Marino.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Turn 2 Foundation, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

a 501(c)3 organization that focuses on promoting and fostering academic excellence, leadership development and positive behavior.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Marino. to accomplish?

• Public relations
• increased visibility
• Scripting and storytelling

SOLUTION

How did you find Marino.?

Referral

Why did you select Marino. over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Marino. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Strategic communications, public relations, and social media services to increase visibility for Turn 2 Foundation, its leadership, programs, and events. Key areas of support include event promotion and communications, media relations, executive thought leadership, interview preparation, editorial content development for Turn 2 Magazine, as well as social media strategy, content creation and management.  

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Increased exposure of our events, programs and brand; success around our events has also led to renewed partnerships.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were amazing and always respectful of planned timelines. they also were readily available to assist when things happened that were unexpected and unplanned.

What was your primary form of communication with Marino.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

the synergy in our core values.  They always understood what we were about as an organization and very respectful of making sure that their work and values reflected our mission.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Marino. could have done differently?

Only thing Marino couldve done differently is to have partnered with us sooner.  They have been an amazing and necessary addition to our organizations efforts.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Communications Director of Skanska

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Skanska is a leading global construction and development firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Marino. to accomplish?

• Increase brand exposure for our projects, people, and initiatives

SOLUTION

How did you find Marino.?

Referral

Why did you select Marino. over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Marino. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Media pitching, story generation (press release, articles etc) interview prep materials and follow up correspondence. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Increased brand exposure for our initiatives in Philadelphia, NYC, and Boston.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Yes. All timelines were met.

What was your primary form of communication with Marino.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Good media reach, they come up with good ideas, and their writing product is very good.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Marino. could have done differently?

Greater reach into the television side of media.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CAO of New York Edge

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

New York Edge is the largest provider of free afterschool and summer camp programming in NYC; severing 35,000 kids annually.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Marino. to accomplish?

• Increase local and national visibility in the press.
• Increase invitations to speak, recognitions and awards for our work.

SOLUTION

How did you find Marino.?

Referral

Why did you select Marino. over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Marino. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

• Annual media relations strategy  and execution. (Ongoing)
• Ad Campaign: Advertising strategy, design, production and execution which included production of video, graphics, etc for ads on tv, radio, online, etc. (One-time)
• Reporting on the above. (Ongoing)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We receive press coverage and awards consistently. Our ad campaign resulted in increased recognition of our brand and web traffic.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The team is effective, responsive and approachable. They are very good at laying out timing, expectations and meeting them.

What was your primary form of communication with Marino.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The team is very creative and collaborative. They go above and beyond to connect their clients to one another when it makes sense and develop opportunities based on those partnerships.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Marino. could have done differently?

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