Serving Long Island, New York City & Westchester County
About Us
A Black- and women-owned agency built on Morality Marketing.
The Bonafide Lyrics & Marketing is led by husband-and-wife team Dr. Kristin Bennett and Mark Q. Bennett. Since 2017 we’ve helped nonprofits, churches, creatives and small businesses across Long Island, New York City and Westchester County tell their stories and grow, honestly.
2017
Founded in Valley Stream, NY
NY Metro
Long Island, New York City & Westchester County
100%
Website ownership handed to every client at launch
Our story
Where Creativity Meets Business
We started The Bonafide Lyrics & Marketing as creatives ourselves. Kristin is a soprano and event host, and Mark writes and performs as the poet “Metapoetic.” We saw how often talented people and good organizations were overlooked, or overcharged by marketers who held their websites and accounts hostage.
So we built a different kind of agency. We combine graphic design, SEO, analytics and a working knowledge of the market to create strategies that fit each client, and we teach our clients to keep going on their own. Today our work centers on nonprofits and churches, alongside the creatives and small businesses we’ve served from the beginning.
Mission, vision and objectives
Our mission
To use our knowledge of graphic design, SEO, analytics and the current market to build honest, effective marketing for the organizations and people we serve.
Our vision
A place where people doing meaningful work can get it in front of the audiences who will value it most.
Our objectives
- Introduce innovative marketing strategies that focus on integrity and your most important audiences.
- Teach clients how to market and run their own organizations.
- Encourage entrepreneurship.
Our promise
Morality Marketing
Honest work for organizations doing good. That means:
You own your website
Full admin access and every login handed over at launch.
Clear, upfront pricing
Starting prices posted on the site. No surprise fees.
We teach, not trap
Training so your team can keep marketing after the project ends.
Mission first
We partner with people and organizations doing real good.
Meet the founders
Dr. Kristin Bennett, Ed.D.
CEO & Co-Owner
Dr. Kristin Bennett is CEO and co-owner of The Bonafide Lyrics & Marketing, bringing 15 years of experience in student success and higher education leadership to every client relationship. She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Change from SUNY Empire State University, with research on how colleges market themselves to students of color and how that shapes their sense of belonging. Kristin serves as ASAP Associate Director for Academic Advisement at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY) and also holds master’s degrees from Hofstra University and Queens College.
Mark “Metapoetic” Bennett
CMO & Co-Owner
Mark Q. Bennett is CMO and co-owner of The Bonafide Lyrics & Marketing and the creative director behind its websites, graphic design and social media campaigns. As Director of Marketing for the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, he grew the agency’s online reach by 12,000% and its website traffic by 750%, and since 2022 he has served as Contract Communication Specialist for the Synod of the Northeast, where audience engagement rose 450% and site visits grew 77% in two years. Mark earned his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Arizona State University (ASU Online) in May 2026, graduating summa cum laude with a 3.97 GPA.
What we do
Website Design
Mobile-friendly WordPress sites your team can update.
Starting at $2,500
Social Media Management
Consistent, on-brand posting on Instagram and Facebook.
Plans from $150/month
Nonprofit Re-organization
Structure, documentation and messaging for growth.
Starting at $5,000
Branding & Print
Logos, business cards, brochures, flyers and large-format print.
Partner brand
The Catered Resume
Our partner brand for professional resume writing and career documents.
Let's build something you'll own.
Book a one-hour consultation. We’ll review where you are and map out next steps.
The Bonafide Lyrics & Marketing, LLC
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Company
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