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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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Studies prove brand value is a boost to the bottom line

Mercedes CardonaNovember 15, 2017

A strong brand’s contribution to a company’s success—and its stock price—just keeps growing in importance, and it is forcing businesses …

Trust and fraud issues still cloud advertising: “Bots don’t have credit cards”

Mercedes CardonaNovember 14, 2017

 In today’s polarized political climate, marketing is seeing a change in trust levels among consumers, says Maria Pousa. “There’s definitely …

Webby for Good Shows Creativity in Apps, Websites

Mercedes CardonaNovember 11, 2017

Cause-related marketing has been a part of the digital landscape for as long as the .org domain has been in …

Webby for Good Honors Show Online Videos Power Causes

Mercedes CardonaNovember 10, 2017

Public service announcements have a long history of giving creatives a wide-open canvas to work on, and have produced some …

Webby for Good honors show social media’s power

Mercedes CardonaNovember 9, 2017

Social media, by its very nature, has been a boon for causes, from crowdfunding to petitions. And as a larger …

Marketing that gets the job done: Q&A with Paul D’Arcy, Indeed

Mercedes CardonaNovember 8, 2017

Paul D’Arcy has a similar job than his customers’: he has to stand out in a crowded field. As senior …

We’re taking back the ad business, say speakers at the Ad:Tech conference

Mercedes CardonaNovember 3, 2017

Humans are winning the battle for control of the advertising ecosystem, even as artificial intelligence and automation assume a much …

The future is automated for the people, according to Webby trend talk

Mercedes CardonaOctober 26, 2017

During the recent WP Engine Summit in Austin, the Webby Awards previewed the latest installment in its annual Webby Talks …

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Building a culture of “US”: Q&A with GSD&M founder Roy Spence

Mercedes CardonaOctober 16, 2017

When Roy Spence was introduced as a “local legend” at the recent WP Engine Summit in Austin, nobody laughed. His …

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Take the gloves off, marketers: The talk at the ANA meeting

Mercedes CardonaOctober 9, 2017

Brands can’t sit on the fence anymore, but can’t take a fake stand on issues either, said speakers at a …

Toddler brands and technology as acid: The talk at the 4A’s Strategy Festival

Mercedes CardonaSeptember 15, 2017

Effective account planning can be the answer to navigating the disruption brought into the advertising business by the dizzying evolution …

P.F. Chang’s CMO: “Who Cares About the Marketing Department?”

Mercedes CardonaAugust 18, 2017

When Dwayne Chambers became CMO of P.F. Chang’s in 2015, he let the restaurant chain’s emails go to his Spam …

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