The Tampa Bay Business Journal 2008 BusinessWoman of the Year award winners were announced at a black-tie gala Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Joy Gendusa, Founder and CEO of PostcardMania, was announced as the winner of the Business Services category by an independent panel of judges. Tampa Bay Business Journal Publisher Bridgette Mill and Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hosted the gala.
Gendusa, a sought-after marketing expert, bootstrapped her way to success in the spirit of true entrepreneurialism, creating PostcardMania in June of 1998 and quickly becoming the fastest growing direct mail postcard marketing firm in the nation, recognized nationally by Inc Magazine by 2005.
But having PostcardMania handle the direct mailing needs of 28,000+ customers in over 350 industries nationwide wasn’t enough for Gendusa. She decided to set up a division within her company with the sole purpose of handling pro-bono work for non-profit organizations — the only stipulation being that these organizations have the purpose of assisting mankind to improve his lot and make the world a better place. In sync with this, PostcardMania now donates the design, printing and mailing services of hundreds of thousands of direct mail postcards for non-profit charities all over the country.
Upon receipt of her award, a surprised Gendusa told the crowd how thankful she was to be in a country where women had so many opportunities and freedoms available to them.
About PostcardMania:
Using a powerful, simple, extremely cost effective way of communicating with customers has earned PostcardMania Inc Magazine’s recognition as the nation’s fastest growing direct mail postcard-marketing firm with year 2007 revenues at nearly $19,000,000. Joy Gendusa began in 1998 with zero investment capital. Today, her postcard marketing firm employs over 150 people and prints 4 million and mails 2 million postcards representing more than 31,000 customers in 350-plus industries each week. Visit www.postcardmania.com
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