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I am an accomplished&#160; Executive in the Internet and
Digital Media Business with proven history of structuring and operating
smooth, profitable products/brands in the digital space.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I have been at the forefront in the development of the Internet in
Italy since its beginning and work since 1999 in Telecom Italia, one
of the biggest european players in the Telecommunication, IT and Media
Business. I have worked on different products/brands in the Internet
Media and Digital TV Business Units (Alice, Tin.it, Virgilio, Rosso
Alice, Alice Home TV and currently Yalp!).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among the projects I have confidently and effectively run and managed: &lt;br /&gt;
&#8226; headed business development, marketing operations and editorial
strategy for Yalp!, Telecom Italia Web TV together with the development
of a global network of content and service partners.&lt;br /&gt;
&#8226;	achieved the successful launch / introduction of IPTV and Web TV Telecom Italia services in Italy.&lt;br /&gt;
&#8226;	developed core products and marketing strategies of Virgilio, main Internet italian Portal&lt;br /&gt;
&#8226; being honoured as a contributing author in leading digital media
magazines and featured panellist/event speaker on the subjects of
business, marketing strategy and branding in the digital space. &lt;/p&gt;


Specialties:
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Business Development &#8226; Business Analysis &#8226; Alliances / Partnerships &#8226;
Budget / P&amp;amp;L Management &#8226; Product Development &#8226; Product Launch &#8226;
Market Development &#8226; Channel Development &#8226; Content Scouting and
Acquisition &#8226; Strategic Marketing / Positioning &#8226; Internet / Media
Marketing &#8226; Content Strategy and Programming &#8226; Market Intelligence &#8226;
Networking &#8226; Cross-Functional Team Leadership &#8226; Project Management &#8226;
International Business &lt;/p&gt;

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I am an accomplished&amp;nbsp; Executive in the Internet and
Digital Media Business with proven history of structuring and operating
smooth, profitable products/brands in the digital space.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;I have been at the forefront in the development of the Internet in
Italy since its beginning and work since 1999 in Telecom Italia, one
of the biggest european players in the Telecommunication, IT and Media
Business. I have worked on different products/brands in the Internet
Media and Digital TV Business Units (Alice, Tin.it, Virgilio, Rosso
Alice, Alice Home TV and currently Yalp!).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Among the projects I have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;confidently and effectively &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;run and managed: &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; headed business development, marketing operations and editorial
strategy for Yalp!, Telecom Italia Web TV together with the development
of a global network of content and service partners.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull;	achieved the successful launch / introduction of IPTV and Web TV Telecom Italia services in Italy.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull;	developed core products and marketing strategies of Virgilio, main Internet italian Portal&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;bull; being honoured as a contributing author in leading digital media
magazines and featured panellist/event speaker on the subjects of
business, marketing strategy and branding in the digital space. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Specialties:&lt;/h3&gt;
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Business Development &amp;bull; Business Analysis &amp;bull; Alliances / Partnerships &amp;bull;
Budget / P&amp;amp;L Management &amp;bull; Product Development &amp;bull; Product Launch &amp;bull;
Market Development &amp;bull; Channel Development &amp;bull; Content Scouting and
Acquisition &amp;bull; Strategic Marketing / Positioning &amp;bull; Internet / Media
Marketing &amp;bull; Content Strategy and Programming &amp;bull; Market Intelligence &amp;bull;
Networking &amp;bull; Cross-Functional Team Leadership &amp;bull; Project Management &amp;bull;
International Business &lt;/p&gt;
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