Meld Marketing

Meld Marketing Meld is a full-service, award-winning branding, marketing, and digital agency. Proudly woman-owned. Reach out—we’d love to talk!

Meld is a full-service branding, marketing, and digital agency with powerful national reach. We help envision, elevate, and execute marketing strategies, logos, brand identities, digital, websites, content, design, research, analytics, photo, and video for companies and non-profit organizations across industries. Our name reflects our philosophy of “melding” with organizations to help them define

who they are and then translating that vision into strategic marketing content and design that resonates with their audiences. Founder and CEO Melinda Pradarelli, who has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, launched Meld in 2016. The company, based in Iowa City, works with clients regionally, nationally and internationally—having perfected the ability to deliver all of our services in person or remotely. Meld works with a wide range of industries, including colleges and universities; hearth, BBQ, and patio; architecture, real estate, home builders, and development; in-store retail and department stores; e-commerce; food service; craft beer; hospitality; packaging; pet services; non-profits; technology; and more. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies and Ivy League universities as well as small to medium-size businesses in Iowa, Boston, Atlanta, New York, Italy, and beyond. Meld has been named one of the Fastest Growing Companies, the Coolest Places to Work, and the Best of the Corridor, and Melinda was named one of the Top 250 Most Influential Executives in the Corridor. Visit our website to see our work: https://meldmarketing.com/our-work/

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Meld's CEO, Melinda Pradarelli, an Iowa native, is proud to be named to the IOWA 500 as one of the State's Most Influent...
02/24/2026

Meld's CEO, Melinda Pradarelli, an Iowa native, is proud to be named to the IOWA 500 as one of the State's Most Influential Business Leaders for the third straight year. Thank you to the Corridor Business Journal for the recognition. And congratulations to all of the leaders who make up a thriving part of Iowa's economy.

01/20/2026

Congratulations to Simmons Perrine PLC on the launch of your refreshed brand. We are honored to be your marketing partner!

01/14/2026

Keep your eyes on Simmons Perrine to see some exciting news Jan 20. We are proud to be a brand and marketing partner to this amazing Iowa law firm.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2026!
01/01/2026

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2026!

04/11/2025

If your brand and website aren't working with you, they could be working against you.

Meld crafts brands and websites that make an impact so your business can stand out, connect with audiences, and, most importantly, GROW! 🌱

Reach out to get started.

We had a great time celebrating IOWA 500: Iowa’s Most Influential Business Leaders this week, honoring some of our state...
03/14/2025

We had a great time celebrating IOWA 500: Iowa’s Most Influential Business Leaders this week, honoring some of our state’s top executives, including Meld’s Founder and CEO, Melinda Pradarelli! 💚

We want to thank The Corridor Media Group (Corridor Business Journal and Quad Cities Regional Business Journal) as well as the Iowa Association of Business and Industry for presenting this event and, of course, the Des Moines Heritage Center for hosting!

Congratulations to this year's honorees and those involved in putting this list together.

Congratulations to our fearless leader on her feature in the IOWA 500: Iowa's Most Influential Business Leaders! 💚 The m...
03/03/2025

Congratulations to our fearless leader on her feature in the IOWA 500: Iowa's Most Influential Business Leaders! 💚

The magazine, presented by the Corridor Media Group, highlights 500 movers and shakers shaping Iowa's economic pulse.

Join us in congratulating Melinda on this recognition!

Corridor Business Journal | Quad Cities Regional Business Journal

Each year, Meld makes a donation to organizations chosen by each Melder. In 2024, our Content Strategy Manager, Sam, cho...
02/20/2025

Each year, Meld makes a donation to organizations chosen by each Melder. In 2024, our Content Strategy Manager, Sam, chose to donate to Girls Inc. 💕

"𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘐𝘯𝘤. 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 & 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺, 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 & 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 & 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵."

As a female-founded and owned company, we love supporting this organization that supports a new generation of leaders! 👱‍♀️ 💪

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02/14/2025

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Next week, from February 18-22, X Marks the Arts is presenting Free Week, sponsored by Iowa City Downtown District and T...
02/13/2025

Next week, from February 18-22, X Marks the Arts is presenting Free Week, sponsored by Iowa City Downtown District and Think Iowa City. The event is a cost-free festival that celebrates local and regional talent through everything from live music and theatre to comedy and interactive art workshops.

Meld is so proud to have designed the branding for X Marks the Arts, creating a unifying voice and visual to promote Iowa City's Cultural & Entertainment District. 💚

Swipe to see a bit of the brand's design process and see how Meld brought it to life through our case study:
https://bit.ly/3EOufqD

Looking to expand your marketing knowledge and spark creativity? We've compiled a list of the top 2025 marketing confere...
02/07/2025

Looking to expand your marketing knowledge and spark creativity? We've compiled a list of the top 2025 marketing conferences in all things brand, digital trends and tools, social media, and content strategy.

These are the top conferences worth your time this year 👇

These 9 marketing conferences are sure to inspire creativity, give you new

There's no better feeling than when our clients give us feedback like this. 💚 See all the details of this rebrand in our...
01/31/2025

There's no better feeling than when our clients give us feedback like this. 💚

See all the details of this rebrand in our case study:
https://bit.ly/40X7auA

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Meld Marketing is a full-service marketing agency in Coralville, Iowa that specializes in brand and digital strategy to help our clients meet their short- and long-term goals. Our creative, passionate, and results-oriented team has a track record for helping companies and organizations better define who they are so they can build an authentic brand expression, increase visibility, generate revenue and sales, and transform the way they connect with audiences.

We have nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and brand development. Our company has worked with a wide range of industries, including healthcare, real estate, start-ups, technology, non-profits, food packaging, department stores, financial services, and colleges and universities around the nation and the world. Clients have included Fortune 500 companies and Ivy League universities as well as small- to medium-sized businesses. In addition to specializing in brand strategy and marketing, CEO Melinda Pradarelli has authored two books about entrepreneurial businesses and contributed to The New York Times book, Circuits.