FashionablyMarketing.Me is a blog about retail and digital media. Our site’s goal is to make technology understandable by teaching our readers how to use social technologies to better market their products, build brand awareness, engage customers and drive revenue from online marketing strategies. You can follow all the FMM writers @InsideFMM. on Twitter or on Tumblr.
Our Staff
Macala Wright – Publisher
Macala Wright is the founder of FashionablyMarketing.Me. When she’s not busy as one of the web’s leading social media personalities, she is a business and consumer marketing consultant for fashion, entertainment and technology companies. Macala has been quoted or had her work cited in ADWEEK, Women’s Wear Daily, Sportswear International, Gawker, Defamer, NRF Smart Brief, The San Francisco Chronicle, Mashable, California Apparel News, Fox Business, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly and Perez Hilton. Wright also writes a retail business + technology column for Mashable. You can follow her on Twitter @Macala.
Marguerite Darlington – Managing Editor, West Coast
Marguerite Darlington joins FashionablyMarketing.Me as the Managing Editor of the website. She is responsible for all editorial content, technology partnerships and digital publishing. Darlington is an accomplished freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, you can read all about Darlington on her personal blog, Marguerite Darlington, and follow her on Twitter @MJDarlington. If you want to get on her good side, you can buy her book.
Jennifer Margolin – Contributing Writer, Luxury and Events
Based in San Francisco, Jennifer Margolin is a creative consultant that specializes trend forecasting, luxury brand merchandising. Margolin has served as a creative director for WWDMAGIC, FNPLATFORM and Teen Vogue, French Connection, Levi’s and professional women’s organizations. At FMM, Margolin serves as digital partnerships and events director. She also writes about luxury retail, luxury branding and of course, San Francisco. You can follow Jennifer on Twitter at @RedSoleDiary or her blog.
Wendy K. Bendoni – Contributing, Fashion and Lifestyle Writer
Wendy Bendoni assists retailers, designers and manufacturers globally in adapting macro and lifestyle trends to the market. Bendoni has worked at WGSN as Los Angeles correspondent; SnapFashun as Digital Sketch Curator; StyleLens / ReportWest as International Trends Director; and Design-Options as lead curator for the LifeStyle report. In addition, Bendoni is Professor of Fashion Marketing at Woodbury University’s School of Business. You can follow her on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram @BendoniStyle. Her website is pretty awesome, too.
Nazgul Kemelbek – Contributing Writer, New York City
Born and raised in Kyrgyzstan, Nazgul Kemelbek worked in nonprofit and international development for six years managing human rights education, social integration of street children and women empowerment projects both in Kyrgyzstan and the U.S. While earning her MBA, she decided to swithch gears and pursue her longstanding passion for fashion industry. Kemelbek is based in New York City and a contributing writer to FashionablyMarketing.Me. You can follow her on Twitter @NazgulKemelbek.
Sara Zucker – Contributing Writer, New York City
Although she pursued a Masters degree in Library Science, Sara’s been trailblazing online since she began blogging in 2008. As the former Community Manager for Glamour magazine and one of the fashion world’s most popular bloggers on Tumblr (Farpitzs), Sara has been featured in Lucky, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, Stylecaster, Blackbook, and the Seattle Times, among others. She has also worked with such renowned brands as The Outnet, Club Monaco, Cynthia Rowley, Ann Taylor, and UGG Australia. You can follow her on Twitter @SBZ.
Sade Strehlke- Contributing Writer, Los Angeles
Sade Strehlke is the founder and editor of the online fashion and lifestyle publication, The Icon Concierge. Strehlke has worked in consumer technology as a publicist and as a product manager overseeing projects for QVC, Levi’s, Armani Exchange and Kate Spade. In early 2011 she founded her site as a way to share her fashion finds, inspirations and obsessions. Since then she has worked with DKNY, WWDMAGIC, Neiman Marcus and more. A social media junkie, Sade is constantly looking for new ways to engage readers and help brands reach broader audiences. She joins FMM as a contributing writer. You can follow her on Twitter @Icon_Concierge.
Jasmine Del Chiaro – Graphic Designer
Jasmine Del Chiaro is the woman who makes sure that FMM looks great and doesn’t break. A woman with a lifelong passion for fashion, Del Chiaro has worked for Benefit Cosmetics, holds a B.A. in Graphic Design and Marketing from San Francisco State University and currently resides in cloudy, sometimes sunny, San Francisco, California. You can follow her on Twitter @FleurDeOui.
Laura Kudia – Contributing Editor, New York City
Laura Kudia currently works in mobile strategy and digital strategy at VOGUE. Kudia is also freelance social media strategist, a brand ambassador for various fashion clients (most recently Kate Spade and Tumblr) and an experienced online content developer for various tech start-ups in New York City. You can follower her on Twitter @LauraKudia.
