Our experience and track record sets us apart:

• More than 23 years experience as a digital, multichannel direct marketing, BtoB, data mining/analytics, and CRM recruiter.  We know exactly where to find the talent you need and how to attract them to your organization. 
• Jerry Bernhart launched and ran directmarketingcareers.com for nearly 10 years.  He knows the inner workings of internet marketing, first-hand.
  
• A highly defined, time-tested and proven 12-step recruiting process with a 98% one-year success rate for placed candidates.  We put top priority where it belongs:  Ensuring the right cultural fit.   To quote popular blogger Shawn Parr, "Culture eats strategy for lunch."
  
• High rate of multiple searches per client.  Much of our business is repeat business.
• Described by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) as "the expert in direct marketing hiring practices, and a leader in direct marketing executive search."  We were the only search firm selected by the DMA to provide exclusive, expert analysis for the 2009 Direct Marketing Employment Outlook Report, sold at the DMA Bookstore.  
• Named on Marketing Sherpa's list of "Best Headhunter and Recruiter Sites for Marketing, Advertising and PR Pros". We know the market for digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM talent and where to find A-level performers for your organization. 
• More than 125 positions in BtoB placed over two decades.  We understand the very unique requirements of BtoB multichannel marketing.
  
• Founding Advisory Board/Faculty Member of  Data University.  Our candidates know the importance of leveraging data mining into actionable knowledge.
  
• Since 1996, Director of Executive Search for the CRM and Database Marketing Institute, founded by renowned email and database marketing expert, international speaker and author Arthur Middleton Hughes.  We know where to find, and most importantly how to qualify, the best available talent in database marketing, data mining, analytics and loyalty.  To quote digital media consultant Dan Taylor, "If you're not measuring, you're not marketing."
  
• Extraordinarily high visibility (check our Press coverage page), with more than 7,300 individually selected first-level LinkedIn relationships who are at the forefront of digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM.  This gives your search almost unequaled credibility. You're being represented by a search firm on the "A" list.
• Exclusive analysis for EM+C magazine's survey of employment trends in digital and ecommerce/emarketing, conducted by the publishers of Target Marketing. We can surface and attract the top ecommerce/emarketing talent you need to grow your online business.
• Author of  "From Cell Phone to Sell Phone: Hiring the Best Mobile Marketers," a research report published by the International Journal of Mobile Marketing.  We are uniquely qualified to help you fill your mobile marketing positions.
• Contributing Writer for DIRECT magazine and "Expert Author" status on EzineArticles.com for digital, direct marketing and CRM.  We are thought leaders in marketing industry trends.
• Clients include leading agencies, service providers and marketers across all major industry sectors of all sizes.   Small or big, we can help your business grow.
• A popular blog on marketing industy trends in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM recruiting and retention strategies. We're a recognized thought leader in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM executive search. 
• Our clients appreciate the fact that we are available 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

For the past 23 years, our reputation has been earned by providing leading companies top performing digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM talent, under the most demanding deadlines, who meet and exceed expectations. A sought after speaker and viewed as a leading authority on in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM recruiting and talent management, Jerry Bernhart's articles, features and interviews appear frequently in many leading offline and online direct marketing and CRM trade publications and newsletters including DIRECT, DM News, Multichannel Merchant, Chief Marketer, MarketingProfs, CBS News, Catalog Age, Target Marketing, Catalog Success, Marketing Sherpa, BtoB Magazine, EM + C, DMA - 3D, Data Mining, and the American Marketing Association. See our Press and Articles pages for complete listings and downloadable articles and interviews.

In December of 2009, and earlier in February of 2005, Jerry Bernhart was featured on the cover of Target Marketing Magazine along with other leading experts in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM, discussing the marketing industry trends shaping the way digital and multichannel marketers do business.

Hundreds of prominent digital and multichannel direct marketing companies, including marketers, agencies and service providers, participate in the Bernhart Associates Digital and Direct Marketing Employment Report.  Since 2001, it has been the most widely followed and quoted employment survey in digital and multichannel direct marketing and has been conducted in partnership with the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).  We invite all employers to participate. Simply opt-in at the top of this page.  You'll find results of our latest quarterly survey on the Survey Results page. Past data can be found in the DMA Statistical Fact Book.

We're actively involved in all the popular online social media. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for our latest career opportunities and our popular Tweetchat, the only online digital, direct marketing, data mining and CRM employment forum of its kind. 

You can also become a fan on our Facebook page.  

With more than 7,300 individually selected first-level LinkedIn relationships with key players in digital and direct marketing, data mining and CRM, we have the contact network to find the right candidate for your organization.

Bernhart Associates can help you fill your talent pool faster and more effectively by designing comprehensive in-house digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM talent acquisition and retention strategies that draw on best practices in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining jobs and CRM recruitment and talent management.

Our Partners

Bernhart Associates is a proud partner of the The Direct Marketing Association (DMA), which joined us in producing the 2009 Employment Outlook Report, and has distributed the Bernhart Associates Hiring Survey to its members.

For your direct and database marketing needs, Bernhart Associates recommends The Wheaton Group, which specializes in database construction and hosting, data management, data mining and consulting.

Douglas Berger Communications represents Public Relations for the Bernhart Associates Quarterly Digital and Direct Marketing Employment Report and Job Duration Survey.  Doug is the former Executive Director of Communications for the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).

Bernard Silverman and Affiliates contributes research and analysis for the Bernhart Associates Quarterly Employment Survey and Report.  Bernard (Bernie) Silverman has more than 30 years experience leading research and analytics for the some of the most successful service providers in Direct Marketing.

Web design and internet marketing expertise is provided by Chad Monson. Chad has been providing ecommerce solutions for multichannel marketers for more than 12 years.

Our Process as Digital, Multichannel Direct Marketing, Data Mining and CRM Recruiters

Bernhart Associates is a "boutique" executive search firm in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM.   We work with the most exciting and promising small and mid-cap companies that we believe have the ability to attract top talent.  Bernhart Associates has developed a comprehensive 12-step recruitment and selection process that has resulted in the successful placement of more than 650 digital, multichannel direct marketing CRM, and data mining professionals since 1990. This unique and highly effective process truly sets us apart by putting your needs squarely in focus, and begins with a thorough understanding of the position you need filled along with an in-depth cultural assessment.  It is estimated that two-thirds of all hires in digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM that don't succeed fail because of the wrong cultural fit.  Jerry Bernhart, one of the nation's most recognized digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM recruiters, has written many articles and delivered many presentations on the key challenge of hiring for cultural fit. He also has the experience and knowledge to uncover the critical factors that are required to help you ensure a successful long-term hire. We develop an intimate understanding of your organization and determine exactly how your hire will affect the hiring department and the company overall in achieving mission-critical goals. Bottom line:  We supply top performers who possess the skills, the experience, the track record and most importantly the right chemistry for success with a 98% "sticking" rate based on expected longevity.  Because of our extensive digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining jobs and CRM recruiting experience and widespread industry visibility, our resources are wide and deep. Some might say second to none among digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM recruiters.

How We Source Candidates as Digital, Multichannel Direct Marketing, Data Mining and CRM Recruiters

We do not delegate the all-important tasks of recruiting, interviewing and negotiating to research associates or junior staffers. Jerry Bernhart personally makes each and every contact throughout the entire recruiting process, leveraging his extensive experience and nationwide contact network as a leading digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM recruiter to locate, evaluate and hire top performers. Because we accept a limited number of searches, we are not hamstrung by "off-limits" boundaries.  Our candidate pool is practically unlimited. In most instances, we can have qualified candidates on your desk within just two weeks.

Our Philosophy as Digital, Multichannel Direct Marketing, Data Mining and CRM Recruiters

We highly value our client relationships. We immediately notify you when we surface extraordinary talent, we offer you guarantees on every search and extended terms for companies in a pinch. We believe digital, multichannel direct marketing, data mining and CRM  recruiting is an ever-changing process, requiring different methodologies and approaches as market conditions dictate, so we regularly attend seminars and conferences to stay on top of the latest trends in digital and multichannel direct marketing recruiting, search and placement. Jerry Bernhart has given roundtable sessions on negotiation skills at national direct marketing conferences, so you'll know that your search is in the hands of a highly skilled negotiator. Finally, we represent you as if we were employed with you ourselves. In short, we become your business partner.