Salvatore Cottone

Descrizione

"VANVAKYS ART INTERNATIONAL, INC.USA/ VANVAKYS I.I.S, ITA, PI:04845330820 La VanVakys è un'azienda di servizi fondata in Italia e negli U.S.A. con lo scopo di rappresentare, facilitare e stimolare gli scambi: Artistici; Culturali e Commerciali tra Italia e Stati Uniti d'America. In collaborazione con Enti Pubblici, Privati e Associazioni e con l'ausilio di collaboratori Internazionali progetta e realizza: Eventi; Siti Internet; Operazioni di Marketing diretto e indiretto; Pubblicazioni e Rassegne Stampa; Ricerche di Mercato; Pubbliche Relazioni Internazionali. Realizzatore e gestore dei portali: www.SicilyArt.com /www..MySicily.com / www.SicilyWine.com / www.Siciliana.it "

Curriculum vitae

"INTERNET AND DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES, EVENT ORGANIZATION 2013 November Partner and Exclusive Distributor in New York and USA of Edizioni d'arte Félix Fénéon and Tracce Cahiers d'Art, fine art international magazine. 2013 June Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game via live streaming interview on RAI Sicilia network, Palermo, Italy. Program conducted by Salvatore Cusimano, director of RAI Sicilia, as part of a series of events marking the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Sicily. Program sponsored in part by the US Embassy of Italy in Naples. 2013 April Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game with co-author, Susan Mannino, at the Italian American Museum in New York's Little Italy. Supervision of all aspects of graphic design for the book and its ongoing promotional campaign, including the book cover, promotional posters and post cards, as well as the management of an email marketing campaign and Facebook page. 2012-Present Exclusive partnership with Amuni' Sicily Magazine, a free publication produced in Sicily with the purpose of promoting Sicilian culture and products through tourism. Launched the exclusive U.S. distribution of Amuni' with a campaign to coincide with the 68th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York in October 2012. 2010-2011 Marketing and exclusive U.S. representation of Efesto Etna Rosso Riserva 2003 by Cantine Mose', a local wine producer of Etna wines in Sicily. Exclusive agent between Cantine Mose' and Sherbrooke Cellars, an American wine importer and distributor in Scarsdale, NY. 2010 October Participation at the inaugural U.S. tour of Italy's renowned wine trade show, Vinitaly. Attendance and client representation at industry-only portion of Vinitaly US Tour 2010, held at Eataly, New York, NY. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 2 INTERNET AND DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES, Cont. 2010 January- Present Marketing and business consulting for On Point Translation, LLC, a language services company based in Westchester County, New York with a focus on Italy-US communications. Ongoing supervision of brand creation, including company logo and motto, website design and marketing campaigns. 2009 October Supervision and facilitation of shipment and receipt of artwork by painter Gilda Gubiotti from Italy to the U.S. and their delivery to the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in New York City for exhibition. 2009 October Entered into agreement with Enofanusa Srl of Italy to act as U.S. Agent for importation of wine from Italy to the U.S. 2009 October Launch of English language marketing and public relations campaign in the US for Sicily-based fashion designer, Ignazio Bissoli of l'Atelier Ignazio Bissoli, Palermo, in anticipation of the debut of Ignazio Bissoli Haute Couture in the U.S. 2009 July-August Supervision of marketing consulting and graphic design services for James John Lip Balm, a product of Alice Naomi, LLC, a New Jersey company. 2009 June - August Management of graphic design and marketing services, including website design, hosting and photography services for Vero Uomo, an Italian men's apparel boutique in Englewood, New Jersey. 2009 February Representation of Sicilywine.com clients at annual international wine events, Gala Italia 2009 and Sens of Wine 2009. Official representation and promotion of Sicilywine.com producers, including management of communications with public and private institutions and online public relations. PROJECTS AND EVENTS 2013 May SICILY, OUR TERROIR Organization and hosting of wine dinner event including wine lecture with multimedia slideshow presentation at ""May 8th Mother Sicily Day @ Angelina's"" on Staten Island in New York. Fine dining menu and wine pairing design along with presentation on the theme, "Sicily, Our Terroir" sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York. 2011-2013 LIFE IS A GREAT GAME Development and co-authorship of Life is a Great Game, a work of historical fiction based on real people and events that occurred in Bolognetta, Palermo, Sicily on July 10th 1943, the day the Allied Forces invaded Sicily during World War II. E-Book published in March 2013 and presentations and promotional campaigns are ongoing. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 3 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. 2011 SICILIAN LANGUAGE IN NEW YORK Collaboration with Italian Charities of America in Queens, NY to provide consulting on language, history and culture for the country's first Sicilian language course. 2010 November L'A… MERICA IN DUET TOUR Organization and management of New York-area tour of award-winning Sicilian jazz singer, Laura Campisi and Sicilian-American guitarist/mandolin virtuoso John T. La Barbera, in collaboration with the Sicilian Cultural Institute of America. 2010 November WINEAPPEAL.IT: "ART IN A BOTTLE" Organization and curation of events including art exhibit and auction, wine tasting and lecture, five-course dinner with wine pairing and live music performances in held at The Westchester Italian Cultural Institute in Tuckahoe, NY. 2010 June TARANTELLA, CALCIO E VINO Organization of evening of soccer-themed traditional live southern Italian folk music and dancing in a community hall setting, timed to coincide with the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. 2010 May FESTA DI PRIMAVERA Organization of Springtime Festival, including a five-course Mediterranean menu paired with wines exclusive to Vanvakys Art International and accompanied with live Mediterranean folk music by an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player. Luca Ristorante Italiano, Wilton CT. 2010 March UNA MIMOSA SICILIANA Four-course menu with wine pairing in celebration of International Women's Day and dedicated to the memory of the women of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, NYC. Featuring a capella singing performance and recital of Sicilian poetry in honor of Sicilian-American NYS Senator Serphin R. Maltese and debuting New York's only traditional Sicilian Mimosa pastry. Palma Ristorante, New York, NY. 2009 November STYLE & SPIRIT Style & Spirit at Kontainer, a presentation of Sicilian wine and fashion at Kontainer, a fashion boutique located in Greenwich Village, NYC. Reception featuring Vanvakys clients in wine and fashion industries represented at exclusive event and charity raffle. 2009 October WINEAPPEAL: ""ART IN A BOTTLE"" WineAppeal.it: "Art in a Bottle" food/wine tasting, art auction and fashion show, in partnership with Studio 71 Gallery, Palermo, Italy, and in collaboration with the Modern Italian Network and the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC: recruitment of partners among local and international Italian and Italian-American leaders; curation of art and fashion exhibit at the National Arts Club in New York City, including the US premiere of haute couture by Sicilian designer, Ignazio Bissoli; direction of event SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 4 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. organization and marketing, including supervision of communications with public and private institutions and website design; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction. The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC. 2009 August-September ART IN A DISH An event created and presented by Vanvakys Art International and hosted by Scopello Restaurant of Brooklyn, NY. Art show, Sicilian seafood and wine pairing at Scopello Restaurant to highlight wines and foods of Sicilian origin on the theme of "Summer". 2009 May SICILIAN WINE SAGACITY Collaboration with Enjoy Gourmet Magazine, a luxury publication based in Taiwan, China, on the subject of international wine and food. Provision of proprietary images and content for Chinese language article focusing on wines and vineyards of Sicily. Article "Sicilian Wine Sagacity", published in issue #16, June 2009. 2009 April IUDOR Corporate representation of IUDOR Entertainment Production Company in America, including the personal representation of IUDOR Company Founder and Film Director, Nicola Cali' of Messina, Italy in New York. 2008 November-December WINEAPPEAL: "ART IN A BOTTLE" WineAppeal.it: "Art in a Bottle" food/wine tasting and art show, in partnership with Studio 71 Gallery, Palermo, Italy, and in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC: recruitment of partners among local and international Italian and Italian-American leaders; curator of art exhibit at Naima Italian Food & Wine, New York City; director of event organization and marketing, including communications with public and private institutions; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction. 2008 May A JOURNEY THROUGH THE IMAGINATION Corporate sponsorship of special exhibit: "A Journey through the Imagination", by Rosa M. Ponte, held at the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers, New York City, NY. Director of event sponsorship and promotion on behalf of Vanvakys Art International, in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York. 2008 January-March IL CRETTO DI BURRI Facilitation and collaboration on the publication, "Il Cretto di Burri" in Gibellina by Dr. Judy Rozner, in partnership with the Gibellina Museum of Modern Art (Trapani, Italy); publication and direction of the world's first English-language website on Gibellina. Supervision of new portal design, www.SicilyArt.com, and founding of the International Sciento-cultural committee for the international promotion of Sicilian arts and culture. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 5 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. 2007
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Organization and participation in a series of cultural events in recognition of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, including the 63rd Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, in conjunction with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York. 2006
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Project leader and event coordinator of "Bagheria in America" art and cultural showcase. A week-long international event featuring art and history of the historic Sicilian town of Bagheria, including the presentation of films and photographic works, tasting of Sicilian products. Multiple political and cultural events in New York and New Jersey were produced in conjunction with Casa Sicilia (New York), the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and the City of Bagheria, and sponsored by the Sicilian regional government. 2005
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Curator of art exhibit and charity fundraising event, The Modern Baroque in New York, showcasing four artists from countries in Europe and South America, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Lupus Foundation of America.
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Event organizer and public relations for "Sports Exchange Between Palermo and New York," event at the Italian Consulate of New York City together with America Oggi News. EMPLOYMENT 2000-Present Director of Marketing, Internet Publishing and Event Curation, Vanvakys Internet Ideas and Services in Palermo, Italy 1999-2000 Marketing Manager, Public Relations and Foreign Language Consultant, "Health Card System" Business Card Multimedia System, "S.I." SpA Ravenna, Italy 1998-1999 Senior Advisor, Supervisor of 80 sales representatives in network marketing, "I&T Freedomland," Milan, Italy 1990-1997 Operation, Maintenance and Customer Support, Ericsson-Fatme, TLC Digital Telephone Network, various international locations including Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; and Nairobi, Kenya. EDUCATION 2004: Participation in the International Workshop on Regional Development sponsored by the International Center for Education ("OIL", a United Nations agency) and the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 6 EDUCATION, Cont. 2000: Internet Management, E-Business Seminar 2000, CA World, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A. 1999: Web Marketing & Sales, Senior Marketing and Networking, INFOSTRADA Ltd. Training Center, Palermo, Italy; Cannes, France 1990: English language studies, Bluefeather S.O.L. Dublin, Ireland, 1989: Anglia Higher Education College, Cambridge, U.K. 1986: 4-year University Degree in Sport and Physical Education, I.S.E.F. Palermo, Italy 1986: High School Diploma in Informatics, I.T.I.S. V.E.III Palermo, Italy "

Note

"Siamo alla ricerca di nuovi partners e sponsor per il lancio dei nuovi progetti di marketing 2014. Adesso ho spostato la mia sede operativa a New York. Per eventuali comunicazioni: e-mail: vanvakys@gmail.com Tel: +1 917.4064102 Skype: Vanvakys International FB: https://www.facebook.com/vanvakys"

Risultati

"INTERNET AND DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES 2013 November Partner and Exclusive Distributor in New York and USA of Edizioni d'arte Félix Fénéon and Tracce Cahiers d'Art, fine art international magazine. 2013 June Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game via live streaming interview on RAI Sicilia network, Palermo, Italy. Program conducted by Salvatore Cusimano, director of RAI Sicilia, as part of a series of events marking the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Sicily. Program sponsored in part by the US Embassy of Italy in Naples. 2013 April Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game with co-author, Susan Mannino, at the Italian American Museum in New York's Little Italy. Supervision of all aspects of graphic design for the book and its ongoing promotional campaign, including the book cover, promotional posters and post cards, as well as the management of an email marketing campaign and Facebook page. 2012-Present Exclusive partnership with Amuni' Sicily Magazine, a free publication produced in Sicily with the purpose of promoting Sicilian culture and products through tourism. Launched the exclusive U.S. distribution of Amuni' with a campaign to coincide with the 68th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York in October 2012. 2010-2011 Marketing and exclusive U.S. representation of Efesto Etna Rosso Riserva 2003 by Cantine Mose', a local wine producer of Etna wines in Sicily. Exclusive agent between Cantine Mose' and Sherbrooke Cellars, an American wine importer and distributor in Scarsdale, NY. 2010 October Participation at the inaugural U.S. tour of Italy's renowned wine trade show, Vinitaly. Attendance and client representation at industry-only portion of Vinitaly US Tour 2010, held at Eataly, New York, NY. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 2 INTERNET AND DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES, Cont. 2010 January- Present Marketing and business consulting for On Point Translation, LLC, a language services company based in Westchester County, New York with a focus on Italy-US communications. Ongoing supervision of brand creation, including company logo and motto, website design and marketing campaigns. 2009 October Supervision and facilitation of shipment and receipt of artwork by painter Gilda Gubiotti from Italy to the U.S. and their delivery to the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in New York City for exhibition. 2009 October Entered into agreement with Enofanusa Srl of Italy to act as U.S. Agent for importation of wine from Italy to the U.S. 2009 October Launch of English language marketing and public relations campaign in the US for Sicily-based fashion designer, Ignazio Bissoli of l'Atelier Ignazio Bissoli, Palermo, in anticipation of the debut of Ignazio Bissoli Haute Couture in the U.S. 2009 July-August Supervision of marketing consulting and graphic design services for James John Lip Balm, a product of Alice Naomi, LLC, a New Jersey company. 2009 June - August Management of graphic design and marketing services, including website design, hosting and photography services for Vero Uomo, an Italian men's apparel boutique in Englewood, New Jersey. 2009 February Representation of Sicilywine.com clients at annual international wine events, Gala Italia 2009 and Sens of Wine 2009. Official representation and promotion of Sicilywine.com producers, including management of communications with public and private institutions and online public relations. PROJECTS AND EVENTS 2013 May SICILY, OUR TERROIR Organization and hosting of wine dinner event including wine lecture with multimedia slideshow presentation at ""May 8th Mother Sicily Day @ Angelina's"" on Staten Island in New York. Fine dining menu and wine pairing design along with presentation on the theme, "Sicily, Our Terroir" sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York. 2011-2013 LIFE IS A GREAT GAME Development and co-authorship of Life is a Great Game, a work of historical fiction based on real people and events that occurred in Bolognetta, Palermo, Sicily on July 10th 1943, the day the Allied Forces invaded Sicily during World War II. E-Book published in March 2013 and presentations and promotional campaigns are ongoing. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 3 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. 2011 SICILIAN LANGUAGE IN NEW YORK Collaboration with Italian Charities of America in Queens, NY to provide consulting on language, history and culture for the country's first Sicilian language course. 2010 November L'A… MERICA IN DUET TOUR Organization and management of New York-area tour of award-winning Sicilian jazz singer, Laura Campisi and Sicilian-American guitarist/mandolin virtuoso John T. La Barbera, in collaboration with the Sicilian Cultural Institute of America. 2010 November WINEAPPEAL.IT: "ART IN A BOTTLE" Organization and curation of events including art exhibit and auction, wine tasting and lecture, five-course dinner with wine pairing and live music performances in held at The Westchester Italian Cultural Institute in Tuckahoe, NY. 2010 June TARANTELLA, CALCIO E VINO Organization of evening of soccer-themed traditional live southern Italian folk music and dancing in a community hall setting, timed to coincide with the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. 2010 May FESTA DI PRIMAVERA Organization of Springtime Festival, including a five-course Mediterranean menu paired with wines exclusive to Vanvakys Art International and accompanied with live Mediterranean folk music by an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player. Luca Ristorante Italiano, Wilton CT. 2010 March UNA MIMOSA SICILIANA Four-course menu with wine pairing in celebration of International Women's Day and dedicated to the memory of the women of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, NYC. Featuring a capella singing performance and recital of Sicilian poetry in honor of Sicilian-American NYS Senator Serphin R. Maltese and debuting New York's only traditional Sicilian Mimosa pastry. Palma Ristorante, New York, NY. 2009 November STYLE & SPIRIT Style & Spirit at Kontainer, a presentation of Sicilian wine and fashion at Kontainer, a fashion boutique located in Greenwich Village, NYC. Reception featuring Vanvakys clients in wine and fashion industries represented at exclusive event and charity raffle. 2009 October WINEAPPEAL: ""ART IN A BOTTLE"" WineAppeal.it: "Art in a Bottle" food/wine tasting, art auction and fashion show, in partnership with Studio 71 Gallery, Palermo, Italy, and in collaboration with the Modern Italian Network and the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC: recruitment of partners among local and international Italian and Italian-American leaders; curation of art and fashion exhibit at the National Arts Club in New York City, including the US premiere of haute couture by Sicilian designer, Ignazio Bissoli; direction of event SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 4 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. organization and marketing, including supervision of communications with public and private institutions and website design; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction. The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC. 2009 August-September ART IN A DISH An event created and presented by Vanvakys Art International and hosted by Scopello Restaurant of Brooklyn, NY. Art show, Sicilian seafood and wine pairing at Scopello Restaurant to highlight wines and foods of Sicilian origin on the theme of "Summer". 2009 May SICILIAN WINE SAGACITY Collaboration with Enjoy Gourmet Magazine, a luxury publication based in Taiwan, China, on the subject of international wine and food. Provision of proprietary images and content for Chinese language article focusing on wines and vineyards of Sicily. Article "Sicilian Wine Sagacity", published in issue #16, June 2009. 2009 April IUDOR Corporate representation of IUDOR Entertainment Production Company in America, including the personal representation of IUDOR Company Founder and Film Director, Nicola Cali' of Messina, Italy in New York. 2008 November-December WINEAPPEAL: "ART IN A BOTTLE" WineAppeal.it: "Art in a Bottle" food/wine tasting and art show, in partnership with Studio 71 Gallery, Palermo, Italy, and in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC: recruitment of partners among local and international Italian and Italian-American leaders; curator of art exhibit at Naima Italian Food & Wine, New York City; director of event organization and marketing, including communications with public and private institutions; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction. 2008 May A JOURNEY THROUGH THE IMAGINATION Corporate sponsorship of special exhibit: "A Journey through the Imagination", by Rosa M. Ponte, held at the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers, New York City, NY. Director of event sponsorship and promotion on behalf of Vanvakys Art International, in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York. 2008 January-March IL CRETTO DI BURRI Facilitation and collaboration on the publication, "Il Cretto di Burri" in Gibellina by Dr. Judy Rozner, in partnership with the Gibellina Museum of Modern Art (Trapani, Italy); publication and direction of the world's first English-language website on Gibellina. Supervision of new portal design, www.SicilyArt.com, and founding of the International Sciento-cultural committee for the international promotion of Sicilian arts and culture. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 5 PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont. 2007
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Organization and participation in a series of cultural events in recognition of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, including the 63rd Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, in conjunction with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York. 2006
-
Project leader and event coordinator of "Bagheria in America" art and cultural showcase. A week-long international event featuring art and history of the historic Sicilian town of Bagheria, including the presentation of films and photographic works, tasting of Sicilian products. Multiple political and cultural events in New York and New Jersey were produced in conjunction with Casa Sicilia (New York), the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and the City of Bagheria, and sponsored by the Sicilian regional government. 2005
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Curator of art exhibit and charity fundraising event, The Modern Baroque in New York, showcasing four artists from countries in Europe and South America, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Lupus Foundation of America.
-
Event organizer and public relations for "Sports Exchange Between Palermo and New York," event at the Italian Consulate of New York City together with America Oggi News. EMPLOYMENT 2000-Present Director of Marketing, Internet Publishing and Event Curation, Vanvakys Internet Ideas and Services in Palermo, Italy 1999-2000 Marketing Manager, Public Relations and Foreign Language Consultant, "Health Card System" Business Card Multimedia System, "S.I." SpA Ravenna, Italy 1998-1999 Senior Advisor, Supervisor of 80 sales representatives in network marketing, "I&T Freedomland," Milan, Italy 1990-1997 Operation, Maintenance and Customer Support, Ericsson-Fatme, TLC Digital Telephone Network, various international locations including Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; and Nairobi, Kenya. EDUCATION 2004: Participation in the International Workshop on Regional Development sponsored by the International Center for Education ("OIL", a United Nations agency) and the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry. SALVATORE COTTONE PAGE 6 EDUCATION, Cont. 2000: Internet Management, E-Business Seminar 2000, CA World, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A. 1999: Web Marketing & Sales, Senior Marketing and Networking, INFOSTRADA Ltd. Training Center, Palermo, Italy; Cannes, France 1990: English language studies, Bluefeather S.O.L. Dublin, Ireland, 1989: Anglia Higher Education College, Cambridge, U.K. 1986: 4-year University Degree in Sport and Physical Education, I.S.E.F. Palermo, Italy 1986: High School Diploma in Informatics, I.T.I.S. V.E.III Palermo, Italy "