Ms. Bressler

Hillary S. Bressler

Founder & President

.Com Marketing

Hillary S. Bressler, is a recognized authority on interactive marketing and one of the nation's online marketing pioneers. She is the founder and president of .Com Marketing (www.commarketing.com), a leading interactive advertising and marketing firm specializing in the travel, healthcare, and b2b industries.

Ms. Bressler established .Com Marketing in April 1997 after identifying the need for Web sites to be marketed. Her interactive agency has served CVB's, hotels and travel companies all over the U.S. such Marriott & Renaissance Offshore Resorts, Marriott Vacation Club, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Universal Orlando Resorts, City Pass, Signature Travel Network, CVB's including: Kissimmee, Raleigh, Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago, Marina del Ray, Orlando, Central Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, and Minneapolis. .Com Marketing has received numerous awards, most notably, a Web Marketing Association Silver Award for Excellence, HSMAI Golden Click Award, ADDY award and an eTravel World Award.

Under Ms. Bressler's leadership, .Com Marketing has grown steadily and has been ranked among the nation's top 100 interactive agencies, according to the Advertising Age Interactive Agency Report. Orlando Business Journal has recognized .Com Marketing among the top 20 largest women-owned businesses in Central Florida. Ms. Bressler attributes her success to "applying stable, proven old economy tactics to the new economy paradigm." These tactics include a diverse client base, methodical investment in staff and leading-edge technology, and a focused service approach.

Her experience and success in the interactive marketing industry makes Hillary Bressler a frequent resource for news media and an in-demand business speaker. She has been quoted, interviewed and profiled by CNN/fn, Fox News, Entrepreneur Magazine, Florida Trend, Orlando Sentinel, and other national and regional media outlets, and has contributed stories on the subject of online marketing to iMarketing News, PR Tactics, WebFinance and HSMAI Marketing Review, among many others.

Bressler's professional speaking credits include:

* International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)
* American Marketing Association
* Direct Marketing Association
* E-Tourism Summit
* Best Western Regional Marketing Conference
* FLAUSA's Regional Marketing Roadshow
* Executive Suite Association Annual Conference
* Florida Association of CVB's
* Affordable Meetings
* Hotel Sales and Marketing Association

She received her Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and advertising from the University of Georgia, and also studied abroad at the Institute of American Universities in Aix en Provence, France. Ms. Bressler was born and raised in Orlando by entrepreneurial parents who ran a successful business for more than 30 years. She resides in Winter Park, Florida with her daughter, Emma, born in 2008, and chocolate brown poodle, Dakota. Her personal interests include international traveling to far away places like Cambodia and Burkina Faso, boating, and feng shui.

Ms. Bressler can be contacted at 407-774-4606 ext 203 or bressler@commarketing.com

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