168 media group, llc (Referred to as 168) is a web and print media services company. In business since 1997, the principals of the company have over 20 years combined experience in the marketing, web, and print industries at many levels.
Providing businesses with high quality, diverse solutions that are innovative, yet affordable is our primary focus. We are in the unique position to consider our company a "one-stop-shop" for your creative, marketing, and web development needs.
Our customer focus means that we provide easy-to-use tools and solutions that empower you to take control with little or no ongoing expenses. Custom programming, e-commerce and hosting are second nature to us and extremely affordable compared to the competition.
168 offers online promotion and marketing services that guarantee the results you need to succeed on the internet battle ground. Our mission is to provide you with a high return on your investment and help your business grow and succeed. That is the bottom line and our ultimate goal.
Additionally, we are a full service creative studio with the ability to create everything from your initial corporate identity and business cards to the design of your advertising and sales materials.
Utilizing our unique pool of talents and resources, 168 provides powerful services for over 150 companies. We've nurtured businesses from the first stroke of their logo design to helping them make an impact on the national and international marketplace.
Our Mission Statement
We will be a leading provider for businesses seeking affordable, yet highly effective solutions to grow, market and manage their business via the internet. Our goal is to provide value through quality solutions, innovation and customer service.
Christopher Auman
President/Creative Director/Project Manager/Digital Magician
Christopher has been working professionally field since 1989, and has a diversified portfolio in web and print.
With a degree in graphic design and illustration from The University of Akron, Chris started out in the working world by diving in head first in 1994 where he was the design director for an advertising agency in Fairlawn Ohio.
Before joining 168, Chris was President of Creative Interactive in Canton Ohio and a member of the national creative team at Knight Ridder Digital (KRI). He is experienced at managing any job in web and print and able to perform just about any task related to design and marketing on the web.
To round it all out, Chris is an accomplished photographer and artist, music nut, husband and father of two.
Why 168?
The name 168 originally came about as we were searching for a way to describe our dedication to our clients. Since our business is the internet our name needed to reflect the "always on" idea that is the internet. If you multiply 24x7 you get 168 and that is our commitment to your business. Whether you need hosting, service, support or advice 168 will be there for you.
Here are some other reasons why we (may have) chose to name our business after a number:
God created the world in exactly 168 hours. (Not that we have a God complex)
Our heart beats over 100,000 times daily to move blood 168 million miles around our body.
The shows The Rifleman (1958-1963), Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971), Mary Tyler Moore, (1970-1977) and The Practice (1997-2004) all ran for exactly 168 episodes.
The pronunciation of 168 in Chinese is yuk lo bat which sounds like yuk lo fat which means on the road to prosperity.
There is a restaurant 168 just off Keeaumoku Street near Ala Moana in Honolulu Hawaii. (We dream of going there)
If you search for the number 168 on Google you get 37,800,000 responses.
The comic Daredevil #168 was the first appearance of Elektra!
You can buy the Strange Tales comic #168 for around $10
SDRAM computer chips have 168 pins
Regarding the Alpha Romeo 168: With a potential sales crisis looming and their reputation in jeopardy, Alfa's Hong Kong-savvy sales representatives made an unprecedented move and quickly cabled Fiat management for permission to substitute the much-maligned 164 emblem with one now marked 168. The number 168 is perhaps the luckiest in all of Hong Kong as it is similar to the word for prosperity and wealth (a single license plate bearing the number 8 was once auctioned off to a private owner for more than one million U.S. dollars). Therefore, what was originally one of the worst rear insignias imaginable instantly became one of the best: 168 means "the more you go the more prosperous you'll be." Thus the 164, or 168, was rescued from certain "death" and continues to be one of Alfa Romeo's most popular automobiles.