Michael Pilla, Creative Director

As Creative Director Michael is responsible for creating and maintaining the identity of Metro Partnership’s marketing material including logos, web sites, and sales collateral. He founded Pilla Marketing Communications to show businesses how to best market themselves on the Internet. Mr.Pilla was an Associate Creative Director for the Sponsorship Group at iVillage.com, where he was responsible for the creation of online advertising for companies such as Ford, PNC Bank and Clinique and for Modem Media where he worked on the IBM, GE and UBS Warburg accounts. A graduate of Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design, Mr. Pilla has taught courses in design at Pace University, Mercy College and Pratt Institute. He also conducts Internet marketing seminars for businesses in the tri-state area and has also appeared on WVOX-AM and in the pages of the Westchester Business Journal and Commerce Magazine speaking and writing about Internet marketing issues.