DLN
Creative Director, Writer, N°3-ish
Think further
1987
Hello, I'm Dario, Diego, Girolamo
2 parts of Sicily, 1 part of Veneto and a splash of Milan.
In 2010 I was only an intern during a portfolio night in A'dam when the ECD of Widen+Kennedy Eric Quennoy told me: “Cool projects but zero interactive campaigns….what a pity!” before I accidentally spill some Heineken (proud sponsor of the event) on his trousers.
And that’s how I moved in Milan focusing on ideas able to let people interact with brands.
Learning by the best ECD and CEOs of international networks such as BBDO, We Are Social and Hello, I came up with new digital training service for Gatorade, hacking the daylight saving time for Samsung, run a neuroscience experiment to measure the pleasure of driving for BMW and design a capsule collection to launch Narcos 3 on Netflix.
Some of my works were awarded by Cannes Lions, Clio Sports, Epica, Eurobest and Art Directors Club Italiano.
Other projects were mentioned by JWT Intelligence, Facebook for Business, Twitter Success Story and TikTok for Business.
In 2020 I founded Tərra a creative engineering think tank with the purpose of developing ideas with high innovative and environmental impact. The first pilot project won the 2nd prize in a Start Cup competition sponsored by European Institute Innovation & Technology Health.
Selected accolades:
Youtube Works Awards (1x Grand Prix / 1x Gold)
NC Digital Awards (2x Grand Prix / 10x Gold / 2x Silver / 1x Bronze)
ADCI Awards (1x Gold / 3x Bronze / 18x Shortlist)
Eurobest Young Creative Competition (1x Silver)
Cannes Lions (1x Bronze / 1x Shortlist)
Clio Awards (1x Silver / 1x Bronze)
Epica (1x In Book)
Experience:
Creative Supervisor @ Hello, - From remote & Milan
apr 2019 - present
Senior Creative @ We Are Social - Milan
aug 2016 - mar 2019
Senior Copywriter @ BBDO - Rome&Milan
jen 2015 - jun 2016
Jr Copywriter @BBDO - Milan
jun 2010 - dec 2014
Intern @ IM*MEDIA - Palermo
jun 2009 - jan 2010
Featured Projects:
European Institute Innovation & Technology Health - StartCup Palermo
JWT Intelligence: 100 things to watch
Facebook for Business
Twitter Success Story
TikTok for Business
Main clients:
Action Aid, Alexa, Amazon Prime Video, BMW Group, Gatorade, Juventus, Netflix, Nuvenia, Yamaha Motors, Samsung, UBI Pramerica