Kaye Communications PR & Marketing Principals Bonnie and Jon Kaye Named 2023 “Small Business Leaders of the Year”

During the 2023 Boca Chamber Annual Business Awards Luncheon that drew 300 prominent business, civic and community leaders, Kaye Communications PR & Marketing (KCOM-PR) Principals Bonnie and Jon Kaye were recognized as the business organization’s 2023 “Small Business Leaders of the Year.” The Boca Chamber is the largest Chamber of Commerce in Palm Beach County with a membership of more than 1,500 companies representing over 130,000 employees.

The luncheon is held annually to honor exceptional enterprises and individuals who have made significant contributions to the Boca Raton business community. Demonstrating the vital role played by small business, this year’s “Small Business Leaders of the Year” Award was presented to the Kayes, who are at the helm of KCOM-PR. Their award-winning integrated branding and communications firm serves as a one-stop hub for integrated communications with proven BizGenÔ tools for brand creation, introductions, launches, re-freshments, re-inventions and recovery.

 

 

“Seriously Strategic” Small Business Leaders Deliver Big

“As public relations and marketing professionals whose sole mission is to put other brands in the spotlight, we are deeply humbled to receive such coveted business spotlight,” shared KCOM-PR President & Chief Strategist Bonnie S. Kaye. “Jon and I are proud to join an impressive roster of past awardees, many of whose brands we have represented and/or collaborated with throughout our
27 years.”

Since its founding as a woman-owned business in 1996 by Bonnie Kaye, KCOM-PR has assisted businesses in a variety of industries, nonprofits and destination events to grow and dominate their respective marketplaces. Celebrating 25+ years of making indelible client and community impacts and imprints, the Kayes and their team provide “seriously strategic” communications counsel, develop original content, and activate multi-audience initiatives and campaigns for B2B, consumer and nonprofit brands. With expertise in public/private partnerships, they provide “think tank” insights, ideation, media relations and event production to create news-generating opportunities that amplify brand awareness, media/influencer storytelling, and impactful community relations.

KCOM-PR principals have intentionally made public/private partnerships a priority and cornerstone of their
day-to-day business operations. They introduced and activated this transformational insight in South Florida decades before it was adopted as a standard “best practice” of community engagement or corporate social responsibility. In doing so, as vested ‘community connecteursä’, they set the standard for greater community engagement, encouraging clients and businesses and nonprofits to follow suit.  They have successfully introduced and activated hundreds of business and nonprofit relationships, produced eight annual Boca Raton Mayors Balls (serving as co-chairs this year’s event) and the recent
“Concert-4-Kindness” at Florida Atlantic University, and conceived and have co-chaired 13 FAU College of Medicine’s White Coats-4-Care student scholarship fundraisers.

The Kayes: Respected Pillars of the Business Community

“Through their expertise, established relationships, hard work, diligence, and innovative news-generating strategies, the Kayes continue to elevate their company to greater heights, setting an inspiring example for aspiring entrepreneurs. They exemplify the spirit of what the Boca Chamber represents, and what drives our vibrant business community, ”shared Troy McLellan, president and CEO of the Boca Chamber.  “Jon and Bonnie Kaye’s unwavering commitment, perseverance, and philanthropic support have made them pillars of the Boca Raton business community.”

Under Bonnie and Jon’s leadership, success at KCOM-PR has never been built on a single news release, brochure, blog, e-blast or ad…but rather driving dynamic, multi-pronged communications
and news-generating brand journalism supported by long-established strategic alliances and relationships.

“It has always been about creating or sharing a brand’s story in a way that excites news and feature media and resonates with its customers, prospects and those who influence them,” reports
KCOM-PR Chief Operations Officer & Chief Marketing Strategist Jon Kaye. KCOM-PR’s “build-to-suit” account teams work closely with clients to mutually set objectives. Then KCOM-PR identifies a brand’s DNA (dynamic news advantage), develops authentic messaging (they call it “writing right“), and stewards plan consistency in content, visual branding and community/influencer infusion.

Their Success Sauce:
“561” Authority, Trusted Advisors, Consummate Community Connecteursä

Known as a “561 Authority,” the Kayes are trusted advisors and consummate “community connecteursä” whose talents have been tapped by regional and national brand clients that have engaged the firm for strategic communications, brand-telling, marketing campaigns, media relations, community relations, and/or crisis management. These have included the City of Boca Raton/Downtown Boca CRA; Police Services Department; Boca Raton Resort & Club/The Boca Raton; ESPN Events’ RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl; PGA Champions Tour Tournament at Broken Sound Club (ProLinks); Promise Healthcare and Success Healthcare (21 specialty hospitals in eight states); Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC); Town Center at Boca Raton; Royal Palm Place mixed-use village; Park at Broken Sound; Waterstone Resort & Marina; Private Clubs: Broken Sound Club, St. Andrews Country Club and Boca Lago Golf & Country Club; Tortoise Properties; El-Ad National Properties; Sklar Furnishings; Capitol Lighting; California Pizza Kitchen; True Food Kitchen; Sixty Vines, Habitat for Humanity South Palm Beach County and more.

The Kayes have received nine Bernays Awards, the “Oscars” for the South Florida Public Relations industry for PR Excellence; named Community Heroes in Healthcare by the Palm Beach Medical Society, and received the FAU Trustees Service Award for their community influence on behalf of its College of Medicine. Bonnie has served on the boards of Boca Chamber, FAU Foundation, FAU College of Arts & Letters, Levis JCC, Florence Fuller Child Development Centers, and is on the executive committee of the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. Jon has served on the boards of Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton (founding member and former president), FAU College of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Board, and is a Community Captain for ESPN Events’ RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.

Bonnie, a Miami native who graduated from the University of Florida (B.S. in Journalism: major Public Relations) to forge a career in corporate (Home Box Office/NYC headquarters) and agency communications, was presented a 2021 Prestigious Women Award by South Florida Business & Wealth magazine. Jon, a New York City native who graduated from Northwood University (B.S. in Business & Marketing) spent a successful early career in hospitality marketing and sales. Married to each other for 36 years, the Kayes are proud parents of two adult sons and a daughter-in-law and devoted grandparents of a young grandson.

KCOM-PR is headquartered at 980 North Federal Highway, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information, email [email protected], call Jon Kaye at 561-392-5166, ext. 2 or visit kcompr.com.