JAN JUC, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, August 7, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ian R. Stokol, Creative Director and Strategic Planner of First Quartz Pty Ltd, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in marketing and advertising.

Mr. Stokol has been the creative director and strategic planner at First Quartz Pty Ltd. for the past nine years. His professional skill set encompasses project management, art and creative direction, strategic planning, marketing and advertising, and digital media. He is distinguished by his extraordinary hybrid skills as a diversified media strategist and creative thinker, which enable him to look at corporate strategy like a designer and think of creativity like a business process. Mr. Stokol has been creating, implementing and fulfilling business projects and marketing campaigns for more than 25 years, and believes he has made meaningful and significant contributions to many different people and organizations.

After studying Electrical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, Mr. Stokol completed his national service, where he discovered his ability to learn quickly, take a leadership role, participate in a team, and be determined and optimistic. For Mr. Stokol, the military concept of "know your enemy" soon became "know yourself." He traces his understanding of products and services, market competitors, and the behavioural psychology of customers to these formative experiences.

Mr. Stokol enjoyed a successful 10-year career as an advertising company owner, creative director and strategist before taking a U-turn, breaking away from conventional thinking and instead pursuing opportunities to freelance as a project manager, marketing and creative consultant. Since that time, he has become proficient with cutting-edge digital media strategy, communication and design without forgetting the fundamental value of traditional media. As a mixed media strategist, he helps businesses get fast, effective breakthroughs using their existing resources and their defining characteristics to get meaningful results.

Among the many services that First Quartz Pty Ltd provides its clients are competitive analysis, business goal-setting, budget planning, consulting, business plans, sales strategies, market research and positioning, media planning, corporate identity, brand development, diversification of sales channels, business relationship building, document writing, editing, and presentations, due diligence documentation, budget administration, product life cycle management, and creative direction and implementation. The company also provides media research, user interface and application design, book typesetting, design, and production, e-publication production and distribution, 3D animation, video production and editing, audio engineering, and sound recording.

Mr. Stokol also works as a project manager and corporate branding provider for Polyrox Pty Ltd and Polyrox Engineering Pty Ltd. Moreover, he is the creative director and project manger of Molten Mango Pty Ltd and Appidemic Pty Ltd, the branding and creative services provider at Plastic Solutions Australia Pty Ltd, the product launch management provider for Dr. Roy Sugarman and Level 7 Psychology, as well as the business strategist and creative/technical consultant for Graysonian Press and Heart Space Publications. He was previously a creative services provider for SRB Systems Group of Companies and art director of GASP of Amazement Pty Ltd. Earlier in his career, Mr. Stokol gained experience as a marketing manager for TSI Group and general manager of Trader Systems International P/L. He has also worked as a graphic designer at Glyphix Design Pty Ltd, part of the on-air news delivery team of Eyewitness News at ATV 10, and a lighting technician for "Young Talent Time," "Prisoner," "Carson's Law," and "Neighbours" at ATV 10. Mr. Stokol's work in the lighting team on "Carson's Law" was recognized with a Penguin Award. Mr. Stokol is furthermore a talented songwriter and musician; winning a Collective Works Award from Song of the Year in both 2010 and 2011.

As an advertising and marketing professional, Mr. Stokol attributes his success to consistently delivering results-driven marketing and brand-building creative services to his clients. One client noted, "His first attempts are spot on, with an uncanny ability to drive what works." According to Mr. Stokol, the highlights of his career keep changing, as every year brings new accomplishments. Looking ahead, he plans to enhance his skills, express himself creatively, meet new and imaginative people, and work on exciting, rewarding projects that add meaningful value to people's lives.

For more information about First Quartz Pty Ltd, visit http://www.firstquartz.com. For information about Mr. Stokol's musical endeavors visit http://www.reverbnation.com/ianstokol and http://www.songoftheyear.com/results/ianstokol.html.

About Worldwide Who's Who
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Contact:
Ellen Campbell
Director, Media Relations
[email protected]

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