Ability Commerce – Executive Bios

Diane Buzzeo

CEO
Ability Commerce


Diane Buzzeo has been a pioneer and innovator in the direct marketing industry for more than 25 years. Buzzeo started her fledgling direct mail service business, a musical instrument mail-order catalog, with less than $100, a typewriter, some spray mount and a light table. Encouraged by the initial response to the first catalog, and armed with a $1,350 loan, she purchased one of the first Apple computers created specifically for desktop publishing. The catalog’s second edition was created with the help of the Apple "Lisa," and that year's mailings topped 30,000 pieces. That direct mail service has since evolved into a multichannel sales powerhouse, American Musical Supply (an Internet Retailer Top 500 site). Buzzeo's start-up effort was one of the most tenacious and aggressive start-up efforts in the then-young direct marketing industry. She founded Ability Commerce and its sister company, Marketing Concepts, in 1986, leveraging her insight and expertise to create growth for many other clients, and to translate her catalog-industry knowledge into ecommerce success stories.

Buzzeo is dedicated to her communities, her employees, business growth and educating her clients about ways to use the services they need for maximum success and profitability. Over the years Buzzeo has been honored for her professional and volunteer work. Buzzeo is the recipient of numerous awards including the Employer of the Year Award from the Minnesota Business and Professional Women (BPW), the Excellence in Business Award from the Southwest Minnesota Initiative Fund and the 2005 Minnesota Woman Business Owner of the Year from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Terry Jukes

President
Ability Commerce


Terry Jukes is the President of Ability Commerce and founder of B2B Direct Marketing Intelligence Inc., a consultancy firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that serves various B2B direct marketing companies.

With more than 25 years of catalog industry experience, Terry has seen first-hand the inner workings of dozens of successful direct-marketing and catalog companies. He has offered direct marketing expertise in a wide range of industries, including HR/Compliance Products and Services, Office Supplies, Computer Supplies, MRO, Publishing and Safety. Prior to that, Terry was a founding partner of a B2B direct mail service company called Microbits that he later sold to Misco International.

Debbie Longo

Vice President
Ability Commerce


Debbie Longo has spent 28 years increasing value and responsibility in the direct-marketing software industry. Previous positions include Director of Client Services for BSA, Inc. (a division of Acxiom Corporation), and Vice-President of Client Services for Ecometry Corporation (now known as Escalate Retail). In these roles, Longo has worked with some of the top direct-marketing companies in the industry, such as PC Mall, Coldwater Creek, Nordstrom, QVC, Brookstone, Casual Male, and many others.

Longo's depth of experience with direct-retail software and order management systems ensures her dedication to usability and stability when developing products and services for Ability Commerce.