Meet The Fellows: Laura Marie Mariel

  Laura Marie Mariel is an award-winning Senior Art Director with nearly a decade of advertising experience. She’s worked on both national and international clients including, but not limited to, Nissan, Smucker’s, State Farm, Applebee’s, PreparationH and Always. She’s garnered global recognition from some of the most prestigious festivals, including New York Festival, D&AD and…

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Meet The Fellows: Pilar Mera

  Pilar Mera is the Director of Trade Marketing for the NBCUniversal Hispanic Group  (Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes & Universo) where she and her team develop the go-to market plans for the NBCUniversal One Platform through strategic trade communications.  She previously focused on NBCUniversal Entertainment Group (USA, SYFY, and WWE) where she led client experiences for…

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Meet The Fellows: Imani Albert

  Imani Albert is a social media manager and strategist at VMLY&R New York, a global full-service creative agency. Previously, Imani worked as a social media strategist at global PR agency, FleishmanHillard. Through culture-first thinking, Imani has worked with brands across apparel, food & beverage, entertainment, beauty, and more, to create social campaigns that make…

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Defining Bravery in Advertising with Marc Charles, VP, Momentum

From Member Marc Charles is VP, Group Director at Momentum Worldwide. During his 12+ years at Momentum, Marc has held leadership positions on key accounts including Verizon, Porsche, Bentley, American Express and Coca-Cola. Throughout his career, his focus on creating disruptive omni-channel campaigns has consistently driven business results and brand equity. How do you define…

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Bravery in Advertising – What Does It Look Like in 2020 from Bevan Mahaney, CD, GREY West

From Member Bevan Mahaney, Creative Director, Grey West How do you define bravery in advertising?  Bravery comes long before the work is made. It starts by speaking up and having difficult conversations in the rooms where ideas are shared and discussed. Bravery is pushing for inclusivity and representation and not settling for less because it’s…

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Meet The Fellows: Nancy Nguyen

  Nancy Nguyen is a brand strategist and social activist who uses creative storytelling to uplift marginalized narratives, shift perspectives, and make a difference in the world. Nancy has produced multimedia campaigns (print/digital/video/events/Influencers) for brands like Target, Amazon, HBO, NBC, Elizabeth Arden, Dove, Kraft, and more. While not working in media and advertising, Nancy is…

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The Verticals Webinar: Travel & Tourism 

September 22, 2020 Home Speakers Video Home Data-Driven Predictions & How Brands are Navigating the Future  September 22, 2020 Location: Zoom Webinar; Time: 12:00-1:00pm In 2019, global travel and tourism contributed trillions of dollars to the economy. In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt. Today, many travel restrictions are beginning to lift and travelers…

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