KAREN M CRISTELLO, MBA, CTSM
brand development
integrated marketing communications
events & trade shows
AAO 2020 Year in Review
COPYWRITING
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY:
ANNUAL REPORTS
All: Copywriting, editing, image/video/B-roll sourcing, design direction.​​
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AAO YEAR IN REVIEW
From 2011 to 2018, our years in review were long-winded PDFs that had little ROI. In 2019, I convinced our new VP to let me cut copy considerably and make the whole report digital. It was a huge improvement. ​
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FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT
Because the Foundation liked to mail the report to big or potential donors, going online was a harder sell. Perhaps the success of our online activities during Covid helped them warm up to going digital in 2021.
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WASHINGTON MID-YEAR REPORT
Due to a staffing shortage, I took over our advocacy office's mid-year report and report marketing in 2015. It was a nice change of pace and very educational.​ (PDF)
2021 Foundation Annual Report