Judge DiCesaro Joins Vertical, Incorporated as Development Director, Digital Media

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Oct 28, 2010, 03:14 ET

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The competition in Chicago's digital media community is heating up. Vertical, Incorporated, a Chicago-based marketing communication firm, today announced it has appointed Judge DiCesaro as development director, digital media. The appointment expands Vertical's interactive marketing services for its national and global clients.

"Judge is well known in Chicago's digital media community by his wide range of accomplishments," says Michael J. Keating, Vertical's president. "We are very happy that he chose to work at Vertical. He has a solid vision on how to expand our clients' success through interactive media."

In his new role, DiCesaro will be responsible for developing digital media strategies and applications as well as managing digital media programming and search engine optimization for Vertical's clients, according to Keating. He will oversee the development of solution architecture, code creation, search engine optimization, mobile applications, and marketing analytics and measurement.

DiCesaro holds a certificate in Google Analytics IQ and teaches Search Engine Marketing at the Chicago Portfolio School. He also consults for the Chicago Portfolio School and Digital Bootcamp on all of their digital projects.

Prior to joining Vertical, DiCesaro launched The Flash Ministry, a web application firm in Chicago. He was a partner and developer at Pixelwelders and worked as a flash development consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Vertical, Incorporated creates and executes marketing and marketing communications programs for national and multi-national corporations. Located in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, Vertical is dedicated to helping large and small corporations compete more successfully. Vertical also helps companies adopt marketing practices that support their sustainability goals. In addition, Vertical actively supports non-profit organizations that enrich Chicago through arts and education. Go to www.verticalincorporated.com.