Gaby Cardenas | Colibri Collective
Gaby is an award-winning political marketer and CEO of Colibri Collective. With over 20 years in marketing, advertising, and strategic communications, Gaby founded The Colibri Collective—the first Latina-owned digital marketing firm in Phoenix, Arizona. In 4 years, Gaby has taken her agency to new heights with her innovative thinking, winning campaigns that mobilize and engage diverse audiences with data, skill, and emotion across a national footprint. Gaby and her firm have received a multitude of awards and recognition for excellence in progressive political marketing and innovation. In 2021 alone, Gaby was named a Women Achiever of Arizona, a Small Business Award finalist, and an Athena Award nominee. The Colibri Collective was nationally recognized with the 2021 USPS Special Award for Direct Mail, a 2021 CampaignTech Award, and has received multiple Reed and Pollie Awards. Most recently a finalist of the Business Journal 2021 "Best Places to Work".
Gaby just recently joined NAWBO in August 2021 and says she joined “to surround myself with other talented women entrepreneurs.”
Gaby says she is most proud of her revenue growth from 2019-2020, where they grew 687%. She also expanded her team from 5 to 12.
Building an award-winning campaign takes a collaborative approach. The Colibri Collective is honored to share the recognition produced by the efforts of our multi-talented team. We pride ourselves on our partnerships. They are the cornerstone of our success, and we are grateful for the opportunity to elevate each campaign.
CAMPAIGNTECH AWARDS
2021 - Innovation in Virtual Voter Contact - Democratic
CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS - REED AWARDS
WINNER 2x Award Winner 2020 & 2021
Best Spanish Language Website
Best Use of Digital Out of Home
Best How-To Mail Piece: Vote-by-Mail (Democratic)
Best Spanish Language Direct Mail Piece
Best Use of Online Targeting For County Campaign
Best Spanish Language Radio Ad
Best Campaign Logo & Branding - Organization/PAC (Independent)
American Association Political Consultants - POLLIE AWARDS
Gold - Bilingual/Multilingual/Foreign Language
2021 Silver - Early Voting/Absentee Ballot/Vote-By-Mail
2021 Silver - Most Original/Innovative Collateral Material
2021 Silver - Digital Independent Expenditure for Local Municipal Candidate
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
2021 Special Award for Direct Mail
ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
2021 - Women Achievers of Arizona - Private Company - Gaby Cardenas
PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL
2021 Small Business Award Finalist
2021 Best Places to Work Finalist
GREATER PHOENIX CHAMBER
2021 ATHENA Award Nominee - Gaby Cardenas
INDEPENDENT VOTING
2021 Anti-Corruption Award - Gaby Cardenas