Mr. Wardell is the author of the recently published book, Marketing Out Of Control, which details the dominance of the consumer in the marketing process and provides a handbook for profiting from this new balance of power.
He has focused on improving marketing efficiency over the past 30 years. To this end, he founded three marketing companies and worked for several marketing leaders including R.L Polk & Company, Equifax and National Decision Systems.
He is currently CEO of Marketing1by1, LLC which is the lowest cost provider of campaign automation technology serving the multi-channel retail industry.
Previously, he founded Exmplar, Inc. dedicated to providing relevant, multi-channel communications for clients such as Staples, HSN Improvements, Kraft-Gevalia, and New Line Cinema.
In 1991, he founded Buyer’s Choice, Inc., a leader in permission based marketing, offering millions of consumers the opportunity to selectively opt-out of and opt-into direct mail. In 1979, Mr. Wardell founded a joint venture with The Gallup Organization, called Gallup/Washington, to serve the research and site location needs of the then up and coming convenience store industry. Over the years, his clients have included Toyota Motor Company/Lexus Division, Merrill Lynch, Federated Department Stores, Bell South, 1-800flowers.com, Omaha Steaks and Procter & Gamble.
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