Committed to excellence, M2K Public Relations takes a hands-on approach to each and every client. Three agency owners coming together as one, we each bring a unique perspective, experience, expertise, and superpower to your organization.
Kelly Cioe | Owner
Kelly brings more than 25 years of strategic public and media relations counsel to local, regional, and national clients in the technology, retail, healthcare, construction, and non-profit sectors. Both a high-level strategist and aggressive practitioner, Kelly draws on her business experience, industry knowledge, persuasive communications, and strong media relationships to help clients raise their awareness, reach their constituencies, and achieve their business objectives.
Superpowers: strategic direction, master storyteller, and uber organizer
Melissa McIntyre | Owner
Melissa is a proven public relations professional with a wide range of experience providing counsel to local, regional and national clients in media relations, public affairs, crisis management, and media training. Known as a collaborative team member that has led to long term relationships with clients, media professionals, and peers alike. A proven company spokesperson developer through initial tailored media training sessions followed by ongoing interview preparation that includes changing company messaging for targeted audiences and events. Prepared to provide ideation and counsel to long term clients as well as individuals and companies that need assistance in times of crisis or company growth.
Superpowers: media pitching, media training, and a natural conversationalist
Melissa Watkins | Owner
With over two decades of experience, Melissa is the consummate PR professional. Melissa handles public relations, PR strategy, press releases, media relations, community relations, crisis management, copy writing, content writing and management, social media strategy, SEO, and provides ongoing PR counsel for a variety of clients. Her experience spans several industries: Healthcare, Lifestyle/Beauty brands, Technology, Financial Services and Home & Building Supplies where she has earned awards on both the client and agency side of the business. She is a public speaker, media training coach, digital content writer, trend forecaster, and avid researcher.
Superpowers: big creative ideas, thinking outside of the box, and research guru extraordinaire
“The M2K team members have been vital to the success of UScellular brand awareness in the regions they serve. They have brought valuable strategic thinking and creativity to develop and successfully implement hundreds of programs on behalf of our company over the years. They have the media relationships in place to be responsive in times of crisis or to take advantage of opportunities to place spokespeople where they are needed to insert corporate messages into a positive media story.”
Chris Bauer, UScellular communications manager
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