Partners

Don Akchin Strategic Communications is proud to be a partner with these fine individuals and organizations:

MKCREATIVE

MKCREATIVE is a full-service agency supporting social enterprises, socially-responsible corporations, and nonprofit organizations that provide community-enhancing services or products. The agency’s mission is to help their clients create positive change through the strategic use of graphic design, marketing and public relations.

Rick Pallansch

Rick Pallansch is an outstanding graphic designer who always puts the marketing aims of the client ahead of the artistic impact of the design. He has an extensive, successful track record in design and creative management at colleges and universities, most recently Towson University.

The Array Group

The Array Group acts as an outsourced Information Technology department for small companies and nonprofits, solving a host of technical issues from removing viruses to networking to providing remote access. Pablo Jusem and his staff take pride in showing clients ways to use the latest tech tools to operate more efficiently – and save money doing it.

Mael Consulting

Dr. Fred Mael, the head of Mael Consulting, provides quantitative and qualitative research, among many other consulting services in the areas of performance management and employee selection systems, employee and customer loyalty and retention, organizational culture analysis, and best practices studies. He also provides executive coaching and process facilitation to executives, senior managers, and entrepreneurs. He conducts training seminars in areas such as mentoring employees, coping with fear of change, work-life balance, and retention of employees and nonprofit volunteers.

Curtis 1000

A national company with a strong mid-Atlantic presence, Curtis 1000 is a full-service  printer with special  expertise in direct mail production and fulfillment, integrated print and Internet solutions, e-marketing and multichannel marketing.  They have a strong niche in higher education marketing.

Sir Speedy Printing, Owings Mills

This locally owned printing company  provides both offset and digital printing, direct mail and email marketing, mailing services, promotional products and signs, posters and banners. The owners and staff take customer satisfaction seriously and take pains to understand and meet their customers’ marketing needs

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