Mario Bucolo: Marketing Expert with 35+ Years of Know-How

Welcome to my website! I’m Mario Bucolo, an artisan of imagery and marketing wizard based in vibrant London. With 35+ years of expertise in multimedia technologies, market research, and social media, I offer innovative strategies and dynamic leadership. Let’s embark on a journey through creativity and inspiration!

As sort of bio:

An endlessly curious and multifaceted creative, driven by passion and versatility.
You might find him searching for vintage cameras at Portobello Road or a countryside flea market, sipping tea while browsing through books in a quiet bookshop, chasing tornadoes across the American Panhandle, or driving one of his classic cars in the legendary Targa Florio.

Mario easily shifts from walking his dog in the park to meeting with a prime minister, from giving lectures on museum marketing to organising book launches for friends — or presenting his own photographic exhibition dedicated to Saint Agatha, to whom he is deeply devoted — as well as conferences on topics within his areas of expertise.
You’ll find him discussing art with presidents and curators of major international auction houses or sketching strategic ideas in his Moleskine to launch a startup, which he then leads to success as CEO.

In his private life, Mario enjoys nurturing his many collections: light meters and vintage cameras, magic lanterns and early cinema projectors, typewriters, antique books, retro computers, nativity sets…
He shares his home with an old grumpy dog 🙂 and a snobby tuxedo cat with impeccable taste. He deeply misses his beloved blind cat, who passed away last November after 14 wonderful years together.
You might catch him watching Formula 1 from the sofa, struggling with a golf swing, frying fish following his mother’s recipe, or dancing after a romantic dinner — and a few hours later, with oil-stained hands under one of his classic cars.
He started out as a hardware designer, moved into software development, then computer graphics, back to hardware again, followed by multimedia applications, and finally into marketing and communication — first in the museum world, then in tourism.
In the museum field, he was also a candidate for the presidency of ICOM Italy (International Council Of Museums). His work is internationally recognised: in the United States, university students read the chapter he authored on social media and museums in Philip Kotler’s book.
He successfully reinvented himself as a photographer — or “artisan of imagery”, as he prefers to call himself — and has received several international awards for his work.

He has founded and led businesses across diverse sectors, ranging from multimedia publishing to advertising, from weight loss centres to opinion polling, from tourism to artificial intelligence.

Mario never settles. He constantly raises the bar. He is allergic to mediocrity and poorly done work, and the word “impossible” simply doesn’t exist in his vocabulary.

He spent most of his life in Catania, with long periods in Paris, San Francisco, Vancouver and especially New York. Since 2014, he has been based in London, where he has received letters from Queen Elizabeth II, the King, and the Princess of Wales.

In 2020, he was named a Lord of the Principality of Sealand — mostly as a reminder not to take life too seriously.

You’ll rarely reach him before midday, but feel free to call him until two or three in the morning.

Imagery Artisan
Visionary with decades in photography and entrepreneurship, mastering media and marketing.

Marketing Wizard
Marketing strategist with a flair for creative solutions and impactful communication.

Photography Aficionado
Photography enthusiast dedicated to capturing life’s essence and beauty.

Cultural Consultant
Cultural expert with a rich history in multimedia communication and museum strategies.