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DETROIT’S PREMIER PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERTS
Front page news … Magazine cover stories … Television segments … Radio interviews … Online articles … Got news? You’ve come to the right place!
CKC Agency is a dynamic, highly respected, results-oriented public relations and marketing services firm that excels in showcasing its clients in positive, newsworthy ways to help them build awareness about their brands and strategically achieve their goals. We determine the strongest news angles and use our trusted press connections to successfully secure local, regional and national media coverage for our clients.
CKC Agency also collaborates seamlessly with a consortium of highly skilled marketing and communications experts, based on specific needs or requests from clients. The CKC Collective is composed of creative industry experts with different areas of marketing expertise, working with companies and organizations to build their brands, promote their services, and connect with their target audiences through a variety of mediums.
Your Thursday night plans just landed! #CKCAgency client @jarcdetroit 2026 Annual Fundraiser - an evening of art, architecture, and community at The Shepherd at Little Village Detroit featuring Heidelberg creator @tyreeguyton - is all the buzz! Thanks to @wxyzdetroit, @local4news, @detroitjewishnews and @civiccentertv for helping us spread the news! See WDIV link in our bio. Tickets are still available at https://jarc.org/village/!
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Yesterday, #CKCAgency’s Alison Schwartz and Carolyn Krieger had the pleasure of working with NASA astronaut, @jeanette.epps, PhD, the first Black female astronaut serving on the crew of the International Space Station in 2021, and they were struck by how ‘down to earth’ she is! Dr. Epps ‘touched down’ at @fox2detroit to chat with @jaytowers before heading to the annual Women of Vision fundraiser for CKC client, @ncjwmi, where she mesmerized attendees with accounts of her adventures in space.
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Have you ever wanted to see a live small business pitch competition? On Thursday, Oct. 22, #CKCAgency client @oaklandthrive will hold its fourth annual Spotlight fundraiser at the @pearlseventcenter including a pitch competition with a top prize of $5,300 to assist in business development. Learn more in the @michiganchronicle, which highlighted the event, at the link in our bio.
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It’s certainly not good news that a recent report shows Detroit has the lowest credit scores out of more than 100 US cities, but it is good news that #CKCAgency client @geshermi is teaming up with Huntington Bank to help metro Detroiters with credit scores of 600 or lower. Gesher’s Financial Education Manager Laltsha Cunningham joined WDIV’s @nickmonacelli and Fox 2’s @tvronia to discuss why credit scores are so important, and how to sign up for a free, four-week virtual program that will award participants who complete it with $750 to reduce their debt. Learn more at the link in our bio.
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Wishing the best of luck to @fox2detroit’s Erica Francis (@ericaonair) whose last day at the station is Friday! Before she ditches Michigan’s snow for sunny Tampa at @wfla News Channel 8, the #CKCAgency team wanted to share a few of our favorite memories working with her. Erica’s impactful stories over the past 4+ years highlighting the important work of CKC clients Jewish Senior Life, Gesher Human Services, VOA Michigan, Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit, NJCW | MI and Walk The Line Recovery Therapy helped shine a spotlight on these outstanding nonprofits and businesses, and we are truly grateful for her professionalism, talent, and heart. Erica…we will miss you!
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Prost! Find your favorite Oktoberfest flavors at #CKCAgency client @buschsmarket! Busch’s Chef Russell Palmer joined @wxyzdetroit’s @kiara.hay to share the special offerings shoppers will find at all Busch’s stores Sept. 21-Oct. 4, including sauerkraut bread, brats, artisan pretzels, seasonal beverages, and more!
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Publicists are professional storytellers. We find the news, the angles, the ‘stories’ that showcase the good work of our clients, and the impact and role their businesses and organizations have in the community. CKC Agency’s brand has been built on authenticity. We understand that what truly makes an authentic narrative is the way in which it touches and resonates with an audience.
We typically think that a narrative is composed of sentences and paragraphs, but sometimes the best stories don’t require a single written or spoken word. That is the narrative that Detroiters…and the world… collectively experienced on Saturday afternoon. No words were necessary when a precious daughter burst onto the field at Comerica Park and ran as fast as her feet could carry her to the pitcher’s mound where she hugged her father, Detroit @tigers @justinverlander, as if she’d never let him go. It was a moment so authentic, so real, raw, and beautiful, that the emotions felt by Justin Verlander were felt by all of us witnessing it. The story that unfolded before our eyes resonated so deeply because it was about our shared humanity. The pure moments we saw and felt should serve as a reminder that underneath all the noise, chaos, and disagreements bombarding us, pure love is what truly connects us. There’s no better story than that.
Turns out, there is crying in baseball. And today, we are grateful for that.
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Love it! The @detroitnews, @msn, and @yahoo today featured a traditional desk and chair that were completely reimagined into a modern, punk pop art Marie Antoinette-themed masterpiece by Detroit artist Lisa Sheldon! Not only did former @hgtv star @hilary_farr select it as “Best in Show” in the 2nd Annual @furniturebankdetroit Furniture Flip Challenge based on its unique combination of whimsy, social commentary, over the top design, and beautiful execution, it is now graces #CKCAgency President Carolyn Krieger’s office and is her new desk, perfectly complementing Carolyn’s own creative approach on behalf of our clients! She was the high bidder, winning it in the nonprofit’s benefit auction.
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