Retail Branding and Marketing
Jerry Gelsomino is Principal of FutureBest a marketing consultation and brand coaching firm which focuses on retail companies, design firms and individuals.
Mr. Gelsomino has held executive positions with several international retail design firms, prior to forming Krueger Design Group, Inc. with his wife, Linda J. Krueger in 1992. Based in Santa Monica, California, the firm successfully accomplished store design and development work for an array of national and international retail companies. During this period, Jerry also launched a marketing consultancy, known as Próspect, to serve retailers, design firms, and manufacturers.
His development and consulting experience includes: Coca-Cola, Coffee Bean, Dollar General Markets, Disney Regional Entertainment, Eastern Mountain Sports, Ethel M Chocolates, Hanna – Barbera, The Hollywood Bowl, Lowe’s, L.L. Bean, Millers Outpost/Anchor Blue, Musicland Group/Best Buy, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Rio Suites Hotel and Casino, Six Flags Theme Parks, Target (Australia), Tracker Marine, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Imagineering and Warner Bros. International Entertainment.
He is International Vice President and a Fellow of the Retail Design Institute, an active member of the Association for Retail Environments and holds a position on the Associate Member Advisory Committee of the National Retail Federation.