At California Strategies, Matt will work for clients encompassing a range of industries and subjects, but particularly those companies, trade associations, non-profits which face challenging regulatory and fiscal issues. He will be based in Los Angeles but will work with clients throughout the state and with other California Strategies’ partners.

Klink Campaigns, Inc. provides our clients with a full range of strategic communications and public affairs solutions. We approach every issue with the urgency of a political campaign - a focus on strategic planning and research-driven message development, an integration of traditional media and stakeholder engagement tools with state of the art technologies, and, most importantly, seamless execution. Visit www.klinkcampaigns.com

Klink Campaigns is a full-service public affairs, political consulting and strategic communications firm working for clients with issues in California, throughout the United States and internationally. We work for clients at the highest levels of the business, non-profit and political worlds. We offer clients the following services:Strategic Planning & Message Development: Everything starts with comprehensive research, followed by the creation of a written strategic plan with messages that reach and impact their intended targets.Campaign Management: Whether leading a team of professionals or playing a pre-defined role as part of a group, accountability and responsibility infuse every activity we undertake on our clients’ behalf.Stakeholder Engagement & Coalition Building: We identify, engage, educate and activate individuals and groups interested in and impacted by our clients’ issues using a variety of traditional and technology-related tools.Media Relations: We know what it takes to not only obtain the publicity but also to keep our clients out of the news. We regularly engaged with reporters, editors, bloggers and columnists on contentious, high profile issues. Paid Media & Collateral Material Development: We have developed award winning, visually appealing direct mail, brochures, digital and print advertising campaigns and a host of other materials that gets read and moves the needle.Training & Capacity Building: We provide clients with individual and group trainings on a variety of public affairs and campaign-related topics:o Strategic Planning and Message Developmento Media Training & Crisis Managemento Effective Campaign Management/Campaign Toolkito Stakeholder Engagement

Ek, Sunkin, Klink & Bai is a full-service public affairs, strategic communication and government advocacy firm. We successfully represent corporations, trade associations, non-profits and public agencies before government bodies at the local, state, regional and federal levels. Our team has worked on public affairs projects in more than 35 countries on six continents.

As the senior-level executive responsible for campaigns and activations enterprise-wide, my responsibilities include developing and implementing government affairs strategies and managing country campaigns for PMI, whose products are some of the world’s most heavily regulated and taxed. Responsibilities require the integration of technologically savvy, innovative grass tops and grassroots strategies and tactics with strong political acumen and knowledge of business priorities/objectives for markets. I also develop effective messaging for use with multiple target audiences – decision makers, opinion leaders, third party stakeholders and the news media.

Matt Klink, a member of Cerrell Associates’ four-person ownership team, helped manage one of California’s most dynamic and fastest growing public affairs, issues management and political consulting agencies. As the leader of CAI’s campaign and issues management practice area, Matt has created winning communications and outreach programs, and developed campaign themes and messages for candidates and issue-oriented campaigns at the federal, state and local levels. Matt led a diverse team of professionals. Under Matt's direction, the team also worked internationally, advising clients on alliance development activities. Matt is adept at conducting grassroots outreach/lobbying support activities. Matt has won awards for written materials, including targeted direct mail, speeches, brochures and other types of campaign-related materials. Skilled at working with the news media, Matt has also functioned as a spokesperson and primary media contact for a number of statewide initiative campaigns and has appeared on a national and local news broadcasts on behalf of his clients.

Matt Klink, a member of Cerrell Associates’ seven-person ownership team, helps manage one of California’s most dynamic and fastest growing public affairs and political consulting agencies. As the leader of CAI’s campaign and issues management division, Matt has created winning communications and outreach programs, and developed campaign themes and messages for candidates and issue-oriented campaigns at the federal, state and local levels. His team is adept at conducting grassroots outreach activities and at writing targeted direct mail, speeches and other types of collateral materials. Skilled at working with the news media, Matt has also functioned as a spokesperson for a statewide initiative campaign and has appeared on a number of national and local public affairs shows on behalf of his clients.

As the founder and owner of Klink Campaigns, Matt Klink writes cutting edge direct mail, fund-raising appeals, Web sites and other collateral materials for political candidates, trade associations and initiative campaigns at the federal, state and local level. He has worked on political campaigns at the federal, state and local levels in more than 35 states.

Oversaw Campaigns & Issues Management practice area. Supported diverse governmental, electoral, and trade association clients by creating direct mail and collateral materials. Delivered presentations and made public appearances as campaign spokesperson. Supervised three employees. Contributed to increasing revenue from $3.5M to $4.2M in two years. Provided outstanding strategic services to major clients including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Motion Picture Association of America and Time Warner Cable. Supported three critical California initiatives, Props. 78/79 (prescription drugs) and Prop. 86 (opposition to a tobacco tax), by orchestrating Southern California media relations and coalition-building. Won 2006 Pollie Award from American Association of Political Consultants for client’s bi-lingual newspaper advertisement, and 2004 PRISM Award from Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for Best Nonprofit Annual Report.

Provided on-site consulting services to the Corporate Affairs and Communications Department of American Honda Motor Co. by managing nationwide media relations, orchestrating corporate announcements, and establishing departmental planning documents and budgets. Enhanced Honda brand by liaising with national print and network news media and leveraging corporate communications trends. Developed firm’s annual budget and led three-person team. Designed effective client strategies regarding land use, environment, diversity, energy, transportation, philanthropy and politics.

Supported trade associations and Fortune 500 companies throughout Los Angeles by creating effective public affairs strategies. Coordinated complex permitting process for L.A.’s Staples Center, a sports/entertainment facility. Utilized sports talk radio, newspaper advertising, direct mail and alliance development activities to create third-party advocate group in support of a downtown Los Angeles arena.

Purchased radio and television time for candidates running for federal, state and local elections.

Analyzed legislation of interest to Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories and monitored key Congressional committees -- budget, appropriations, authorizations and policy.

Functioned as a primary media spokesperson for a statewide ballot initiative. Met regularly with print and broadcast news media, debated on TV and before large audiences, presented to various interest groups statewide.

Provided research assistance to the Senator's legislative aide handling Housing and Urban Affairs, Immigration, Veteran's Affairs and Transportation.