Thoughtful communications for
brands and people who do
good things in the world.
Kind Publicity is a boutique media agency specializing in intentional PR strategy, dynamic storytelling, and brand identity for lifestyle brands, innovators, and disruptors.
We specialize in positioning our clients as experts in their industry through targeted media placements, editorials, brand strategy, social media management, and thought leadership.
We are a bi-coastal agency with offices located in
NYC, Connecticut, and Los Angeles.
SERVICES
media
online, print & broadcast placements
product placements
business development
brand identity
media consulting & strategy
crisis communications
partnerships/collabs
writing
thought leadership
content writing
copywriting
ghostwriting
interviews
blog posts
articles
coaching
bios
visual identity
lookbooks
e-newsletters
online & print marketing collateral
social media graphics
pitch decks
websites
social media
content calendars
analysis & reporting
account management
account revamps
promotions & collabs
digital media strategy
paid ad strategy
SERVICES
Recently...
marnie goodfriend, CEO/founder
Marnie is a widely published journalist, content creator, and writing coach with over 10 years of experience writing for media outlets, companies, and individuals. As a media consultant, she specializes in amplifying underrepresented voices through persuasive storytelling and memorable messaging.
Marnie was a contributing editor for HealthyWomen, and a columnist for She Knows. Select bylines include TIME, Washington Post, LA Weekly, Yahoo, Health, CSQ, Ravishly, Hello Giggles, Cleaver and The Rumpus. She has written over forty profiles on changemakers, including Rosanna Arquette, Rose McGowan, Angella Nazarian, Brittany Kaiser, and Corie Mattie, female entrepreneurs, and women moving the needle in STEM and the metaverse at Facebook, Microsoft, Logitech, Amazon, Tile, and Mythical Games.
She's honed her developmental editing skills as a creative nonfiction editor at Angels flight • literary west and The Nervous Breakdown's essays editor. Her content creation and design work includes projects for Macy’s, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Spark Networks, Universal Music, Sony Music, the Alexis Arquette Family Foundation, Madame Lemy, and many others. She has over a decade of hands-on experience managing social media accounts, securing brand partnerships, and designing websites and online graphics.
Marnie is also a ghostwriter of TED talks, speeches, essays, and op-eds for activists and thought leaders spearheading the MeToo movement, environmental issues, sex trafficking, the homeless, and philanthropy. She is available for one-on-one coaching and teaches workshops on personal essays, writing through trauma, and writing and the body. Her clients’ work has been featured in the New York Times, Elle, Glamour, Los Angeles Times, InStyle, and many others.
After living in Los Angeles for over a decade, Marnie recently moved to Connecticut with her bullpei rescue, Dempsey. In her spare time, you'll find her playing tennis, volunteering, baking three-layer cakes, and talking to deer.
Select PAST AND PRESENT CLIENTS
Angels Flight • literary west
Alexis Arquette Family Foundation
Rosanna Arquette
Best Start Communities
Columbia Records
Dr. Emeka Aludogbu
Garden Girls HTX
Homeboy Industries
Island Records
Bastion Elevate (consulting)
Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County
Junior League of Los Angeles
Loftie
Kathy Kaehler
Madame Lemy
mediabistro.com
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, LA)
PAVE (Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment)
Your Brand Amplified (consulting)
With Sara PR (consulting)
Pixi Cosmetics
Carolyn Clark Powers
RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)
Spark Networks
ThermiV
To Be of Service (documentary)
The Rethink Group
Unnamed Press, Los Angeles
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