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Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“Working with McKinstry is one of the best decisions we have ever made. They are creative, innovative, responsive and they work hard for us. On top of that, they take the time to listen, understand our brand, and provide insightful and productive input. As a result of engaging with Elyse and her team we are liberated to focus on doing what we do best – pursue our mission and serve our people. They are worth every dollar we pay them.”

– Robert H. | Chesapeake Church + The Lobby Coffee Bar & Cafe

Knowledge. Expertise.

“I would like to say ”Thanks,” to McKinstry, especially Elyse, who has continued to keep the Huntingtown Community and our Volunteer Members and families up to date with our current activities, fundraising, runs and information. Her knowledge and expertise has broadened our social media audience beyond our expectations.”

– Ozzie O. | Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department

Affordable. Quality. Reach.

“Working with McKinstry Consulting has completely changed our approach toward marketing.  We were looking for an affordable marketing company that could assist in promoting our health and wellness programs to first responders across the nation and McKinstry Consulting more than delivers. They manage our website, create social media content, and produce our print marketing materials. We saw an immediate difference in our quality of work and began reaching audiences that we had not contacted previously.   Elyse takes the time to understand who we are as an organization and provides us with options to choose from. We wholeheartedly recommend McKinstry Consulting to everyone we know.”

– Gary K., First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc.

Passion. Energize.

“PASSION. It surrounds everything that McKinstry does — we see it in every project- big and small, long and short lead times, and every engagement with the McKinstry team. They support our efforts and our team beyond the day-to-day work and we are grateful to have a team who truly care — not only about Brookfield Residential, but also our customers. McKinstry truly understands our goals, how to effectively communicate and target our markets, within our budgetary and timeline constraints.

We truly enjoy working with Elyse, she re-energizes us as a team and goes above and beyond and provides us with top notch account management.”

– Sara B., Brookfield Residential

Diligence. Ideal. Responsive.

“We love working with McKinstry. Elyse is always responsive to our ideas while keeping us on track for our branding. She is diligent about staying on top of new trends and the ever-changing landscape of Social Media. She is always willing to dive in and learn new processes if we bring something out of left field! I can say with proven data that we have seen a significant return on our investment. Hiring McKinstry was the best investment I made for my business in 2019.”

– Alison B., Wear Your Spirit Warehouse

Engaging. Recognizable.

“It’s amazing how McKinstry took my vision and turned it into a complete multi-faceted marking campaign which has been the foundation for a success launch of my business. From logo design to engaging social media posts, and everything in between, the best decision I’ve made to date is to engage with them. McKinstry has helped me create an already recognizable brand that exemplifies the soul of my business.”

– Melissa C., – Chesapeake Barkuterie

Top Level. Growth. Engagement.

“We have worked with McKinstry the past year to provide overall digital media strategy and support to help disseminate clinical findings to community health centers across the country.
Elyse is an absolute pleasure to work with—always coming up with new ideas. We have a small contract with McKinstry yet we get top-level customer service at all times of the day (and night). Elyse and her team have also monitored social media metrics and implemented social media optimization strategies and best practices to increase traffic and engagement for all platforms. We are very happy with the growth, expanded reach and engagement we’ve gotten through all of NACHC’s social media platforms.”

– Ellen R., National Association of Community Health Centers

Proactive. Goals.

“The University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland has worked with McKinstry for almost a year now, and their services have been impeccable. They developed a marketing strategy that included a consistent brand look, social media presence, blog posts, ideas for website redesign, and print and email materials for our multiple audiences.  Their work has been timely, creative, and always meets the needs of the moment. McKinstry has been both proactive and responsive in meeting our goals. I simply cannot recommend them highly enough.”

– Eileen A., PhD/ Executive Director of USMSM

Connect. Asset. Forward-Thinking.

“McKinstry truly changed our digital presence and ability to connect with our membership. We have seen a steady rise in member engagement and posting on our sites, along with increased attendance at both our physical and virtual events. Elyse has been a tremendous asset and always goes above and beyond with her forward-thinking, offering creative ideas and guidance to keep us relevant!”

– Janna J., Board Chair of the Calvert County Chamber of Commerce

Efficient. Competitive.

“My company, Home Light Senior Care Solutions, has been a client of McKinstry for seven months. We have been thoroughly impressed with their commitment, skill, responsiveness and enthusiasm in helping us formulate a comprehensive and effective business marketing plan for our home care business. Since we specialize in assisting qualified Veterans get into the VA’s Aid & Attendance Program, McKinstry has specifically tailored a large part of our marketing to reach that particular target audience.

Elyse and her highly competent staff are absolutely the best people to work with. Always responsive and efficient in providing us with with superior marketing in this highlight competitive and challenging business environment. I just wish that we had utilized their services much sooner.”

– Gary B., Home Light Senior Care Solutions

Impressive. Goal Driven. Knowledge.

“We brought Elyse on to help build our brand, communicate better with the public and have a better online presence. With her thorough knowledge of the changing industry of marketing she has not disappointed. She has gone above and beyond what we had originally expected from her and have been impressed with her abilities since day one. I would without a doubt, and already have, refer her to my business acquaintances looking for a goal driven, deadline meeting individual that can bring so much to an ever expanding and changing industry.”

– Mark S., Idea Solutions

Enthusiasm. Drive.

“Elyse listened to our goals and jumped right in with suggestions and guidance to point us in the right direction to achieve them. Her expertise, enthusiasm, drive and dedication is what we needed to develop and build our brand and online presence. She has done a phenomenal job at creating and managing our social media. It has been a pleasure to work with McKinstry.”

– Melissa H., Patuxent Architects

Necessity. Benefits. Substantial.

“McKinstry has helped to fill voids in my business model that are an absolute necessity for it to be successful. From planning out website design, to effectively conveying my product to the public, has reaped immediate benefits. Inbound leads and positive feedback has been quantifiable and substantial. It has been a pleasure to work with Elyse and her team to help build my brand for the future.”

–  James S., Schaefer Homes

Professional. Skilled.

“We knew for a while that we needed a new website for our small business. We asked around and McKinstry’s name came up a few times. We met with the owner, Elyse McKinstry, and we told her what we wanted our new website to reflect about our business. She told us what she could provide to achieve our goals and delivered to us a beautiful and modern website. The McKinstry firm is professional, knowledgeable and skilled. Elyse and her associates deliver an excellent product.”

– Bob & Theresa Poston, Owners of Poston’s Fitness For Life

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“Working with McKinstry is one of the best decisions we have ever made. They are creative, innovative, responsive and they work hard for us. On top of that, they take the time to listen, understand our brand, and provide insightful and productive input. As a result of engaging with Elyse and her team we are liberated to focus on doing what we do best – pursue our mission and serve our people. They are worth every dollar we pay them.”

– Robert H. | Chesapeake Church + The Lobby Coffee Bar & Cafe

Knowledge. Expertise.

“I would like to say ”Thanks,” to McKinstry, especially Elyse, who has continued to keep the Huntingtown Community and our Volunteer Members and families up to date with our current activities, fundraising, runs and information. Her knowledge and expertise has broadened our social media audience beyond our expectations.”

– Ozzie O. | Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“Working with McKinstry Consulting has completely changed our approach toward marketing.  We were looking for an affordable marketing company that could assist in promoting our health and wellness programs to first responders across the nation and McKinstry Consulting more than delivers. They manage our website, create social media content, and produce our print marketing materials. We saw an immediate difference in our quality of work and began reaching audiences that we had not contacted previously.   Elyse takes the time to understand who we are as an organization and provides us with options to choose from. We wholeheartedly recommend McKinstry Consulting to everyone we know.”

– Gary K., First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupational Illness, Injuries and Deaths, Inc.

Knowledge. Expertise.

“PASSION. It surrounds everything that McKinstry does — we see it in every project- big and small, long and short lead times, and every engagement with the McKinstry team. They support our efforts and our team beyond the day-to-day work and we are grateful to have a team who truly care — not only about Brookfield Residential, but also our customers. McKinstry truly understands our goals, how to effectively communicate and target our markets, within our budgetary and timeline constraints.

We truly enjoy working with Elyse, she re-energizes us as a team and goes above and beyond and provides us with top notch account management.”

– Sara B., Brookfield Residential

Knowledge. Expertise.

“We love working with McKinstry. Elyse is always responsive to our ideas while keeping us on track for our branding. She is diligent about staying on top of new trends and the ever-changing landscape of Social Media. She is always willing to dive in and learn new processes if we bring something out of left field! I can say with proven data that we have seen a significant return on our investment. Hiring McKinstry was the best investment I made for my business in 2019.”

– Alison B., Wear Your Spirit Warehouse

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“It’s amazing how McKinstry took my vision and turned it into a complete multi-faceted marking campaign which has been the foundation for a success launch of my business. From logo design to engaging social media posts, and everything in between, the best decision I’ve made to date is to engage with them. McKinstry has helped me create an already recognizable brand that exemplifies the soul of my business.”

– Melissa C., – Chesapeake Barkuterie

Knowledge. Expertise.

“We have worked with McKinstry the past year to provide overall digital media strategy and support to help disseminate clinical findings to community health centers across the country.
Elyse is an absolute pleasure to work with—always coming up with new ideas. We have a small contract with McKinstry yet we get top-level customer service at all times of the day (and night). Elyse and her team have also monitored social media metrics and implemented social media optimization strategies and best practices to increase traffic and engagement for all platforms. We are very happy with the growth, expanded reach and engagement we’ve gotten through all of NACHC’s social media platforms.”

– Ellen R., National Association of Community Health Centers

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“The University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland has worked with McKinstry for almost a year now, and their services have been impeccable. They developed a marketing strategy that included a consistent brand look, social media presence, blog posts, ideas for website redesign, and print and email materials for our multiple audiences.  Their work has been timely, creative, and always meets the needs of the moment. McKinstry has been both proactive and responsive in meeting our goals. I simply cannot recommend them highly enough.”

– Eileen A., PhD/ Executive Director of USMSM

Knowledge. Expertise.

“McKinstry truly changed our digital presence and ability to connect with our membership. We have seen a steady rise in member engagement and posting on our sites, along with increased attendance at both our physical and virtual events. Elyse has been a tremendous asset and always goes above and beyond with her forward-thinking, offering creative ideas and guidance to keep us relevant!”

– Janna J., Board Chair of the Calvert County Chamber of Commerce

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“My company, Home Light Senior Care Solutions, has been a client of McKinstry for seven months. We have been thoroughly impressed with their commitment, skill, responsiveness and enthusiasm in helping us formulate a comprehensive and effective business marketing plan for our home care business. Since we specialize in assisting qualified Veterans get into the VA’s Aid & Attendance Program, McKinstry has specifically tailored a large part of our marketing to reach that particular target audience.

Elyse and her highly competent staff are absolutely the best people to work with. Always responsive and efficient in providing us with with superior marketing in this highlight competitive and challenging business environment. I just wish that we had utilized their services much sooner.”

– Gary B., Home Light Senior Care Solutions

Knowledge. Expertise.

“We brought Elyse on to help build our brand, communicate better with the public and have a better online presence. With her thorough knowledge of the changing industry of marketing she has not disappointed. She has gone above and beyond what we had originally expected from her and have been impressed with her abilities since day one. I would without a doubt, and already have, refer her to my business acquaintances looking for a goal driven, deadline meeting individual that can bring so much to an ever expanding and changing industry.”

– Mark S., Idea Solutions

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“Elyse listened to our goals and jumped right in with suggestions and guidance to point us in the right direction to achieve them. Her expertise, enthusiasm, drive and dedication is what we needed to develop and build our brand and online presence. She has done a phenomenal job at creating and managing our social media. It has been a pleasure to work with McKinstry.”

– Melissa H., Patuxent Architects

Knowledge. Expertise.

“McKinstry has helped to fill voids in my business model that are an absolute necessity for it to be successful. From planning out website design, to effectively conveying my product to the public, has reaped immediate benefits. Inbound leads and positive feedback has been quantifiable and substantial. It has been a pleasure to work with Elyse and her team to help build my brand for the future.”

–  James S., Schaefer Homes

Creative. Innovative. Responsive.

“We knew for a while that we needed a new website for our small business. We asked around and McKinstry’s name came up a few times. We met with the owner, Elyse McKinstry, and we told her what we wanted our new website to reflect about our business. She told us what she could provide to achieve our goals and delivered to us a beautiful and modern website. The McKinstry firm is professional, knowledgeable and skilled. Elyse and her associates deliver an excellent product.”

– Bob & Theresa Poston, Owners of Poston’s Fitness For Life