With 10 years in the Entertainment Marketing industry, Christian Gerling has earned a reputation as a successful and innovative marketing practitioner. His current clients and events include The Seattle Aquarium, Tacoma Dome, SFX Entertainment's World Soccer Victory Tour, Showcase Productions' Holiday Food & Gift Show, and Christmas in Seattle.
Prior to founding his own agency, Gerling served as marketing manager for one of the sports and entertainment industry's most diverse companies-Detroit's Olympia Entertainment. There, Gerling promoted events for the Fox Theatre, Cobo Arena, and Joe Louis Arena-home of the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings (NHL), and the Detroit Rockers (NPSL), The Second City-Detroit comedy theatre, and various restaurant and retail establishments.
Gerling applied his entertainment marketing skills and publicity expertise for a broad range of key accounts, including The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes, Radio City Entertainment's Stage Adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, Sesame Street Live, World Wrestling Federation, Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey, Disney on Ice, NHL & Celebrity All-Star Hockey, and more.
Gerling began his entertainment marketing career at the Tacoma Dome (Tacoma, WA) as media coordinator from 1991-1996. There, Gerling created an in-house advertising agency to provide local, regional, and national clients with promotions, publicity, media placement, and sponsorship at Tacoma Dome events. He helped promote events such as Garth Brooks, the Eagles Reunion Tour, PRCA Rodeo, Discover Card Stars on Ice, Harlem Globetrotters, Seattle Sonics (NBA), Tacoma Rockets (WHL), Seattle Sounders (NPSL), and others.
Innovation, quality, experience, and effectiveness are what Christian Gerling and West Coast Entertainment Marketing™ offer your events or attractions.
Jamie also helps coordinate publicity functions
utilizing her extensive contacts in the local media market.
Prior to working with West Coast Entertainment Marketing™, Jamie spent 12
years as a news and special projects writer/producer for several television
stations. She's worked at KOMO TV (ABC), KING TV (NBC) and KIRO TV (CBS) in
Seattle, as well as KYMA TV in Arizona.
Jamie is also a dedicated volunteer in the Seattle community, serving as Vice
President and Emmy Awards Chair on the Board of Governors of the National
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Seattle Chapter. She also serves on
the board of the Wildkeeper Club at the Woodland Park Zoo. She gives her
time to Rise n' Shine and the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum.
Through her work
and volunteer experience, she has developed extensive experience in event
planning and coordination. "I love working with entertainment events" Jamie
says "It's a lot of fun, and I love seeing people have a great time!"
Christian Gerling, President
Jamie Williams
Jamie Williams joined West Coast Entertainment Marketing™ as Group
Sales/Publicity Manager. Jamie is responsible for setting up all group sales
campaigns for the entertainment events we contract. She creates and prints
flyers, updates the group sales database, coordinates tickets through venue
box office staff, and provides exceptional customer service. In addition,
she provides direction to group sales representatives located in various
regions of the Puget Sound.
Angela Palm
Angela Palm recently joined West Coast Entertainment Marketing™ as a Group Sales Representative. She is responsible for expanding group sales opportunities to companies and groups in Olympia and the South Puget Sound Region. Angela has lived in Olympia for 15 years raising her 15 year old daughter Tabatha. Through her active Lifestyle, Angela has extensive contacts in the community and finds entertainment marketing an easy sale "It's easy selling smiles!," she says.
