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Jon Von Rentzell oversees all the United States sales regions and works globally with the heads of our Canada, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions to develop and enrich client relationships. Our main focus is clients. Without them, we don’t have anything. Many companies use tools and technology to do things better, faster and cheaper. While it can be a competitive advantage, it is easy to fall into the trap of becoming enamored with the tools and technology, and lose site of why they are being used in the first place. It’s all about the clients. Prior to this position, Jon was Vice President of Enterprise Engagement where he established and grew Carlson Marketing’s marketplace eminence in Performance Improvement through the design of solution strategies that meet clients’ objectives. Jon has held numerous managerial positions since joining Carlson Marketing in 1987. He has worked with clients in the retail, hospitality, sports and consumer services industries. Some of Jon’s accomplishments include launching a first-of-its-kind entertainment loyalty program combining a media company with a sports franchise and venue; starting a new relationship marketing program with Promus Hotels (Suites, DoubleTree, and Hampton Inns); consulting for Carlson Marketing’s Brazilian office to develop a cross-category, hospitality relationship program with Accor Hotels (Hotel Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Parthenon and Ibis); and leading a multi-national team that sold its first program for a new Carlson Marketing office in Santiago, Chile. Before joining Carlson Marketing, Jon developed loyalty strategies for American Cyanamid in the Agricultural Chemical industry and direct response strategies with AT&T, where he also managed multiple pieces of business within the Promotion Division. Clients included Quaker Oats Company, Pillsbury, Baskin-Robbins, Hasbro, Toro, and the New York City Board of Education. Jon is a ten-time recipient of Carlson Marketing’s Leadership Achievement Award. He won the Carlson Fellows award for Creativity & Innovation in 2007. In 1993 and 1995, he was nominated as a Carlson Fellow for Customer Service and Quality Improvement excellence. And in 2004, the Sprint Sales team, which he led, was nominated for the coveted Carlson Order of the Golden Rose awarded annually to the best individuals and teams in the company. | 