Your Brand Amplified® is a marketing communications firm. We provide custom branding, marketing and public relations support for our clients. We elevate the exposure, awareness, and status of our clients and streamline efforts to gain higher returns on publicity investments, help clients plan campaigns, and maximize external marketing spends.
As an organization, we are committed to giving back time, talent and treasure to local, national and global organizations. Here are a few of our favorite causes:
a sampling of our past and current clientele
Anika is a mother, community volunteer, philanthropist, marketing and communications strategist and podcast host. As a marcom executive, she has done it all including experiential marketing/ event production, launch marketing, public relations, digital, and influencer throughout her multiple decade career.
She is a member of the Quickbooks Small Business Council, as well as on the Advisory Board for the Women in Leadership program for UCSB’s PaCE; advisor for Junior League of Los Angeles’ 2022 – 2023 President; founding board member of Learn Grow Lead; and Ballona Wetlands Philanthropy Chair for National Charity League’s Pier Chapter.
In Anika’s newest role, she is an adjunct professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, teaching graduate students in Public Relations about Public Relations and Branding.
Honors & Awards
Marnie is a widely published journalist, media specialist and writing coach. As a longtime sexual assault and women’s health advocate, she specializes in amplifying underrepresented voices through intentional storytelling.
Marnie has ghostwritten TED talks, speeches, essays, op-eds for activists and thought leaders involved in the Me Too movement, environmental issues, sex trafficking, houselessness and the arts. In 2021, she penned over 40 profiles on changemakers, female entrepreneurs, and women moving the needle in STEM and the metaverse at Facebook, Microsoft, Logitech, Amazon, Tile, and Mythical Games. She has led PR campaigns for dozens of clients including Island Records, Sony Music, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles), Carolyn Clark Powers, and RAINN.
As a writing instructor, she’s honed her developmental editing skills as creative nonfiction editor at Angels flight • literary west and as The Nervous Breakdown’s essays editor. She currently teaches for classes for Cleaver Workshops.
Marnie is a 2016 PEN America fellow, recipient of the Jane Geuting Camp fellowship (2017), and Community of Writer’s Emerging Voices fellow (2022). Her personal writing includes essays and articles for TIME, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Washington Post, and many others. She is currently writing two memoirs and adapting a personal story for a limited television series.
Oriana is a Latinx communications specialist and problem solver with an eye for design. She graduated in 2019 with a B.A. in Communications and French and an M.A. in Communication Management in 2020 from the University of Southern California. Her expertise lies in branding and social media marketing but, more importantly, she is passionate about representation and inclusion in the media landscape. She advocates that everybody should be able to engage with stories that resonate with them and with which they can identify. Oriana has put on many different hats ranging from PR, Marketing, Branding, and Account Management. She believes in being as well-rounded as possible to provide 360-degree thinking when solving any problem.
In addition to working in marketing and PR, Imani also works with first generation, low-income college students, assisting them in career development. However, outside of work, you can find her painting, planning for her next trip, or working on her golf swing.
Emma is a digital marketing strategist and operations manager based in Santa Cruz, California. A digital native, Emma specializes in designing powerful brand identities and developing community-focused marketing strategies for the digital age. She has worked with clients in a wide variety of industries (e.g. beauty, law, education, food), and is passionate about utilizing online tools and technologies to optimize workflows, ensuring optimal satisfaction from both our hard-working team members and incredible clients. Emma graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a degree in Economics. From earning her Girl Scout Gold Award to being the robotics captain at her all-girls high school in Los Angeles, California, Emma is proud to be a part of such an inspirational, woman-powered team!
I am writing to recommend the services of Anika Jackson, of Anika PR as a public relations and marketing company. I have been working with Anika PR and her team for the last couple of months and she has never disappointed me. Anika PR and team are detailed and keen to meet all my expectations. I have worked with a PR company in the past, in an effort to grow my Mental Health services and Anika PR is by far one of the best in the business. In the short time working with Anika PR, I was able to book several major campaigns and events that has allowed me to reach people all over the world. I procrastinate a ton and Anika PR has been very patient and understanding and has helped me rid the procrastination bug.
Dr. Meagan Tamara Copelin Founder & CEO of Meagan Copelin Global & Mental RichAs a public relations and marketing firm, Anika PR contributed to marketing communications by writing press releases for targeted media, helping to set up speaking events, and developing the overall message and marketing materials to help grow my mental health services.
Anika PR has also worked with my social media, helping me to set up my accounts with Twitter, Facebook, and various other social media sites.
I feel confident in recommending Anika PR. Anika PR is very professional and has done amazing in helping me grow as a person as well.
Anika and her team are not only thorough but also easy to work with and always willing to take the time to discuss my concerns and respond to questions.