Philip Robertson Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Develop and manage programs on behalf of innovative family offices, ultra high net worth individuals, private equity and venture capital firms, in addition to a variety of their investment companies generally in emerging technologies.

Freelance portrait and event photographer. Portfolio can be viewed at www.britrockphotography.comClients have included Guinness World Records, Lifelock, Clarity PR, Weber, SparkPR, Samsung amongst others.

Specialist in communications and photography in the consumer imaging technology environment. With more than a decade in public relations and marketing, a passion for photography that I also practice in, combining the two is the most fulfilling part of my career. Engaging with a subject and people that focus on recording the world around is with the incredible technologies available to us, is the perfect place to be. My core competences include program development, management and execution, coupled with strong media relations, crisis communications and social media communications. Developed and implemented communications programs to launch companies, introduce products and maintain traditional and social media relationships on behalf of technology, consumer technology and photography clients. Reaching audiences through public relations and marketing services including consumer engagement, media outreach and social media.

London, England, Gb

Philip Robertson was an adjudicator with Guinness World Records office in New York City. As an adjudicator, Robertson's role was to ensure record attempts followed Guinness World Records' specific guidelines and ultimately determine the success or failure of record attempts. During his time with company Robertson adjudicated 100s of records of all shapes and sizes, including the largest hamburger, fastest production car, most people on fire, largest game of dodgeball, amongst many other attempts. Among his favorite experiences with Guinness World Records were meeting the tallest man living, photographing the smallest working dog, and oldest person living, in addition to witnessing Nik Wallenda's tightrope walks over the Chicago skyline and being on the sidelines of NFL games to measure crowd noise.As one of the most recognizable brands in the world, Guinness World Records adjudicators often make media appearances, and Robertson has appeared as a spokesperson for local, national and international television, radio and written media including NBC, ABC, CNN, ESPN, CBS, CMT, Bravo, Fox, BBC, USA Today, AP, Huffington Post to name a few.

San Francisco, California, Us

Assumed organizational leadership role for a number of accounts in the enterprise and consumer technology groups, managing resources, budgets and staffingPerformed market assessments and gained insights in order to develop strategic integrated marketing communications programs, and overseeing their executionLed multiple new business pitches and proposals winning five pieces of business in five monthsDeveloped and implemented communications programs to launch companies and products on behalf of technology, consumer technology and photography clients through public relations and marketing services including consumer engagement, media outreach and social mediaGenerated positive media coverage through media, influencer and analyst relationsMember of Sparkpr’s Consultant Network, Sparknet. Sparkpr was founded in 1999 and has grown to become one of the largest independent PR firms in the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, LA, London, and Cape Town, Spark has over 60 full and part-time PR pros, covering all industry disciplines and geographies, making our tech team one of largest worldwide. At Spark we are laser focused on all aspects of technology across multiple industries, and have successfully launched many of today’s game-changing brands.Clients have included Lensrentals, Stipple, Paltalk, Kwilt, Hipplay, Landscape Mobile, Amobee, Wingify among others.

- Working with a variety of agencies and startups organizations to provide public relations and marketing support services- Pitched and placed stories with broadcast, print, online media - Maintained social media presence for several brands- Brainstormed creative programs for launch of new consumer initiatives

London, England, Gb

- Planned and implemented marketing & public relations programs for the global brand with oversight of external agencies- Developed, managed and implemented events and book launches including 2010 Guinness World Records, 2010 Gamer's Edition launch and Guinness World Records Day generating 200 million media impressions- Provided strategic direction on multiple national broadcast, print and online media segments with Today Show, CBS Early Show and Live with Regis and Kelly amongst others- Oversaw national photo tours and directed video interviews with record holders- Managed and edited production of written materials from overall messaging, press releases, blog and website posts, social media outreach (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Break.com etc.) and background marketing documents

- Strategic lead for planning and implementation of public relations, social media outreach and all external communication managing an external agency for each- Planned and managed the public launch of ooVoo, video chat for consumers, in June 2007 garnering significant technology and consumer technology coverage- Led execution launch campaign to raise ooVoo's awareness amongst the key early technology-adopter community which yielded 140 positive blog posts, 1,700 mentions on Twitter and YouTube in one month- Managed and edited production of all written materials from overall messaging, press releases and background marketing documents to company presentations, crisis plans and annual marketing plans

New York City, New York, Us

- Responsible for worldwide account and program planning on behalf of Kodak, IKEA, Cadbury Schweppes (7UP, Dr Pepper) and Cadbury Adams (Dentyne) - Member of award winning campaign team for Kodak's brand transformation strategy; implemented programs that received 3 Silver Anvils and 1 Big Apple award- Led the viral marketing campaign for Kodak's Ink War launch of all-in-one inkjet printer via YouTube videos, blog posts and community engagement

- Responsible for development of 2005 company-wide communications plan and its strategic implementation - Point person for crisis communication contingency plans for satellite launch, launch failure or satellite failure - Drafted and edited written materials for satellite launches, quarterly earnings, corporate and customer communications that include press releases, talking points, Q&As and background documents - Editor of external communications vehicles including the company website, customer newsletter, customer extranet, marketing collateral and presentations- Internal and external contact for media and investor relations - Development of advertising creative, copy and overall execution - Wrote, produced, edited and directed corporate videos and satellite launch video presentations

Us

- Public relations account management for high technology and telecommunications clients. - Wrote and executed communications programs for multiple clients in high technology and telecommunications industries with a view to creating a favorable company image - Supervised the day-to-day planning and management of up to five business-to-business accounts- Developed and reviewed materials including press releases, articles, backgrounders on behalf of Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, Kodeos, FORTEL, Sierra Atlantic and IntelliSpace. - Researched, developed and presented new business proposals- Provided strategic counsel on European outreach on all clients agency wide- Planned product and company launch events, press conferences, media tours, exhibition speaker opportunities, conference support in both the US and European markets- Provided direction, supervision and motivation for teams on multiple accounts

New York, Ny, Us

Developed and fostered relationships with the client and external audiences. Oversaw day-to-day planning and management of up to three accounts including media relations. Developed and reviewed materials including press releases, articles, backgrounders on behalf of Infonet (telecom carrier), Magex (digital rights management) and iSolve (surplus inventory store). Researched, developed and presented new business proposals. Responsible for giving day-to-day direction and management for up to three team members.