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Eric R. Polins
Managing Partner
Polins has over 15 years of marketing and advertising experience with an emphasis on creative direction, writing and technology. As an alumnus of the Pennsylvania State University, he received a BA in broadcast journalism. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps, Polins received the National Defense Service Medal in 1991.
Shortly after graduation, he accepted a position as the Director of Marketing/PR for a Virginia-based weight loss corporation headquartered in northern Virginia. Four years later, the company was franchised. He then relocated to Tampa, Florida after accepting the task as the first Webmaster for Infresco Corporation, a subsidiary of Computer Associates International in Sarasota, Florida. There, Polins was involved in the international launch of OPAL™, a software bundle that migrated legacy applications to next generation user interfaces.
He then worked in the motion picture industry on projects with Warner Brothers, HBO, Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. Polins incorporated Gulf+Atlantic Films, Inc. (www.gafilms.com) in late 1998 and remains in the industry to this day. After two years in the Florida film industry, Polins served as a senior member on the creative team of two Tampa-based advertising agencies: Amherst Marketing Associates and The Lipphardt Agency. After leaving The Lipphardt Agency, Polins accepted a position with Inteledigm Communications, a Tampa-based Internet Incubator. There, Polins served as the Marketing Director and created the brand platform for The Agency Applet™; for which he was featured in Adweek Magazine. Polins also negotiated the Web site design and implementation of Nokia Latin America. He was also directly responsible for securing the first interactive Addys Web site project for the American Advertising Federation. In early 2000, Polins co-founded Coniglio Polins Interactive, a “.com” ad agency based in Tampa. Coniglio Polins Interactive would later merge with marketing consulting veterans, Hill & Associates to form Hill, Coniglio, Polins & Associates (HCP) in 2003.
At HCP, Polins serves as a managing partner and a senior consultant for branding, creative direction, IT solutions, and strategic planning. Polins has produced two films under the Gulf+Atlantic name and is in the process of producing another film in 2008. Polins is heavily involved the following professional and civic organizations:
Leadership Florida, 2010, Class XXVIII
Federal Affairs Committee, Tampa Chamber, 2007-present
Florida Motion Picture & Television Association, Professional Member since 2007
Feed the Felines Fundraiser, Founder/Chair, The Big Cat Rescue, 2007
Business Committee for the Arts, Tampa Bay Member, 2007
Emerge Tampa, Mentor/Protégé Program, 2007 Mentor
The Florida Aquarium, Arts Committee, 2007-2008
Rotary International Australia Group Study Exchange 2006
Hillsborough Education Foundation, Marketing Committee, 2006-2008
Tampa Museum of Art, PR/Marketing Committee, 2006-2007
Gasparilla International Film Festival, Board Member, 2006- present
Renaissance Center for the Arts, Board Member, 2005-2009
Susan G. Komen 3-Day Cancer Walk, Team Leader 2005
Leadership Tampa Alumni, Graduate 2005
Sierra Club, Professional Member, 2005-present
American Marketing Association, Member, 2004- present
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation, Member, 2000- present
Tampa Bay Penn State Alumni Club, 1996- present
Eric R. Polins
Managing Partner
Polins has over 15 years of marketing and advertising experience with an emphasis on creative direction, writing and technology. As an alumnus of the Pennsylvania State University, he received a BA in broadcast journalism. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps, Polins received the National Defense Service Medal in 1991. Shortly after graduation, he accepted a position as the Director of Marketing/PR for a Virginia-based weight loss corporation headquartered in northern Virginia. Four years later, the company was franchised. He then relocated to Tampa, Florida after accepting the task as the first Webmaster for Infresco Corporation, a subsidiary of Computer Associates International in Sarasota, Florida. There, Polins was involved in the international launch of OPAL™, a software bundle that migrated legacy applications to next generation user interfaces.
He then worked in the motion picture industry on projects with Warner Brothers, HBO, Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox. Polins incorporated Gulf+Atlantic Films, Inc. (www.gafilms.com) in late 1998 and remains in the industry to this day. After two years in the Florida film industry, Polins served as a senior member on the creative team of two Tampa-based advertising agencies: Amherst Marketing Associates and The Lipphardt Agency. After leaving The Lipphardt Agency, Polins accepted a position with Inteledigm Communications, a Tampa-based Internet Incubator. There, Polins served as the Marketing Director and created the brand platform for The Agency Applet™; for which he was featured in Adweek Magazine. Polins also negotiated the Web site design and implementation of Nokia Latin America. He was also directly responsible for securing the first interactive Addys Web site project for the American Advertising Federation. In early 2000, Polins co-founded Coniglio Polins Interactive, a “.com” ad agency based in Tampa. Coniglio Polins Interactive would later merge with marketing consulting veterans, Hill & Associates to form Hill, Coniglio, Polins & Associates (HCP) in 2003.
At HCP, Polins serves as a managing partner and a senior consultant for branding, creative direction, IT solutions, and strategic planning. Polins has produced two films under the Gulf+Atlantic name and is in the process of producing another film in 2008. Polins is heavily involved the following professional and civic organizations:
Leadership Florida, 2010, Class XXVIII
Federal Affairs Committee, Tampa Chamber, 2007-present
Florida Motion Picture & Television Association, Professional Member since 2007
Feed the Felines Fundraiser, Founder/Chair, The Big Cat Rescue, 2007
Business Committee for the Arts, Tampa Bay Member, 2007
Emerge Tampa, Mentor/Protégé Program, 2007 Mentor
The Florida Aquarium, Arts Committee, 2007-2008
Rotary International Australia Group Study Exchange 2006
Hillsborough Education Foundation, Marketing Committee, 2006-2008
Tampa Museum of Art, PR/Marketing Committee, 2006-2007
Gasparilla International Film Festival, Board Member, 2006- present
Renaissance Center for the Arts, Board Member, 2005-2009
Susan G. Komen 3-Day Cancer Walk, Team Leader 2005
Leadership Tampa Alumni, Graduate 2005
Sierra Club, Professional Member, 2005-present
American Marketing Association, Member, 2004- present
Tampa Bay Advertising Federation, Member, 2000- present
Tampa Bay Penn State Alumni Club, 1996- present