Testimonials

"Steve Savino was most instrumental in Century 21 making significant strides in re-energizing the brand's marketing effort. Steve was charged with refocusing our marketing and branding programs and building a world-class marketing team. These efforts culminated with the 1999 Effie Award for the 'Real Estate for the Real World®' advertising campaign, which is still in use today. Steve brought bright strategic thinking and great creative energy to the marketing efforts of the franchise system as we embarked on a change agenda that sought to better define and differentiate the Century 21 brand's image in the marketplace."

"From 1995 - 1997, I taught with Steve Savino on several executive programs for Grand Metropolitan, Plc. (now called Diageo). These programs were called 'Building Brand Equity' (BBE), and they were launched to improve the ability of managers to more profitably manage their brands, accounts, and territories. Steve not only drew extensively and colorfully from his work experience (including work with 7-Eleven and Smirnoff), but also used these experiences to help participants develop general frameworks for approaching their own marketing challenges. By combining his real-world experience with an ability to tailor these experiences to participant backgrounds, Steve was an extremely popular session leader and helped to make BBE a longstanding success within the company."

"Steve Savino and I worked together at Diageo/Guinness in Hartford, Connecticut, where I was Director of Learning and Development. Steve and I partnered with the London Business School to create a major executive workshop on Building Brand-Equity for the beverage company. Steve was the primary driver of the curriculum and instructional design approach. This program was successfully presented to all senior sales and marketing personnel. Steve demonstrated a strong ability to blend academic principles with the real world. His high intelligence and superb inter-personal communication abilities would make a valuable contribution to the academic world."

"Steve Savino was the catalyst at Century 21, making significant strides in re-energizing the brand's marketing effort behind the game of Major League Baseball. Steve was a leader among our corporate clients and coupled a detailed understanding of his business with a strategic vision, Century 21's relationship with Baseball. Together, Major League Baseball and Century 21 built the Century 21 Home Run Derby into one of the most prestigious sponsor assets in sports, and Steve was primarily responsible for our success."

"Steve Savino remains one of my 'top' MBA alumni. Additionally, it has been my pleasure to follow his career path and to celebrate his success. Steve and I worked together in a marketing seminar for his subordinates at Century 21. I can assure you that his people viewed him as a first-class individual and manager."

"Savino Global Group has helped our business establish a solid, differentiated position in the luxury fashion service segment; delivered via the internet highway. Steve Savino is an expert at positioning brands for top-line growth. His sound advice and coaching has enabled our marketing team to build a competitive product portfolio, source value-added partners and gain a better ROI from our marketing budget."