It was a thrill to use our event marketing background to teach Kids n’ Kinship mentors how to better market their program during events. Media Relations has provided publicity services for Kid n’ Kinship, a local nonprofit mentoring organization, for many years....
Checkerboard Strategic Web Development President Jason Kocina was recently interviewed by the Star Tribune’s Todd Nelson for the newspaper’s Movers & Shakers column. Kocina used this opportunity to introduce even more Minnesota businesses to this award-winning...
When Publicist Sallie Crowl told Star Tribune editors about Heather Champine’s recent promotion to partner, they caught a glimpse of the excitement around the office. They highlighted her promotion in the business section of the Sunday paper, sharing the story with...
Every day our Media Relations Agency team secures between three and four radio, TV, online and print media placements in the U.S. and Canada. Each month, we honor one publicist’s dedication and hard work with the Rock Star Award, and another for going above and beyond...
When Media Relations opened a new office in Ft. Myers, Florida, we hit the jackpot when Klaudia Balogh became our first Florida-based employee. Klaudia shares several qualities with the majority of our publicity team, including strong PR instincts and a commitment to...
Our publicity clients give us rave reviews for our client services, including our creative and interactive monthly Return on Investment (ROI) reports. These reports enable clients to easily share the media placements we arrange with their prospects and co-workers....
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer Robin Kocina has been named to the Top Women in Finance Circle of Excellence, by Finance & Commerce Magazine. Women chosen to the Circle of Excellence are among the Twin Cities’ top achievers honored by this year’s...
After 50 years of sponsoring design competitions, Graphic Design USA calls Checkerboard’s three awards a rarity Burnsville-based Checkerboard Strategic Web Development has earned the unusual distinction of winning three American Graphic Design Awards Certificates of...
Heather Champine, Vice President of Media Production at Media Relations Agency, has been promoted to partner. Champine has been teaching clients how to harness the power of publicity to sell products since 1997. She has experience in developing and managing hundreds...
Media Relations has an extensive and long-standing roster of health, fitness and lifestyle clients, including the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). The NSCA’s certification programs are the industry’s gold standards, so when we decided to get...
