monkey
Milan Area, Italy
- Current
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- Coworking evangelist at Cowo/Coworking Project
- Teacher at Web Marketing Garden
- Doorman at Cowo/Coworking Milano
- Author at Aziende con le Orecchie
- Blog consultant at Febal Cucine
- Monkey at Monkey Business srl
- Past
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- Blog consultant at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Blog consultant at Lago S.p.a.
- Teacher at Accademia di Comunicazione
- Copywriter at Conquest (now RedCell)
- Freelance copywriter at Bates, Jwt, Leo Burnett, Lowe Pirella, Saatchi and Saatchi
- Creative chief at Lowe Pirella, now Lowe Pirella Fronzoni
- Copywriter at Canard Advertising Torino
- Editor at Edizioni Studio Tesi
- Interpreter and translator at Centro Traduzioni Sacile (Pordenone)
- Education
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- Itc Mattiussi
- Lawrence High School - Cedarhurst, New York
- Connections
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- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
- Websites
Massimo Carraro’s Summary
Massimo is a copywriter, in love with the task of communicating.
His company, Monkey Business, is devoted to crafting the right message to the right people, using the right language.
Assignments include international brands and friends' little companies, both online and offline.
Oh, at Monkey Business we also enjoy coworking, since 2008.
Massimo Carraro’s Specialties:
- Advertising
- Copywriting
- Web writing courses
- Corporate blogging and "Marketing dell'ascolto"
- Coworking spaces
Massimo Carraro’s Experience
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Coworking evangelist
Cowo/Coworking Project
(Facilities Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
With Cowo - Coworking Project we are trying to build a network of coworking spaces. We provide know-how, legal and business advice, knowledge base, trademark. Affiliation fee is very low, to encourage opening of spaces and network-creation. In the first month, Coworking Project has helped creating a network of 4 spaces in the city of Milano, Italy.
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Teacher
Web Marketing Garden
(Education Management industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
I am responsible for the courses in Web Writing and Corporate Blog.
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Doorman
Cowo/Coworking Milano
(Facilities Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Coworking facilities in the premises of Monkey Business Milano.
Cowo offers workstations, meeting areas and wifi connections to professional indipendents, developers, creative nomads.
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Author
Aziende con le Orecchie
(Internet industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years)
Aziende con le Orecchie is an online directory, constantly updated, of Italian case histories involved in conversational marketing projects such as blogs.
"Aziende con le Orecchie" means in fact "Companies with Ears".
The companies listed in the directory are, at the present moment (march 2009), more than 80. -
Blog consultant
Febal Cucine
(Banking industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
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Monkey
Monkey Business srl
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Monkey Business is the place where Massimo Carraro and Laura Coppola, together with a couple of other people, craft their clients' ads.
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Blog consultant
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2008 — January 2009 (1 year)
Blog strategy and post supervision/writing @http://familybusinesssmart.com.
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Blog consultant
Lago S.p.a.
(Privately Held; Furniture industry)
2008 — December 2008 (less than a year)
Blog strategy and post supervision on:
http://lago.typepad.com/dimensione_legno/
http://lago.typepad.com/mav/
http://lago.typepad.com/lakebloggers/
http://lago.typepad.com/colzani_conversations/ -
Teacher
Accademia di Comunicazione
(Educational Institution; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 2004 (6 years)
Master Copywriting courses (3 years long and 1 year long).
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Copywriter
Conquest (now RedCell)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Free-lance copywriter on Fiat Auto (Alfa Romeo).
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Freelance copywriter
Bates, Jwt, Leo Burnett, Lowe Pirella, Saatchi and Saatchi
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 4 months)
Creative chief and copywriter on a free-lance basis.
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Creative chief
Lowe Pirella, now Lowe Pirella Fronzoni
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1991 — June 1996 (5 years 6 months)
Creative chief and copywriter.
Award winning campaigns (Art Directors Club Italiano, Radiofestival) for La Repubblica newspaper, L'Espresso newsmagazine, RAS insurance company and others. -
Copywriter
Canard Advertising Torino
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1987 — December 1991 (4 years 4 months)
Award winning campaigns (Epica, Art Directors Club Italiano) for Beefeater gin, Zanussi/Rex appliances, Fiat Auto (Lancia), Artsana.
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Editor
Edizioni Studio Tesi
(Publishing industry)
February 1984 — November 1986 (2 years 10 months)
As the only editor of the small publishing company, I organized the proof-reading process with external proof-readers, providing occasional proof-reading myself. I also managed the book-production process through all its phases, from manuscript to print.
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Interpreter and translator
Centro Traduzioni Sacile (Pordenone)
(Translation and Localization industry)
April 1982 — December 1984 (2 years 9 months)
Providing interpreting/translation services to North-East Italy companies through a network of free-lance professionals, covering virtually all languages.
Interpreting English-Italian and Italian to English in business meetings and translating technical manuals, presentation brochures.
Massimo Carraro’s Education
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Itc Mattiussi
Diploma , 1975 — 1980
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Lawrence High School - Cedarhurst, New York
Diploma , 1978 — 1979
Exchange student on Intercultura/AFS program for the schoolyear 1978-79.
Additional Information
Massimo Carraro’s Websites:
Massimo Carraro’s Interests:
Networking, reading, skiing, design. Writing.
Massimo Carraro’s Honors:
Art Directors Club Italiano, Epica, Radiofestival, New York Festival.
Massimo Carraro’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
