Peter Levitan

Peter Levitan Email and Phone Number

I do many things. Check out my 5 books on Amazon. +Business growth consultancy. +My pics @ peterlevitanphotography.com +a significant 2025 photo project in Vietnam. There is more, but I will save you. @ Peter Levitan & Co.
Peter Levitan's Location
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, Mexico
About Peter Levitan

I’ll get to the point. I write business development plans for local and global advertising agencies. OK, I am also a global photographer. I Have a new, serious project coming up in Vietnam.WHAT I DO: I work with agency management to make my clients unignorable and desirable. I advise, coach, and provide kick-ass, actionable business development strategies and action plans to advertising and digital agencies worldwide. I am the most experienced advertising agency business development consultant. 30 years of digital/advertising agency new business development experience (I owned my own Portland agency and ran business development at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide in New York and London). Plus, I hired ad agencies as a two-time client-side tech company CEO. I get both sides of the table.I WROTE 2 BOOKS: "How to Build A Kick-Ass Advertising Agency". 27 chapters on everything you need to do and how to get it done. The pitch bible: "The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches", my 'how-to' book on pitching & presenting is a best seller on Amazon. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: “Peter knows the ad agency business, is always ahead of the curve, and thinks way outside the box and at lightning speed. He’s exactly the kind of person I’d want on my team if I still owned an agency or just about any other business that thrives on innovation.”- Barbara Findlay Schenck. Author of “Small Business Marketing For Dummies” and “Branding For Dummies”SOME HISTORY: I worked at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide for 16 years. I was European Director in London, GM of the Minneapolis office, Business Development Director and Management Director in New York and London. Clients included General Mills, J&J, Sara Lee and Northwest Airlines.I owned Citrus, my own advertising and digital design agency in Portland, OR. Our clients included Dr. Martens, LegalZoom, Nike, Montana Lottery, Harrah's Hotels and Casinos, The United Nations and regional accounts across the western states.I was CEO and founder of two industry-leading Internet publishing and technology start-ups in New York and New Jersey. I've built websites for Honda, Microsoft, Nabisco and the Basketball Hall of Fame. In my digital CEO world, Microsoft bought my company ActiveBuddy (and its SmarterChild) - we invented chatbots.

Peter Levitan's Current Company Details
Peter Levitan & Co.

Peter Levitan & Co.

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I do many things. Check out my 5 books on Amazon. +Business growth consultancy. +My pics @ peterlevitanphotography.com +a significant 2025 photo project in Vietnam. There is more, but I will save you.
Peter Levitan Work Experience Details
  • Peter Levitan & Co.
    Author Of Two Dazzling Advertising Agency And Marketing Books
    Peter Levitan & Co. May 2023 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
    "How To Build A Kick-Ass Advertising Agency." is the definitive 270-page book on building and growing an advertising agency. Buy it on Amazon. Oh and don't forget my super smart book... "The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches."
  • Peter Levitan & Co.
    Owner
    Peter Levitan & Co. Feb 2012 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
    Would you like your marketing agency's positioning and marketing to be - Unignorable? Unignorable = better + smarter = the right leads. I work with advertising agencies and creative firms in the digital space to build positioning and business development plans that grow agencies - faster. I advise advertising, digital and PR firms across the globe on how to build distinctive brand positions, AHA! messaging, account-based marketing and strategic business development programs. Take my Corleone Offer... It's an offer you can’t—or rather, shouldn’t—refuse. Let’s meet for fifteen minutes—just 0.25 on the timesheet— to discuss how I could help you plan for growth. Best case: You’ll realize I can help you take your business to the next stage. Worst case: You walk away with at least one business-building insight.
  • Peter Levitan & Co.
    Host Advertising Stories Podcast. Obama’S Favorite Advertising Podcast.
    Peter Levitan & Co. May 2020 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
  • Portlandia Press
    Author - The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches.
    Portlandia Press Aug 2014 - Jun 2018
    Author of the bestselling “The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches." Available as a paperback and eBook on Amazon. I guarantee that the 251 page "The Levitan Pitch." will help you win more pitches. The book is jam packed with detailed, action-oriented advice and pitch and presentation winning insights from Peter Levitan and 30 advertising industry leaders. I also wrote 2012's "Boomercide: From Woodstock To Suicide." A personal perspective on the Baby Boomer generation, the retirement savings crises and the increase in Baby Boomer suicides. A serious subject delivered with insight and, yes, humor.
  • Portland Advertising Federation
    Board Member
    Portland Advertising Federation Sep 2012 - Nov 2016
    The Pacific Northwest, Us
  • Citrus Inc.
    President / Ceo
    Citrus Inc. Oct 2002 - Jul 2011
    Portland, Or, Us
    Citrus was a damn smart marketing services firm (branding, advertising, design, retail marketing, digital solutions) on the west coast. We had offices in Bend and Portland, OR.Our clients included Dr. Martens, Nike, Oregon State University, Montana State Lottery, Providence Health & Services, Idaho Power, Harrah's (now Caesars Las Vegas), Leagalzoom, The United Nations, a bunch of banks .....
  • Make A Wish Foundation
    Board Member
    Make A Wish Foundation Jan 2003 - Jan 2009
  • Activebuddy
    Ceo & Founder
    Activebuddy Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
    The 2000 start-up ActiveBuddy created natural language "bots" or chatbots that allowed people to talk directly to computers using Instant Messaging and mobile phone text messaging. Our SmarterChild interactive agent appeared on more than 15 million buddy lists - making it the most popular bot in history.The most fun we had was creating Radiohead’s bot "Googly Minataur" for Capitol Records.Microsoft bought the company in 2004.
  • New Jersey Online/Advance Internet
    President / Ceo
    New Jersey Online/Advance Internet Jun 1996 - Dec 1999
    In 1995 Advance Publications (a very quiet private company that owns one of the largest newspaper groups and Conde Nast magazines) asked me to launch their first online newspaper - New Jersey Online - NJ.com.NJO quickly generated over 750,000 unique monthly users and over 600 advertising relationships, beating the New York Times. NJO’s awards include Best Online Newspaper by the Newspaper Association of America (1996); Top Ten News Site by The American Journalism Review (1997) and Best Community Publishing Effort by Editor & Publisher Magazine (1999).Our design division, Journal Square Interactive created websites for a range of major clients including Nabisco, Microsoft and the Basketbll Hall of Fame.During this time I also held the position of president of the Newspaper Association of America's digital federation.
  • Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide
    Management Director / European Director / Business Development Director
    Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide 1986 - 1995
    I held various executive positions at Saatchi during its "largest agency in the world days" starting as account executive and moving to Management Director and Business Development Director in New York and European Director in London.My clients included Johnson & Johnson (Europe and middle east), General Mills, Northwest Airlines, Sara Lee and BMG Music.It was (mostly) fun.
  • Dancer Fitzgerald Sample
    Director
    Dancer Fitzgerald Sample 1980 - 1986
    Senior account manager on General Mills, Sara Lee and Western Union's Easylink... the first commercial email service.
  • Ssc&B Lintas
    Media Specialist
    Ssc&B Lintas 1980 - 1980
    In
  • Levitan & Feinstein Photography
    Partner
    Levitan & Feinstein Photography Jun 1973 - May 1979
    Partner in a commercial photography studio. Interestingly, for my newish San Francisco friends... our studio was upstairs from the Mission's La Cumbre. Guess we should have bought some property!Clients included magazines, credit card companies, high-fidelity start-ups, hotels, and wineries. Yes, famous names. My studio partner Gary and I did well, but the call from our home city of New York was just too strong.

Peter Levitan Skills

Advertising Digital Marketing Marketing Marketing Strategy Online Advertising Mobile Marketing Social Media Marketing Strategy Digital Strategy Integrated Marketing Brand Development Online Marketing Corporate Branding Marketing Communications Entrepreneurship Social Media Start Ups Public Relations Mobile Devices Creative Strategy Business Development Personal Branding Website Development Interactive Marketing Email Marketing Mobile Consulting Agency Development

Peter Levitan Education Details

  • San Francisco Art Institute
    San Francisco Art Institute
    Libral Arts
  • Yale School Of Art
    Yale School Of Art
    General

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