Rafael Eli passes

Rafael Eli passed away peacefully just before 6 a.m.ET this morning from COVID pneumonia.

Rafael Eli was a partner at Schramm Marketing Group and has played an instrumental role in the company’s service to its clients, especially those involving the Hispanic market, and as a key advisor to the managing partner.

Eli joined the company in 1999 after leadership roles in programming sales for ABC Radio International;  Hispanic marketing communications for AT&T where he managed an annual Hispanic advertising budget of over $40 million; and account services positions at several leading advertising and direct marketing agencies including BBDO Direct, Wundermann and Nash Direct where he worked on leading accounts including Hasbro Toys, Tonka Toys, Mattel, American Airlines, TWA, Avon, Remy Martin and others.

He has an M.B.A. from Fordham and a B.A. from Rutgers and studied at the Sorbonne and at the Université de Tours in France.

My hermano te quiero, te voy a extrañar y se que nos veremos pronto para seguir nuestra conversaciones diarias de Cuba, El Caribe y los de nosotros acá.

Jibaro y Guajiro al fin.

Fortes en Fide

GB