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A-Z Magazines
provides a range of advertising and marketing services that
increase sales and reduce costs. A-Z Magazines launched
initially in the $2.5 billion-a-year scrapbooking industry,
where its clients include Top 100 Retailers as well as
regional and local independents. A-Z also serves major
regional franchisees. |
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The
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Dennis
Conforto
A-Z Media and its associated ShopA-Z.com and A-Z Magazines
divisions were founded by Dennis Conforto, Chairman and CEO,
in 1999. Prior to founding A-Z Media, Dennis was an owner and
senior executive at GERS, a leading vendor of retail
management information systems, for nearly 20 years. While at
GERS, he also served as president of the Furniture Consultant’s
Center for nearly two decades. Before he joined GERS, Dennis
was executive vice president at a Top 100 retail home
furnishings company. He has been a frequent speaker at major
events in the home furnishings industry, focusing in
particular on retail sales and profitability. |
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Karen Crisp
Karen Crisp is the National Sales Manager for A-Z Magazines. Karen joined the company in 1999 as a
part of the original founding team and has worked in the
accounting, operations, and legal departments of the company.
Prior to joining the A-Z Media Group, Karen worked several years
with MAI Systems on the marketing team of a powerful, high tech,
award-winning software firm servicing the hotel industry. For
nearly a decade and a half Karen was the CEO of a financial
service firm she owned headquartered in Southern California. Her
company provided a variety of finance products and services.
Karen has worked with and consulted with many of the largest,
most successful manufacturing firms within the Scrapbooking
Industry. She has innovated with her clients several new
products and services that A-Z Magazines now provides to the
marketplace today. |
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Tony
Beecher
Tony Beecher, Vice President of Technology, has 13 years
experience with the Internet and an extensive background in
software development and retail. For over 13 years, Tony
worked for GERS Retail Systems where he was instrumental in
the design, development, quality control and implementation of
three generations of software products. During this time, Tony
served in various positions including quality control manager,
product manager, marketing support and training specialist.
Previously, Tony worked for a large home furnishings business
and was responsible for the daily operations of 14 stores in
the San Francisco bay area. Mr. Beecher has also served as a
partner in a warehousing, wholesale distribution and
advertising firm specializing in the retail home furnishings
and consumer electronics industries. Tony has worked closely
with the leaders in these industries to develop a clear
understanding of these industries.
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StacySmith
Stacy Smith, A-Z Magazines Managing Editor, enjoys merging her
love for writing, crafts and creativity for readers to enjoy
around the world. Her academic background is in Political
Science and Public Administration but her passion is in making
people smile whether it is through crafts or volunteer work.
When not working, she likes to learn as much as she can about
scrapbooking and paper crafting while making her own unique
creations and looks forward to expanding her craft experience
with Scrapbooking.com for years to come. |
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Jake Naylor
Jake Naylor, Creative Director, joined A-Z Media Group in 1999.
Prior to his work with A-Z Media Group, Jake served as a design
consultant for a construction firm with operations spanning the
western United States. Jake also brings to A-Z Media Group
experience in marketing and promotions with a leader in cancer
research funding. |
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