Our Team
LINDA C. CUTRUPI, CMP
Meeting and Tradeshow Professional
Linda Cutrupi, Mainly Meetings president, is a nationally known Meeting
and Tradeshow professional whose accomplishments include planning,
marketing, organizing and budgeting annual conferences, trade shows,
sporting events and industry meetings. For ACORD, a major advocacy and
policy organization for the insurance industry, Linda established and
built the company’s first Meeting and Travel Department. In less than
six years she took their annual technology conference from 30 tabletop
exhibits to 150,000 square feet and from $65,000 to $3,000,000 in sales
for exhibits and sponsorships. In addition she achieved a 600 per cent
increase in attendants.
Linda plans and organizes meetings ranging from 75 to 10,000 participants. She supervises programs ranging from small not- for- profit and B2B events to major corporate activities in the $10 million range. Linda is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), and a member of Meeting Professionals International and International Association of Exhibit Managers. She is a graduate of American University, Washington, D.C., and has studied at New York University and the Italian Culinary Institute.
She offers proven success in planning, marketing, organizing and budgeting for:
- Annual conferences, trade shows, sporting events and industry meetings.
- Experience in travel and meeting planning for corporate, non-profit and association organizations.
- Strong negotiating skills produce high quality events within budget.
- Establishes relationships and negotiates contracts with airlines, ground transportation, hotels and other vendors.
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JERRY SHAPIRO
Advertising & Marketing
Jerry Shapiro works in general, direct response, retail and political
advertising and marketing. He creates award-winning campaigns for many
clients in many categories including direct mail, DRTV, radio and print.
He is involved in developing many complex, multi-layered, multi-media programs and high impact direct mail packages.
Jerry
is nationally acknowledged as a leading developer and creator of highly
effective, award-winning consumer advertising for a diverse group of
clients and agencies on both the East and West coasts.
These Include:
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
United Parcel Service
Cadillac Catera
Aetna Senior Choice
Consumer Brand Experience
Pontiac-GMC, Federal Express, Microsoft, Fleet Financial Group,
Southwestern Bell, British Airways, Diners Club, Chase Manhattan Bank,
IBM, Scott Paper, Lever, Air Jamaica, Johnson & Johnson,
Warner-Lambert, MasterCard
Associations and Not-for-Profit Organizations
American Philatelic Society
American Red Cross (Los Angeles & Long Beach, CA)
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ROBERT J. MASIELLO
Public Relations
Bob provides public relations and marketing communications support as part of Mainly Meetings services. He specializes in financial services and banking institutions, manufacturing, economic development, professional firms, and not-for-profit organizations.
A
Rutgers University graduate in political science, he provides a deep
understanding of the political and social environment that impact the
reputations of client firms.
Among his accomplishments are:
- Award-winning annual reports.
- State-heralded educational programs.
- Prize-winning publications such as newsletters and televised programs
- Recognized urban affairs projects in New York City.