Company Profile
MP&F
Company Overview
MP&F, a strategic communications and public relations firm, is the largest locally owned PR firm in Tennessee and one of the largest in the Southeast. We are a team of 65 communications strategists that works with clients large and small from all over the country in a variety of industries, from health care to technology to hospitality and tourism. We help our clients reach the right audiences with the right messages in order to create change and motivate action. Media relations, marketing, digital strategy, advertising, influencer outreach, partnership building and great design work are just a few of the tools we use daily.
Company History
McNeely & Associates was founded by Mark McNeely in 1987. He was soon joined by Mike Pigott and David Fox in 1988 and 1990, and the firm became McNeely Pigott & Fox. The three partners were all former newspaper reporters who saw an opportunity to apply their communication skills in the world of advocacy.
MP&F’s early clients included U.S. Senator Al Gore’s campaign for president in 1988 and ADT Automotive (now Manheim). In fact, Manheim remains an MP&F client to this day.
Katy VarneyKaty Varney joined MP&F as a partner in 1993. In early 1994, the company directed the groundbreaking of the Nashville Arena, sparking a dramatic shift in the appearance of downtown Nashville.
Keith MilesPartner Keith Miles joined MP&F in 1995. That same year, Job Corps, a U.S. Department of Labor program, hired MP&F to carry out a small marketing plan to recruit more students in one of its regions. From that modest beginning, MP&F has increased its work for Job Corps, and today is the agency of record for the program nationwide.
In 1997, the Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee and hired MP&F to conduct a hugely successful campaign to approve funding for a downtown stadium in Nashville. The stadium opened two years later, and the Tennessee Titans went to the Super Bowl in their first season playing at the stadium (though MP&F can’t take credit for that).
In 2003, MP&F was honored to be named one of the best PR firms to work for by The Holmes Report. That same year, MP&F became the largest PR firm in the state, according to O’Dwyers.
MP&F Public Relations marked its 20th anniversary in 2007 and established a satellite office in Washington, D.C.
AliceChapman (228x285)In 2011, MP&F led the formation of the Tennessee Public Relations Alliance (TPRA).
In early 2012, MP&F celebrated when Alice Chapman and Andrew Maraniss, both longtime senior managers at MP&F, became partners of the firm. Andrew left MP&F in early 2016 to follow his interest as a writer.
MP&F has proved that, with vision, integrity and dedication, great things can be accomplished. The company’s history exemplifies its mission statement of “succeeding for our clients, being a great workplace and sharing our financial successes with every member of our team.”
Benefits
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