Mission Statement

E-marketing. Online marketing. Web 2.0. Call it what you like, but with business being increasingly “web-based” no one can get away with not having a website anymore. Marketing over the world wide web requires a different approach, a different strategy, and different tools, and when done successfully it can open doors to previously unreachable markets.

Thrive is a team of professionals with one goal in mind: to help your business succeed online. You will hear us talk a lot about maximizing your return on investment, keeping your costs low and your returns high. Thrive's marketing solutions are designed to be affordable, quickly implemented, and to generate immediate and quantifiable results. Our mission is to create marketing campaigns that always exceed your expectations and yield an even greater return on your investment than you ever thought possible.

Thrive Marketing Group was born out of a desire to assist our clients in every phase of their marketing efforts. Please call us for a free, no obligation consultation. Whether you are ready to get started with a specific strategy in mind or would like us to assess your marketing strategy, we are ready to serve you.

Company History

Thrive Marketing Group is a relatively new company, officially launched on January 2, 2009. However, it's a firm whose team comes with many years of marketing experience. Thrive CEO Rob Bellenfant conceived the company through his experience owning and operating Ad-Site.com.

In 2006 Rob purchased Ad-Site, a small company doing mostly internet radio and traffic-centered advertising, and over the next two years built it into one of the most successful full service email marketing companies on the world wide web. As Ad-Site's client base grew Rob began to search for experienced individuals in all areas of marketing to increase Ad-Site's service offerings for its clients.

The birth of Thrive Marketing Group signifies a transition to full service marketing, something Rob has been eager to provide his clients since the beginning. With a team in place whose desire is to help clients take their companies to levels of success they never dreamed possible, Thrive looks to the future ready to take on any project, no matter the size, and help every clients' company thrive.

About Us

• Rob, Chief Executive Officer

  Rob Bellenfant is a serial entrepreneur and investor - he has started six successful businesses over the past 13 years. He knows the heart of a successful business is its marketing which, along with information technology and finance, he considers to be his specialties. Rob has a competitive spirit and is not hesitant to go the extra mile or take lower margins for his clients to win them over, and he has a unique viewpoint on how to measure success. Unlike traditional business owners or entrepreneurs, he employs over 50 metrics to measure success including the number of new testimonials from clients, the number of new members added to his team, and the number of times he hears a client or team member say "Wow." Rob's door is always open to existing clients, potential clients, and team members, and he hopes you will provide him feedback (good or bad) about Thrive!

• Evan, Chief Information Officer

  Evan has over 10 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. He initially honed his IT support and service skills as a consultant, developing solutions to streamline operations for small businesses in a variety of industries. In addition to his capacity as a consultant, Evan was previously employed in the healthcare industry as a small business IT manager and an Engineer for a Top-Ten (worldwide, by node!) M-Grade network. He thinks that's pretty cool. At Thrive, Evan manages and develops all aspects of our Information Technology Systems.

• Erich, Director of Business Development

  Erich is the most recent addition to the Thrive team, joining in June of 2008. For four years he worked in Nashville, TN, both as a musician and in the marketing field of the music industry. For two of the four years Erich took over as president of an independent music publishing company before moving to the financial services industry in sales, marketing and dealing with bankruptcy law, specifically in the mortgage industry. Erich believes that he brings an element of creativity and thinking outside the box to developing Thrive's business.

• Michele, Marketing Consultant

  Michele holds a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and has a wealth of experience in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations. For the past 15 years she has worked with companies like Xerox, Dun and Bradstreet, and Netscape as well as having sales experience in the software industry. Michele believes that patience, creativity, and friendliness are three of her best attributes, and we agree.

• Erika, Marketing Consultant

  Erika excels in copywriting and design consulting, particularly in email marketing and advertising campaigns. She majored in English and Secondary Education and has 10 years experience in technical writing and staff training in various industries. Her writing can have a decidedly creative flair to it when she so chooses, and her exceptional organizational and administrative skills serve Thrive well.

• Ashley, Creative Director

  Ashley is the Creative Director for Thrive Marketing. She graduated college as valedictorian with a degree in multimedia and design. She enjoys expanding her knowledge of design, learning new techniques and current trends, making her an asset in the design industry. Ashley has a creative personality, is very detail oriented, and aims to impress her clients with every project.