Rod Ford

Current

• Founder & CEO at CognitiveDATA, Inc.

Education

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Connections

257 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Rod Ford’s Summary

Rod Ford is the founder & CEO of CognitiveDATA, Inc. A Mechanical Engineer by degree, CognitiveDATA is the 4th technology company he has launched in the past 20 years. CognitiveDATA recently celebrated its seventh year anniversary by being named for the second consecutive year to Inc.500's list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. The company currently has over 300 direct national marketing companies using its innovative marketing response technology.

Rod Ford’s Specialties:

Technology Innovation
New Products & Markets Creation

Rod Ford’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  CognitiveDATA, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)

  CognitiveDATA is a marketing technology company with over 300 clients. Founded in 2001, CDi has created a new wave of Response Technology Solutions that are increasing the direct marketing response rates for some of the most sophisticated direct marketers in the country.

Rod Ford’s Education

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

  B.S. , Mechanical Engineering , 1979 — 1983

Additional Information

Rod Ford’s Interests:

Technology Innovation Antiquities & World Travel Investements & Finance Frequent Direct Marketing Industry Speaker Trumpet Player Private Pilot

Rod Ford’s Groups:

Direct Marketing Assocation - Founding Member of Marketing Technogy Council
New England Mail Order Association
Direct Marketing Club of New York
Hudson Valley Direct Marketing Association
Non Profit Federation
National Postal Museum

•    Marketing Executives Group
•    CEO Club
•    CRM 2.0 User Group
•    University of Arkansas Alumni
•    Multichannel Marketing
•    Master Data Management Interest Group
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Retail Management
•    Rockwell Automation Alumni
•    Enterprise Data Quality
•    Direct Mail Group
•    Accelerate Arkansas
•    American Catalog Mailers Association
•    Database Marketers
•    Direct Marketing Association "Official"
•    National Mail Order Association, NMOA

Rod Ford’s Honors:

Inc. Magazine - Fastest Growing Private Company in U.S. (2007)
Inc. Magazine - Fastest Growing Private Company in U.S. (2008)
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - 155th Fastest Growing Technology Company (2007)
National Center of Database Marketing - Technology Innovation Award (2007)

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