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About me

A brief overview
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Account Director, Project Manager & Communication Manager

I fulfill Brands' Communication Strategies on all media channels

Brand communication's world is increasingly complex nowadays. The development of new media channels, the ever-growing importance of Digital Marketing, and the multiplication of targeting options make mandatory the development of specific skills to correctly answer to market's challenges.
Nevertheless, if the development of strong vertical skills is required to stand the competition, it often comes at the risk of losing the big picture.

Keeping that risk in mind, my absolute passion for every aspect of communication guided my professional path.

I was granted the opportunity to deal with various industry excellencies in many different areas: from digital data-driven campaigns to ATL communication, but also event planning, apps and website development, BTL communication material, and so on. Always with the skin in the game, doing my best to make the project succeed.

What have I perfected so far? Comprehensive management skills that I offer to my clients every day.

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Key skills

Communication Strategies

Communication Strategies

Every Brand is unique, because values, customers, and markets are diverse. That's why I love to create tailored communication strategies.

Project Management

Project Management

Nothing is impossible. It just depends on time and available resources. I usually make sure to have both to reach the objectives.

Problem solving

Problem solving

Problems often are opportunities in disguise. The correct approach to finding solutions makes a difference.

Digital Marketing

Digital Marketing

Being a gen Y geek, I eat technology for breakfast. When it comes to digital marketing strategies I'm on the front line.

Team Management

Team Management

Every successful project is the result of excellent teamwork. To be a leader you have to be, above all, a great team player.

Decision Making

Decision Making

I'm used to take difficult decisions, but also to take responsibility for the consequences.

Main fields of expertise

Automotive

Automotive

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Tecnologia

Technology

Settore energetico

Energy

Manifestazioni fieristiche

Exhibition industry

GDO

Mass distribution

Comunicazione interna

Internal communication

B2B / B2C

B2B / B2C

Telco

Telco

Chimica e farmaceutica

Chemical & Pharmaceutical

Non profit

Non profit

Settore finanziario

Financial Services

Awards

Main activities

It is never easy to tell what lies behind a list of job titles in over 10 years of experience. Below there is a partial attempt to rationalize my skill set.

 

Account management and new business development

  • Client portfolio management.
  • Upselling (anticipate clients' needs and surprise them with services they didn’t even know they needed yet).
  • Make obvious the added value of the provided services.
  • Actively participate in high-end client meetings.
  • Track all invoices and deal memos.
  • Find solutions to customers' problems by combining experience, decision-making ability and a deep understanding of the market sector's dynamics.
  • Develop and grow strong-lasting relationships with senior stakeholders in order to become a strategic, inspiring and trustable partner.
  • Public speaking with excellent presentation skills.
  • Maintain close working relations.
  • Prepare price quotations and commercial offers.
  • Define the annual budget and the commercial objectives.
  • Receive, understand, rationalize and supplement briefings from clients.
  • Work across multiple business functions.
  • Customer acquisition.
  • Participate in tenders.
  • Identify strategic insights to guide the creative process.

Marketing and Communication Plans

  • Manage and supervise omnichannel advertising campaigns in terms of planning, implementation of activities and KPI analysis for timely corrective actions.
  • Development of detailed marketing calendar and annual marketing communication plan.
  • Overall Marketing and Communication Strategy coordination: development, planning and execution.
  • Create effective presentations.
  • Provide existing and new customers ideas to improve and innovate their Digital Marketing strategy (Digital Marketing Transformation).
  • Contribute to the definition of Brand Identity elements by drafting a Brand Book and deliver clear, concise guidelines to support Communications and Commercial Teams.
  • Adapt global advertising campaigns to local market consistently with the headquarter's strategy.
  • Develop and implement activities to foster conversion of prospects into loyal Clients.
  • Manage and coordinate the creation of commercial material for the sales force and of corporate presentations.
  • Develop and deploy effective B2B & B2C paid digital marketing strategies that address all areas of the conversion funnel.
  • Develop and implement CRM strategy and actions.
  • Create best class in lead generation and customer acquisition and retention strategies across all communication channels.
  • Develop and execute direct e-mail marketing, nurturing and marketing automation strategies.
  • Develop brand positioning and product development strategies through ADV campaigns, SEO, content management and email marketing.
  • Define communication strategy for new product launches.
  • Supervise the creation of all marketing tools related to the product (technical and commercial documentation, catalogs, leaflets, guides etc).
  • Plan events, seminars, webinars and conferences.
  • Develop e-commerce marketing strategies.
  • Identify customer touchpoints and best methods of engagement.
  • Digital campaigns planning (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads etc.).

Project management and web development

  • Meet production financial & operational targets - including margin and staff utilization.
  • Oversee and coordinate production and digital development staff.
  • Oversee all expenses made in production & post-production.
  • Manage the relationship with suppliers (write briefing, analyze economic offers etc.).
  • Conduct co-creation Workshops.
  • Draft technical documentation.
  • Conduct online and offline UX tests.
  • Testing and bugfixing
  • Manage and supervise the workflow to ensure that tasks are delivered on time, suggesting efficiencies and improvements when appropriate.
  • Create and manage GANTT chart and Kanban boards.
  • Manage project management tools and softwares on daily basis.
  • Wireframing and UX design.
  • Define workflows.
  • Understand apps, websites and online stores development dynamics.
  • Gather all project requirements and deliver/communicate to Tech Team for Development.
  • Ensure adherence to best practices for security, privacy (maintain compliance with GDPR, privacy and other web policies and regulations), and accessibility.
  • Oversee and draft product documentation.
  • Constantly balance resources and workload.
  • Brief team members on delivery objectives and keep stakeholders informed on the progress of projects.
  • Manage projects with the Agile or the Waterfall approach.

Team management

  • Manage the day-by-day operation of every team member, including liaising with internal different departments and external stakeholders.
  • Leading and coaching the communication agency's account managers team.
  • Manage, lead and develop the teams by looking for the best performance.
  • Ensure collaboration between employees of his/her area of expertise and functionally with other departments.
  • Improve the team’s soft skills to create a fertile ground for talents to advance within the organization.
  • Develop a feedback culture where empowerment, creativity and dare are the basis.
  • Be a mentor for the professional growth of junior colleagues on the team.
  • Recruit and on-board freelance production staff and plan staff resources.
  • Create a culture of sharing information, best practices and lessons learned within the company.
  • Work with multicultural teams respecting the differences in values.

Content management

  • Manage the main content management systems (CMS) on daily basis.
  • Development of editorial projects for internal and external communication.
  • Drafting of the editorial communication plan for social channels or corporate blogs.
  • Supervise the production of editorial, video and branded contents.
  • Adapt images and videos by using the main photo and video editing software solutions.
  • Supervise the company house organ's content editing.
  • Plan and control the company’s social media channels and company website.
  • Draft articles and presentations.
  • Manage platforms for newsletters, DEM and text messages campaigns.
  • Collect, analyze, and manage analytics data to monitor the engagement on different platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube etc.).
  • Write Press releases.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to amplify the brand social and digital presence.

Analytics and market research

  • Monitor all marketing and communication investments.
  • Monitor all paid media investments.
  • Develop, track and report key metrics to prove effectiveness and value of the communication strategy.
  • Ensure the profitability of the marketing and communication investments having always in mind a ROI and the KPIs for each event/marketing activity proposed.
  • Monitor and analyze SEO and Google Analytics data.
  • Utilize website metrics to recommend, test and implement a range of improvements and features to optimize the user experience.
  • Establish/implement/execute internal and 3rd party auditing process.
  • Monitor market trends.
  • Monitor market and competitors’ activities, drawing learnings and implications for the Company.
  • Collect and analyze customer data to identify new opportunities to drive customer engagement.
  • Conduct and supervise customer and prospect surveys and market analysis.
  • Present metrics and progress to goal to internal and external stakeholders.
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Resume

More than 10 years' experience

Work experiences

Mar 2016 - Current
Cernuto Pizzigoni & Partners (brand experience design company)

Strategy Director, Account Director and Partner

Main areas of activity: Strategy, Client service direction, Marketing and Communication Plans, Brand Management, Project management, Team management, Analytics and market research, Content management, New Business Development

Main clients: Ferrero, Subaru, Viega, Mutti, Barilla, Gruppo Autotorino, Tecnomat, Raiffeisen Capital Management, 2i Rete Gas, HostMilano, Sea Aeroporti Milano, Ellevi Group, La Rosa dei Gusti (ABBI Group), Comune di Milano

Main fields of expertise:: Automotive, Food&Beverage, Technology, Energy, Telco, Chemical & Pharmaceutical, Nonprofit, Financial Services, Exhibition Industry, B2B/B2C, Internal communication, Digital Marketing.
www.cernutopizzigoni.com

Oct 2012 - Mar 2016
Brand Portal (integrated communication agency)

Senior Account & Project Manager

Main clients: Samsung, Fidia Farmaceutici, Enel, Olivetti, Telecom Italia (Nuvola Italiana, Cloud People), TI Sparkle, Tim, Linea Group Holding, Linea Più, Linea Com, AIRC, Enel Cuore, Fidimprese, Rottapharm, ProFamily (gruppo BPM)

Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
SPQR Comunicazione Integrata

Digital Account Executive

Main clients: Telecom Italia, Chevrolet, Enel, Volotea, TI Sparkle

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
Alessia Nail Art by tweetyat

YouTube Partner Channel Brand Manager

Main areas of activity: Market Analysis - Benchmarking - Strategic Planning - Brand Identity Management - Promotion - Content management - Video postproduction supervision - Video editing

Dec 2004 - Feb 2012
Freelance

Videomaker

Short-movies, Music videos and Documentaries production
(director and editor)

Feb 2011 - Sep 2011
Ichnos Network HD

Marketing intern

Digital cinema promotion project at the Venice International Film Festival
marketing support - market research - graphic design

Education

2010 - 2012
Sapienza University of Rome

"Organizational Management, Marketing and Business Communication” Master’s degree

University thesis: "You Tube Partner Program. Branding and Advertising 2.0"

110 cum laude
2006 - 2009
Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples

“Communication sciences” Bachelor’s degree

University thesis: “Movies and Videogames: convergence strategies”

110 cum laude

Certifications

2017
Google Digital Training

Digital Marketing

Sponsored by IAB Europe

Spoken languages

Italian - mother language

100%

English - C1 level

85%

French - A1 level

20%

Technical skills

Project management software (eg. Microsoft Project, GanttProject, Wrike etc.)

90%

Wireframing tool (eg. Balsamiq, Axure, Adobe XD, InVision etc.)

85%

Video editing software (eg. Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer etc.)

85%

Photo editing and desktop publishing software (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

70%

Digital/social mediaplan platforms (Google Ads, Facebook Ads manager, LinkedIn Campaign manager)

70%

Collaboration tools (eg. Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, etc.)

85%

CMS (eg. WordPress, Drupal, Prestashop etc.)

80%

Presentation software (eg. Keynote, PowerPoint, Prezi etc.)

95%

Publications

Portfolio

My works
Il panino Tecnomat

The Tecnomat sandwich

BTL, Eventi
Autotorino – website

Autotorino – website

Digital
Ferrero – evento interno lancio gelati

Ferrero – internal event gelati

Digital, Eventi
Cernuto Pizzigoni & Partners – Covid-19 e settore automotive

Cernuto Pizzigoni & Partners – Covid-19: italian automotive sector

ATL, BTL, Digital, Events
Autotorino – Black Friday

Autotorino – Black Friday

ATL, Digital
Subaru – Storie di guida vera

Subaru – Storie di guida vera

ATL, BTL, Digital
Sparkle – Global Backbone Website

Sparkle – Global Backbone Website

Digital
Samsung – Lancio Galaxy S7

Samsung – Galaxy S7 launch

ATL
Viega Journal

Viega Journal

BTL
Barilla – Wimbledon 2017

Barilla – Wimbledon 2017

ATL
Fidia Farmaceutici – Road Show Hymovis

Fidia Farmaceutici – Road Show Hymovis

ATL, BTL, Digital, Events
Enel – Restyling App Enel Energia

Enel – Enel Energia App Restyling

Digital
Enel Cuore – Le parole che sono importanti

Enel Cuore – Words that matter

Digital
2i Rete Gas – Diamo linfa alla tua città

2i Rete Gas – Giving life to your city

ATL, BTL, Digital

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I'm usually in Milan, but if you are from the other side of the world we can also meet in VR. Keep in touch!

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