Ian Gordon

Biography:

Ian Gordon is a marketing management consultant and principal at Convergence Management Consultants Ltd., where he specializes in helping companies manage customer relationships and solve strategic marketing issues. He is the author of four marketing texts, including Relationship Marketing, Managing the New Customer Relationship, and Competitor Targeting, and 15 articles in Ivey Business Journal. He is an electrical engineer and marketer who has worked extensively at the intersection of marketing and technology as a consultant, executive, lecturer, and author. Contact: igordon@converge.ca

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