Pittsburgh, December 16, 2009 — Pipitone Group recently announced the hiring of new account executive, Desiree Bartoe, to its Public Relations department.
Bartoe is a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and a secondary focus in Sociology. Her experience includes work as a brand specialist at Liggett Stashower (Cleveland, Ohio) as well as internships with Brunner (Pittsburgh, Pa.), United Steelworkers (Pittsburgh, Pa.), and Project: LEARN (Akron, Ohio). Bartoe also served as a public relations specialist for Flash Communications, Kent State’s student-run PR agency, and was a member of Cleveland PRSA.
As a PR account executive, Bartoe will work on various PR and social media related projects for Pipitone Group’s clients and the agency. Her experience with business-to-business marketing tactics as well as her knowledge of building materials will be beneficial for Pipitone’s channel marketing focus in the commercial building products industry.
About Pipitone Group Pipitone Group was founded in 1992 and is Pittsburgh’s only firm dedicated to channel marketing. By developing and executing strategic programs targeted at the influencers and entities essential to each client, Pipitone Group and its Channel Marketing by Design™ philosophy help clients talk through the people that talk to their customers.