Grocery Shopping Network Promotes Duane Kolsrud To Director Of Client Performance
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grocery Shopping Network, Inc. announced today that it has promoted Duane Kolsrud to Director of Client Performance. Duane is responsible for managing client account representatives, introducing new ways to increase Web performance, and overseeing all relationships between Grocery Shopping Network and its clients.
"Duane Kolsrud has played a crucial role in the exceptional performance and execution of clients' Web sites, from sale to launch," stated CEO Andy Robinson. "All of us at GSN are excited with the new ideas and programs Duane will be initiating in his expanded role."
Before joining Grocery Shopping Network, Duane served as an executive at Russell Stover Candies and played a pivotal role in bringing their products into mass retailers and grocers such as Meijer, Kroger, and K-Mart. During his tenure with Russell Stover Candies, the company tripled its overall sales volume. Duane then turned his focus to loyalty marketing at Carlson Marketing Group and was an integral part of creating, launching and managing the first national points based electronic loyalty rewards program, Gold Points. Mr. Kolsrud's extensive experience in managing relationships with food manufacturers and retailers coupled with his expertise in loyalty marketing make him a valuable member of the Grocery Shopping Network team.
Since Duane has joined Grocery Shopping Network, the company has seen 400% traffic growth in their clients' Web sites in 3 years. Duane has been instrumental in managing marketing programs, public relations, and many technology updates for Grocery Shopping Network's key accounts.
Grocery Shopping Network takes an active role in creating customer awareness with all of their clients. Since grocery stores continue to build their online capabilities, Grocery Shopping Network uses their Internet, grocery, and wholesale experience to assist Web managers with a constantly changing Internet environment. Grocery store Web traffic continues to grow at an astounding pace and Grocery Shopping Network provides its clients with the best technology, marketing programs, and customer service to ensure they capitalize on this growing audience.
About Grocery Shopping Network
Grocery Shopping Network provides grocery retailers' Web sites with a suite of proprietary software products that integrate shopping list building, recipes and meal planning with relevant, focused advertising content. GSN (www.groceryshopping.net) brings together the Web and in-store supermarket shopping experience. A GSN-powered site enables consumers to seamlessly shop their store, be presented with sales and promotions in the context of the items they are planning to purchase, access and save recipes for the items they plan to purchase, plan meals and utilize the many discount offers (including coupons) made available by brand manufacturers.
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