Debi Hammond
Passion. Creativity. Results.
More about me, professionally speaking.
Debi Hammond is founder and CEO of Merlot Marketing, Inc., an award-winning full-service agency specializing in advertising, public relations, social media and brand strategy. As a result of helping numerous clients build their brands and businesses through strategic marketing strategies and execution, Merlot Marketing has experienced tremendous growth. Since its founding in 2001, Merlot Marketing has been listed in the Sacramento Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies four years in a row and has won numerous awards for its work both locally and nationally.
An award winner herself, Debi was named PR Person of the Year by the Sacramento Public Relations Association, she was honored as a 40 Under 40 Business Professional by the Sacramento Business Journal and continues to be recognized as a leader in the business community. Debi has authored numerous articles on marketing and is currently a contributing writer for the Sacramento Business Journal.
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
An Entrepreneurial Journey
The Man in the Arena
MARKETING. PR. BUSINESS.
It's what I do
Merlot Marketing, Inc.
Founder/CEO
Mar 2001 – Present
Merlot is an award-winning, full-service national agency specializing in identifying, articulating and sharing a brand's story through PR.0 (socially-integrated public relations), social media marketing, advertising and brand development.
WHY ALL THE RED?
RED is to color what Merlot is to marketing.
We are fearless in our pursuit of client success. We are passionate about seeking out new ideas and solutions that are unmatched in our industry. If we can’t “go by the book,” then we’ll write a new one! We are about REDesigning brands and REDefining strategies.
RED is strong. RED is urgent. RED is unequalled passion and creativity.
RED, REDefined, is Merlot Marketing.
EO
Member
Feb 2014 – Present
The Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a global business network of 10,000+ leading entrepreneurs in more than 143 chapters and 46 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO enables business owners to learn from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life.
Comstock's magazine
Editorial Board Member
Jan 2014 – Present
Sacramento Business Journal
CoNTRIBUTING WRITER
JUn 2002 – Present
Articles include branding, advertising, social media, public relations, events, promotions and more.
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