Ron Kunitzky founded Geyser Marketing Group as a result of his unwavering belief in the power of mutually beneficial strategic affiliations and partnerships. Taking his years of experience in leadership roles for world class international companies in Canada as well as in the United Kingdom, including his role as Head of Partnership Marketing for AOL UK, Ron has been able to parlay his expertise into a marketing company that has the ability to build your brand’s social and commercial capital. With extensive knowledge of sales, partner marketing, business development, affiliate marketing, and channel marketing, Ron and the Geyser Marketing Group team will help your company to achieve your sales and marketing goals through the development and launch of a series of key initiatives into the marketplace. The strategic partnerships created by Geyser Marketing Group will provide ongoing results over time or short-term tactical co-promotions that will meet your immediate goals.
In Europe companies including Wal-Mart, Dell Computer, Carphone Warehouse, Comet, MBNA, Hewlett Packard and Choice Hotels have reaped the benefits from the partner marketing programs and strategic relationships that Ron has created. Over the last few years Ron has worked with leading North American brands that include 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, Ubisoft, The ALDO Group, Wenger & Cardinal Watches, Roscan, Domaine Pinnacle, VDN Cable, Track It Back, Netscape Canada, Puretracks.com in order to generate incremental revenue, acquire new customers, open new marketing distribution channels, and add value to existing propositions.
Ron is in great demand as a public speaker and can regularly be heard speaking passionately on the subject of Partnership Marketing at CMA and AIMS events. Ron has been featured in several publications including Marketing Magazine, Les Affaires and The Advisor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Concordia University, a Graduate Certificate in Marketing from McGill University, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the United Kingdom and sits on the event planning committee at AIMS Canada. In 2004 and 2005, he was selected as a member of JCC’s Choice Business Club and was nominated for a JCC Promie Award in 2005. In his spare time, Ron likes to help shape young minds through volunteer mentoring and public speaking initiatives at various non-for-profit organizations like YES Toronto and CESO-SACO.
Ron and his wife have eclectic taste and their life in Toronto is filled with theatre, cooking Mediterranean cuisine, cross-country skiing, jazz, playing team sports, traveling the world, and working to make their community a better place. Ron has been to over 20 countries and in December 2005, Ron and his wife visited Peru and completed a 4 day, 38 kilometer hike on the Inca Trail which runs through the mountains above the Urubamba River leading to the ancient city of Machu Picchu. Life continues to be a great adventure.
