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Results

Due to targeted copywriting and small business
PR efforts, our clients have boosted
sales, awareness
and credibility...fast!
They enjoyed winning various
business awards and appearing in major media mentions including: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune,
The Detroit Free Press, The Los Angeles Times, Business 2.0, Fast Company, Inc.,
BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur, The Associated Press, USA Today,
CNNfn,
MSNBC, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, HGTV, Business First Television, View from the Bay, SBTV,
Comcast Newsmakers,
Bay Area Today, Focus Atlanta, eBay Radio, eWomen Network Radio, and many more.
Credibility
In addition, Rembrandt Communications®,
LLC
is the official PR expert
for Pink Magazine, Nielsen Media’s Small Business Resource Center
and
StartupNation.
And we were also
recommended
to small businesses in
The New York Times
and quoted as experts in
The Los Angeles Times.
Guarantee
Due to the nature of public
relations, it is impossible to guarantee media placements. However, we guarantee our work and have a
Better Business Bureau AA Rating!
This means that we maintain a
strong work ethic and have an excellent track record for success. But if you are
not happy with the results or our work relationship, we offer extra time and
effort to satisfy your unique goals and budget. Or, we can simply end our
contract with one month's notice.
Ann Arbor YMCA
"We hired Melanie to assist us with crisis communications planning as well as public relations. She has helped us write press releases and pitch stories to local and national media outlets to promote our community outreach and fitness programs. Melanie’s efforts and extensive media contacts have gained us national media coverage for a major health and fitness program that we are piloting. I enjoy working with her and highly recommend her for her extensive experience, professionalism and responsiveness."
Marcia Luke-van Dijk, Ann Arbor YMCA Marketing Director
Brandango Incorporated
"Melanie has a dedication to her clients that far exceeds the norm in her
industry. Melanie was able to get me the media exposure with well known
publications where others had failed. Melanie not only is dedicated to help her
clients, she goes the extra mile to formulate a good friendship with you. Having
Melanie on my team has been instrumental to my PR success. If you hire Melanie's
firm from this recommendation and you don't get the results you want I will
personally give you back 2 X your money."
Michael Lara,
Brandango Incorporated, myBRANDANGO.com President
CreativePro.com
"Thanks, Melanie! You've been great to work with."
Terri Stone, CreativePro.com Editor-In Chief
Dance Gallery Foundation
and Peter Sparling Dance Company
"Dance Gallery Studio and Peter Sparling Dance Company are so very pleased with the wonderful media relations work you do on our behalf. Your expertise on building a relationship with the media, advice on our marketing and sales writing, and prompt delivery of services has been a huge help. Since our move into a beautiful, new studio, we’re growing in size and program scope. We couldn’t, and wouldn’t, be creating Ann Arbor’s only non-profit center for dance without Rembrandt Communications on board. Thank you for your careful attention to detail and caring belief in our work."
Carol Thompson,
Past Dance Gallery/Peter Sparling Dance Company Executive Director
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Corporation
"Melanie Rembrandt is a responsible professional who worked diligently to get us the targeted publicity coverage we needed while meeting our tight deadline and budget. If you are looking for a public relations expert that gets results, look no further than Rembrandt Communications."
Neal Belitsky,
CFM, Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corporation Executive Vice President and General Manager
eePulse, Inc.™
"We've worked with other PR firms, but we never received the type of personal, professional attention that Melanie has provided to our organization. She really took the time to get to know our business, and as a result, even with a very limited budget and rushed deadlines, Melanie Rembrandt always provides personalized attention, excellent media placements focused on our target market and valuable, original content. Melanie is a dedicated, public relations professional and talented writer who helps her clients meet goals, increase brand awareness and reach higher levels of success."
Theresa Welbourne, Ph.D., eePulse, Inc. Founder and CEO
Employment Wizard/CareerSite™
"Working independently on an extremely limited budget, Melanie quickly implemented a successful public relations program and aggressively pursued all potential media opportunities."
Ed Farrell,
Past CareerSite Vice President, Marketing and Co-Founder
Griffin Restaurant Group
"I was very satisfied with the results and would not hesitate to recommend you to business associates of mine or a potential client of yours. As with any service, I asked myself whether the benefit outweighed the cost. The only way to answer this question was to give you the chance to demonstrate that benefit. You have clearly shown value to me, and should you want to pass on my name to future, potential clients, I would be happy to talk to them about what you did for me."
Gordon Matthews, Griffin Restaurant Group Vice President
InterSight Technologies, Inc.™
"The power of getting media visibility for your company is invaluable, but it is an extremely difficult process. Melanie Rembrandt, publicity expert and published writer, is one of the best we’ve found. Not only has she been able to take highly technical information and make it accessible to the mainstream, she has the character qualities that are necessary to successfully obtain media hits; namely commitment, pride and professionalism. As an outsourced expert, Melanie has been a tremendous value to us."
John Siverling, InterSight Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer
jexbo™
"As a new Mompreneur working out of both Germany and the United States, I was
looking for a trustworthy publicist who could deliver results as
cost-effectively as possible. Not only did Melanie Rembrandt help jexbo increase
awareness and credibility through fast and active public relations and writing
efforts, but she provided excellent support and advice to help start and grow
our business. If you are looking for a publicist who will act as an extension of
your team and really care about your success, hire Rembrandt Communications!"
Jill Exler, jexbo
CEO
Logokinesis Publishing
"Melanie Rembrandt is a professional, highly personable author and editor. 48 hours after she put her editing touch on my article, it was sold to the magazine of my choice. Unbelievable!"
Nicola Conraths-Lange, Logokinesis Publishing Co-founder
Michael Bellomo, Author
"Melanie’s PR work is both professional and personal. When my book on how to pass the Law School Admissions Test was published, she helped get me published in newspapers seen directly by my core audience – college students seeking an "edge" in law school admissions. I highly recommend her as an excellent choice for authors or entrepreneurs who want to break into mainstream or alternative media."
Michael Bellomo, author of 16 books on science, law and business, including "LSAT Exam Cram,"
"eBay Your Business," "Itanium Rising," and "Microbe: Are We Ready For The Next Plague?"
PrintingForLess.com
"After working with other public relations professionals, we turned to Rembrandt
Communications, LLC to help us cost-effectively build brand awareness. Melanie
Rembrandt worked closely with our team to discover our unique messaging and
promote it to the press. In only a few months, she obtained a feature story and
targeted media coverage for us that produced results. Melanie is an experienced
expert who acts as an extension of our team and aggressively pursues all
opportunities. If you want to build brand awareness and credibility through
focused public relations and writing efforts, look no further than Rembrandt
Communications."
Andrew Field,
PrintingForLess.com President and CEO
“After being
disappointed with our previous public relations firms, I turned to Melanie and
Rembrandt Communications. I was amazed by the personal attention, communication
and the effectiveness of her pitching and public relations efforts. Thanks to
Melanie, PrintingForLess.com has enjoyed several months of great media exposure.
Thanks Melanie!”
Nick Runyon,
PrintingForLess.com Past Director of Marketing
"Working closely with our team, Rembrandt Communications helped us develop an
action plan based on the seven basic PR guidelines that complimented our unique
company story. In just a few months we obtained a feature article in one of our
targeted publications."
Daniel Gaugler,
PrintingForLess.com Marketing Manager
{RE}Think Real Estate
"As a small business owner and new author, Rembrandt Communications helped me
significantly increase brand recognition and credibility quickly and
cost-effectively. Melanie Rembrandt is a reliable professional who combines
extensive PR and copywriting expertise with fresh creativity to product targeted
results."
Tara-Nicholle Nelson, Esq., {RE}Think Real Estate Founder and Chief Visionary
SmartCollector™
"Melanie's efforts in disseminating our message truly helped SmartCollector broaden our reach, increase our website traffic, and grow our community. I really appreciated the professional and thorough manner in which Melanie helped SmartCollector achieve our communication goals."
Chuck Fuller, Past SmartCollector Marketing and Business Development Manager
StartupNation®
"We hired Melanie Rembrandt to work on an original newsletter and create some publicity for our budding company, StartupNation. Just as we expected, she turned out to be a superstar writer and publicist!
Through her hard work and dedication, Melanie created an overall public relations plan and secured articles for us in targeted publications including: The New York Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Hispanic Trends and many others. She also scheduled television and radio interviews for us during our "Success in the U.S. Tour" on CNNfn, First Business, Focus: Atlanta, Sunday Morning, Comcast Newsmakers, Channel 7 News, The Bob Christopher Show, WEBY, WIOD, eWomen Network and a host of other media venues nationwide.
Due in part to her efforts, we were successful in establishing business relationships with Fortune Small Business, Home Business Magazine, Worthwhile Magazine, Biz Best Media, Invent That in the U.K., Junior Achievement, numerous chambers of commerce and other influential organizations. Melanie was able to set important meetings for us on a monthly basis depending on which region we were traveling to at a particular time.
While completing her public relations duties, Melanie also found time to ghostwrite successful articles, books, online content and marketing materials for us under a tight deadline. In addition, she helped train our interns, assisted with events, wrote winning award entries, fixed website errors, prepared marketing presentations and provided media training."
Jeff and Rich Sloan,
StartupNation Co-founders, StartupNation Radio Co-hosts and business experts
TravelsinTaste.com
"Melanie,
Thanks so much -- you were a true beacon in a sea of craziness."
Lisa Mogensen, Founder,
TravelsinTaste.com
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“You're PR podcasts are
excellent and really inspiring. I listened to them earlier on this year and I
was so inspired that I ended up successfully contacting a celebrity chef, an MP
and some TV presenters, who all agreed to come to my launch event. So thank you
very much for your advise. You're making a valued difference to a lot of us out
here. So thank you for helping.”
Rubana Ahmad
Founder of
Ethika-fairtrade occasionwear for women, Birmingham/United Kingdom
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"On behalf of Nielsen Business Media, I wish to thank you
Melanie for all your efforts and hard work in assisting in our mission to help
our small business clients. What set Melanie apart for us was her genuine
interest and enthusiasm to contribute to our small business site. Melanie has a
solid understanding, proven expertise, and the creative mindset needed to
succeed and help bring out her clients' public relations message."
Philip Mathew, Small Business Editor, Nielsen Business Media
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"As a journalist, I really appreciate working with Melanie.
She is one of the most proactive and easy to work with PR professionals I have
had the pleasure of dealing with. I am sure her clients must love her!"
Cary Sherburne, Senior Editor,
WhatTheyThink
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"It was because of her professional approach to public relations and her writing
ability that we asked her to serve on the magazine's editorial committee..."
Tom Faulkner, Publisher/Managing Editor IHRIM Publications
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"Melanie is the type of professional every journalist dreams about. She returns
phone calls and e-mails with amazing speed and gets you the interview and
information you need."
Amy Linn
Freelance writer and editor; former senior editor of Outside Magazine; 25 years
of experience in major U.S. newspapers and magazines
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"Melanie Rembrandt's response time is
incredibly impressive, and she made my job easier as a writer on deadline."
Samara Leigh,
Freelance writer for All Things Girl, She Unlimited and Shades Magazine
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"I enjoyed featuring Melanie Rembrandt on my television program Michigan
Entrepreneur. She's creative, resourceful, and a pleasure to work with. Her
focus, enthusiasm, and dedication to delivering high quality work for her
clientèle serves as a wonderful example to other aspiring entrepreneurs."
Tara Kachaturoff
Michigan Entrepreneur Television Creator, Producer, Host,
http://www.michiganentrepreneurtv.com
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