Media

01/06/2011
Breakthrough in Cloud-Based Customer Service Platform Demonstrated at CES With MediaTile HumanKiosk and MarketStar Live Video Attendants
MarketStar, the recognized leader in field, voice and digital sales and marketing, and The MediaTile Company, the leader in cloud-based digital signage solutions, today announced that they will be demonstrating, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011), a breakthrough in customer engagement that will allow product experts to be personally accessible to more consumers in retail venues, when and where it is critical to provide immediate, face-to-face interactions with consumers to influence purchase decisions and drive sales. The breakthrough solution, called the “HumanKiosk,” can help brands, and other product or service vendors, provide experts in more shopping venues, including remote or secondary markets, without the overhead and costs associated with on-site personnel. Beginning in this quarter, HumanKiosk pilot programs will be available for customers, brands and other solution providers to adopt this revolutionary breakthrough in their selling venues.

10/23/2010
MarketStar Named One of Utah’s Fastest Growing Companies
The MountainWest Capital Network has named MarketStar as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Utah. MarketStar was included in the Utah 100 based on its revenue increases from 2005 to 2009.In an awards ceremony held Oct. 21, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert applauded MarketStar and the other 99 companies making up the Utah 100 for their role in establishing the state as a recognized leader in business strength and entrepreneurial vision despite the economic climate nationwide. (Utah was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine as the top-ranked state for business and careers.) For more information on the Utah 100, please visit www.mwcn.org

09/17/2010
MarketStar Chosen as One of the Top Ten U.S. Marketing Agencies by PROMO Magazine.
For the second year in a row, MarketStar, the pioneer in outsourced sales and marketing since 1988, is ranked in the top 10 for PROMO magazine’s annual list of the nation’s top 100 promotion and integrated marketing services agencies. The PROMO 100 recognizes the best and brightest agencies in the promotion industry, allowing agencies to weigh themselves against competitors, while showcasing their strengths to existing and potential clients.

07/15/2010
MarketStar Appoints Channel Sales Veteran Chris May as Vice President of Business Development
MarketStar, the global leader in outsourced sales and marketing solutions, announces the appointment of Chris May as the company’s Vice President of Business Development over the VAR and direct sales channels. May brings more than 15 years of channel sales and VAR business experience to drive MarketStar’s continued growth in its B2B operations.

05/25/2010
MarketStar and The NPD Group Convert Market Intelligence Into Actionable Strategy Through New Intellalign Product Offering
MarketStar Corporation and The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, are introducing a new offering called Intellalign, the only product of its kind to combine MarketStar’s real-time market insight with NPD’s actual POS store level data to determine the most efficient marketing programs to grow retail presence, accelerate sales and improve ROI. Intellalign provides retail marketers with unprecedented intelligence so they can determine precisely where to concentrate in the market, as well as what resources to apply so they can grow their brand presence, capitalize on opportunities and substantiate their spending.

01/05/2010
MarketStar Announces Strategic Alliance with NPD to Expand Intelligence and Analytic Capabilities
MarketStar, the recognized pioneer and leader in outsourced sales and marketing since 1988, today announced a strategic alliance with The NPD Group, the recognized leader in consumer and retail market research information. This strategic alliance combines MarketStar’s capabilities in field sales-team deployment with NPD’s unique, store level point-of-sale data to provide consumer technology clients with unmatched market planning and coverage solutions. Together, MarketStar and The NPD Group will offer new value-added services and business opportunities through programs that speak to field retail sales. These services will allow companies to analyze sales trends by region and customize strategies for the best results.

10/16/2009
MarketStar Ranks 6th of 100 Top U.S. Agencies on the PROMO 100
MarketStar, the pioneer in outsourced sales and marketing since 1988, is pleased to be recognized as one of the industry’s leading 100 U.S. marketing agencies as listed by PROMO magazine. The publication’s PROMO 100, an annual ranking of the nation’s top promotion and integrated marketing services agencies follows PROMO magazine’s June 4th announcement. MarketStar has been named 6th of 100 agencies as listed on the 2009 Promo 100. The Ogden-based company has established its proficiency over the last two decades by supplying strategic marketing and business intelligence solutions to its clients. Each year, MarketStar drives nearly $5 billion in sales for its clients across multiple channels.

10/16/2009
T11A joins MarketStar to Create a More Powerful Sales and Training Solution
MarketStar Corporation, the pioneer in outsourced sales and marketing since 1988, is pleased to announce that The Eleven Agency (“T11A”) has recently become its wholly-owned subsidiary. MarketStar is thrilled to accept T11A under its umbrella and welcomes them to an ever-expanding team of sales and marketing professionals.

12/03/2008
RadioShack Names Mio as Its Top Consumer Electronics Vendor
MarketStar, the premier pioneer in outsourced sales and marketing since 1988 is excited to announce that its client, Mio Technology, was recently recognized for its outstanding support at RadioShack Corporation’s annual vendor conference held mid-September in Fort Worth, Texas. Established in May of 2002, Mio’s North American operations partnered with MarketStar this year and have enjoyed increased ongoing retail presence.

11/26/2008
Elevating Customer Loyalty with MarketStar’s Brand Advocates
For 20 years, MarketStar has pounded the pavement across the country as well as globally with transparent, seamless sales support for some of the industry’s most predominant brands: Hewlett Packard, LG, Sony, Whirlpool, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, Canon, Kodak, Mio, Polaroid and the list goes on.