{"id":53379,"date":"2025-10-30T18:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:23:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center pm-hero is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<p class=\"pm-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Paolo Margari \u00b7 Brussels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital communication that makes expertise visible.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-lead wp-block-paragraph\">I help financial institutions, international organisations, B2B companies and professional-services firms get found, understood and chosen online. I have done this for more than 15 years, from strategy through to delivery, working from Brussels in English, Italian and French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-proof wp-block-paragraph\">15+\u00a0years \u00b7 Euroclear \u00b7 SWIFT \u00b7 ING\u00a0Belgium \u00b7 British\u00a0Council \u00b7 PhD\u00a0in\u00a0Economic\u00a0Geography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cv\/Paolo-Margari-CV-EN.pdf\">Download my CV (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paolomargari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-text-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/contact\/\">Get in touch \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full pm-hero-graphic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/paolomargari\/assets\/img\/hero-graphic.svg\" alt=\"Stylised topographic map: terracotta contour lines with a map marker on the summit\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who I work with<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pm-pillars is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pm-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organisations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Financial institutions, international organisations and B2B companies. Teams with many channels, many markets and several layers of approval. I bring a shared method, clear rules and reports that help people decide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pm-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional-services firms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyers, accountants, notaries, architects and consultants. People who have built their reputation through their work and want it to show online too: a website that explains, a LinkedIn profile that speaks with authority, a solid presence on Google and in AI assistants. Always within the professional conduct rules of each profession.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">What I do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pm-pillars is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pm-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-num wp-block-paragraph\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reputation and social media presence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strategy, content, publishing rules and listening, above all on LinkedIn. For an organisation, that means coordinating teams and approvals. For a professional, it means building an authoritative profile in a voice that sounds like them. At SWIFT I looked after 22 channels and the live coverage of Sibos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pm-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-num wp-block-paragraph\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites and visibility on Google and in AI assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I design, build and optimise professional websites: clear to read, fast and built to be found. I look after organic search and campaigns with measurable goals. Being found today also means being cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, and I work on both fronts. For a Zurich banking-law firm I looked after the website, SEO, content and Google Ads for three and a half years, with substantial growth in organic traffic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pm-pillar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-num wp-block-paragraph\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measurement, tools and AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GA4, tag managers, CRM and automation, chosen and connected to answer specific questions: where enquiries come from, what works, where to invest. I bring in generative AI where it saves time, leaving the final word to whoever signs the content. For the British Council I set the analytics standards for the global website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-text-link wp-block-paragraph\">For consultancy projects: <a href=\"https:\/\/oltredigital.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oltre.Digital \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list pm-editorial-list\">\n<li>Euroclear <span class=\"pm-note\">Social Media Manager, 2023\u20132025. Group social media strategy and publishing rules, LinkedIn campaigns, bringing generative AI into the content cycle.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ING Belgium <span class=\"pm-note\">2021, consultancy through Oltre.Digital. Digital marketing for accounts, cards and payments; SEO and UX testing of new web and app journeys.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SWIFT <span class=\"pm-note\">Global Communications, 2018\u20132019 (via Harvey Nash). 22 channels, listening, reporting and live coverage of Sibos.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caputo &amp; Partners, Zurich <span class=\"pm-note\">Swiss banking-law firm, 2015\u20132018. Lead generation in banking, finance and tax; SEO, content, Google Ads, video and podcasts.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British Council <span class=\"pm-note\">Italy 2010\u20132013, Europe 2013\u20132016. Campaigns in 19 EU countries and analytics standards for the global website.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other consultancy <span class=\"pm-note\">Stanley\/Stella, Cross-Border Commerce Europe, ManpowerGroup BeLux.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section pm-contours is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marketing Geographies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-measure wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast where I read marketing through the lens of economic geography: places, markets, networks. Recorded in Italian as <em>Geografie del Marketing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Latest episode<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first episode is on its way. <a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/podcast\/\">About the podcast \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Latest article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-54604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-society-activism-politics category-technology-innovation\">\n<div class=\"pm-mono wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-10T20:08:06+01:00\">10\/10\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/the-geography-of-a-meme-aka-geomemetics-how-digital-ideas-are-colonizing-physical-space\/\" target=\"_self\">The Geography of a Meme aka Geomemetics: How Digital Ideas are Colonizing Physical Space<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-text-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/blog\/\">All articles \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-now is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"pm-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Now \u00b7 September 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I am doing now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list pm-facts\">\n<li>Rebuilding this site: new structure, three languages, structured data for search engines and AI assistants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing the first episodes of Marketing Geographies, out in October 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Availability: I am available for new projects and assignments. <a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/contatti\/\">Get in touch \u2192<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-updated wp-block-paragraph\">Updated 25 September 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaking and teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-measure wp-block-paragraph\">I give lectures, seminars and talks on digital communication, measurement and generative AI for universities, business schools, professional bodies and events. In English and Italian, and also in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-text-link wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/speaking\/\">Topics and formats \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pm-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large pm-beyond-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-libri-postplex-glossario-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Two books by Paolo Margari: Postplex and Glossario del Nulla\" class=\"wp-image-54540\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-libri-postplex-glossario-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-libri-postplex-glossario-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-libri-postplex-glossario-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-libri-postplex-glossario.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-beyond-label wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/books\/\">Writing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large pm-beyond-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Music production desk with keyboards, controllers and monitors in purple light\" class=\"wp-image-54543\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-musica-studio.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-beyond-label wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/music\/\">Music<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large pm-beyond-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione-1024x463.jpg\" alt=\"A selection of six travel and street photographs by Paolo Margari\" class=\"wp-image-54546\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione-1024x463.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione-1536x695.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paolo-margari-fotografia-selezione.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pm-beyond-label wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paolomargari.it\/en\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paolo Margari \u00b7 Brussels Digital communication that makes expertise visible. I help financial institutions, international organisations, B2B companies and professional-services firms get found, understood and chosen online. 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