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Kathleen Buczko, Partner |
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Kathleen has over 15 years of public
relations and marketing communications
experience in the computer, electronics,
telecommunications, energy, utilities,
healthcare, packaged goods and franchising
industries. Throughout the last decade, she
has managed launch, crisis and reputation
communications as well as other issues that
impact the reputation and integrity of the
firm's clients in the U.S., UK and Europe.
Before becoming a consultant specializing in
strategic communications and reputation
management, Kathleen was Director of Public
Relations at Epson America, Inc. While at
Epson, she was responsible for the strategic
development and direction of the company's
public relations and reputation management
program for the Western Hemisphere,
developing online and offline management
programs that set a new standard in the
imaging industry.
Previously, she was managing supervisor at
Manning, Selvage & Lee, Los Angeles, Calif.,
supervising high technology accounts such as
Motorola Computer Group, Pioneer Electronics
and Sega. Her experience spans both
business-to-business and
business-to-consumer clients -- from
launching beers to closing nuclear power
plants. Kathleen is often tapped by
professional associations to share her
expertise as a speaker at conferences
worldwide. Kathleen began her career as a
member of the media at WDIV‑TV, an NBC
affiliate.
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Mark Burkel, Partner
Mark brings more than 20 years of providing dispersed or
otherwise inaccessible information to targeted publics. Mark
is the creator of the firm’s media placement tool, Impact
Mapping, and is a research and database management expert. Through his efforts, we can track the impact of public relations activities and other information events on sales and stock price
while planning your next move.
Prior to joining NMC Partners, he worked in real estate
analysis for First Interstate Bank and pioneered the use of
data management to expand market penetration of emerging
banking products.
While undoubtedly one of the few PR people who has studied
time-series analysis and taught statistics, Mark is a highly
capable PR practitioner who leads his clients to high-value
placements in leading publications. His tactics shape the
perception of client activities into award-winning
activities. Most recently, one of his clients was
recognized by an international research organization for
their innovative use of technology. Mark's work with another client,
the GPS division of Pharos Science and Applications resulted
in it being recently honored as having the most awards in
the GPS category--beating much larger rivals TomTom, Garmin
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