MB Writing and Consulting Group was created in 1989 to deliver a refreshingly unusual level of quality and service to corporate and marketing communications clients. Our projects include, but are not limited to: annual reports corporate magazines newsletters marketing & sales support videos websites organizational history books We've worked in a variety of industries, including but not limited to: financial automotive media manufacturing aerospace real estate nonprofit We've spent a few years on the client side, so we know what makes your job easier. And what makes it a pain. Mary Blake MB Writing & Consulting Group Mary spent 10 years in the advertising agency business in Kentucky, Ohio and Southern California as a copywriter/producer, producing results for financial services, automotive, media and retail clients. Since starting her own creative services business in 1989, Mary's clients have included Honda, Nissan, Toyota, The Daily News, Kinecta Federal Credit Union, Northrop Grumman, and Wescom Credit Union, among others. With her writing partner Craig Horning, she also wrote and project-managed a 112-page hardcover book detailing the history of the Hughes Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union from 1940-2000. In 2000, she accepted a position as Director of Communications for Braille Institute of America and revamped the organization's communications function in the areas of media and community relations, graphic design, websites and external and internal publications. She managed a staff of six and a budget of nearly $1 million. In January 2005, she re-opened MB Writing and Consulting Group to again co-author and project-manage a credit union history book. “Thirteen Men, Sixty-Five Dollars, Seventy Years Later” is the history of Wescom Credit Union and was published October 2006. Mary earned a B.S. degree in Journalism from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio and has done postgraduate work at the University of Southern California. She is a member of Public Relations Society of America, Los Angeles chapter, and the Professional Communicators Exchange and is an Advanced Toastmaster. Craig Horning History Partner Craig Horning received his undergraduate degree in English Literature at UCLA in 1980 and worked as a movie theater manager, bank teller, librarian and technical writer prior to joining the Hughes Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union staff in 1989. At the Credit Union, Craig wrote policy and procedures manuals, newsletters, speeches and corporate videos. He also updated and implemented the organization's corporate contingency plan, emergency preparedness plan and physical security program. In 2002, Craig earned his Master's degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute, receiving AFI's Fadiman Scholarship Award in 2001 and the Sloan Foundation Screenwriting Award in 2002.

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