Vanessa Nelson Email & Phone Number

I am the Merchandising and Public Relations Team Leader at Gordian Project, the company that houses internet retailing sites PlumberSurplus.com and OutdoorPros.com, and lead the company's traditional marketing, public relations, merchandising and site search initiatives. A graduate of California Baptist University with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, I was instrumental in developing Gordian Project’s public relations department from the ground up. My experience in marketing and sales facilitates the development, management and execution of a sophisticated site search and merchandising platform. Before joining Gordian Project, I performed marketing roles at national restaurant and coffee companies.About Gordian ProjectOur mission is to be a global online sales organization with a highly motivated team determined to exceed customer expectations, continue to improve quality, and deploy technology to ensure exceptional growth and profits. The name Gordian Project comes from the idiom to "cut the Gordian knot”. To “cut the Gordian knot” is to solve a difficult problem in a strong, simple and effective way, or to get to the heart of a problem. In this fashion, the Gordian Project translates to who we are, as a company. We have an insatiable desire to get to the heart of the problem, to continuously, diligently, efficiently and aggressively tackle numerous projects. Ingrained in this philosophy, is an unquenchable desire to recognize, appreciate and capitalize on opportunity. Included in our projects, are internet retail websites in multiple verticals, such as PlumberSurplus.com and our most recent endeavor, OutdoorPros.com.The Gordian Project was honored to be named one of Internet Retailers Hot 100 Sites for 2008, a Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards finalist for 2007 and an MCM award winner for 2008.You can read more about us and our adventures at our eCommerce and Entrepreneurship Blog.Specialties: Merchandising, advertising, marketing, public relations, marketplace sales, corporate blogging, customer relations, data feeds, promotions management and development, supplier relations

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