Ken Mays

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ABOUT KEN MAYS

An award winning designer and writer, Ken Mays has over 40 years in communications, graphic design, advertising and publishing to the Mays Creative Team; and he has spent the last 25 years as an entrepreneur, marketing innovator and successful business owner. Ken has been a leader in today\'s most advanced digital communications technologies, starting with website development in 1995 and recently making Mays & Associates one of only a handful of companies nationwide to begin building \"responsive\" websites that automatically adapt to every device, from desktop computers to iPads and smartphones. Ken introduced businesses in the Washington/Baltimore market to the power of dynamic websites with content management systems. Ken has built brands from the ground up as well as given old brands new life in a wide variety of industries. Clients in a wide variety of industries have chosen to work with Mays & Associates, including: arts & entertainment, banking, government, law, communications, medicine, real estate, education, publishing, psychiatry, IT (Information Technology), digital forensics, bail bonds, construction, science, healthcare, automotive, computer technology, food retail, medicine, men\'s clothing, biotechnology, skin care, manufacturing and foot care. Leadership Experience: Founder, Howard County Media Relations Council; Former Director of Marketing & Promotions, Patuxent Publishing Company Former Vice President, American Marketing Association (Baltimore Chapter); Former Vice President of Communications, Howard County Chamber of Commerce; Former Board Member, Howard County Chamber of Commerce; Chair, Howard County Sesquicentennial Committee. Non-Profit Work: Planet Aid, Columbia Festival of the Arts, Howard County Special Olympics, Howard County Historical Society, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Boy Scouts of America. Awards: Local, Regional and National awards for design and writing. Former Newspaper Reporter, Editor and Columnist. Specialties: Responsive websites/responsive web design, mobile websites; website design; logo, brochure, publication & graphic design; corporate branding; Google AdWords & pay per click campaigns;(SEO) Search Engine Optimization; copywriting; creative strategy development for products and services; slogan development; corporate collateral design; Portal Web 2.0 design & development; trade show displays, signage & large format graphic design; TV & radio campaign development; communications technology.