Christopher Merlo Email & Phone Number

An all-around writer and creative thinker with more than 25 years of freelance experience built upon a solid agency background. Offers wide field of vision thanks to working with multiple partners / communication companies including senior-level (C Suite) executives at Fortune 100 companies. A creative thinker and writer in many disciplines … Creative / Strategy• Creative briefs, whitepapers, new business proposals and messaging• $50+ million won in new businessWriter• Speechwriter – for senior-level and C-Suite executives on a wide variety of topics including Design, Product Development / Engineering, Quality, Customer Satisfaction / Consumer Experience, Sales & Marketing, Service & Parts, HR, Multicultural / Diversity, Corporate History etc.• Copywriter – corporate communications, webcasts, direct mail• Video writer – marketing, product reveals, training• Social – Ford Fiesta Movement, Franchisee Social Media Presentations• Shareholder / Stakeholder / Employee Communications – Ford Cares corporate citizen report, Ford Environmental Reports, recruitment brochures, State of the Company / Economy presentations, IPO Road Shows• Exhibit Display – Detroit Federal Reserve Visitor Center, SEMA, Cadillac• 100+ events including Dealer / Franchise / Employee meetings, press conferences and new product introductionsEditorial • Member, Motor Press Guild• Journalist – Detroit Editor LA Car.com• Editor, Faces of Henry Ford by Robert Kriepke• Editorial Director / Project Manager