Sebastian Pistritto
Senior Vice President / Executive Vice President, Marketing Agency
Philadelphia, PA
Executive Vice President Marketing with 20 years of management experience, focused on direct and interactive marketing. Experience working with some of the world’s top brands, (Samsung, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kodak, Mercedes-Benz, Phillips, Countrywide, Rita's Ice, King of Prussia Mall). Help clients in strategy, customer acquisition, customer relationships and marketing return on investment. A business person with vision and nerve to distinguish value from hype to make a difference in a distinct market and competitive arena.
Prior Sebastian was the Vice President of Marketing for Exclaim developing strategy and executing programs on behalf of such partners are Kodak and Adobe to drive online consumer acquisition. Additionally, Sebastian was successful in marketing leading mobile applications as Pictavision, Teleprints and Kodak Mobile Link on Verizon hand sets. Prior to Exclaim, Sebastian was the Vice President of Marketing for Digital 5 which developed, launched and marketed successful worldwide software and technology products in the consumer electronics market which such brands as Gateway, Apex, Netgear, Philips and others. Sebastian assisted in selling the Digital 5 assets to Philips Consumer for an attractive price. Prior to Digital 5, Sebastian was Vice President of Marketing for Real Media Internet advertising and Ravisent Technologies (RVST); responsible for the global strategic positioning, and marketing operations of the company. This led to the company being sold in 3 pieces at an extremely attractive valuation to large technology leaders.
Pistritto has published numerous articles including: 7 steps on engaging with mobile consumers, Selecting an Adserver Technology, and Managing Your Lead Qualification Process, which have appeared in Internet.com, Mobile Marketer, MicroStation Manager Magazine, CtrlAltDelete Newsletter, VARiety Newsletter, InView Newsletter, and Insider Reports Journal. Pistritto is a recipient of the 2000 Distinguished Technical Communication Award from the Society for Technical Communication.
Pistritto has presented at a number of industry events such as: Consumer Electronic Show (CES), Storage Visions-Home Network, Intel Developer Forum, CEATEC JAPAN and Fall Focus: On-demand Digital Entertainment conference.
Pistritto is a member of the American Marketing Association (AMA), DMA Mobile Marketing Council, the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), and the Business Marketing Association (BMA). Pistritto earned a BS, Business Management, from Wilmington College.