Mr. Ian S. Gertler
Advisor

Ian S. Gertler is a respected corporate strategy, marketing and public relations consultant for a variety of industry-leading organizations, with expertise in the technology, consumer and business venues. He has been collaborating on these efforts with Intellareturn's founder since 1999.

In 2004, he officially launched his marketing consultancy – Symplegades Inc. His background and marketing, editorial/content/copywriting, public relations, Internet development, research, corporate strategy, advertising and creative initiatives have produced countless successes for clients and organizations in a number of industries.

Gertler has served in full-time, consulting and volunteer capacities with established Fortune 500 leaders, early-stage entities, publishers, community venues and advertising/PR firms – including Computer Associates International, 1-800-FLOWERS.com, FindWhat.com, American Home Mortgage, ProcureNet (now an operating division of Science Applications International Corporation or SAIC), InfoCommerce Group, Special Olympics and CMP Media.

Among his many accomplishments and honors, Gertler was nominated for and accepted into the International Who's Who List of Professionals, appointed as a judge for the Web Marketing Association's 2004 & 2005 WebAward Internet Advertising Competitions, highlighted as one of the leading creative marketers in the first edition of Seth Godin's new eBook (Bull Market) and is co-founding a new international venture to be launched in 2005/2006.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York, focusing on marketing, public relations and economics.