Brian Gladman Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Acer holds an enviable position in the Canadian PC marketplace. The company typically holds the #1 or #2 market share in notebooks, monitors and desktops in the country!As Retail Sales Manager, I am currently tasked with two key strategic accounts, Best Buy and Amazon.ca. During my time at Acer, I've also managed the Staples Canada business, alongside.

Toronto, Canada Area

I had always wanted to try my hand at working for myself. Gladman Marketing & Sales provided marketing and sales support services to clients in the Consumer Products space, with an expertise in computer hardware, software and games.Sales contracts included managing the Canadian business for several US-based vendors, including SteelSeries and Carson.

Reporting directly to the President, I provided overall strategy, research, planning implementation and analysis of all brand building and awareness initiatives for the Interactive product lines (including Webkinz) to drive market share, revenue and growth.I was responsible for annual brand revenues in excess of $160,000,000 with authority over Line.

For my "second go-around" with this independent videogame publisher, I reported directly to the CEO. As in my prior stint with the company, I prepared games for release in North America and worked with territory managers overseas to deliver materials suitable for production in their territories. I was ultimately accountable for achieving sell-through.

This company produced and distributed children's television programming, both animated and live action. My main responsibility was to generate profitable sales revenue through the acquisition of licensees and maintenance of existing licensees and agents.As one of six initial department members, I established Canadian licensing sales targets and programs.

Filling in on a Maternity Leave contract, I thrived in this 1-year contract where I was entrusted with established brands like PlaySkool, Play-Doh, Lite-Brite, Tonka and Mr. Potato Head, with yearly revenues in excess of $25 million annually.I had one of my career high-points here, where I successfully reinvigorated the PlaySkool brand in Canada with a.

I reported directly to the V.P. of Marketing, and was responsible for the release of 17 games. Getting a videogame to market is a challenge, but extremely rewarding! I was fully accountable for Brand P&L, budget management and allocation, full marketing and product strategies including packaging, inventory, global sales and marketing support. I developed.

I was a key member of the launch team where I drove development of the brand and website image as well as the Promotional Strategy, Lead Generation, Affiliate Program and all customer communications. Microplay was a Franchise organization, and I worked closely with Franchisees, creating nationwide marketing programs to drive & grow business. I managed and.

Product Marketing for this Fortune 125 distributor of computer hardware and software products.