McConnell Communications, Inc.

Our Detroit-based company, which will celebrate its 20-year anniversary in May, has helped clients large and small tell their stories in a manner that gets others to act, ranging from Arcadis International to the Michigan Center for Youth Justice.

Our expertise includes public relations, community outreach, crisis management, media coaching, marketing, advertising, media buying, email marketing, digital media management, and relationship building; and we’ve served more than 300 clients.

We achieve exceptional results. We’ve helped get Justice for Cornelius (which prompted criminal charges of abuse in a youth home); worked with the Fight for $15 (which helped secure a minimum wage hike in Michigan); and directed communication for the successful statewide passage of Proposal 3 in the November 2022 election. We’ve taught more than 2,000 individuals to speak on message and created collateral materials ranging from email asks to videos to newsletters to radio and TV scripts. Our extensive community outreach ranges from implementing door-to-door campaigns to arranging events in targeted communities across the state.

A big reason for our success is our team’s ties to the community and longstanding relationships with the press corps. Few firms—if any—can offer the rich ties to mainstream and nontraditional media outlets – a combined more than 100 years of experience - found at McConnell Communications. Because we come from a media background, we know how to think like a reporter or news director to get the desired coverage and to help our clients prepare for successful interviews. That knowledge of the industry, its people and its approach means that reporters respect us and like working with us, because we came from them.

We would love the opportunity to bring our talent and skills to assist you with your communication needs.