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Dennis Consorte and David’s Cookies are class acts. They ROCK!
By Tom Polanski, EVP, eBrand Media and eBrand Interactive
I’ve been in business a long time but it still thrills me when I run into a company that treats customers, employees and vendors with class. To be sure there are a number of definitions of class, but for me, class is when somebody, or a company, does everything the right way effortlessly. When that person or company extends itself, with graciousness, for the sake of others, even when it doesn’t have to, it’s classy.
Dennis and David’s Cookies, which includes Ari Margulies, and others, are by application of my definition, class acts. I include Ari in this because it all starts with ownership and management. The people they hire are a reflection of their beliefs and core values. I’ve never spoken or met Ari but think highly of him based on my interactions with Dennis.
I’m extremely confident that David’s Cookies treats it employees well because I am of the belief that a man of Dennis’s merit would’ve left long ago if he didn’t find his work environment engaging and fulfilling. I suspect that he feels that he is part of a team where his opinion is valued and his efforts appreciated.
Posted by Tom Polanski in Growing a Business on December 9th, 2008
Dennis Consorte, Director of eCommerce, David’s Cookies, discusses marketing and selling cookies online
By Tom Polanski, EVP, eBrand Media and eBrand Interactive
Folks, we’re really tickled to be able to spend some time with Dennis Consorte, Director of e-Commerce at David’s Cookies. When you get a chance, check out the site. A lot of really scrumptious cookies and deserts. I know the eBrand Group will be using David’s over the holidays. They offer much, much more than the usual “cookie tin” suspects. (smile)
Tom Polanski: Hi, Dennis. How are you doing today?
Dennis Consorte: Hey Tom, I’m doing great, thanks. I’m very excited to speak with you! How are you?
Tom Polanski: I couldn’t be doing better. Dennis, would you mind giving us a little bit of background as to how you ended up at David’s?
Dennis Consorte: Sure. Long story short, I was a computer geek as a kid, heavy on the software side. I fell out of it around senior year of high school, got my Bachelor’s Degree in psychology and eventually ended up working on the management team at an architectural firm. Four years later, I decided that administration wasn’t the path I wanted to take, and rejuvenated my love for computers, but more on the online marketing side. I got into a bunch of things including some large consulting gigs and 5 years later I found myself in a fulltime position at David’s Cookies. Here I manage much of the site development, online strategy, the affiliate program, SEO, PPC advertising and of course just growing our Internet presence and online business.
Tom Polanski: It’s always interesting to me the journey people take to find their passion, their niche. Do you apply any of the principles you learned earning a degree in psychology towards your marketing?
Posted by Tom Polanski in Interviews on August 11th, 2008