KEVIN MARDESICH
COMMUNICATIONS
WRITER, PRODUCER,
& MARKETER
Kevin offers full-service communications, specializing in writing, marketing, and story. He helps Oscar, Emmy, and other industry leaders tell their stories. Kevin's credits include: 1) PR for National Geographic; 2) developing scripts for Oliver Stone; 3) Troika ad agency campaigns, e.g., ESPN and Apple.com; 4) 40+ documentary shorts for global nonprofits like USAID and EDYN; as well as 5) writing/producing MTV's Emmy-winning interactive films, Take A Stand Against Violence. They earned White House praise. Kevin also teaches "online" at Stanford, USC, Fordham MBA, and UCLAx.
Kevin writes and produces research reports. He interviews, films, runs focus groups, crunches data, and uses other research-methods to support insights. Additionally, he is hired as a copy editor of such research reports.
For example, Kevin wrote Best Practices for Shakespearean Film Adaptations to help assess this challenging genre. His report analyzed Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (above) and a dozen other Shakespearean film adaptations. Kevin interviewed, ran focus groups, and researched data-sets ranging from London theatre leaders, to key female audience-demographics. His report identified potential reasons why only two films in this genre have had stunning box-office success.
Other research reports include Troika Ad Agency: A Communications Audit, FOX Entertainment's Charities, and The Business Plan to Help Combat DVD Piracy in China. Kevin also writes reports outside the entertainment industry. He co-wrote competitive analysis on the tele-medicine industry. Additionally, he worked with L.A. Convention & Visitor's Bureau's Research Department. Finally, Kevin has produced over 40 documentary-shorts/interviews featuring industry leaders. These include best practices from The Sundance Film Festival; Xbox; USC scholars; surgeons in Cali, Colombia; and dozens more.
In sum, Kevin has written, researched, and produced research and insights across industries.