Robert H. Crowe Pen & Ink Illustrator, Marketing Consultant

"Dear Mr. Crowe, I am delighted with the pen & ink drawing of our house in Greenwich. I can't wait until my husband comes home from a trip to show it to him. You are marvelous!" — Norma Ketay Asnes

"Dear Bob, Congratulations on a job well done. We all agree that your pen & ink drawing is excellent. We appreciate your efforts in helping us make the home office dedication of our good client a memorable one. Thank you again." — Robert O. Shepler, General Reassurance Corporation

"Dear Bob, Fred loves the pen & ink drawing of Megan's Chapel. It is very well done. We are very pleased with the finished artwork." — Peggy Firth, President, Chalk Hill Estate & Winery

Areas of Expertise:
Marketing Consultant, Pen and Ink illustration.

Specific Skills:
Sales training, product management, advertising and sales promotion, business planning, market research, international marketing and marketing consulting.

Pen & ink drawings for calendars, greeting cards, event announcements, invitations, catalogs, collector's plates, personal and corporate stationery, brochures and postcards.

Other Experience and Knowledge:
Vice president of sales and marketing for three multinational corporations. Corporate representative to industry associations in the U.S. Coordinated product testing with several large universities and government labs in the U.S., Europe and Far East. Over 10 years of international marketing experience in Europe and Asia.

Owner of Robert H. Crowe International Marketing Consultant. Clients have included: Sealed Air Corporation, ACI Packaging, Vantec Corporation (direct mail packaging system).

Owner of Robert H. Crowe Enterprises Ink. Clients have included: Neiman Marcus, Nevada Mining Assoc., Putnam Trust Company, Appellation Magazine, The Pebble Beach Company, Chalk Hill Estate Winery, Beringer Winery.

Primary Software:
Microsoft Works and Word.

Background:
Over 45 years in sales and product management, advertising and sales promotion, market research. European director for food packaging and Director of food packaging, Far East operations. Over 10 years of experience in international marketing. Experience working with research organizations such as A.C. Neilsen Company, Stamford Research Inc., The Conference Board, King-Casey Inc. Administered the Xerox Learning Systems Professional Selling Skills II Program for a small company's regional sales offices. Participated in various executive and leadership training programs for three major multinational corporations. Over 35 years creating pen & ink illustrations for a variety of clients.

Comments:
Former president of the Greenwich Art Society. Former member of the Arts & Culture Committee, City of Foster City, CA. Past president, board of directors, High Country Art & Craft Guild. Former chair, Asheville Chapter of SCORE. Former member of the International Marketing Committee, AdvantageWest. Four years on the faculty at UNCA College for Seniors.