

Pappas said Kizmet’s “strong technical capability” is an important asset that will allow the agency to tap both technology and design for the Internet and print. “We looked at what we offer and what DP Creative offered and realized that we could easily unite,” said Dinatale, vice president of Kizmet Interactive. The two companies collaborated and then decided to combine forces.

The company, founded in 1998 by Lisa Sciortino and Nicolas Dinatale, now employs eight people and designs everything from Web sites, logos, ads, brochures, posters and trade show booths to video and sound production. “We’re both in the New York Metro area which is a huge market for both our services.”ĭave Pappas Creative has merged into Kizmet Interactive Inc., expanding Kizmet’s services into print.Īs part of the agreement, Dave Pappas was named vice president and creative director and two of his staffers came on board at Kizmet, which to this point has offered Web site development and CD-ROM marketing. “The whole purpose of the alliance is to offer a broader capability to our respective clients,” said Friedman. AFA’s investor relations clients include Norfolk, Va.,-based Dollar Tree, one of the largest operators of specialty discount stores and the nonprofit practice of Chicago-based Grant Thornton.
