hi, we’re mays & associates
Over 37 years in business, Internet pioneers with a reputation for embracing emerging tech, and Delivering results for our clients
who we are
For almost 40 years, Mays & Associates has been helping businesses thrive and grow, first as a traditional marketing agency and then as a digital marketing pioneer in 1995.
We empower businesses of all shapes and sizes to meet and exceed their business goals. B2B, B2C, B2G and non-profit organization in a wide range of industries have benefited from our experience, expertise and complete dedication to customer service and support.
what can mays do for you?
We’re not just looking at short term solutions – we look long term. Even if our initial goal is just to build a website, we look to the future – SEO, Google Ads, website scalability. Everything is carefully planned and adapted to fit your industry and create a solid foundation for your company’s future.
website development
internet marketing
multimedia design
design & branding
if you hire mays, we can help your business:
the 5 pillars of our corporate philosophy
Client Focused
Metric Driven
Embracing Innovation
Partnership & Collaboration
Integrity & Trust
Client Focused
Metric Driven
Embracing Innovation
Partnership & Collaboration
Integrity & Trust
leadership team
ken mays, founder & ceo
An award-winning designer and writer, Ken Mays brings over 40 years in communications, graphic design, Internet marketing and publishing to the Mays Team. As an entrepreneur, Internet & digital marketing innovator and successful business owner, Ken is a proven leader in today’s most advanced digital communications technologies.
Ken Mays, Founder & CEO
As a Creative Director, Ken has built brands from the ground up as well as giving old brands new life in a wide variety of industries including real estate, law, computer technology, IT, biotechnology, science, medicine, arts & entertainment, food retail, men’s clothing, skin care, foot care, communications, publishing, government, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare and education. His extensive skill set includes corporate branding, corporate logo design and slogan development, corporate collateral design, and the development of creative strategies for products and services.
Ken’s early career as a journalist was spent in the Baltimore/Washington market where he served as editor of the Towson Times at the age of 24 and then as managing editor of a daily newspaper in Arlington, Virginia, The Northern Virginia Sun. Mays left the Sun in 1974 to join an ambitious publishing startup, The Columbia Flier. He was hired by the Flier for both his writing and design skills. In addition to covering the Maryland State Legislature, he became the first design director for the publication, separating it from the other newspapers in the market by giving it a unique magazine style look and feel. Ken spent over 15 years at the Flier which later became Patuxent Publishing Company (PPC), one of the largest publishers of newspapers, magazines, and community telephone directories in Maryland. He served on the executive management team as director of marketing and promotions.
While at PPC, Ken started and ran A.D. Adverting Associates, an in-house advertising agency. Major clients included Whitney Communications in New York City and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration Committee. The agency created the print collateral announcing the first Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on January 20, 1986. He left PPC in 1988 to take Mays & Associates full time, first as a traditional advertising agency and finally as a digital communications firm, specializing in corporate branding, website development and online marketing.
Community involvement has been an important part of Ken’s life. He has taken an active role in a long list of non-profit organizations including board positions on the Howard County Chamber of Commerce, The Howard County Sesquicentennial Committee, The American Marketing Association (Baltimore Chapter), YMCA, American Heart Association, and the Patapsco Valley Heritage Greenway. His non-profit work includes over 30 years with The Columbia Festival of the Arts and design projects for The Columbia Foundation and Howard County Special Olympics. He also spent 15 years as a Boy Scout leader. Ken received a HOWIE award from the Howard County Arts Council in 2011 for his work with The Columbia Festival of the Arts. Ken holds a B.S. in Journalism from The Pennsylvania State University.
k.c. mays, chief operating officer (coo) and lead ux designer
As the lead UX Designer and head of operations at Mays, K.C. Mays brings much more than a high level of website development and design skills to the research and development table. He brings a passion for researching and discovering the newest Internet and website technologies, and then leveraging the power of these new ideas to give Mays clients a competitive advantage in their industry.
K.C. Mays, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Lead UX Designer
As COO, K.C. oversees the day-to-day operations of the company, ensuring its overall success. To that end, he has developed and manages a web development and support process unique to Mays that focuses on customer communication and successful project completion. He is responsible for making sure that all work successfully aligns with client target audiences and marketing goals.
K.C. leads a team of highly motivated, experienced, and talented website developers, Internet marketers, and designers by fostering a positive and productive work environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
In the early 2000’s, K.C. was one of only a handful of website developers in the country to begin building mobile-friendly “responsive” website designs that automatically scaled and adapt to different devices from widescreen desktop monitors to smart phones. A revolutionary approach at its inception, this mobile-first approach to website development is now an essential part of web development. A prolific video and presentation designer, KC has transformed the ho-hum website home page slide show into pure “wow,” introducing each client’s product or service with engaging animated stories that also include precision brand messaging.
Let us help you tell your story.
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