Even in Tough Economic Times, IES Continues to Grow

IES, a leader in software for the transportation and logistics industries, announces a new sales initiative, adding to its growing business development team. The new members will focus on IES's industry leading CHB (Customs House Brokerage) software product while adding dynamic dimension to the sales team.

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Jason Kohler, Vice President of Sales, reflects upon IES's invigorated sales and marketing campaign for Q4 2008 into 2009, "Our new sales initiative focuses on the freight forwarding and brokerage community. In particular, we are very enthusiastic about our CHB product and strongly believe it is the best solution available in the industry. This, along with our fully integrated suite of software products and Purchase Order management capabilities, brings IES to the forefront of software providers.”

“Our three choices for our growing business development team, Bill Garrison, Brian Saracco and Daniel Liza, are a perfect fit to address our increasing market-share,” continues Kohler. “Their addition will play a significant role in our newly revitalized sales and marketing efforts. All of their combined industry experience plus our presence at industry events will be essential to IES as we deploy new strategies and achieve our goal to maximize IES’s share of the transportation software industry.”

Bill Garrison, Licensed Customs Broker, brings invaluable hands-on experience and a proven track record in the customs brokerage and freight forwarding arenas. Bill brings a unique skill set from ‘the other side of the fence’, offering practical know-how and a detailed knowledge of industry concerns, regulations and hot topics. Mr. Garrison explains, "I am very excited about the direction IES is moving. It is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a company that continues to grow and move to the forefront of the industry.”

The second addition to IES, Brian Saracco, brings a wealth of knowledge and salesmanship to the team, “I come to IES from the IT Recruiting sector, where it is vital to be ahead of the technological curve.” Brian worked alongside large multi-national companies, including Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., to design a hub-and-spoke model for its international distribution. Brian contributes an added dimension to the IES Sales Team as it continues its CHB sales initiative and other sales campaigns.

Finally, Daniel Liza, adds a new dimension to the business development team from a marketing perspective. Dan will work hand-in-hand with the sales department to discover new avenues and markets for IES software. This will be accomplished through print and online multi-channel advertising campaigns, dedicated SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and a focus on and marketing research.

About IES, Ltd.

With offices in the United States and Hong Kong, IES is one of the largest transportation software companies in North America. IES’s suite of import and export solutions has served freight forwarders, NVOCCs, Customs house brokers and other transportation intermediaries who seek advanced systems to manage growth, differentiate their service and improve profitability.

As a leading Logistics software provider in the United States and the only company to offer a complete AES, ACI, NVOCC, and supply chain solutions along with CHB, ABI, NVOCC, freight forwarding, warehousing [WMS] coupled with statistical analysis and fully integrated accounting products. IES solutions are available as both a managed service or Software as a Service (SaaS) and as a packaged software.

IES is a proud member of the following industry organizations: National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association, Intermodal Association of North America, Organization of Women in International Trade, International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations, American Association of Exporters and Importers, Ontario Trucking Association, New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association, Houston Customhouse Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association, Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association, Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association and the Air Forwarders Association.

Operated in over 70 countries with thousands of users and millions of weekly transactions, IES is the proven solution for the most demanding, mission-critical logistics automation needs.

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Website: http://www.iesltd.com