Vic Donati

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Executive Creative Director at Apostle

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Overview

Vic Donati is an Executive Creative Director at Apostle and the Co-Founder of Mother Kombucha. With a background as a designer and art director, he specializes in brand strategy and creative engineering for major brands like Toyota, ESPN, and The Home Depot. He holds a Bachelors degree from The University of Southern Mississippi.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Topics They Care About

Brand Strategy
Serves as a brand pragmatist and strategist, developing creative ideas with enduring legacies for a wide range of national clients.
Entrepreneurship
Co-founded two distinct businesses: Mother Kombucha, a beverage company based in St. Petersburg, FL, and Hexa Watches, a boutique dive watch company.
Creative Direction
Currently an Executive Creative Director and has held senior art and creative director roles at agencies like 22squared and Donati Studio.

Media Appearances

Vic has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2023
Executive Creative Director at Apostle
6-2014
Co-Founder at Mother Kombucha
8-2013 - 6-2023
Creative Director at Donati Studio
1-2012 - 8-2013
Sr. Art Director at 22squared
3-2011 - 2017
Design Director, Co-Founder at Hexa Watches

Education

Bachelor's degree from The University of Southern Mississippi

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Insights For Selling To Vic

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vic is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vic

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vic move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Vic take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Vic

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