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

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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

- 12 years award-winning strategic PR specializing in franchises (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Texaco, Krispy Kreme, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, The Little Gym International, Togo's, Village Inn Restaurants, Triple Check Income Tax Service, Triple Check Financial Services, Triple Check Business Services, Fiducial, Buffalo Wild Wings, Merle Norman, Honey Dew Donuts, D'Angelo Sandwich Shops, Papa Gino's, Kahala Corp.), automotive services (Valvoline Instant Oil Change), restaurants, packaging (MeadWestvaco), foodservice packaging and equipment, consumer electronics (XaviX videogame systems), consumer healthcare (GlaxoSmithKline, Sensodyne toothpaste, Tagamet), technology (ERP, Artificial Intelligence, Asset Management Software), advertising/media (Arbitron, Reactrix), cable & telecommunications, association activity

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

- specialty in children's product and services marketing, including programs for HearthSong, Magic Cabin and The Little Gym

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

Greg Pitkoff’s Specialties:

Corporate Communications, Franchise Marketing, 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 5 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

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