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Mercedes Cardona is a veteran journalist who has worked for media organizations including The Economist Group, The Gannett Co., Crain Communications and The Associated Press. Her writing has appeared in newspapers, websites and magazines worldwide including USA Today, Advertising Age, NBC.com, Essence, The Huffington Post, and many others.

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ANA 2018 Speakers Challenge Marketing: Time to be a Growth Engine

Mercedes CardonaOctober 29, 2018

Facing an underwhelming economy, marketers have to go all-in to boost growth for their brands, taking risks and trying new …

Advertising Week 2018: Marketing is culture plus technology

Mercedes CardonaOctober 8, 2018

The 15th anniversary of Advertising Week looked very much like past editions, down to having change as the overarching topic …

Marketing AI, More Wall-E than The Terminator

Mercedes CardonaOctober 5, 2018

Our robot overlords are not all they cracked up to be, but they are everywhere. At least one recent ad …

WP Engine Summit speakers say: Think about the digital customer

Mercedes CardonaOctober 1, 2018

It’s time for marketers, and all communicators, to accept the digital future is here and deal with it. That was …

Slack’s Kelly Watkins on Marketing IRL: Enterprise and End User, Too

Mercedes CardonaAugust 17, 2018

Slack is not living up to its name. The workplace-messaging company has made several acquisitions this year, and just recently …

Alicia Tillman, CMO of SAP, on Experience, Profit and Purpose

Mercedes CardonaJuly 30, 2018

Enterprise marketing is increasingly borrowing practices from the consumer space, especially in the digital channels. Technology companies have been leaders …

SheRunsIt Multicultural Alliance Bootcamp: Diversity in Marketing Starts at Home

Mercedes CardonaJuly 27, 2018

After two decades of multicultural awareness and female empowerment discussions, marketing still has a way to go regarding diversity. But …

Storytelling and story-hearing: Q&A with Kathryn Friedrich, of RYOT Studio

Mercedes CardonaJuly 23, 2018

 Storytelling and purpose are two buzzwords that are increasingly popular in conversations about content, but Kathryn Friedrich wants content creators …

Data and two pizzas: Digital transformation tips from web developers

Mercedes CardonaJuly 20, 2018

A conference full of web developers is not the natural environment for marketers to pick up lessons that can aid …

Orci COO Marina Filippelli: Diversity has “a long way to go”

Mercedes CardonaJuly 9, 2018

Debates over immigration and the #MeToo movement have roiled the advertising business as much as any other industry in 2018, …

KPMG consumer experience report says personalization is not enough

Mercedes CardonaJune 29, 2018

Consumers pose one of the key challenges to marketers wanting to produce the best consumer experience. Several new research studies …

Forrester CX event tells marketers to second that emotion

Mercedes CardonaJune 22, 2018

Seamless and frictionless experiences are becoming table stakes for any brand that wants to engage consumers, but to really shine, …

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