Dario Di Zanni

Current

• Manager, New Media Business Unit, Global Magazines, Disney Publishing Worlwide at The Walt Disney Company

Past

• Marketing Manager Global Magazines - Disney Publishing Worldwide at The Walt Disney Company
• Brand Manager at Paramount Home Entertainment Italy
• Product manager at Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

• Project manager at Morandini & Partners Consulting

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Education

• Publitalia '80
• Università degli Studi di Siena
• Liceo Classico A. Oriani

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Websites

• My Website

Dario Di Zanni’s Summary

Media and entertainment marketing specialist with specific skills in Publishing, New Media and Broadcasting Business.

Dario Di Zanni’s Specialties:

- Marketing: brand & product management
- Media management: magazines, new media, social networks, radio, home video,
- Broadcast media consulting (programming, marketing & finance)
- Broadcast Media software and hardware automation
- Advanced software and hardware skills

Dario Di Zanni’s Experience

• Manager, New Media Business Unit, Global Magazines, Disney Publishing Worlwide

  The Walt Disney Company

  (Public Company; DIS; Entertainment industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

• Marketing Manager Global Magazines - Disney Publishing Worldwide

  The Walt Disney Company

  (Public Company; DIS; Entertainment industry)

  August 2007 — February 2008 (7 months)

  - strategic marketing analysis, planning and implementation
  - product portfolio development and management: new products development, international roll-out
  - business development: b2b, co-marketing initiatives
  - international project management
  - Country Managers and external licensees relationships management
  - new media business development

• Brand Manager

  Paramount Home Entertainment Italy

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Entertainment industry)

  October 2006 — July 2007 (10 months)

  - national & retail specific promotional canvas and marketing activities (customer, trade and retail): concept, planning, management
  - marketing & business plan, marketing budget
  - brand/product building and positioning
  - product and strata P&L: analysis, management, reporting and accounting
  - business development: activities for new channels, co-marketing and b2b
  - above the line & below the line communication: copy briefing, concepts, plans and activities management
  - product development: international adaptations, new local product development
  - customers & suppliers: scouting, negotiations
  - competitors analysis and benchmarking
  - international management reporting

• Product manager

  Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 4 months)

  * Product manager Panorama covermount sales
  * Product manager Panorama Travel
  - covermounts scouting, management and development, product positioning
  - business development
  - negotiations
  - new magazines editorial and marketing development (international business)
  - market researches
  
  
  * Product manager - Cambio, Auto Oggi, Evo, HP Trasporti, Automobile Club
  - above the line & below the line communication plans
  - advertorial and promotional activities development
  - new magazines editorial and marketing development
  
  
  * Product Manager - Panorama Travel
  - budget & forecast analysis/planning
  - marketing & business plan
  - content analysis & modelling
  - P&L analysis, management, reporting and accounting
  
  
  * Marketing Manager Assistant - Panorama covermount sales
  - competitors benchmarking and international magazine’s market reporting
  - communication & p.r. with clients and suppliers
  - P&L management
  - performance monitoring and management reporting

• Project manager

  Morandini & Partners Consulting

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  March 2003 — December 2003 (10 months)

  Start-up, format and schedule design, business plan, national radio network setup for “Federazione dei Verdi”.

Dario Di Zanni’s Education

• Publitalia '80

  Master , Marketing & Communication , 2003 — 2004

• Università degli Studi di Siena

  Degree , Media & communication , 1996 — 2002

  Degree mark 110/110 cum laude (5% top decile)
  
  Degree thesis in Radio & Television Theories and Techniques, “Multimedia hybridization: a new paradigma within radio, Internet and satellite-tv”.

• Liceo Classico A. Oriani

  High School , Literature , 1991 — 1996

  60/60 final mark (5% top decile)

Additional Information

Dario Di Zanni’s Websites:

• My Website

Dario Di Zanni’s Interests:

Cooking, Basketball, Tv Series, Radio

Dario Di Zanni’s Groups:

•    Business Club 2.0 Milan-IN
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
•    The Walt Disney Company Alumni Group
•    Il Nuovo Potere dei Consumatori sul Web
•    Entertainment Industry
•    Publitalia '80 Business School Alumni

Dario Di Zanni’s Honors:

Since 01/2005
Ebay seller (270+ positive feedback - 100%).

06/2004
National winner, L’Oreal E-Strat Challenge business game, ImpattoZero team.

03/2000 - 07/2000
Erasmus scholarship (Groningen - NL).

05/1997 - 07/1997
Stage, Giunti Gruppo Editoriale, press office.

Dario Di Zanni’s Contact Settings

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