Nancy Ayala

Writer, Editor, Proofreader, Producer

United States

Experienced digital and print editor and writer: I cover technology, business, health, culture, travel, international news, lifestyle and politics. My smartphone, AP Stylebook and Merriam-Webster are my go-to's.

As a corporate communicator and social media consultant, I help clients and companies with publishing platforms, cover live events and engage communities in real time. I am Spanish-language fluent.

Portfolio
Morgan Stanley
02/03/2022
Morgan Stanley Leader Ekene Ezulike | Morgan Stanley

Ekene Ezulike, Managing Director and the Global Head of Corporate Services & Global Centers at Morgan Stanley, remembers the moment that changed how he thought about himself and his purpose. Years ago, while giving a presentation to a group of disadvantaged high schoolers in London, a participant raised his hand and asked, "Ekene, what are you doing to be a role model for Black people?" It shook him and awakened his priorities.

Morgan Stanley
11/01/2021
Disruptor: Buy Now, Pay Later | Morgan Stanley

The latest Fintech sounds simple enough: Buy a product, take it home, set up payments after. However, the changes this innovation may bring to the financial sector are anything but.

Morgan Stanley
10/05/2020
Covid-19, Latinx Youth and Depression | Morgan Stanley

In pre-COVID times, Latinx youth were already less likely than their peers to receive treatment for mental health problems. New research, funded in part by the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health, attempts to document the extent to which the pandemic might have made these problems worse and how to mitigate the negative effects.

Morgan Stanley
03/01/2022
Ambreen, Vice President, Investment Banking Division | Morgan Stanley

After three years working in the Investment Banking Division, Ambreen can easily pinpoint her favorite deal to date: her very first IPO for a large online pet-supply retailer, the largest U.S. e-commerce IPO at the time. "It culminated with me being very starry-eyed at the New York Stock Exchange, where the CEO was ringing the opening bell."

Electronics360
12/07/2016
VR and AR: Soon-to-Be-Seen Virtually Everywhere

On Thanksgiving Day, scores of people were grateful for one thing: the Microsoft Store on Fifth Avenue in New York was open for business. It was also the first day of the Microsoft Flagship Experience Tour, which hosted demonstrations for fans and the curious about VR and AR with Facebook's Oculus Rift.

Adweek's Marketing y Medios
05/02/2005
Selling More Than Words

How publishing houses and bookstores reach out to often-neglected Latino market.

Street Fight | The Business of Location
05/04/2017
Report: Beacons Making Sizable Impact on Retail

As proximity technology grows, so too the demand from more companies - both big and small - for aggregated information. By getting to know the customer, retailers can bridge the offline and online experience and provide a more personalized shopping setting.

Street Fight | The Business of Location
04/11/2017
How Samsung's Galaxy S8 Could Change Local Marketing

Samsung's mobile chief DJ Koh announced "a new era of smartphone design" in late March, and the company aims to deliver with new services set to drop when the phone starts appearing in stores at the end of next week. Gone are the bezels, or frames, holding the cover of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+.