Margaret Kelly is an accomplished administrator with more than 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations. Her industry experience spans the healthcare, building and financial service industries. Margaret is a behind–the–scenes expert instrumental in supporting account teams with day–to–day operations. She focuses on processing press releases, managing social media, and researching speaking and editorial opportunities for clients.
As a social media manager, Margaret is responsible for writing and distributing posts, engaging followers and linking to relevant industry leaders; as a result an EHR company gained 15% new followers and a remote patient monitoring client gained 30% new Twitter followers in only eight months. Additionally, a leading senior adaptive computer technology company increased social media influence by 44% on Twitter, 67% on Facebook and 57% on LinkedIn in just 14 months. A campaign for the client’s webinar caused such an increase in registration the company had to update its webinar platform to accommodate the extra attendees.
Before joining Amendola Communications, Margaret served as the public relations agency and graphic artist liaison for a local company. In that role, she scheduled all media interviews for the company CEO, and managed all marketing placements, eNewsletters, website updates and marketing collateral materials.
Margaret is a recipient of the Home Builder Association’s coveted MAME (Major Achievements in Merchandising Excellence) Award for Best Website. She has lectured at the Home Builder’s Association of Central Arizona on website development and at ASU’s Del Web School of Construction on marketing.
Margaret is a musician: She plays the cello and was in the Scottsdale Symphony. She and her wife enjoy spending time with their three children, four grandchildren, great grandson, and chihuahua mix rescue, Koda.
