Eric Granata is the VP of Business Development at ROBYN, a branded products fulfillment company that creates and distributes promotional products, corporate apparel, and collateral printed materials through private-label, e-commerce company stores. ROBYN is a PPAI Gold Pyramid Award winner, a PPAI Silver Technology recipient, an Addy Award recipient, and was recognized three years in a row by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S., plus, has twice been featured in ASI’s Counselor magazine as one of the Best Places to Work.
As the founder of Screen Four Solutions, Eric has been at the forefront of e-commerce and technology, building a variety of apps, B2C and B2B stores, as well as a variety of digital solutions for brand asset management. In 2018 he was named a Rising Star by PPAI.
At skucon, Eric took us on a journey through advances in tech frontiers as it relates to promo including the internet of things, virtual reality, 3D printing, AI, and more. Highlighting the phases of the tech landscape, from the trough of disillusionment, the slope of enlightenment, and the plateau of productivity, one the industry’s smartest technologists made old technologies new and encouraged us all to continue to keep striving, learning, risking, and playing in the tech sandbox. You can view the entirety of Eric's presentation above.