Kimberley Ring Allen

Biography

Kimberley Ring is a seasoned communications professional with over twenty years of experience, and a love for all things marketing and public relations. She is the founder of Ring Communications, an integrated marketing consultancy that works with clients in the sports, hospitality, and lifestyle industries. A passionate educator, she brings innovative and experiential learning methods to all marketing courses she teaches. In addition, she is the founder of Suffolk in the Hub, the first student-run marketing agency delivering creative and strategic direct, digital, public relations, and social media projects to start-up and solopreneur small businesses in and around Boston.

Honors and Recognitions

• Suffolk Experiential Learning Macro Grant, 2022
• SGA Outstanding SBS Administrator of the Year, 2021-2022

Professional Activities

• Board Member, Level Ground

Recent Intellectual Contributions

• How Higher Ed Is Getting Creative to Attract College-Cautious Gen Z, Adweek, May 2022

Media Highlights

• Valentine’s Day collabs are back in full swing, @ModernRetail
• 'A very big part of our media spend': Why Peace Out Skincare is increasingly branching out from TikTok, @glossy
• How Amazon Changed Our Shopping Habits — For Better and Worse, @yahoofinance
• How Grillo's Pickles is building a cult following,@ModernRetail
• How having an influencer-founder helped Bloom land retail partnerships,@modernretail
• How Sera Labs is leveraging its partnership with Nicole Kidman,@modernretail
• Why Silk + Sonder is stepping into QVC to reach shoppers,@modernretail
• Why Ritual is leaning into podcast ads to attract loyal customers,@modernretail
• 'It's really ignited some strong partnership conversations': How Too Good To Go uses TikTok and Instagram to market,@modernretail
• How beauty dupes are taking over TikTok,@modernretail
• How alcohol brand Spritz Society rallies social media followers for growth,@modernretail
• Why Pourri rebranded beyond its stinky namesake to match its growing product lines,@modernretail
• 'Go heavy now': Brands rush to tap student-athletes before regulations get trickier,@modernretail
• STUDENT-RUN MARKETING AGENCY MAKES ITS DEBUT, @suffolkNews
• Clubhouse: A Study in Failed Content Moderation,@damemagazine

Employment History

• RING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
• Founder

Education

• MA, Emerson College
• BS, Florida State University