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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. 

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SERVICES

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

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ABOUT

marnie goodfriend, CEO/founder

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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. 

CLIENTS

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

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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

CONTACT

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TALK 

323.206.6469

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