Greg Pitkoff

Current

• Managing Director at GRiP Communications LLC

Past

• Managing Director at KCSA Worldwide
• Vice President at CKPR
• Vice President, Public Relations at Cramer Krasselt

• Senior Vice President at Nichol & Company
• Editor, The Journal of Petroleum Marketing at BMT (now VNU Publications)
• Associate Editor at Fancy Publications
• Associate Editor - Liquor Store Magazine, StateWays, Beverage Dynamics at Jobson Publishing
• Circulation Manager at Fairchild Publications

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Education

• Brandeis University
• Germantown Academy
• Bustleton Elementary

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Recommended

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Connections

363 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• My Company

Greg Pitkoff’s Summary

Experienced corporate, consumer and B2B communicator combining:

- 10 years business/trade journalism experience covering small business (supermarkets, convenience stores, pet retail, beverage alcohol retail, petroleum marketing, automotive services, retail tobacco), international trade, government regulations, association operations

- 13 years award-winning strategic PR specializing in franchisee recruitment and franchise marketing (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Texaco, Krispy Kreme, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, The Little Gym International, The Greene Turtle, Partyland, Togo's, Village Inn Restaurants, Triple Check Income Tax/Financial/Business Services, Fiducial, Buffalo Wild Wings, Merle Norman, Honey Dew Donuts, D'Angelo Sandwich Shops, Papa Gino's, Kahala Corp.), children's products and services (Pink Paws USA, Mosaics of the World, Fun and Function, HearthSong, Magic Cabin, The Little Gym), automotive services (Valvoline Instant Oil Change), restaurants, packaging (MeadWestvaco), foodservice packaging and equipment, consumer electronics (XaviX videogame systems), consumer healthcare (GlaxoSmithKline, Sensodyne toothpaste, Tagamet), advertising/media (Arbitron, Reactrix), cable & telecommunications, association activity

- corporate communications and executive publicity for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM

- foodservice/restaurant product and equipment marketing, including programs for The Broaster Co. and Sweet Lilly's Desserts

Greg Pitkoff’s Specialties:

Corporate Communications, Franchise Marketing, Children's Products/Services, Social Media, Virtual (Second Life) Marketing, Consumer PR, Business to Business PR, CEO Exposure

Greg Pitkoff’s Experience

• Managing Director

  GRiP Communications LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

• Managing Director

  KCSA Worldwide

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)

• Vice President

  CKPR

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  September 2003 — May 2006 (2 years 9 months)

• Vice President, Public Relations

  Cramer Krasselt

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years )

• Senior Vice President

  Nichol & Company

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  October 1996 — August 2003 (6 years 11 months)

• Editor, The Journal of Petroleum Marketing

  BMT (now VNU Publications)

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1989 — 1993 (4 years )

• Associate Editor

  Fancy Publications

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1989 — 1989 (less than a year)

• Associate Editor - Liquor Store Magazine, StateWays, Beverage Dynamics

  Jobson Publishing

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 1988 — May 1989 (10 months)

  Researched and wrote feature stories covering trends, news and regulations within the beverage alcohol wholesale and retail industry.

• Circulation Manager

  Fairchild Publications

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  1987 — 1988 (1 year )

Greg Pitkoff’s Education

• Brandeis University

  BA , English, Anthropology , 1982 — 1986

• Germantown Academy

  1974 — 1982

• Bustleton Elementary

Additional Information

Greg Pitkoff’s Websites:

• My Company

Greg Pitkoff’s Groups:

IFA, CTAM, United States of America

•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Franchising World
•    Franchise Professionals
•    Franchise World Network
•    Franchise Networking
•    Germantown Academy
•    Brandeis University Alumni Networking Group
•    Kids Marketing Professionals Group
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    PROpenMic Members
•    IFA - International Franchise Association
•    Parents of Special Kids
•    High Powered Food & Beverage Forum - Foodservice & Retail Executive Networking - Job Opportunities
•    Entrepreneur Magazine
•    Franchise Roundtable
•    Franchise Business Opportunities by Franchising.com
•    MultiUnit Franchisee
•    Friends of Chain Leader
•    America's Best Franchises
•    Capital Idea Group
•    Franchise Performance by FBR
•    Franchise Ownership Networking
•    Franchise - Franchising - QSR - Restaurants - Domestic & International - Food & Beverage Success!
•    Public Relations and Corporate WORLD
•    Capital Idea Group Partnership Program
•    Martin's Aquarium Alumni

Greg Pitkoff’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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