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CMA names Deluce Marketer of the Year
Dec. 3, 2012, Toronto - Robert Deluce, President/CEO of Porter Airlines, has been named Canada's 2012 Marketer of the Year by the Canadian Marketing Association.
December 3, 2012 By Carey Fredericks
The award was presented at the CMA Awards Gala Nov. 30 in Toronto and recognizes Deluce's leadership in building a brand that has revolutionized Canada's airline industry. Launched in 2006 by Deluce, Porter Airlines has grown to become the third largest scheduled air service in Canada with 1,300 employees and flights to 13 Canadian and six U.S cities. The company is rated second in the world in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers Choice Awards Top Small Airlines category.
"Porter Airlines is truly a great Canadian marketing success story and a shining example for how a new entrant with a visionary leader can carve out a niche in a volatile market," said CMA President/CEO John Gustavson.
The CMA Marketer of the Year Award is awarded to the Canadian individual who has continually displayed outstanding marketing acumen and leadership. This award may represent either a body of work or an extraordinary achievement within the past year that has forwarded the cause of marketing in Canada and perhaps beyond Canada's borders. The three most recent recipients of the CMA Marketer of the Year Award were Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, John Furlong of VANOC and Christine Day, CEO of lululemon. The selection is handled by a special committee of the CMA Board of Directors.
