About Us
Our Mission:
To effectively integrate with the client and provide first-class strategic communications and public relations support that is tailored, on target and to the point.
Our Vision:
To uphold our core values of trust, commitment, consistency, reliability, accessibility and resourcefulness every day. That is how PuMa attracts and retains outstanding people and businesses and has developed a reputation for delivering on the promises we make to our clients.
Our Commitment:
- To work closely with our clients in defining their needs, planning their strategies and implementing them efficiently and effectively;
- To manage, promote and protect the reputation of our clients;
- To maintain the utmost professionalism;
- To expect results and deliver excellence.
Our Goal:
To be our clients’ premier partner in communicating their messages, increasing sales, enhancing reputation, molding attitudes and achieving a wide range of critical objectives.
From media relations to corporate communications, we provide the full spectrum of communications and public relations services.
Our Founder, CEO & Chief Strategist, Margaret Pulles Machado:
Prior to establishing PuMa Communications in 2006, Margaret Pulles established a noteworthy career in public relations, government, international relations and cultural affairs. Her résumé includes high-profile positions at museums, in local and national government, and at a major PR firm.
Pulles’s keen understanding of the U.S. Hispanic market is a result of years of experience, including developing a national minority business outreach strategy and working closely with minority trade organizations to promote opportunities within the disadvantaged business community. She has also fostered close ties with the National Council of La Raza, LULAC, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other key cultural organizations.
Past positions include:
- Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX)
- Vice-President for Strategic Development, Miami Museum of Science
- Deputy Director of the Smithsonian Institution's Affiliations Program
- Director of Public Affairs/Account Supervisor, Burson-Marsteller
- Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Presidential Appointee, George H. W. Bush)
A native of Miami Beach, Florida, Margaret is first generation Cuban-American and has lived throughout the U.S. and in Mexico. She is proficient in English, Spanish and French.