Based in the Greater Fort Lauderdale, FL area, Neil Tortorella brings with him over 30 years experience as an award-winning graphic designer, writer and marketing consultant. He has operated his own design and marketing consulting practice, Tortorella Design, for over 20 years. Through Tortorella Design, Neil has worked with several Fortune 500, along with small to mid-sized companies, to develop pragmatic solutions to their communications challenges. His key strength is blending branding and marketing strategy with memorable visuals and copy to create a distinctive impression in the minds of his clients' audiences.

Tortorella is an avid writer on marketing, promotion and business topics. He authors two popular blogs, Inside the Marketing Mind and neiltortorella.com/blog. Neils writing can also be found on BoDo Business of Design online, where hes a founding team partner and author of the Marketing Minute. Tortorella's articles have appeared in HOW Magazine, a leading graphic design publication. His new book, Starting Your Career As A Freelance Web Designer, scheduled to be published in Summer, 2011 by Allworth Press.

Tortorella is featured in the book, The Savvy Designers Guide to Success, by Jeff Fisher, published by HOW Design Books, Cincinnati, OH and in Creatively Self Employed, by Kristen Fisher. He is also featured in the recently published book, Design Matters: Portfolios, by Maura Keller, published by Rockport Publishers. His work has been featured in Pitney Bowes Priorities Magazine and HOW Magazine.

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