Maro Pitarević
Creative Director, Real Grupa | Croatia

Maro Pitarević is an award-winning creative director and one of Croatia’s established voices in advertising and brand communications, with more than two decades of experience across leading agencies in Croatia and the region.

Currently Creative Director at Real Grupa, he previously held senior creative roles at Digitel, Bruketa&Žinić and Grey Worldwide, while also founding and leading his own creative ventures. Throughout his career, he has developed brand strategies, integrated campaigns and creative concepts for major Croatian and international brands including Coca-Cola, P&G, T-Mobile, Tele2, Zagrebačka banka, Ledo, Kraš and Pliva.

Beyond advertising, Pitarević’s work spans storytelling, directing, writing and cultural projects. He is a co-founder and former president of Art Directors Club Croatia and founder of Judgement Day, an independent festival of creative communications. In 2026, he was named among the TOP 100 most influential creative directors in the region by Marketing mreža’s Impact Index.