John Pilmer , Salt Lake City, Utah

John Pilmer benefits clients with more than 20 years of successful public relations and marketing experience. He has led strategic marketing and PR initiatives for clients such as Altiris, EmergeCore Networks, FSLogic, Certiport, Novell, INVISUS,10x Marketing, MWI, and Rich Publishing, among others.

Pilmer has worked in the health benefits, financial services, and computer industries. Prior to starting his own consultancy, Pilmer served as a senior associate for Snapp Norris Group PR agency and Communications Manager for Certiport, a computer certification company. While at Certiport he had global responsibility for all internal and external communications including press, 6,000 channel partners, as well as employees.

Previously, Pilmer served as U.S. Press Relations Manager for Novell, a global network solutions company. With PR responsibility for strategic partnerships, venture capital investments, channels of distribution, events and services, he supported hundreds of public announcements and contributed to thousands of media stories about the company.

On the media side, Pilmer hosted the KLVI talk radio Computer Show in Southeast Texas and was guest columnist for the "Bits and Bytes" section of Southeast Texas Business Monthly.

He holds an undergraduate degree in business management and marketing from BYU, as well as an MBA from the University of Utah.

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