David Berkowitz is Vice President of Emerging Media with digital marketing agency 360i, where he develops social media and mobile marketing programs for Fortune 500 businesses and leading brands such as Kraft, Mattel, and Bravo. He has written more than 400 columns for MediaPost, and contributes to 360i's Digital Connections, Ad Age's Digital Next Blog, and his own MarketersStudio.com. He has spoken at more than 200 events including SXSW, Web 2.0 Expo, iMedia, and ThinkMobile, with guest lectures at Yale, MIT, Google, and Coca-Cola. Since 2012, he has run StartupOutlook.com, a program helping brands and startups learn from each other.
Prior to 360i, he served as director of marketing for Viewpoint's rich media advertising group Unicast and marketing firm iCrossing. Previously, with research firm eMarketer, he interviewed 175 executives, authors, and analysts on the cutting edge of technology and business.
He is frequently quoted online and in print, having appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the New York Post, the Associated Press, and USA Today. Ad Age, Ad Week, and PR Week have all named him among the most influential advertising and marketing professionals on Twitter.
He has a BA in Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and served on his alumni association's Board of Directors. He currently lives in New York City.