Behind the pseudonym picturetom you’ll find the marketing expert and publicist Thomas Schmidt.
Graduate social scientist Thomas Schmidt
was the founder of medicalpicture GmbH
Business development, Content development, DAM, E-business, Internet-marketing, Marketing, SEM, SEO, Web development
When and where was picturetom born?
On 23 September 1957 in Düsseldorf-Bilk. He’s a genuine Düsseldorfer.
What kind of education does picturetom have?
Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Düsseldorf (secondary school leading to university); University of Wuppertal; Philosophy, Communication Design, Social Sciences; graduate degree in Social Sciences; voluntary service and apprenticeship as editor at NRZ, DPA, Wupper Nachrichten (Wupper News).
What kind of professional background does picturetom have?
In the past, Thomas Schmidt was active in numerous different projects. Since 1980 he has been actively engaged in the subject of Digital Asset Management and took over contract work for Gruner and Jahr, the Spiegel as well as Axel-Springer and Holtzbrinck. From 1992 onwards he was a manager in various companies and was responsible for the areas of Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Digital Asset Management, imagery and media. In 2001 he started building up a photo agency for the main issues of medicine and science. He was the originator and creative mind behind medicalpicture GmbH as well as managing partner. Since 2009 he has been working again as a freelance management consultant.
What are picturetom’s excellences?
Ideas (idea- and knowhow management), Creativity (creative strategy), Development (realisation and transfer of ideas), Marketing (internet and print)
How did picturetom originate?
picturetom is a nickname Thomas Schmidt has carried with him since his youth. He was always busy with photos (picture, pictures) and ‘tom’ is the short form for Thomas.
What does picture else?
He is member of DGPh (German Society of Photography), PACA, PLUS COALITION and Cologne Design.
What does picturetom love?
What he’s doing right now. In any case, his work, developments, ideas, and creativity. Particularly those around him, who tolerate his antics.
What are picturetom’s passions?
picturetom’s playground is the WWW (World Wide Web). He firmly believes in the entrepreneurial future of the Internet. The digital age began for him as early as the 90′s. picturetom has been a Mac-user from the very beginning. He develops his ideas solely on the Mac.
