“Judy Key Johnson was the ideal choice for an interim marketing executive. Her combination of experience as a high-level IBM manager, president of a software company, and senior VP of marketing meant that she could contribute in many different areas of the business. A less qualified person would have been overwhelmed by the magnitude of the work that needed to be done.”
— Vane Clayton, president, ZOLL Data Systems

The Wall Street Journal Online adds:

"Her skills were my right arm for the first six months in the job here," Mr. Clayton says.

. . . She was able to stay long enough so that "people built a relationship with her, respected her talents and profited because of that."

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Key Marketing Group is a full-service marketing agency and interim marketing executive firm in Orange County, California, offering expert guidance to maximize your marketing investment. Led by President Judy Key Johnson, our team has decades of successful experience ranging from the president’s office to the press conference, from the drawing board to the keyboard.

Key Marketing Group has expertise in all components of an integrated marketing program. We have particular expertise in branding and in developing Marketing Roadmaps™ to advise clients on the most effective blend of marketing elements for their individual needs. Our core team is augmented as needed by expert independent contractors.

Our clients include :

• Venture capitalists and other investors: We provide interim marketing executives and long-term part-time marketing executives and contract personnel; we excel in cost-effective marketing programs and building brand equity.
• Presidents of companies without a marketing executive: We’ll develop a marketing plan you can follow on your own, or provide an interim executive until you hire a permanent employee.
• High growth-potential companies: “Rent” top marketing talent for assistance with your business plan, or in creating a corporate identity.
• Mature, profitable companies: Bring in an experienced, objective expert for a marketing review.
• Start-up companies: We’ve been in your position. We’re your outside expert at an in-house price.

Our prices are typically 25 to 50 percent lower than a high-rise agency’s; we’re only paying our contractors when they’re actually working, and we don’t need expensive office space.

All our work is done by seasoned professionals, not junior staff who come in after you sign the contract.

Our terms are budget-friendly; no long-term contracts are required.

You’re in our office right now. Please look around and see who we are, what we’ve done, and what we can do for you.