Kelly Wong

Marketing · PR · Operations

Kelly
Wong

Portrait of Kelly Wong

I work in marketing, public relations, and operations, primarily within the music industry. Everything starts from the same principle: build a good system first, and the results follow, even in marketing. Below is what that system has produced, in numbers and in press.

30.8M+Views on a single campaign
77,000%Engagement lift, one client
30+Press placements secured
25+Freelancers run on my systems
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Case studies

Three campaigns, three different audiences. Each required the same thing: notice what's actually working, then move fast enough to capitalize on it.

Case study 01 · Higher education

Berklee College of Music

The world's preeminent college for the study of music.

The challenge

Reach a high-intent applicant audience during a pivotal admissions window, and translate a legacy institution's prestige into short-form content that performs natively on Instagram and TikTok.

What I did

I ran a full content engine across three pillars: student-facing storytelling, an applications-deadline campaign, and trend-driven moments, scripting and producing platform-native video built to be watched, shared, and acted on.

3M+ views on the application-deadline campaign Amplifying visibility at the exact moment prospective students were deciding where to apply.

Results

Instagram · 332K followersApr 27 – May 26
Views3.8M
Interactions94.3K
New followers6,440
Content shared92
Profile views+102.8%
TikTok video views3.38M
Total play time2,198 hrs
New followers437
Watched full video2.08%

Case study 02 · Recording artist

D'Chrome Foster — "Pack Yo Bagz"

A four-part teaser series engineered to make a music-video release feel inevitable.

The challenge

Build genuine anticipation for an independent artist's music video without it reading like an ad. The release had to feel like something the internet stumbled onto, not something it was sold.

What I did

Opened with a single skit built to feel like a real, unscripted moment, blurring the line between content and reality. The instant it gained traction, I released parts two, three, and four the very next day to complete the storyline while the momentum was still live, then dropped the full music video as the reveal that tied the entire narrative back to the song.

30.8M views · 22.6M reach on the opening teaser A single skit drove the kind of organic reach most independent releases never touch, then funneled it straight into the music-video reveal.

Results

30.8MViews
22.6MAccounts reached
121.6KInteractions
+2,227New follows, one post
Interactions121,647 total
Likes90,729
Saves14,894
Shares10,395
Comments2,146

Case study 03 · Jazz artist

Yoko Miwa Trio

Turning world-class musicianship into a consistent, compounding audience.

The challenge

Grow a working jazz artist's audience and fill a recurring residency, converting world-class musicianship into consistent reach and engagement across Instagram and Facebook, with no paid budget behind it.

What I did

I built a content rhythm around three formats: artist and brand promotion, release campaigns, and evergreen performance clips, each engineered to spike a specific metric within days, then compound into the next. I wrote, directed, filmed, and edited every piece myself, and compiled weekly KPI reports so the strategy adjusted as the data came in, not after the fact.

+77,000% engagement · +14,000% video views A step-change in reach for an independent artist, achieved organically within a single reporting window.

Results

Instagram · InsightsApr 27 – May 26
Views38.2K
Interactions2.7K
New followers188
Content shared81
1,541Facebook engagements
+20.5%Reach, within two weeks
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How I approach a project

The same four-step rhythm behind every case study above, built to work for consumer audiences and business stakeholders alike.

01

Research the market

Before creating anything, I research the target audience and the competitive landscape. Understanding the gaps competitors aren't filling is how I find where a brand's voice has room to speak directly to its audience. I study what's working across the industry, not to copy it, but to understand why it resonates and adapt those principles to fit the brand.

02

Learn the story

Every brand has its own story, and I take the time to learn it. A brand has a personality just like a person does, and audiences respond when they're spoken to like people rather than customers. Learning that story surfaces the narrative themes that make a brand stand out.

03

Build the strategy

From there, I build the strategy. Content pillars work together across every platform and format, and every post is intentional, built to tell a consistent brand story that speaks to the right audience, whether that audience is consumers or other businesses.

04

Execute and adapt

I execute, publish, and track, watching what's actually resonating and refining the strategy on a rolling basis, rather than waiting for a quarterly review to change course.

03

Experience

Full detail, dates, and metrics are on the resume. Here's the shape of it.

Marketing CoordinatorSLT Consulting
Operations CoordinatorSLT Consulting
PR Lead & Social Media ManagerPressed Fresh Collective
Social Media ManagerSTK MKT Entertainment
Marketing Coordinator (Contract)Yoko Miwa Trio
Social Media Manager & Content CreatorBerklee College of Music

Tools

HubSpotMailchimpDatabox Google AnalyticsAsanaMeta Business Suite CisionProwlyFinal Cut ProCapCutCanva
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Press placements

Outlets that have covered clients and campaigns I've led media outreach for.

Good Morning Washington Hawaii News Now Diverse: Issues in Higher Education EARMILK Atwood Magazine San Diego Magazine Vents Magazine Shore News Network Fibre2Fashion KVNF YourBan Magazine
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Press releases

A sample of releases I've written and pitched, verified on Muck Rack.

Press release

Hallie Marie, "A Space of Clarity"

Announcement for the DC-based artist's indie-pop single about moving past heartbreak.

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Rahul Mukerji, "MRIDHANGIT"

Album announcement uniting global musicians on a genre-fusion project.

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Emma Cook, "Of the Morning"

Album release framed around unlearning and creative evolution.

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INDVGO, "Not About You"

Single announcement for an atmospheric R&B track about reclaiming a personal narrative.

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View the full press release portfolio on Muck Rack →