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FUSE Marketing 10 Year Anniversary Party.20.04_newAs we recently mentioned FUSE Marketing recently hit a major milestone in the company’s history as they celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Stephen Brown (President), Garo Keresteci (CEO of Fuse holdings) and Michael Preston (Chairman & Co-Founder) (pictured to the left) founded the agency which has now grown to offer a full range of marketing, digital, social media, promotion, direct and experiential services.  Profectio was on hand for the event which included family, friends, clients, media and FUSE Marketing Alumni, pictures from the night are below.

“We had a specific objective to carve out an unfulfilled niche in the industry when we conceived FUSE,” stated Garo Keresteci, founder and CEO, FUSE Marketing Group.  “We combined the right mix of personalities, capabilities and skill sets, to create a leading-edge marketing company, that delivers groundbreaking solutions, exceeds client expectations and produces real measureable results.  We’ve been doing it for ten years and it has proven to be a very successful strategy.”

“A decade in this business is a major achievement and one we want to share with those who have helped us get to where we are now,” said Stephen Brown, president, FUSE Marketing Group.  “We have grown our brand and stature, and those of our clients in the Canadian advertising and marketing industry, and we will mark that activity with a celebration that is not to be missed.”

FUSE Marketing – Milestones Over 10 Years Of Business

Ten years is a long time to be in business and FUSE has seen a number of changes in the world, but it was good to see that their first client is still with them – CIBC.  Other long term clients include Canadian Tire, and Interac, and of course they have a number of new clients that have come on board, Sleep Country Canada, President’s Choice Financial and Janes Foods.

Other key milestones that are important to the FUSE team include:

2. All the family events – the weddings, the births

3. Autumn 2003, when FUSE won the Canadian Tire account

4. Charity work (including Operation Santa Clause, True Patriot love, Fashion cares)

5. FUSE Marketing’s 5th Anniversary

6 – The client work

7 – Winning the Best Small + Medium Employer in Canada 2011

8 – Dance (all the times we’ve bust out into dancing)

9 – Michael Preston

10 – All the moments of joy

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Dave Forde

Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Canadian Ad Insider and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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