OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global loyalty marketingspecialists Visible Results have appointed Steve Marquis as Director, BusinessDevelopment in its US office. Marquis will be responsible for driving VisibleResults' business development strategy and execution; identifying new salesopportunities for the company's loyalty marketing solutions in North America.He will report to George Stevens, Country Manager, Visible Results USA.
A veteran of the sales & marketing industry, Marquis boasts more than 15years of experience working with the grocery, mass and drug retail industries.His expertise in the business development world makes for a great addition tothe Visible Results global team.
"Steve's experience in the retail sector combined with his knowledge of theLoyalty space was the key factor in his joining our team. The companies weengage with want someone who really understands their needs, thinks like aretailer, and can help them identify if Loyalty is an appropriate fit with theirstrategic plans going forward," said George Stevens, Country Manager, VisibleResults USA.
"Add this to his high level of integrity and Steve's genuine desire to bringa solution to retailers who are looking to change their business for the betterand you have someone who strengthens not only Visible Results, but our futureclients as well."
Marquis enthusiastically looks forward to working with Visible Results inaddressing the needs of retailers in the North American market.
"In my 15 years of working with retailers across all channels, I have notcome across a marketing tool that engages, excites and empowers as well as theGraphicard(TM) platform," said Marquis. "Not only does our end-to-end solutionengage and excite the consumer, it empowers the retailer to make objective, factbased decisions on how to impact RFM and more importantly, the bottom line."
Marquis observed that the challenges of the current economy had forced manyretailers to discount their product in order to increase overall revenues --effectively eroding already tight margins. "Generating those 1-to-1relationships with customers creates long-term sustainability and lifetimevalue."
Before joining Visible Results, Steve started his sales career with NewsAmerica Marketing selling marketing services to Grocery, Mass and Drug retailersin the United States. After leaving News America Marketing as Vice President,Retail Sales, he joined start-up FLOORgraphics as General Manager, New Productswhere he successfully launched a new division and also took on the role of VicePresident, Advertising Sales.
He most recently held the role of Director, National Accounts for Imagitas,a Pitney Bowes Company, where he was responsible for developing businessopportunities with Catalog Retailers and Multi-Channel Merchants.
About Visible Results
Visible Results is a global loyalty marketing organization that specializesin tailoring turnkey loyalty programs that help retailers find, keep and profitfrom their best customers. Visible Results offers end-to-end loyalty programapplications at the point-of-sale (POS). The flagship product is theGraphicard(TM) -- an innovative and unique platform that integrates are-writable, read-write 'smart' card. Offices located in Australia, NewZealand, Singapore, USA, and the UK. www.visibleresults.com
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