Carl Teitelman joins D4 Creative Group as Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer – 06.2011

PHILADELPHIA …Carl D. Teitelman has joined Philadelphia digital and advertising agency D4 Creative Group as Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer, according to Kurt Shore, President and Chief Creative Officer.

Mr. Teitelman brings over 25 years of innovation and business building experience, having help deliver integrated creative solutions for some of the world’s most recognized brands. At D4, he will counsel clients with key strategic challenges and lead new business operations.

He joins D4 after serving as President/Chief Strategy Officer of two regional agencies over the past several years. More notably, he was Managing Partner of Earle Palmer Brown’s mid-Atlantic office network (now part of Arnold Worldwide) and was a founding partner of creative think-tank SFGT. Earlier, he worked at 3 of the top 10 agencies in New York, including McCann Erickson Worldwide and DDB, for 13 years. He has been a strategy force in over 100 major creative awards, gleaned significant global culture experience from clients in the Far East and EU, and was among Ad Age’s 40 under 40.

“We’re thrilled to be able to add a proven talent like Carl,” offered Mr. Shore. He’s a national-class strategic thinker which will allow D4 to provide a deeper level of service in both our traditional and digital offerings.” “There’s a lot of very gifted creative minds here,” added Teitelman, “and our in-house audio and video assets offer clients an extraordinary benefit to leverage during these budget tightening times. It’s also nice to be back in Manayunk, where I have a lot of fond memories, and where I expect to create many more in short order.”