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DOUG AND JACQUI THOMAS

Photo at Christmas in July Dinner 2006
Born and reared in New Zealand Doug has lived on the Gold Coast since 1968. He has been married to Jacqui for 46 years and they have three sons, Douglas (44), Adam (34) and Lachlan (32). His interests include golf, fishing and exercising.

 Doug was the first person inducted as a member of the Parkwood Rotary Club in 1993 and served on several committees, prior to his commitment for several years as Bulletin Editor.
 

Career - Doug Thomas:

The Managing Director Founder and Principal of Thomas Direct Pty Ltd
 
Doug Thomas pioneered database direct marketing services in Australia, starting in the mid 1970s.

He led the introduction of newspaper and magazine inserts as an effective form of direct marketing.

As a market visionary, he firmly believed that the future of marketing would be precisely tailored to the audience and
that telemarketing would be one of its most effective tools.

He put that conviction into action by founding Thomas Direct in 1987.

He has lectured at the Queensland University of Technology, the Australian Direct Marketing Certificate Course and
has been guest speaker at many conferences and seminars, including the highly successful series staged by
Australia Post.

He is a foundation member of the Australasian Institute of Fund Raising and was Fund Raising Manager for the charitable organisation, the Endeavour Foundation.. with a continuing involvement as their Promoter for property Art Unions/Lotteries.

 As Proprietor and Managing Director he established the business of Thomas Direct Pty Ltd in 1987 which recently attained Quality Assurance Certification IS09002. The business provides inbound and outbound telemarketing services for blue chip clients. His background in Marketing, especially in Direct or Databased marketing was an important element in the success of the business.

 

Classification:
Direct Marketing
 

Business Website:
 http://www.thomasdirect.com.au/
 

Members of Parkwood Rotary Club
http://rotarnet.com.au/users/9/96452/members.html

Date of preparation: 20 May 2008

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