Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.asmnet.com

Making consumer products is one thing, but selling them is another, and that's where Advantage Sales & Marketing (ASM) comes in. The company provides outsourced sales, merchandising, and marketing services to consumer goods and food product manufacturers and suppliers. It works to win optimal placement of clients' products at retail locations throughout the US and Canada, and it offers a variety of promotional programs aimed at boosting sales. Owning more than 65 offices in the US and Canada, ASM does merchandising for Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Energizer, and other major clients. Investment group Apax Partners owns a controlling stake in the company, which was established in 1987.

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Sonny King
President, COO, and Director: Tanya Domier
CFO: Brian G. Stevens

Competitors:
Acosta
CROSSMARK
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