Howard Liptzin

Current

Founder at Avatar Industries LLC
Consultant at luna-park.com
CCBW (Chief cook + bottle washer) at luna-park.com

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Past

International Partnerships and Alliances at Dada SpA
International Business Development at Tipic, inc.
Director of Content and Indirect Sales at Digibrands SpA

Partner: Milano at M3 New Media Consulting
Managing Partner at luna-park.com
Managing Director at 24/7 Media Italia S.r.l.

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Education

Lewis & Clark Law School
Alfred University

Recommended

6 people have recommended Howard

Connections

284 connections

Industry

Online Media

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Howard Liptzin’s Summary

Entrepreneur and consultant specialized in web/mobile applications mixing communities, entertainment, travel, location and presence. Focused on building sustainable businesses through marketing, product design and obsessive attention to customer satisfaction.

Howard Liptzin’s Specialties:

Internet business development strategies, Negotiations, Marketing, Online community management, Online advertising, Information architecture and design, Graphic Design, Blogging, Instant messaging, Mobile services, Team building and management

Howard Liptzin’s Experience

Founder

Avatar Industries LLC

(Online Media industry)

September 2009 — Present (4 months)

As the champagne dries on the prow, Avatar Industries sets sail into the future.
Consultant

luna-park.com

(Online Media industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

Helping clients understand how their businesses can become more awesome in the age of digital connectivity.
CCBW (Chief cook + bottle washer)

luna-park.com

(Online Media industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Entrepreneurial laboratory and incubator specialized in projects in the field of web/mobile applications in the following flavors: communities, entertainment, travel, location and presence.
International Partnerships and Alliances

Dada SpA

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

September 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 4 months)

Position includes responsibilities in identifying and negotiating strategic alliances, representing the company in industry-wide initiatives and liaison with product marketing, community and content managers. Current focus is on digital music distribution.
International Business Development

Tipic, inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

July 2003 — September 2006 (3 years 3 months)

Business strategies, Leader of Motime.com pilot project: a hosted blogging community integrated with instant messaging services and media sharing features.
Director of Content and Indirect Sales

Digibrands SpA

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

February 2002 — February 2003 (1 year 1 month)

Digibrand SpA, located in Rome, manages Winnerland.com, Italy's premier advergames community on the Web, a P&G spinoff. I was brought for a one-year fulltime contract to help kick-off the startup and re-launch the brand.
Partner: Milano

M3 New Media Consulting

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

September 1999 — February 2002 (2 years 6 months)

M3 operates in Europe and the Middle East in Dubai, Geneva, Milan, Munich & Paris with a strong specialization in Online Publishing & Advertising. I am the Partner in Milan taking care of inbound and outbound business in Italy.
Managing Partner

luna-park.com

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

June 1999 — February 2002 (2 years 9 months)

luna-park.com offers clients strategic consulting services in the areas of online advertising, marketing, promotions, communities, personal publishing, instant messaging solutions and wireless integration.
Managing Director

24/7 Media Italia S.r.l.

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; TFSM; Online Media industry)

June 1998 — April 2000 (1 year 11 months)

24/7 Media Italia was part of the largest pan-European online as sales network in Europe. I founded the Italian office, signed exclusive deals with such properties as MSN.it, 2000.it (Omnitel/Vodafone), Infinto (BT), Tuttogratis, SoldiOnline, Winnerland.com and many other top brand websites.

During my tenure I was the VP of the Italian IAB, a board member of IAB Europe and a committe chairman of FAST Europe.