media

 
Hoover's Profile: Integrity Media, Inc.
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Integrity Media, Inc.
1000 Cody Rd.
Mobile, AL 36695
AL Tel. 251-633-9000
Fax 251-776-5014

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.integritymusic.com
Employees: 218

Those who say media companies are soulless machines have not heard of Integrity. The company produces and distributes Christian-oriented music, books, videos, and software. Integrity Media's music offerings range from praise and worship music to adult contemporary and children's titles, and include top selling compilations "Shout To The Lord" and Holy Ground. The company also owns Christian music label INO Records, and conferences and events division Integrity Live. Integrity Media distributes music and videos through retail stores in the US and more than 160 other countries, as well as through Integrity Direct, which operates direct-to-consumer channels (mail-order catalogs, music clubs, and the Web).

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $25.7M

Officers:
President: P. Michael (Mike) Coleman
SVP Finance and Administration: Donald S. (Don) Ellington
SVP Business Development and Business Affairs and Chief Networking Officer: Samuel (Sam) Chappell

Competitors:
EMI Group plc
Guideposts
Provident Music

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Integrity Media is a privately-held media communications company that publishes and distributes Christian music, films and related materials that are sold throughout the United States and in over 160 other countries.

Its corporate offices are located in Mobile, Alabama, with subsidiary offices in Tennessee and three foreign offices located in Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Integrity is known as the world's leading producer of praise and worship music and resources[citation needed].

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Integrity Asia

Integrity Asia [1] is a company located in Singapore which delivers Integrity Music products to countries in Asia-Pacific such as Singapore, Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand. They also sell other Integrity Music Christian albums that they do not sell in the United States.

Integrity Europe

Integrity Europe [2] is located in the UK and serves the markets of the UK and Ireland, and, through its distributor GMI, all of mainland Europe. Within the UK, Integrity distributes the entire Integrity Music catalogue, plus that of Provident Label Group (including Verity Records, Reunion Records, Beach Street Records and Cross Movement), Maranatha! Music, Sony Music, Time Life and Parachute Records.

Integrity Media Africa

Integrity Media Africa [3] offices is suituated in Durban, South Africa and delivers products within South Africa and into countries in Africa, such as Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana. Integrity Africa also distributes the Provident Label Groupincluding Verity Records, Reunion Records, Beachstreet Records and Cross Movement), Maranatha! Music, Furious, Planetshakers, Parachute Records and many more.

History

Originally founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987, the company grew into one of Christian music’s biggest success stories and in the process helped ignite the widespread popularity of contemporary praise and worship music.

In 2002, Integrity changed its corporate identity from Integrity Music to Integrity Media to better reflect its growth and development. That same year, Integrity purchased the Nashville-based label INO Records, home to artists MercyMe, SONICFLOOd, Darlene Zschech, Sara Groves and The Afters among others. This added greatly to Integrity’s artist roster which already included notables Don Moen, Hillsong Music, Paul Baloche and the GRAMMY Award-winning Israel and New Breed.

Together, Integrity Music and INO Records are the top independent labels in the Christian music marketplace. Their strong retail presence is due to distribution into both the Christian (Provident-Integrity Distribution) and mainstream (Columbia/Sony-BMG Distribution) marketplaces.

In addition to a retail focus, Integrity maintains its thriving Direct Response division that provides the same music, film and digital products via direct mail and Internet sales (www.integritydirect.com, www.worshipkitchen.com). Integrity also offers a unique direct mail club that provides original, inspirational greeting cards created in partnership with DaySpring/HallMark.

Integrity’s metamorphosis into a full-fledged media company is part of its ongoing commitment to providing Christ-centered products and resources to individuals, families and the Church worldwide.

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