Our Main Headquarters are located in Southern California in the city of Fullerton and with satellite offices throughout the United States.

You can contact us by clicking on a particular area or give us a call to discuss services that are available to you.

Marketing Professionals is a closely held company and has been servicing the retail industry for over 22 years.

Our senior management team has over 90 years of experience.

We realize that without good quality people we could not be so successful. We believe our people are our asset. We hire quality people, enhance their training and provide benefits to assure a mutually beneficial relationship.

Marketing Professionals' Senior Management Team

Chairman

Dr. Joseph L. Smith

 

 

President and COO

Mr. George Schnitzer

 

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Cynthia Simms

Mission Statement - "To be the most efficient, cost effective, and ethical third party merchandising
company in our industry and to provide consistent, economical, and excellent service to all of our clients and chain customers".

With a list of some very important and satisfied clients, see how we can provide you the same high quality service fm the East coast, to the West coast and all points in between.

Ms. Simms brings to Marketing Professionals, Inc. over 25 years in the retail grocery industry.

She began her career in the retail division of a major broker in the Los Angeles area. She moved from her retail route into the broker's merchandising department managing merchandisers for all areas of the retail grocery store.

Prior to founding MPI, Ms. Simms started a brokerage company in Los Angeles responsible for brand management and headquarter calls. Leaving the brokerage business to work directly with manufactures in Specialty Foods, Ms. Simms saw a need to assist small specialty manufactures in taking their product to retailers. In 1986 she started MPI to service the Speciality manufacture not only to get products approved, but to assure them their spot on the shelves she re directed part of the company to handle merchandising. This was the beginning of Marketing Professionals, Inc.

Since that time Ms. Simms has overseen the growth and success of Marketing Professional to the national company it is today.

A veteran of 38 years in the grocery industry, Mr. Schnitzer has worked in all aspects of the food industry.

He has served as Vice President of Marketing for a manufacturer, Vice President of Sales for a major food broker, Sales Manager of a distributing company, and many stops in between, including Sr. management for a grocery store chain. George has been honoured many times for his headquarter and brand management expertise.

Mr. Schnitzer currently serves as Marketing Professionals President and COO.

Goerge attended UCLA and majored in English

Mr, Schnitzer proudly served his country in the US Army and is a Viet Nam Veteran.

George brings unique perspective to opportunities and challenges.

Prior to joining Marketing Professionals, Inc. Mr. Smith spent over 20 years in the Food Brokerage Industry working his way up into  senior management positions with  a national broker in Southern California.

In addition, his experience includes divisional management for a national MSO as well as being a Vice President and National Sales Manager for a nationally based sun care company.

Before starting his career in the food industry, Mr. Smith served his country in the United States Marine Corps as a member of the USMC 2nd Recon Division as well as Naval Intelligence and Surveillance and Target Acquisition.

Mr. Smith holds graduate degrees in Marketing and Economics as well as his PhD. in Philosophy.

He also belongs to many service organizations such as the Illuminators, The Presidential Business Commission and the Congressional Business Advisory Council of which he has chaired two years. Some of Mr. Smith’s most recent awards have been the Congressional Business Advisory Council’s Business Man of the Year 2003, Who’s Who in business 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and the Presidential Medal of Achievement for business.