Marketstar

MarketStar is a Channel & Field Marketing firm that is part of Omnicom Group.

MarketStar is a sales and marketing outsourcing company Providing retail, VAR and direct sales solutions.

MarketStar began in 1988 in founder Alan Hall's basement in Ogden, Utah. Now, MarketStar has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide serving clients in more than 20 countries on six different continents. MarketStar is a part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC)—the world's leading marketing communications company. This affiliation allows MarketStar to collaborate with other Omnicom Group members.

MarketStar is headquartered in Ogden, Utah, USA.

Dave Treadway, president and CEO since 2003, is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of MarketStar. Under Treadway's direction, MarketStar has accelerated investments in thought-based leadership, including market analysis.

Alan Hall, who founded MarketStar from his basement over twenty years ago, currently serves as company Chairman.

MarketStar represents several Fortune 500 companies, including Hewlett-Packard (14), Verizon Communications (17), Microsoft (44), and Cisco Systems (71).

Staff

According to the firm's website, its leadership is composed of: 1

  • Dave Treadway, President & CEO 2
  • Aaron Hall, COO 3
  • EJ Harris, CFO 4
  • Dave Forsberg, EVP Business Development 5
  • Jeff Baumgarten, EVP Corporate Development and Marketing 6
  • Damien Carrera, EVP International Operations 7
  • Craig Jarman, VP of Business Development 8
  • Rocco Tricarico, VP of Business Development 9
  • Darin Hunsaker, VP of Client Services 10
  • Karen King, VP of Human Resources 11
  • Julie Simmons, VP of IT & Research 12
  • Lee Wells, VP of Business to Business Client Services 13
  • Jeff Jones, Controller and VP of Finance 14
  • Michelle Gunter, VP and General Manger of MarketStar HP Program 15
  • Paul Stout, VP and General Manager of MarketStar Cisco Program 16

Clients

MarketStar clients include: 17

  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Cisco
  • Whirlpool
  • Sony
  • SonyEricsson
  • Verizon
  • LG
  • Microsoft
  • Nvidia
  • Research In Motion
  • VMware
  • APC
  • Logitech
  • NetApp